The Palladian Ensemble

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	An excess of Pleasure Linn CKD 010	A compilation of works by various composers from England and the continent, which aptly displays the complexity of influences towards the end of the seventeenth century. Nicola Matteis and Matthew Locke have always been a particular speciality of the Palladian Ensemble.
	The Winged Lion Linn CKD 015	A disc celebrating the composers active in Venice during the height of the Baroque eras, including works by Vivaldi, Castello, Buonamente, Cavalli and Uccellini.
	A Choice Collection Linn CKD 041	This is the alternative Purcell disc: recorded during his anniversary year in 1995, it presents a view of England in the later seventeenth century, with works by Locke, Blow, Butler, Weldon, and Nicola Matteis, and no Purcell in sight!
	Bach Trio Sonatas Linn CKD 036	A collection of arrangements of some of Bach's most beautiful organ trio sonatas, some two-voiced organ works for gamba and violin, and the Ensemble's own reconstruction of the 'Fourteen Goldberg Canons' which Bach sketched on the back flyleaf of his autograph score of the Goldberg Variations.
	Trios for Four Linn CKD 050	A closer examination of the Trio Sonata genre, with works by Telemann, Handel Quantz and Leclair.
	Les Saisons Amusantes Linn CKD 070	A rare opportunity to hear Vivaldi's 'Four Seasons' in a genuine eighteenth-century arrangement for recorders, violin, continuo and hurdy gurdy! - Diapason D'Or, France
	The Sun King's Paradise Linn CKD 100	A collection of French baroque chamber music, featuring works by Couperin, Marais, Rebel and Le Moine.
	Held by the Ears Linn CKD 126	The unique and arresting music of Nicola Matteis, alongside colourful settings of popular melodies of the day, wild extemporisations, and haunting folk melodies with a Scottish flavour.
	Les Elemens Linn CKD	The thunderous dissonance which opens ‘Les Elemens’ is probably the most shocking and original single bar of music composed up to that time. How much more extraordinary to reflect that it was written by a 71 year old pensioner whose music had been previously praised for its 'Wisdom, Taste and Tenderness’ and its avoidance of the ‘Frightening and Monstrous’!