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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | 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) “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. Completing the frame, 'Flow my Tears' is beautifully inflected, though finer still is 'In Darkness let me Dwell' where in the final bars Padmore's enrapt engagement seems to conjure up the very chill of death.” BBC Music Magazine, February 2008 **** “Mark Padmore again shows why he is one of today's finest tenors. The quicker songs, like "Away with these self-loving lads", gain in clarity from a semi-declamatory approach, while the slower are eerily viol-like.” Gramophone Magazine, Janurary 2008 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | English Folksongs and Lute Songs
Andreas Scholl & Andreas Martin | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Flower of Cities AllMusic in London 1580-1620
The English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble, William Lyons “These are enjoyable and polished performances, albeit rather reserved.” Gramophone Magazine, August 2008 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Elin Manahan-Thomas - Eternal Light
Elin Manahan-Thomas Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment., Harry Christophers | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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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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| |  | The John Dowland CollectionWith new booklet article, Dowland timeline, and sung texts in English
Dowland: | Lachrimae Antiquae If my complaints could passions move Can she excuse my wrongs? (First Booke of Songes, 1597) Come away, come, sweet love My Lady Hudson's Allmande A Piece without title The Shoemaker's Wife Come again, sweet love doth now invite Come heavy sleep Mr. Dowland's Midnight Sir John Smith, His Almain Semper Dowland Semper Dolens Lachrimae Gementes I saw my Lady weepe Flow my teares (Lacrimæ) Fine knacks for ladies Shall I sue? Lachrimae Tristes Me, me, and none but me Forlorn Hope Fancy (Fantasie No. 2) Weepe you no more, sad fountaines Lachrimae Coactae Go, nightly cares The Right Honourable Ferdinando The most sacred Queene Elizabeth her Galliard Tell me, true Love Lachrimae Amantis In darkness let me dwell A Fantasie My Lord Chamberlaine his Galliard Far from triumphing Court I shame at mine unworthiness Lachrimae Verae |
Barbara Bonney, Anne Sofie von Otter, Nigel Rogers, Andreas Scholl & Göran Söllsche The Consort of Musicke Whether gay or sad, simple or complex, John Dowland’s music has the power to move us four centuries after its composition. This wide-ranging anthology explores all aspects of the work of England’s greatest songwriter and lutenist, performed by leading exponents of his art today. | DG - 4776548 (CD - 2 discs) £12.49 (£10.63 ex. VAT) |
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| |  | Honey From The HiveSongs by John Dowland
Emma Kirkby (soprano) & Anthony Rooley (lute) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Love Bade Me WelcomeSongs and poetry from the Renaissance
James Bowman, Daniel Taylor (counter-tenors), Frances Kelly (harp), Elizabeth Kenny (lute), Mark Levy (gamba), Ralph Fiennes (recitation) This programme has been devised by Daniel Taylor and the Theatre of Early Music to present the idea of love as painted by poets and composers between 1560-1630. The musicians are joined by critically acclaimed Shakespearean actor Ralph Fiennes who recites poems by Shakespeare, Sir Walter Raleigh, Ben Jonson, Thomas Campion and others. These poems intersperse a collection of songs, duets and instrumental pieces by Dowland, Robert Jones and Robert Johnson. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Sylvain Bergeron (lute), Charles Daniels (tenor), Olivier Fortin (harpsichord), Margaret Little (viola da gamba), Nigel North (lute), Skip Sempé (harpsichord) Montreal Baroque, Susie Napper It is hardly surprising that musicians of the Baroque period were fascinated by the legend of Orpheus, as much for the tragic love story of the mythic couple, as for the ancient Greek belief in the extraordinary power of music. Among the first operas we have two settings of Euridice, the first by Jacopo Peri and the second by Giulio Caccini, as well as Monteverdi's Orfeo. Composers up to Haydn, including Luigi Rossi, Telemann, and Gluck, adapted the tragic story for the stage, and thus evoked the power – which they themselves possessed – of the art of sound. This recording includes diverse pieces of music chosen to evoke the main episode of the myth; they were composed in Italy, England, and France, during the first two decades of the seventeenth century. There are compositions for lute and for harpsichord that suggest the art of Orpheus himself, using his lyre to charm men, beasts, and gods; there are also instrumental pieces and interventions for the hero of Orfeo by Monteverdi. Finally, Italian monodies, airs de cour, as well as airs by John Dowland and Tobias Hume, express the many vicissitudes that weave together the fabric of existence. | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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