Browse: Dowland - Galliard to Lachrimae

Zuljan’s eclectic background as a guitarist, oud player and lutenist, combined with musical tastes that range from medieval to jazz, makes him highly responsive to the varied hues of Dowland’s... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2020, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

There’s nothing didactic about Jonas Nordberg’s Dowland – nor does he wallow in the melancholy often associated with the English Renaissance master. Instead, the Swedish lutenist draws us into... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…

This is Matthew Wadsworth’s finest release to date … a gem of an album, which exudes intelligence, sensitivity and sheer class … A richly painted recital that really shouldn’t be missed. — Gramophone Magazine, December 2006 More…

If you think of lute songs as secular repertory, think again...Elin Manahan Thomas and lutenist David Miller illuminate this music's subtleties, infusing their reading with warmth and intimacy...this... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2010, 4 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…

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…