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Track(s) taken from CDA66836

Why so pale and wan, fond lover?

composer
William Lawes (1602-1645)
1637
author of text
Sir John Suckling (1609-1642)
Aglaura

Stephen Varcoe (baritone), Paul O'Dette (lute)
Recording details: April 1997
St Paul's Church, New Southgate, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Martin Compton
Engineered by Antony Howell & Julian Millard
Release date: January 1998
Total duration: 1 minutes 30 seconds
 

Other recordings available for download

Robin Blaze (countertenor), Elizabeth Kenny (lute)

Reviews

‘Performances are uniformly superb and often enhanced by imaginative or comic touches. Full marks to Peter Holman and his team for this delightful entertainment’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘The best and most painstaking reconstruction of music from Shakespeare's theatres available on disc’ (Sydney Morning Herald)

Other albums featuring this work

English Lute Songs
Robin Blaze (countertenor), Elizabeth Kenny (lute)
CDH55249

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