Once again, Cantus is proud to announce a world première. As has already happened with some of our previous CDs, our label is rescuing from oblivion not only a repertoire, but this time also an instrument - the Renaissance guitar. This is the first CD entirely devoted to the 4-course Renaissance guitar.

The first three composers are represented in this recording by a selection of exquisite pieces chosen by our soloist, the American guitarist and lutenist Michael Craddock, who is at present living in Basel.

This delicious repertoire includes demanding fantasies, beautiful intabulations of well known chansons by Certon or Sermissy, and dances of popular origin. All this music is revived in the prodigious hands of Michael Craddock, a sensitive performer gifted with a transparent and clear touch and an amazing technique.

Track Listing:
Guillaume Morlaye
◦Fantasie II
◦Pleurez mes yeux
◦Villanesque
◦Les cinq pas

Adrian le Roy
◦Fantasie seconde
◦Si je m'en vais (pavane)
◦La pavane precendente plus diminuee
◦Si je m'en vais (gaillarde)
◦La gaillarde precendente plus diminuee

Gregor Brayssing
◦Fantasie no.5
◦La la la je ne l'ose dire
◦O Passi sparsy
◦Il estoit une fillette, en basse-dance
◦Tourdion - plus diminue

Guillaume Morlaye
◦Fantasie I
◦Conte Clare
◦Au joly bois
◦Gaillarde

Adrian le Roy / Gregor Brayssing
◦Prelude
◦Fantasie I des Grues
◦J'ay du mal tant tant
◦Plus diminuee
◦Gaillarde de la precendente pauane
◦Plus diminuee

Adrian le Roy
◦Fantasie premiere
◦Pauane de 'La guerre'
◦Gaillarde de la precendente pauane
◦Bransle de Bourgogne I-VI

Guillaume Morlaye
◦Ma bouche rit
◦La Seraphine
◦Fantasie de Rippe