Shakespeare songs & Consort Music

Shakespeare songs & Consort Music
Alfred Deller, Deller Consort, Desmond Dupré
Deutsche Harmonia mundi "40 years Anniversary Edition" 05472 77 692 2 on cover box, 05472 77 816 2 on box and CD

Contents:

    Thomas Morley: As you like it, V, 3
  1. It was a lover and his lass

    2. John Wilson: Measure for measure, IV, 1
  2. Take, O take those lips away

    3. Thomas Morley: Twelfth night or what you will, II,3
  3. O mistress mine

    4. Thomas Weelkes:
  4. Strike it up, Tabor

    5. Anon.: Othello, IV, 3
  5. Willow song

    6. Robert Johnson II: The Tempest, VI, 1
  6. Where the bee sucks

    7. Anon.: Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, IV, 5
  7. How should I your true love know

    8. Francis Cutting:
  8. Walsingham variation

    9. Anon.:
  9. We be soldiers three

    10. Anon.: Romeo and Juliet, IV, 5
  10. When griping griefs

    11. Robert Johnson II: The Tempest, I, 2
  11. Full fathom five

    12. Anon.: Henry V, mentioned at IV, 4
  12. Caleno custure me

    13. Anon.: King Lear, I
  13. Canon: Then they for sudden joy did weep

    14. Anon.:
  14. Bonny, sweet Robin, luth solo

    15. Anon.: Twelfth night, V, 1
  15. When that I was

    16. Anon.:
  16. Kamp'jig, luth solo

    17. Anon., trad.:
  17. Greensleeves

    18. Anon.: Ravenscroft's Melismas
  18. He that will an ale-house keep

    19. William Byrd:
  19. Non Nobis Domine

    20. Thomas Weelkes:
  20. Ark, all ye lovely saints above

    21. Francis Pilkington:
  21. Sweet Phillida

    22. Anon., trad., Somerset, arr. C. Sharp:
  22. The Sheep-shearing

    23. Anon., trad., Norfolk, arr. E.J. Moeran:
  23. The sailor and young Nancy

    24. Anon., trad., Somerset, arr. D. Cashmore:
  24. O waly waly

Playing time: 54' 32"

Performers:
[1]-[19] Deller Consort [Alfred Deller (countertenor), Philip Todd (tenor), Max Worthley (tenor), Maurice Bevan (baritone)], Desmond Dupré (lute) - Alfred Deller, dir.
[20]-[24] Honor Shephard (soprano), Mary Thomas (soprano)

Recording site and date:
[1]-[19] Unknown [1967 or prior]; the date (1969) stated in the CD booklet is obviously wrong, the original LP was reviewed in november 1967 edition of Diapason
[20]-[24] Unknown [1965 or prior]; the date (1972) stated in the CD booklet is obviously wrong, the original LP was reviewed in april 1966 issue of Diapason

Excerpts:
[1]-[19] Deller Recordings (Harmonia mundi) DR 202 Shakespeare Songs & Consort Music. [LP]
[20]-[24] Harmonia mundi HMO/HMS 30.593 Madrigaux et Chansons d'Angleterre

Other releases (excerpts):
33 r.p.m.: [1]-[8] Harmonia mundi HM 260 Songs

Reviewed in:
Diapason (#-p.): 460-104 (june 1999)
Gramophone (Vol./#-p.):
Fanfare (Vol./#-p.):

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Pierre-F. Roberge