This page lists all recordings of Now, O now, I needs must part, by John Dowland (1563-1626) on CD. Generally, more recent CDs are listed first, but with priority given to items that are in stock. |
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| Crystal Tears (+free dvd)John Dowland & his contemporaries
Andreas Scholl (countertenor), Julian Behr (lute) Concerto di Viole There are few pleasures more delightful than musical melancholy, especially when it flows from the pen of the
finest Elizabethan poets and a composer whose name will be forever associated with that emotion: John
Dowland. His lute songs and consort songs form the backbone of Andreas Scholl's latest recital.
The countertenor has gathered his favourite partners around him in the service of this sublime vocal art,
elegantly distilling its fragile instants of grace.The songs are adroitly interspersed with instrumental pieces by
Dowland's contemporaries.
Bonus DVD NTSC: a performance of the song 'Venus' birds' and a documentary on the making of this
recording.Trailers available on harmoniamundi.com & Youtube.
Since it was founded in Basel in 1989, Concerto di Viole has played as a permanent ensemble. Its four
members all studied at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis and each individual brings to it rich musical experience
with well-known international ensembles.They have recorded a number of CDs including German Baroque
cantatas with Andreas Scholl for harmonia mundi in 1998. “There is surely no voice more ethereal-sounding among contemporary falsettists than Scholl’s, and he lavishes a ravishingly beautiful sound on the Dowland “hits”: Go, crystal tears; Now, oh now, I needs must part; From silent night; Come, heavy sleep. The danger of monotony is averted with the interspersing of viol Fantasias by John Ward and Richard Mico, and of Dowland’s lute solos, Semper Dowland, Semper Dolens, The Lady Rich, Her Galliard and A Fancy, exquisitely played by Julian Behr. For fans of both Dowland and Scholl, this is a collector’s item.” Sunday Times, 29th June 2008 Disc of the Week | 
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| |  | Britten & Dowland - Lute Songs
Mark Padmore (tenor), Elizabeth Kenny (lute) Mark Padmore is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest tenors working today, celebrated in the opera house, the concert hall and as a peerless recording artist. He is admired—among other things—for his ‘extraordinary diction and whispering chamber-like intimacy … [his] joy in conveying the emotional core of each situation’ (Gramophone) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Penelope Thwaites (piano) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| | In terrors trapp’d with thraldom thrust William Hunnis (attributed) | anon.: | Come tread the paths of pensive pangs | Campion: | Author of Light Oft have I sigh’d for him that hears me not | Danyel: | Eyes, look no more Thou pretty bird, how do I see I die whenas I do not see | Dowland: | Can she excuse my wrongs? (First Booke of Songes, 1597) Flow my teares (Lacrimæ) A Fancy solo lute Sorrow, stay The most sacred Queene Elizabeth her Galliard solo lute Go, nightly cares Now, O now, I needs must part Prelude for lute A Fantasie solo lute Say love if ever thou didst find The Frog Galliard solo lute Awake, sweet love Tell me, true Love | Ferrabosco, A I: | Pavin solo lute | Ford, T: | Since first I saw your face | Johnson, E: | Eliza is the fairest Queen |
James Bowman (countertenor) & David Miller (lute, the viols of The King’s Consort) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Lawrence Zazzo (countertenor) Paragon Saxophone Quartet A tantalising fusion of ancient and modern, ‘Byrdland’ explores the world of the Renaissance song accompanied by
a modern-day saxophone quartet. All the songs on the disc were written by the great composers working in England in
the 16th and 17th centuries. Recent recordings by artists as diverse as Sting and Brian Asawa have partnered the
singer with the more traditional lute. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Dowland: | Can she excuse my wrongs? (First Booke of Songes, 1597) If that a sinner's sigh From silent night Come again, sweet love doth now invite Flow my teares (Lacrimæ) Come away, come, sweet love Come again, sweet love doth now invite In darkness Thou mighty God Go Crystal tears Fine knacks for ladies Clear or cloudy Shall I strive with wordes to move? Come heavy sleep Sorrow, come Prelude for lute If my complaints could passions move In this trembling shadow cast Lasso vita mia Tell me, true Love Now, o now, I needs must part Awake, sweet love |
Gérard Lesne (alto) Ensemble Orlando Gibbons | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Percy Grainger - Rambles and ReflectionsGrainger's transcriptions of works by other composers
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| |  | Dowland: Flow My Tears and other Lute Songs
Dorothy Linell (lute), Steven Rickards (counter-tenor) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Barry Guy, John Potter, Maya Homburger | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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