Dowland - The Shoemaker's Wife

The prospect of a Nigel North set is something to drool over, and this first installment doesn't disappoint. Pre-eminently the lutenist's lutenist, North is steeped in the music - and technically... — BBC Music Magazine, 5 out of 5 stars More…

It's music through which he's grown and which has grown in him so that this beautifully assembled anthology isn't so much a compendium of 'greatest hits'...rather it's a beguiling progress report... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2014, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The Swiss-born guitarist assembles an anthology of well-loved Dowland 'pops'. His attentive colouring and expressive interventions seduce but sometimes distract. — BBC Music Magazine, August 2014, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Cadential trills played on one string are a recurrent problem for performers; the less well equipped use a rallentando or slur them, while guitarists tend to play them across two strings.
No... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…