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Track(s) taken from CDA66714

Can doleful notes?

composer
John Danyel (1564-c1626)
1601; from Book of Songs, dedicated to Mrs Anne Grene, daugther of Sir William Grene of Milton
author of text
Anonymous - Renaissance

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: 8 minutes 25 seconds

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

Other recordings available for download

Robin Blaze (countertenor), Elizabeth Kenny (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)

Other albums featuring this work

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

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