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Phantasm here offers the same flawless playing that has earned its members consistent, well-deserved accolades. Despite the brooding nature of the music, their sound is luminous and tempos are... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2016, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Winner - Early Music
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Building a Library, October 2017, First Choice
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2017, Winner - Musique Ancienne
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Pavans and Fantasies from the Age of Dowland
RecommendedJohn Holloway (violin, viola), Monika Baer (violin, Renate Steinmann (violin), Susanna Hefti (viola), Martin Zeller (bass violin)
Dowland himself was prepared to countenance performances with violin consort. This is the less familiar route Holloway and his colleagues have chosen, deploying four violas atop a bass violin...The... — More…
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Building a Library, October 2017, Also Recommended
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International Classical Music Awards, 2015, Winner - Baroque Instrumental
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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. — More…
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Building a Library, May 2003, First Choice
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Building a Library, October 2017, Also Recommended
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This is a highly polished modern brass quintet playing Renaissance arrangements with solemn precision and occasional dancing exuberance. The recorded sound’s terrific and the project is well-documented — More…
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Dowland: Lachrimae, or Seaven Teares
RecommendedPaul O'Dette (lute)
The Parley of Instruments, Peter Holman
The unique features, superb playing, recording and annotation make this an issue of unusual interest and irresistible attraction — More…
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Building a Library, October 2017, Also Recommended
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Music from The Globe's Landmark Productions
Twelfth Night & Richard III
The Musicians of Shakespeare's Globe, Claire van Kampen
It is no ordinary Broadway pit band...introducing works in an unstuffy way to audiences who may be unfamiliar with the great thrills of early music. — More…
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The publication is performed complete and is wonderful listening, with expressive playing and superbly vibrant, rich sound. The balance of the inner parts and the lute is very satisfying, and... — More…
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Special offer. The Kronborg Series 1
Daniel Carlsson, Fredrik Bock (lute), Lauritz Jakob Thomsen (baritone), Stephen Yeseta
Musica Ficta, Bo Holten
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Special offer. A Pleasing Melancholy: Works by Dowland & Others
James Akers (lute), Emma Kirkby (soprano)
Chelys Consort of Viols
Kirkby, with her half-a-century’s experience in this repertoire, lends perceptive insights both to the poetic texts and the musical settings. Words are beautifully etched with a dark, inky tone... — More…
