Theorbo > Dowland, John

The Journeys of Rubens: Virtuoso Lute Music from the Courts of Europe - Raimondo, Kapsberger, Dowland et al. / Massimo Marchese, lute

1 CD / Centaur / 2012-05-05

Works: Pietro Paolo Raimondo: Cassandra, for lute; Recercata for lute; Balletto, for lute; Johannes Hieronymus Kapsberger: Toccata no 1, for lute; Corrente for lute no 1 (from D'intavolatura di Lauto, 1611)...
Performers: Marchese, Massimo

American Record Guide, January/February 2013
This well-rounded program is expertly performed by Massimo Marchese, who studied with Jakob Lindberg and whose career as a lutenist has...continue...
Recording information: Alessandria, Italy (07/2010)....continue...

Now What Is Love? Aspects of Love in the 17th Century

1 CD / Saydisc / 2011-01-11

Works: Robert Jones: Now What Is Love; Luigi Rossi: Guardatevi olà nemica io sono, for voice & continuo; Anonymous, Italian: Occhi belli, song; Alessandro Piccinini: Toccata no 1 (from Intavolatura di ...
Performers: Mason, Barry [Guitar/Lute]; Simpson, Glenda

Recording information: Valley Recordings, Littleton-on-Severn, England (04/1990)....continue...

Ravish'd With Sacred Extasies / Gillian Keith, soprano

1 CD / Coro / 2010-09-14

Works: Henry Purcell: A Morning Hymn (Thou wakeful shepherd), Z. 198; How long, great God, Z 189; Tell me, some pitying angel, Z 196 "Blessed Virgin's Expostulation"; Lord, what is man?, Z 192; Sleep, Adam,...
Performers: David Miller [Lute/Baroque Guitar]; Thomas, Elin Manahan

CORO continues its work with the rising stars of the early music world on this brand new recording by two of The Sixteen's principal members...continue...
Recording information: St John's Church, Loughton, Essex (11/2009)....continue...

Songs & Arias

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-02-09

Works: John Dowland: Lachrimae or Seaven Teares; Henry Purcell: Music for a while; Thomas Morley: First Booke of Ayres; Gabriel Voigtlander: Dort saá am Wasserstrande, for voice & continuo; Johann Na...
Performers: Dittmann, Friedwart-Christian; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Freimuth, Michael; Genz, Christoph; Haubold, Bernd; Kircheis, Friedrich; Kittel, Sabine [Flute]; Reike, Erik; Schneiderath, Jobst; Schober, Andre...
Conductors: Güttler, Ludwig; Güttler, Ludwig
Ensemble: Hallenser Madrigalisten; Virtuosi Saxoniae

Christoph Genz is one of the most-sought-after tenors of our time. His radiantly clear lyric tenor boasts such a wide spectrum of timbres, even in...continue...

The Troubador & the Nun - Hildegard von Bingen, Dowland, etc / Tubb, et al

1 CD / EtCetera Records / 2009-09-01

Works: Giraut de Bornelh: Reis glorios, monophonic alba; Hildegard von Bingen: Ave generosa; O clarissima mater, response; O viridissima virga; Beatriz de Dia: A chantar m'er de so qu'en no volria, song; An...
Performers: Fields, Michael; Hatcher, David; Tubb, Evelyn [Soprano Vocals]

Dowland: Lachrimae / Stene, Lislevand, Norsk Barokkorkester

1 Super Audio CD / HBDirect Import / 2009-06-30

Works: John Dowland: Lachrimae or Seaven Teares; Second Booke of Songes; A Pilgrimes Solace; Fortune, P 62; Firste Booke of Songes; In darkness let mee dwell
Performers: Johnson, Andreas; Lislevand, Rolf; Stene, Randi
Conductors: Lislevand, Rolf
Ensemble: Norwegian Baroque Orchestra

And I remain - 3 Love Stories - Camus, Dowland, Peri, etc: Lute Songs / Tsatsanis, Lenti

1 CD / Origin Classical / 2009-02-17

Works: Michel Lambert: Doux charmes du printemps; Le Printemps et L'amour; Sébastien Le Camus: Ah! Que vous estes heureux; Laissez durer la nuit; Que Ta Voix Divine Me Touche!; Robert de Visée: Ch...
Performers: Lenti, John; Tsatsanis, Linda

Masters of the Lute / Matthew Wadsworth

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2006-11-14

Works: John Dowland: Preludium, P 98; Forlorn Hope Fancy; Lachrimae Pavan, P 15; Galliard to Lachrimae, P 46; My Lord Willobes Wellcome Home, P 66; Earl of Essex, his Galliard, P 42a; Francis Cutting: Divis...
Performers: Wadsworth, Matthew

"Sitting pretty at the top of the classical charts as we go to press, one wonders how many new lute fans Sting's John Dowland album...continue...

Musickes Sweetest Joyes / Jacobs, Linden, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2004-10-12

Works: Christopher Simpson: Prelude in D (The Division-Viol, 1665); Divisions for viola da gamba & continuo in D; Prelude [in E] (The Dicision-Viol, 1665); Division on a Ground in E minor, for viola da gamb...
Performers: Jacobs, Fred [Theorbo]; Kooij, Peter; ter Linden, Jaap [Cello]; van der Velden, Mieneke; Zomer, Johannette [Soprano Vocal]

The gentle melancholy which underlies the sound of the viola da gamba made it the instrument par excellence in 17th century England. Sadness was the...continue...