Dowland - Lute songs, lute solo, consort music

Dowland - Lute songs, lute solo, consort music
Alfred Deller / Robert Spencer / The Consort of Six
Harmonia Mundi HM 244 / 246 (HM 244, HM 245, HM 246) [LPx3]

Contents:

    LP-1

    John Dowland: Book of Ayres II Nr 2
  1. Flow, my tears

    2. John Dowland:
  2. Galliard
  3. The Lady Laiton's Almain
  4. Fortune My Foe
  5. The Frog Galliard

    6. John Dowland: Book of Ayres III Nr 15
  6. Weep you no more, sad fountains

    7. John Dowland: Book of Ayres II Nr 5
  7. Me, me and none but me

    8. ----
    John Dowland: Book of Ayres III Nr 9
  8. What if I never speed?

    9. John Dowland: A Pilgrimes Solace Nr 11
  9. Lasso, vita mia

    10. John Dowland:
  10. Toy: The Shoemaker's Wife
  11. Galliard: Can she excuse
  12. Mistress White's thing
  13. The Round Battle Galliard

    14. John Dowland: Book of Ayres I Nr 15
  14. Wilt, thou unkind, thus reave me

    15. John Dowland: Book of Ayres I Nr 11
  15. Come away, come sweet love

    16. John Dowland: Book of Ayres II Nr 3
  16. Sorrow, stay

    17. LP-2

    John Dowland: Book of Ayres I Nr 1
  17. Come again, sweet love

    18. John Dowland: Book of Ayres II Nr 1
  18. I saw my lady weep

    19. John Dowland:
  19. Orlando Sleepeth
  20. Tarleton's resurrection
  21. Sir John Smith's almaine
  22. Mistress.White's nothing
  23. My Lord Chamberlain's galliard

    24. John Dowland: A Pilgrimes Solace Nr 10
  24. From silent night air

    25. -----
    John Dowland: A Pilgrimes Solace Nr 13
  25. If that a sinners sigh

    26. John Dowland:
  26. Mr Dowland's Midnight

    27. John Dowland: Book of Ayres III Nr 7
  27. Say love, if ever thou didst find ?

    28. John Dowland:
  28. Lachrimae Pavan
  29. Galliard: Can she excuse

    30. John Dowland: Book of Ayres I Nr 12
  30. If my complaints could passions move

    31. John Dowland:
  31. Katherine Darcy's galliard

    32. LP-3

    John Dowland: Book of Ayres III Nr 8
  32. Flow not so fast, ye fountains

    33. John Dowland:
  33. My Lord Willoughby's welcome home
  34. Mistress. Winter's jump
  35. Melancholy Galliard
  36. My Lady Hunsdon's puffe

    37. John Dowland: Book of Ayres II Nr 19
  37. Shall I sue

    38. John Dowland:
  38. In darkness let me dwell

    39. ----
  39. The First Galliard

    40. John Dowland: Book of Ayres I Nr 8
  40. Can she excuses my wrong ?
  41. Come, heavy Sleep
  42. Captain Digorie Piper's Pavan and Galliard
  43. Go, nightly cares

Performers:
[1], [6]-[9], [14]-[18], [24]- [25], [27], [30], [32], [37]-[38], [40]-[41], [43] Alfred Deller (countertenor), Robert Spencer (lute)
[2]-[3], Robert Spencer (bandoura)
[4]-[5], [13], [28]-[29], [31], [39], [42] The Consort of Six [Trevor Jones (dessus de viole), Peter Davies (tenor flute and bass), Jane Ryan (basse de viole), Nigel North (lute), Ian Harwood (cistre), Robert Spencer (bandoura)]
[10]-[12], [19]-[23], [26], [34]-[36] Robert Spencer (lute)
[33] Robert Spencer (lute), Nigel North (lute)

Recording site and date:
Ashford, UK [09/1977]

Excerpts:
[1]-[16] Harmonia mundi HM 244 [LP] Dowland: Lute Songs & Solos
[1]-[16], [25]-[31] Harmonia mundi HMC 90 244 [CD] Dowland: Lute Songs & Solos
[17]-[31] Harmonia mundi HM 245 [LP] Dowland: Lute Songs & Solos, Vol. II.
[17]-[24], [32]-[43] Harmonia mundi HMC 90 245 [CD] Dowland: Lute Songs & Solos, Vol. II
(See also entry for Harmonia Mundi HM 246 [LP])

Compilation:
HMX 890 835/37 [CDx3] Inoubliable Alfred Deller A Portrait

Reviewed in:
Diapason (#-p.): 231- (September 1978 (as HM 244/46)); 353-138 (October 1989 (as HMC 90 244 & HMC 245))
Gramophone (Vol./#-p.):
Fanfare (Vol./#-p.):

Comments:
Information from owned LPs set. It was originally released as a 3 LPs box and not individual LPs.

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Pierre-F. Roberge