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This is the second of two discs by British-American lutenist Nigel North covering the complete lute music of John Dowland, the lutenist Shakespeare would likely have thought of when he thought of the lute. The division of pieces between the two discs is logical, with Dowland's most famous instrumental work, the Lachrimae Pavan, included here along with a group of other pieces that are related to it in some way. The Lachrimae Pavan lives up to its name, but along with Dowland's self-professed melancholy came a more meditative quality; he seemed to enjoy taking a musical idea and working on it some more, even over and above the penchant of his age for reusing musical material and turning vocal into instrumental works. The "alternative version" of the Lachrimae Pavan, track 17, includes divisions or variations probably not by Dowland, but it is still interesting to hear in this context, and the final Semper Dowland Semper Dolens (Always Dowland, Always Sad) also reworks the Lachrimae idea. These works are joined by other pavans, lute versions of sad songs, a funeral piece, and Dowland's Adieu, and even the few faster-paced galliards have a sober tone. North's readings are not lugubrious but rather tap into the reflective quality of Dowland's music; the contents of the disc are sober, to be sure, but North conveys the feeling of a master musician at work in the chambers of a noble patron, setting high standards of skill, refinement, and imagination. The program makes sense on its own as a Dowland lute disc for those who may not want the set of two. The only downside is excessively big, boomy sound, recorded in a Canadian church (was a church a typical locale for a lute performance?) that unforgivingly exposes every little non-tonal noise of the lute.
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Lachrimae Pavan (John Dowland)
John Dowland, Composer - Nigel North, Performer
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Galliard to Lachrimae, P. 46 (John Dowland)
John Dowland, Composer - Nigel North, Performer
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Pavan in G minor, P. 16 (John Dowland)
John Dowland, Composer - Nigel North, Performer
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A Varietie of Lute Lessons (John Dowland)
John Dowland, Composer - Nigel North, Performer
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Pavan in G minor, P. 18 (John Dowland)
John Dowland, Composer - Nigel North, Performer
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Giles Hoby's Galliard, P. 29 (John Dowland)
John Dowland, Composer - Nigel North, Performer
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Dowland's Tears (after Dowland's Book of Songs, Book 2: I saw my lady weep)
Nigel North, Composer, Performer
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Sir Henry Umpton's Funeral, H. 9 (arr. for lute) (John Dowland)
John Dowland, Composer - Nigel North, Performer - Anonymous, Composer
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Mr. John Langton's Pavan, P. 14 (John Dowland)
John Dowland, Composer - Nigel North, Performer
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Mr. Langton's Galliard, P. 33 (John Dowland)
John Dowland, Composer - Nigel North, Performer
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Piper's Pavan, P. 8 (John Dowland)
John Dowland, Composer - Nigel North, Performer
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Captain Digorie Piper's Galliard, P. 19 (John Dowland)
John Dowland, Composer - Nigel North, Performer
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Resolution, P. 13 (John Dowland)
John Dowland, Composer - Nigel North, Performer
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Galliard in G minor, P. 30 (John Dowland)
John Dowland, Composer - Nigel North, Performer
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Mignarda, P. 34 (John Dowland)
John Dowland, Composer - Nigel North, Performer
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Lachrimae (alternative version) (John Dowland)
John Dowland, Composer - Nigel North, Performer
2006 Naxos 2006 Naxos
Semper Dowland semper dolens, P. 9 (John Dowland)
John Dowland, Composer - Nigel North, Performer
2006 Naxos 2006 Naxos
Album review
This is the second of two discs by British-American lutenist Nigel North covering the complete lute music of John Dowland, the lutenist Shakespeare would likely have thought of when he thought of the lute. The division of pieces between the two discs is logical, with Dowland's most famous instrumental work, the Lachrimae Pavan, included here along with a group of other pieces that are related to it in some way. The Lachrimae Pavan lives up to its name, but along with Dowland's self-professed melancholy came a more meditative quality; he seemed to enjoy taking a musical idea and working on it some more, even over and above the penchant of his age for reusing musical material and turning vocal into instrumental works. The "alternative version" of the Lachrimae Pavan, track 17, includes divisions or variations probably not by Dowland, but it is still interesting to hear in this context, and the final Semper Dowland Semper Dolens (Always Dowland, Always Sad) also reworks the Lachrimae idea. These works are joined by other pavans, lute versions of sad songs, a funeral piece, and Dowland's Adieu, and even the few faster-paced galliards have a sober tone. North's readings are not lugubrious but rather tap into the reflective quality of Dowland's music; the contents of the disc are sober, to be sure, but North conveys the feeling of a master musician at work in the chambers of a noble patron, setting high standards of skill, refinement, and imagination. The program makes sense on its own as a Dowland lute disc for those who may not want the set of two. The only downside is excessively big, boomy sound, recorded in a Canadian church (was a church a typical locale for a lute performance?) that unforgivingly exposes every little non-tonal noise of the lute.
© TiVo
Details of the original recording : 66:03 - DDD - Enregistré en juin 2005 en l'église Saint John Chrysostome à NewMarket, Ontario (Canada) - Notes en anglais & allemand
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:05:52
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Nigel North
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Naxos
- Area: Angleterre
- Genre: Classical
- Period: Renaissance Music
2006 Naxos 2006 Naxos
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