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Track(s) taken from CDA66714

I die whenas I do not see

composer
1606; Songs for the Lute, Viol and Voice
author of text
after Giovanni Battista Guarini (Nos 55 and 54 of Rime); English version ascribed to Jo: Richards

Nigel Short (countertenor), David Miller (lute)
Recording details: March 1994
Kimpton Parish Church, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Produced by Ben Turner
Engineered by Philip Hobbs
Release date: March 1995
Total duration: 2 minutes 0 seconds

Cover artwork: An Allegory of the Vanities of Human Life. Harmen Steenwyck (1612-after 1655)
Reproduced by permission of The Trustees, The National Gallery, London
 

Other recordings available for download

James Bowman (countertenor), David Miller (lute)

Reviews

‘This recording will transport you back to rural England at the turn of the 17th century … an entertaining selection of vocal solo and quartet music’ (Gramophone)

‘Music of the very highest quality … if you only have one lute-song disc in your collection it should be this one’ (Early Music Review)

‘Enthusiastically recommended’ (Fanfare, USA)

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