Dowland - Book I

Dowland: First Booke of Songes (1597)

The Consort of Musicke - Anthony Rooley
L'Oiseau Lyre 421 653
Decca "British Music Collection" 475 048
Decca 475 9114

Contents:

1. Unquiet thoughts
2. Who ever thinks or hopes of love
3. My thoughts are wing'd with hopes
4. If my complaints
5. Can she excuse my wrongs
6. Now, O now, I needs must part
7. Dear, if you change
8. Burst forth my tears
9. Go crystal tears
10. Think'st thou then by thy feigning
11. Come away, come sweet love
12. Rest awhile, you cruel cares
13. Sleep, wayward thoughts
14. All ye, whom Love or Fortune
15. Wilt thou unkind thus reave me
16. Would my conceit
17. Come again: sweet love doth now invite
18. His golden locks
19. Awake, sweet love
20. Come, heavy sleep
21. Away with these self-loving lads

Performers: Emma Kirkby (soprano), John York Skinner (countertenor), Martyn Hill (tenor), David Thomas (bass), Anthony Rooley (lute)

Playing time: 77'

Recording date: January 1976; reissued on CD: 1989

Other recordings:

Dowland: First Booke of Songes

Rufus Müller / Christopher Wilson
AS&V Gaudeamus 135

Dowland: First Book of Songs

Rogers Covey-Crump / Jakob Lindberg
BIS 430

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