Metaphysical Tobacco

Metaphysical Tobacco
Songs and Dances by Dowland, East, and Holborne
Musica Reservata - Michael Morrow, dir.
Purcell Consort of Voices - Grayston Burgess, dir.
Argo ZRG-572 [Stereo LP]

Contents:

    Anthony Holborne
  1. "The Honie Suckle"

    2. Michael East
  2. "Poor is the Life" a 6

    3. Anon., arr. of a Dowland song
  3. "Sorrow stay"

    4. John Dowland
  4. Pauan a 4

    5. John Dowland
  5. "What if I never speed"

    6. Michael East
  6. "Weep not dear love" a 6

    7. John Dowland
  7. Galliard: "Can she excuse"

    8. Michael East
  8. "Your shining eyes" a 6
  9. "O Metaphysical Tobacco" a 5

    10. ----------
    John Dowland
  10. "In this trembling shadow"

    11. Anthony Holborne
  11. "Heigh Ho Holiday"

    12. John Dowland
  12. "Lasso vita mia"

    13. John Dowland
  13. "M Thomas Collier his Galiard" a 5

    14. John Dowland
  14. "Away with these self-loving lads"

    15. Anthony Holborne
  15. "The Fairie Round"

    16. John Bull
  16. "Pipers Galliard"

    17. John Dowland
  17. "Welcome black night"

    18. Anthony Holborne
  18. "Pavana Ploravit"

Playing time: 47 minutes

Performers: Musica Reservata - Michael Morrow, dir.
[Roderick Skeaping (treble viol & violin), John Beckett (harpsichord, tenor viol), Kenneth Skeaping (tenor viol & violin), Adam Skeaping (treble viol & violone), Ruth David (treble viol & violin), Desmond Dupre (tenor viol & lute), Daphne Webb (bass viol)]
Purcell Consort of Voices - Grayston Burgess, dir.
[Grayston Burgess (countertenor), Susan Longfield (soprano), Geoffrey Shaw (baritone), Christina Clarke (soprano), Ian Partridge (tenor), Christopher Keyte (bass)]

Recording site and date: Unknown [1968 or prior]

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Jon Stringer