FREE UK SHIPPING OVER £35!

Dowland - In Darkness Let Me Dwell | Deutsche Harmonia Mundi (DHM) 88697225022

Dowland - In Darkness Let Me Dwell

New Item

Label: Deutsche Harmonia Mundi (DHM)

Cat No: 88697225022

Barcode: 0886972250229

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 5th January 2009

This product has now been deleted. Information is for reference only.

Penguin Guide 4 stars

Contents

About

John Dowland, born in London around 1563, was the most renowned lutenist in Europe. As a composer, he captured perfectly the fashionable melancholy of the Elizabethan age.

For her new album 'In Darkness Let Me Dwell', viola da gamba virtuoso Hille Perl has selected some of Dowland’s songs, coupled with instrumental pieces from his famous collection Lachrimae, or Seven Tears (1604).

Together with her viola da gamba ensemble The Sirius Viols, the Amercian lutenist Lee Santana and the soprano Dorothee Mields, Hille Perl eloquently portrays the melancholy spirit of Dowland’s music. In the songs, the solo lute pieces, the gaillards and pavanes for viola da gamba consort, this melancholy is infinitely touching and highly expressive.

For this recording, The Sirius Viols was able to use copies of original instruments from the workshop of renowned instrument maker Tilman Muthesius from Potsdam.

Error on this page? Let us know here

Need more information on this product? Click here