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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | 16th Century Music for Viols
The Rose Consort of Viols ‘Precisely balanced, warm-sounding……… on splendid form’. (Gramophone) ‘Fretwork play together beautifully’ (Gramophone) | 
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Huelgas-Ensemble, Paul Van Nevell "Paul Van Nevel and his brilliant ensemble once again prove peerless in this field." The Independent, ***** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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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 “Since this is a collection dominated by John Dowland's consort songs, sobs and melancholy lie at its heart. But with Scholl's alto brand of counter-tenor floating the lines, polishing the vowels so beautifully, the sorrow never quite feels real. Occasionally he's too loud and hooty, and more than once monotonous. But Venus Birds is irresistible, he dies very nicely in Oh Death, Rock Me to Sleep, and he is always surrounded by succulent sounds from the lutenist Julian Behr. Even with the whistling and instrumental tracks, the variety of mood and texture remains limited - but who goes to Dowland to frolic?” The Times, 7th June 2008 *** “The exquisite melancholy pervading the disc, and its companion DVD, is the perfect balm to beguile you through a wistful summer evening” The Observer, 25th May 2008 “There is some magical singing here, and Scholl is supported by instrumental playing of rare subtlety and real finesse.” BBC Music Magazine, July 2008 **** “Scholl's technique is unimpeachable, his tone polished beyond doubt…” Gramophone Magazine, September 2008 | | | 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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| |  | Bara Faustus' DreameMr Francis Tregian his choice
“…one of the most arrestingly colourful and plush recordings of Elizabethan music I've heard.” International Record Review | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | The Royal LewtersMusic of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I's favourite lutenists
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| |  | AccendoMusic from the time of Claudio Monteverdi
The English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble The idea of music stirring the passions rises from the writings of the ancient Greeks and Romans on rhetoric and oratory. This repertoire, which influenced strongly the early C17th writing of Monteverdi including his setting of the Vespers, is performed here with elegance, poise and energy by ECSE. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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