 | from Dowland: Lute Songs; Britten: Nocturnal (CDA67648) 1 Musingly: Meditativo [2'10] 17 minutes 45 seconds 8 tracks2 Very agitated: Molto agitato [0'43] 3 Restless: Inquieto [1'37] 4 Uneasy: Ansioso [1'28] 5 March-like: Quasi una marcia [1'38] 6 Dreaming: Sognante [1'59] 7 Gently rocking: Cullante [1'17] 8 Passacaglia: Measured (Misurato) – Slow and quiet (Molto tranquillo) [6'53] ‘This fascinating release does more than raise the standard of Dowland interpretation yet another notch: it also helps to contextualise the composer in relation to both his own time and ours … Ma ... ‘Flow, my tears is beautifully inflected, though finer still is In darkness let me dwell, where in the final bars Padmore's enrapt engagement seems to conjure up the very chill of death ... ‘The opening Unquiet thoughts introduces the clarity and lightness, as well as the dynamic chading and delicate ornamentation on repeated phrases which are a feature of all that follows … ... |