Dowland Songs

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Composer or Director: John Dowland

Label: Veritas

Magazine Review Date: 11/1988

Media Format: Cassette

Media Runtime: 0

Mastering:

DDD

Catalogue Number: 790726-4

Tracks:

Composition	Artist Credit
(The) First Book of Songs or Ayres, Movement: Come heauy sleepe	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(The) First Book of Songs or Ayres, Movement: My thoughts are wingd with hopes	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(The) First Book of Songs or Ayres, Movement: If my complaints could passions moue	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(The) First Book of Songs or Ayres, Movement: Come away, come sweet loue	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(The) First Book of Songs or Ayres, Movement: Wilt though vnkind thus reaue me me of my hart	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(The) First Book of Songs or Ayres, Movement: Awake sweet loue thou art returnd	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(The) Second Booke of Songs or Ayres, Movement: I saw my Lady weepe	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(The) Second Booke of Songs or Ayres, Movement: Flow my teares fall from your springs	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(The) Second Booke of Songs or Ayres, Movement: Sorrow sorrow stay, lend true repentant teares	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(The) Second Booke of Songs or Ayres, Movement: Fine knacks for Ladies, cheap, choise, braue and new	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(The) Second Booke of Songs or Ayres, Movement: Shall I sue, shall I seeke for grace	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(The) Third and Last Book of Songs or Aires, Movement: When Phoebus first did Daphne loue	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(The) Third and Last Book of Songs or Aires, Movement: Say loue if euer thou didst finde	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(The) Third and Last Book of Songs or Aires, Movement: Weepe you no more sad fountaines	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(The) Third and Last Book of Songs or Aires, Movement: Fie on this faining, is loue without desire	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(A) Pilgrimes Solace, Movement: Sweete stay a while, why will you?	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(A) Pilgrimes Solace, Movement: To aske for all thy loue	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(A) Pilgrimes Solace, Movement: Loue those beames that breede	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(A) Pilgrimes Solace, Movement: Shall I striue with wordes to moue	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(A) Pilgrimes Solace, Movement: Were euery thought an eye	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute

Composer or Director: John Dowland

Label: Veritas

Magazine Review Date: 11/1988

Media Format: CD or Download

Media Runtime: 61

Mastering:

DDD

Catalogue Number: 790726-2

Tracks:

Composition	Artist Credit
(The) First Book of Songs or Ayres, Movement: Come heauy sleepe	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(The) First Book of Songs or Ayres, Movement: My thoughts are wingd with hopes	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(The) First Book of Songs or Ayres, Movement: If my complaints could passions moue	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(The) First Book of Songs or Ayres, Movement: Come away, come sweet loue	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(The) First Book of Songs or Ayres, Movement: Wilt though vnkind thus reaue me me of my hart	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(The) First Book of Songs or Ayres, Movement: Awake sweet loue thou art returnd	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(The) Second Booke of Songs or Ayres, Movement: I saw my Lady weepe	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(The) Second Booke of Songs or Ayres, Movement: Flow my teares fall from your springs	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(The) Second Booke of Songs or Ayres, Movement: Sorrow sorrow stay, lend true repentant teares	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(The) Second Booke of Songs or Ayres, Movement: Fine knacks for Ladies, cheap, choise, braue and new	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(The) Second Booke of Songs or Ayres, Movement: Shall I sue, shall I seeke for grace	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(The) Third and Last Book of Songs or Aires, Movement: When Phoebus first did Daphne loue	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(The) Third and Last Book of Songs or Aires, Movement: Say loue if euer thou didst finde	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(The) Third and Last Book of Songs or Aires, Movement: Weepe you no more sad fountaines	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(The) Third and Last Book of Songs or Aires, Movement: Fie on this faining, is loue without desire	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(A) Pilgrimes Solace, Movement: Sweete stay a while, why will you?	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(A) Pilgrimes Solace, Movement: To aske for all thy loue	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(A) Pilgrimes Solace, Movement: Loue those beames that breede	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(A) Pilgrimes Solace, Movement: Shall I striue with wordes to moue	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(A) Pilgrimes Solace, Movement: Were euery thought an eye	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute

Composer or Director: John Dowland

Label: Veritas

Magazine Review Date: 11/1988

Media Format: Vinyl

Media Runtime: 0

Mastering:

DDD

Catalogue Number: 790726-1

Tracks:

Composition	Artist Credit
(The) First Book of Songs or Ayres, Movement: Come heauy sleepe	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(The) First Book of Songs or Ayres, Movement: My thoughts are wingd with hopes	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(The) First Book of Songs or Ayres, Movement: If my complaints could passions moue	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(The) First Book of Songs or Ayres, Movement: Come away, come sweet loue	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(The) First Book of Songs or Ayres, Movement: Wilt though vnkind thus reaue me me of my hart	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(The) First Book of Songs or Ayres, Movement: Awake sweet loue thou art returnd	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(The) Second Booke of Songs or Ayres, Movement: I saw my Lady weepe	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(The) Second Booke of Songs or Ayres, Movement: Flow my teares fall from your springs	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(The) Second Booke of Songs or Ayres, Movement: Sorrow sorrow stay, lend true repentant teares	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(The) Second Booke of Songs or Ayres, Movement: Fine knacks for Ladies, cheap, choise, braue and new	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(The) Second Booke of Songs or Ayres, Movement: Shall I sue, shall I seeke for grace	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(The) Third and Last Book of Songs or Aires, Movement: When Phoebus first did Daphne loue	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(The) Third and Last Book of Songs or Aires, Movement: Say loue if euer thou didst finde	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(The) Third and Last Book of Songs or Aires, Movement: Weepe you no more sad fountaines	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(The) Third and Last Book of Songs or Aires, Movement: Fie on this faining, is loue without desire	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(A) Pilgrimes Solace, Movement: Sweete stay a while, why will you?	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(A) Pilgrimes Solace, Movement: To aske for all thy loue	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(A) Pilgrimes Solace, Movement: Loue those beames that breede	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(A) Pilgrimes Solace, Movement: Shall I striue with wordes to moue	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute
(A) Pilgrimes Solace, Movement: Were euery thought an eye	John Dowland, Composer John Dowland, Composer Nigel Rogers, Tenor Paul O'Dette, Lute

Author: John Duarte

Dowland's three Bookes of Songes (1597, 1600, 1603) and A Pilgrimes Solace (1612) form an unexcelled repository of English lute-song, a rich genre to which they are centrally important. Some of the songs have become familiar on record over the last quarter-century but the only complete recordings were those of the Bookes of Songes and A Pilgrimes Solace by The Consort of Musicke on L'Oiseau-Lyre (nla). The cupboard, though not at present bare, is not too abundantly stocked for contributions to be gratefully received, and certainly not when they are of this quality. All four collections are represented and if some of the selected songs (less than one quarter of those available) are now well known, there are just as many that lack any other recording on CD, including all those from A Pilgrimes Solace. Two extremes are not unknown in performances of these songs: detachment, in time and from emotion, and excessive 'theatrical' involvement, neither of which does them justice. Though there are passing moments when he seems to sacrifice a little of expressive force at the altar of bel canto, Rogers surely a desert island voice in the early-musical field, strikes the happiest of mediums.
The songs embrace the gamut of Dowland's moods, from dark to bright, and Rogers's realization of it brought to my mind a comment of Ton Koopman: ''When Scarlatti is happy I must be happy, and when Bach is sad I must be sad too.'' There have been fine recitals of this kind before, but I can recollect none in which the singer embellishes his lines so freely and fitly as Rogers does throughout. O'Dette is the most responsive of accompanists, as he is fully equipped to be, and is recorded at a level that reveals the textural partnership these songs represent. The recording is so immediate that Rogers's every intake of breath is audible, as are also, thanks to his excellent diction the words—printed in full in the booklet. Buy this—and be glad to have the chance.'

Dowland Songs

(The) First Book of Songs or Ayres, Movement: Come heauy sleepe

(The) First Book of Songs or Ayres, Movement: My thoughts are wingd with hopes

(The) First Book of Songs or Ayres, Movement: If my complaints could passions moue

(The) First Book of Songs or Ayres, Movement: Come away, come sweet loue

(The) First Book of Songs or Ayres, Movement: Wilt though vnkind thus reaue me me of my hart

(The) First Book of Songs or Ayres, Movement: Awake sweet loue thou art returnd

(The) Second Booke of Songs or Ayres, Movement: I saw my Lady weepe

(The) Second Booke of Songs or Ayres, Movement: Flow my teares fall from your springs

(The) Second Booke of Songs or Ayres, Movement: Sorrow sorrow stay, lend true repentant teares

(The) Second Booke of Songs or Ayres, Movement: Fine knacks for Ladies, cheap, choise, braue and new

(The) Second Booke of Songs or Ayres, Movement: Shall I sue, shall I seeke for grace

(The) Third and Last Book of Songs or Aires, Movement: When Phoebus first did Daphne loue

(The) Third and Last Book of Songs or Aires, Movement: Say loue if euer thou didst finde

(The) Third and Last Book of Songs or Aires, Movement: Weepe you no more sad fountaines

(The) Third and Last Book of Songs or Aires, Movement: Fie on this faining, is loue without desire

(A) Pilgrimes Solace, Movement: Sweete stay a while, why will you?

(A) Pilgrimes Solace, Movement: To aske for all thy loue

(A) Pilgrimes Solace, Movement: Loue those beames that breede

(A) Pilgrimes Solace, Movement: Shall I striue with wordes to moue

(A) Pilgrimes Solace, Movement: Were euery thought an eye