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Various vocalists and lutenists specializing in the late Renaissance have constructed artificial tours of the European continent, but soprano Monika Mauch and lutenist Nigel North rely here on an original source to do the same thing. They emerge with a superior product in every way. The original source in question is the book whose cover text is reproduced on the back cover of the CD box: Robert Dowland's A Musical Banquet, published in London in 1610. Robert Dowland was John Dowland's son, and he had a lot of help in this enterprise from his famous father. Indeed, although there are only a half-dozen pieces by the elder Dowland included (one of them a shattering In darkness let me dwell), the program may cause Dowland lovers to examine his oeuvre in a new light. John Dowland worked in Denmark for eight years and was familiar with various national styles of song. Italian, French, and Spanish pieces are included in this set. The last of these is unusual in connection with Dowland, despite the historical closeness of England and Spain. But the most startling and instructive juxtaposition is that between Dowland's lute songs and the monodic Italian songs of Giulio Caccini. The former are conventionally classified as Renaissance music and the latter early Baroque, but of course Dowland and Caccini were close to contemporary, and the Englishman's intense, almost expressionist melancholy perhaps had something to do stylistically with the hyper-emotional monodic style coming from Italy. These pieces are mixed with a variety of vocal and instrumental works, mostly English and mostly unfamiliar, but the skill of the compiler, whether it was father or son, is everywhere evident. Mauch is an exceptional Dowland interpreter, with a hard-edged tone that speaks of the emotional desolation that was the aesthetic common coin of the day. Her English articulation is clear and is almost unmatched for accuracy among foreign singers. The sound was recorded in the Propstei St. Gerold, an Austrian monastery well loved by high-end engineers, and North's lute is presented with a rare combination of immediacy and pristine clarity. A great find for Dowland lovers. All texts appear in English, German, and their original languages where applicable, and the booklet gives an evocative picture of the murky political atmosphere in which these songs were published (the younger Dowland assures his buyers that they will "not need to feare poysoning").
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Passava Amor su arco desarmado (Traditional)
Traditional, Composer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Nigel North, Lute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Monika Mauch, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jorge de Montemayor, Author - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Lady If You So Spite Me (John Dowland)
Traditional, Author - John Dowland, Composer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Nigel North, Lute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Monika Mauch, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Dovrò dunque morire? ((traditional))
Traditional, Author - Giulio Caccini, Composer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Nigel North, Lute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Monika Mauch, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Amarilli mia bella (Giovanni Battista Guarini)
Giulio Caccini, Composer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Nigel North, Lute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giovanni Battista Guarini, Author - Monika Mauch, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Si le parler et la silence (Pierre Guédron)
Traditional, Author - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Nigel North, Lute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Guédron, Composer - Monika Mauch, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Se Di Farmi Morire (Domenico Maria Megli)
Traditional, Author - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Nigel North, Lute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Monika Mauch, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Domenico Maria Megli, Composer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
O Eyes, leave off your weeping (Robert Hales)
Traditional, Author - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Nigel North, Lute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Monika Mauch, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Hales, Composer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Vuestros Ojos Tienen d'Amor ((traditional))
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Nigel North, Lute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Monika Mauch, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
In a grove most rich of shade (Guillaume Tessier)
John Dowland, Adapter - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Nigel North, Lute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Guillaume Tessier, Composer - Philip Sidney, Author - Monika Mauch, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Lute music - England (John Dowland)
John Dowland, Composer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Nigel North, Lute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Go My Flock, Go Get You Hence (Traditional)
Traditional, Composer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Nigel North, Lute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Philip Sidney, Author - Monika Mauch, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
O Bella Più Che Le Stelle ((traditional))
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Nigel North, Lute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Monika Mauch, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
My Heavy Sprite (George Cliford)
Manfred Eicher, Producer - Anthony Holborne, Composer - Nigel North, Lute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Monika Mauch, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Cliford, Author - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Galliard (Daniel Bacheler)
Manfred Eicher, Producer - Nigel North, Lute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Bacheler, Composer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
To plead my faith (Robert Devereux)
Manfred Eicher, Producer - Nigel North, Lute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Bacheler, Composer - Monika Mauch, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Devereux, Author - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Ce penser qui sans fin tirannise ma vie (Pierre Guédron)
Traditional, Author - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Nigel North, Lute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Guédron, Composer - Monika Mauch, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Oh Dear Life, When Shall It Be? (Traditional)
Traditional, Composer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Nigel North, Lute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Philip Sidney, Author - Monika Mauch, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Sir Robert Sidney His Galliard (John Dowland)
John Dowland, Composer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Nigel North, Lute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Change thy mind since she doth change (Richard Martin)
Richard Martin, Composer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Nigel North, Lute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Monika Mauch, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Devereux, Author - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Sir Thomas Monson, His Pavin And Galliard (Robert Dowland)
Manfred Eicher, Producer - Robert Dowland, Composer - Nigel North, Lute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Vous que le Bonheur rappelle (Pierre Guédron)
Traditional, Author - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Nigel North, Lute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Guédron, Composer - Monika Mauch, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
In darkness let me dwell (John Dowland)
Traditional, Author - John Dowland, Composer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Nigel North, Lute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Monika Mauch, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Sta notte mi sognava ((traditional))
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Nigel North, Lute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Monika Mauch, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Far from triumphing court (John Dowland)
John Dowland, Composer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Nigel North, Lute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Monika Mauch, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Henry Lee, Author - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Albumbeschreibung
Various vocalists and lutenists specializing in the late Renaissance have constructed artificial tours of the European continent, but soprano Monika Mauch and lutenist Nigel North rely here on an original source to do the same thing. They emerge with a superior product in every way. The original source in question is the book whose cover text is reproduced on the back cover of the CD box: Robert Dowland's A Musical Banquet, published in London in 1610. Robert Dowland was John Dowland's son, and he had a lot of help in this enterprise from his famous father. Indeed, although there are only a half-dozen pieces by the elder Dowland included (one of them a shattering In darkness let me dwell), the program may cause Dowland lovers to examine his oeuvre in a new light. John Dowland worked in Denmark for eight years and was familiar with various national styles of song. Italian, French, and Spanish pieces are included in this set. The last of these is unusual in connection with Dowland, despite the historical closeness of England and Spain. But the most startling and instructive juxtaposition is that between Dowland's lute songs and the monodic Italian songs of Giulio Caccini. The former are conventionally classified as Renaissance music and the latter early Baroque, but of course Dowland and Caccini were close to contemporary, and the Englishman's intense, almost expressionist melancholy perhaps had something to do stylistically with the hyper-emotional monodic style coming from Italy. These pieces are mixed with a variety of vocal and instrumental works, mostly English and mostly unfamiliar, but the skill of the compiler, whether it was father or son, is everywhere evident. Mauch is an exceptional Dowland interpreter, with a hard-edged tone that speaks of the emotional desolation that was the aesthetic common coin of the day. Her English articulation is clear and is almost unmatched for accuracy among foreign singers. The sound was recorded in the Propstei St. Gerold, an Austrian monastery well loved by high-end engineers, and North's lute is presented with a rare combination of immediacy and pristine clarity. A great find for Dowland lovers. All texts appear in English, German, and their original languages where applicable, and the booklet gives an evocative picture of the murky political atmosphere in which these songs were published (the younger Dowland assures his buyers that they will "not need to feare poysoning").
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 24 track(s)
- Total length: 01:12:41
- Main artists: Monika Mauch Nigel North
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: ECM New Series
- Genre: Klassiek
© 2008 ECM Records GmbH ℗ 2008 ECM Records GmbH
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