English Lute Songs

by Robin Blaze

English Lute Songs cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 January 2000
  • Label: Hyperion
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:10:32
  • Community rating: 3.95/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Countertenor Blaze and lutenist Elizabeth Kenny, making her solo recording debut as an accompanist, perform twenty-three songs by Dowland, Campion, Danyel, Robert Johnson, William Lawes, Purcell and Blow. The programme reaches Purcell's 'By beauteous softness', written for a birthday ode for Queen Mary, and Kenny contributes lute solos and the liner notes.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, male-vocals, delicate, duet, traditional

Tracklist

  1. Full Fathom Five (2:28)
  2. Where the Bee Sucks (0:52)
  3. The Last of the Queenes Maskes (1:15)
  4. Fair, If You Expect Admiring (1:37)
  5. In Darkness Let Me Dwell (4:18)
  6. Time Stands Still (3:55)
  7. Why So Pale and Wan, Fond Lover? (0:58)
  8. Persuasions Not To Love (0:54)
  9. To Sycamores (2:14)
  10. Fantasia (4:12)
  11. Gather Your Rosebuds While You May (1:19)
  12. Behold a Wonder Here (3:35)
  13. Rosa (5:13)
  14. Can Doleful Notes? (7:15)
  15. Riggadoon, Z. 653 (0:42)
  16. The Delights of the Bottle (1:10)
  17. Arise, Ye Subterranean Winds (2:19)
  18. Come Unto These Yellow Sands (0:56)
  19. Where the Bee Sucks (1:06)
  20. Dry Those Eyes Which Are O'erflowing (1:11)
  21. Full Fathom Five (1:42)
  22. Ah, How Pleasant 'Tis to Love, Z. 353 (0:53)
  23. A New Irish Tune (Lilliburlero), Z. 646 (0:49)
  24. Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z. 328 "Ode for St Cecilia's Day": IV. 'Tis Nature's Voice; Thro' All the Moving Wood (4:14)
  25. Fly, Bold Rebellion, Z. 324: VII. Be Welcome Then, Great Sir, to Constant Vows (3:35)
  26. Give Me My Lute (2:17)
  27. Dioclesian, Z. 627: Still I'm Wishing (1:42)
  28. Lovely Selina, Innocent and Free (2:39)
  29. Sefauchi's Farewell, Z. 656 (2:02)
  30. Now Does the Glorious Day Appear, Z. 332: VII. By Beauteous Softness Mixed with Majesty (2:56)

Credits

  • Robin Blaze - primary artist, countertenor vocals
  • Robert Johnson - composed by
  • Anonymous - composed by
  • Thomas Campion - composed by
  • John Dowland - composed by
  • William Lawes - composed by
  • John Danyel - composed by
  • Henry Purcell - composed by
  • Matthew Locke - composed by
  • Pietro Reggio - composed by
  • John Banister - composed by
  • John Blow - composed by
  • Edward Perry - executive producer
  • Simon Perry - executive producer

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