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JOHN DOWLAND
01.
Lachrimæ "Seven Tears"
4:10
Solo: Chelys Consort of Viols Ensemble
Chamber: Chelys Consort of Viols Chamber
02.
Book of Songs, Book 2
3:44
Solo: Emma Kirkby Soloist
Solo: James Akers Soloist
Chamber: Chelys Consort of Viols Chamber
03.
Lachrimæ "Seven Tears"
4:00
Solo: Chelys Consort of Viols Ensemble
Chamber: Chelys Consort of Viols Chamber
ROBERT JONES
04.
Lie Down Poor Heart
4:23
Solo: Chelys Consort of Viols Ensemble
Solo: James Akers Soloist
Chamber: Chelys Consort of Viols Chamber
JOHN DOWLAND
05.
Book of Songs, Book 2
3:51
Solo: Chelys Consort of Viols Ensemble
Solo: James Akers Soloist
Chamber: Chelys Consort of Viols Chamber
Lachrimæ "Seven Tears"
06.
No. 3, Lachrimæ gementes
4:23
07.
No. 4, Lachrimæ tristes
4:55
Solo: Chelys Consort of Viols Ensemble
Chamber: Chelys Consort of Viols Chamber
08.
Book of Songs, Book 2
1:31
Solo: Emma Kirkby Soloist
Solo: James Akers Soloist
09.
Lachrimæ "Seven Tears"
1:29
Solo: Chelys Consort of Viols Ensemble
Chamber: Chelys Consort of Viols Chamber
TOBIAS HUME
10.
What greater griefe
3:39
Solo: Chelys Consort of Viols Ensemble
Chamber: Chelys Consort of Viols Chamber
THOMAS SIMPSON
11.
Paduan (after J. Dowland)
5:27
Solo: Chelys Consort of Viols Ensemble
Chamber: Chelys Consort of Viols Chamber
12.
Volta (after J. Dowland)
1:07
Solo: Chelys Consort of Viols Ensemble
Chamber: Chelys Consort of Viols Chamber
WILLIAM WIGTHORPE
13.
Book of Songs, Book 2
3:01
Solo: Chelys Consort of Viols Ensemble
Chamber: Chelys Consort of Viols Chamber
JOHN DANYEL
14.
Eyes Look No More
3:19
Solo: Chelys Consort of Viols Ensemble
Solo: James Akers Soloist
Chamber: Chelys Consort of Viols Chamber
JOHN DOWLAND
Lachrimæ "Seven Tears"
15.
No. 5, Lachrimæ coactæ
4:18
16.
No. 6, Lachrimæ amantis
4:42
Solo: Chelys Consort of Viols Ensemble
Chamber: Chelys Consort of Viols Chamber
IBRAHIM AZIZ
17.
My Heavy Sprite
2:33
Solo: Chelys Consort of Viols Ensemble
Solo: James Akers Soloist
Chamber: Chelys Consort of Viols Chamber
JOHN DANYEL
18.
If I Could Shut the Gate Against My Thoughts
5:09
Solo: Chelys Consort of Viols Ensemble
Solo: James Akers Soloist
Chamber: Chelys Consort of Viols Chamber
JOHN DOWLAND
19.
Lachrimæ "Seven Tears"
4:45
Solo: Chelys Consort of Viols Ensemble
Chamber: Chelys Consort of Viols Chamber
Notes
‘A pleasing melancholy’ is how Robert Burton described the feeling that certain music can give rise to, in his The Anatomy of Melancholy from 1621. Some 20 years earlier John Dowland, melancholic par excellence, had expressed a similar idea in the dedication of his Lachrimae, or Seven Tears: ‘pleasant are the tears which music weeps’.
During this period in England, melancholia had become fashionable, especially in cultural and literary circles, and spawned countless poems, paintings and songs. When Dowland’s lute song Flow My Tears was published in 1600, the instrumental Lachrimae Pavan on which it was based had been in circulation for several years and was the composer’s ‘number one hit’ both in England and on the continent – and four years after the song, he returned to the music and varied it in the ‘seven tears’ for viol consort and lute.
Colleagues of Dowland such as Robert Jones and John Danyel explored similar moods and emotions in their own songs, sometimes – as in Danyel’s Eyes look no more – making clear allusions to Dowland’s famous pavan. The Chelys Consort of Viols released their first disc in 2015 to critical acclaim. For the present recording they are joined by lutenist James Akers, and Emma Kirkby, the English soprano who has long been a leading figure in the field of early music.
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Reviews
"... If you're looking for the most beautiful recording of Lachrimae, this is unquestionably it..."
Alexandra Coghlan - Gramophone magazine - January 2018
Performance **** Recording ****
"... Kirkby, with her half-a-century's experience in this repertoire, lends perceptive insights both to the poetic texts and the musical settings... The Chelys Consort and lutenist James Akers enter a competitive field... Even so, the newcomers stand out with their radiant, supple playing. Ensemble, balance and intonation are flawless, and the sound on their gut-strung instruments is transparent and light as gossamer."
Kate Bolton-Porciatti - BBC Music magazine - January 2018
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