D'Amore

1	Malor me bat, for viola d
2	Couplets de folies (Les f
3	Manners of Speaking, for
4	Manners of Speaking, for
5	A humorous Pavin (Musical
6	Lezione No. 1 for archlut
7	Lezione No. 1 for archlut
8	Lezione No. 1 for archlut
9	Celtic wedding march
10	Work(s): I Once Loved a L
11	...Plainte..., for viola
D'Amore
1.	Malor me bat, for viola d'amore & cello 9:22
	Composed by Garth Knox
	Performed by Garth Knox and Anges Vesterman
2.	Couplets de folies (Les folies d'Espagne), for flute & continuo (or various arrangements) 10:44
	Composed by Marin Marais
	Performed by Garth Knox and Anges Vesterman
	Additional Notes: arranged for viola d'amore & cello~arranged by Knox, Garth~arranged by Vesterman, Agnès
3.	Manners of Speaking, for viola d'amore 6:43
	Composed by Roland Moser
	Performed by Garth Knox
4.	A humorous Pavin (Musical Humors, 43) 6:56
	Composed by Tobias Hume
	Performed by Garth Knox
5.	Lezione No. 1 for archlute & gamba, in E flat major 10:42
	Composed by Attilio Ariosti
	Performed by Garth Knox and Anges Vesterman
6.	Celtic wedding march 1:36
	Composed by Irish Traditional
	Performed by Garth Knox and Anges Vesterman
	Additional Notes: arranged for viola d'amore & cello~arranged by Knox, Garth
7.	Work(s): I Once Loved a Lass / Jig 2:42
	Composed by Irish Traditional
	Performed by Garth Knox and Anges Vesterman
	Additional Notes: arranged for viola d'amore & cello~arranged by Knox, Garth
8.	...Plainte..., for viola d'amore 5:15
	Composed by Klaus Huber
	Performed by Garth Knox

All Music Guide

The title of this ECM New Series album -- D'Amore -- comes from the principal instrument of interest: the viola d'amore. Despite its long existence, the viola d'amore is still largely an oddity, rarely appearing in any literature at all. Its appearance can be even more perplexing, seeming to have more strings than could ever possibly be bowed by a single individual. In fact, only seven of the strings (still a lot to deal with) are bowed; the remaining strings are tuned to sympathetically vibrate with the bowed strings, giving the viola d'amore an entirely unique, rich, sonorous tone. Garth Knox, most likely the greatest champion the instrument has even known, has assembled this program of works that puts the viola d'amore in a somewhat unusual position: at the forefront. Combining Baroque works (dating from as far back as 1685) with modern works (one composed by Knox himself) and traditional jigs (arranged by Knox), this album successfully explores the true range of an instrument that's so often neglected. Knox is completely at home in any genre, handling remarkable extended techniques and microtonal tuning systems with ease. The result for listeners is a pleasing, engaging progression of works that switches back and forth between the familiar and comfortable with the new and challenging. Mike Brownell

New York Times

The combination of the viola d’amore and the cello is magical, and the richness of the recorded sound..makes this duo sound almost orchestral. Allan Kozinn

Gramophone

This is quite simply one of the most outstandingly magical discs I have heard. From the very first notes one is totally captivated by the fantastic richness of the sound produced by the combination of viola d’amore and the cello. Ivan Moody