John Dowland: Songs, Ayres & Dances
John Dowland Edition
John Dowland: Songs, Ayres & Dances
John Dowland Edition
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About
John Dowland was an English Renaissance composer, lutenist, and singer, often regarded as one of the greatest masters of the lute song. His melancholic music, filled with deep emotional expression, perfectly captures the mood of the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras. His famous works include the Bookes of Songes or Ayres and Lachrimae, or Seaven Teares, featuring pieces like “Flow my tears” and “Come heavy sleep”. Dowland’s compositions are characterized by their exquisite balance between poignant vocal melodies and intricate lute accompaniments, as well as his virtuosic solo lute pieces, which are still staples in the repertoire today.
Contents and tracklist
CD 1 Ayres Hilliard Ensemble │ Pro Cantione Antiqua │ The King’s Singers
CD 2 Treasures from my minde. Songs and instrumental pieces Virelai
CD 3 Farewell, Unkind. Songs & Dances The Boston Camerata & Joel Cohen
CD 4 The English Orpheus - Songs for voice and lute Emma Kirkby ∙ Anthony
Rooley │ Alfred Deller ∙ Desmond Dupré
CD 5 “Sweet stay awhile” - Songs and Lute Pieces Charles Daniels ∙ David Miller │
Philippe Jaroussky ∙ Thibaut Garcia
CD 6 Songs for tenor and lute Nigel Rogers ∙ Paul O’Dette ∙ Anthony Bailes ∙ Jordi
Savall
CD 7 Lachrimae, or Seaven Teares Pavans │ Dances from Lachrimae Fretwork ∙
Christopher Wilson ∙ Michael Chance
CD 8 Instrumental Works Gustav Leonhardt │ Jean Rondeau │ David Munrow │
Óscar Cáceres │ Betho Davezac
DOWLAND & HIS CONTEMPORARIES
CD 9 Rosa: Elizabethan Lute Music Christopher Wilson │ Elizabethan Lute Songs
James Bowman ∙ Robert Spencer
CD 10 What then is love? An Elizabethan Songbook The Boston Camerata & Joel
Cohen
