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Britten & Dowland - Lute Songs
RecommendedMark Padmore (tenor) & Elizabeth Kenny (lute), guitar solo by Craig Ogden
Padmore provides context by singing Dowland's original song before Craig Ogden steals in, alert to the Nocturnal's every nuance, and with a palette of colours both caressing and disquieting.... —
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Building a Library, January 2013, Top recommendation - Dowland Songs
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New. D O W L N D R A K E
Annelies Van Gramberen (soprano), Sim Van Thienen (conceptor), KLANG collective
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Dowland: Lachrimae
Thomas Dunford (lute/direction), Ruby Hughes (soprano), Renoud Van Mechelen (tenor), Paul Agnew (tenor), Alain Buet (bass)
Crystalline sound, exquisite playing from lutenist Thomas Dunford, a hidden bonus track, and vividly wrought performances from a fine vocal consort. —
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The atmosphere is intimate and confiding; the music presented simply with minimal ornament. Occasionally the long lines of the slower songs can bring a certain smoothing-out of the text, but... —
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Dowland in Dublin
Michael Slattery (tenor), Sylvain Bergeron & Seán Dagher (direction & arrangements)
La Nef
La Nef has pared down Dowland's complex accompaniments, aiming for a Celtic, folky feel. Dowland-lite it may be, but the recital is beautifully performed. —
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Sophistication and refinement inform every note of Iestyn Davies's recital...this recording proves that the age of monochrome Dowland is over. —
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Special offer. Crystal Tears (+free dvd)
RecommendedJohn Dowland & his contemporaries
Andreas Scholl (countertenor), Julian Behr (lute)
Concerto di Viole
There is some magical singing here, and Scholl is supported by instrumental playing of rare subtlety and real finesse. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 26th May 2008
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Building A Library, January 2022, Featured Recording
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International Classical Music Awards, 2020, Nominee - Early Music
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Special offer. A Painted Tale
Nicholas Phan (tenor), Michael Leopold (lute), Ann-Marie Morgan (viola da gamba)
here's a disc disc to remember come all those end-of-year round-ups... There's a directness to Phan's delivery, a clarity to his diction that has previously found its home in Britten's text-driven... —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2015, Editor's Choice
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