In his ‘fantazias’ for viol, the young Purcell put into practice all he had absorbed in the course of his technical and stylistic training. These pieces are a perfect illustration of his avowed ambition to surpass all his contemporaries!
HENRY PURCELL [1659-1695] · Fantazia I in 3 parts (2'36) · Fantazia II in 3 parts (3'04) · Fantazia III in 3 parts (2'18) · Fantazia IV in 4 parts (3'34) · Fantazia V in 4 parts (4'10) · Fantazia VI in 4 parts (3'16) · Fantazia VII in 4 parts (3'36) · Fantazia VIII in 4 parts (3'49) · Fantazia IX in 4 parts (3'54) · Fantazia X in 4 parts (3'42) · Fantazia XI in 4 parts (3'02) · Fantazia XII in 4 parts (3'15) · Fantazia upon one note (2'49) · In Nomine (in 6 parts) (2'30) · In Nomine (in 7 parts) (4'14)
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