Music by John Dowland - The Extempore String Ensemble

1. Sir Henry Guilford His Almain for lute
Composed by John Dowland
with Extempore String Ensemble , George Weigand

2. Lachrimae, pavan for lute (from Thomas Morley's "The First Booke of Consort Lessons")
Composed by John Dowland
with Extempore String Ensemble , George Weigand

3. Sir John Souch his Galliard for lute, P26
Composed by John Dowland
with Extempore String Ensemble , George Weigand

4. Shoemaker's Wife, a Toy for lute, P58
Composed by John Dowland
with Extempore String Ensemble , George Weigand

5. Susanna Fair Galliard
Composed by John Dowland
with Extempore String Ensemble , George Weigand

6. Captaine Piper His Galiard for lute & strings, P 88 (From Thomas Morley's "The First Booke of Consort Lessons") Captain Digorie Piper's Galliard
Composed by John Dowland
with Extempore String Ensemble , George Weigand

7. Sir George Whitehead His Almaine
Composed by John Dowland
with Extempore String Ensemble , George Weigand

8. Lady Hudson's Puffe (Almain) for Lute, P54
Composed by John Dowland
with Extempore String Ensemble , George Weigand

9. Lachrimae or Seaven Teares for lute & strings: Nos 1-21, complete Sir Henry Umpton's Funerall
Composed by John Dowland
with Extempore String Ensemble , George Weigand

10. Lachrimae or Seaven Teares for lute & strings: Nos 1-21, complete Sir Thomas Collier His Galliard
Composed by John Dowland
with Extempore String Ensemble , George Weigand

11. Mistress Winter's Jump
Composed by John Dowland
with Extempore String Ensemble , George Weigand

12. Fortune My Foe, P62
Composed by John Dowland
with Extempore String Ensemble , George Weigand

13. Sir John Smith His Almaine for lute, P47
Composed by John Dowland
with Extempore String Ensemble , George Weigand

Product Description

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More than three and one half centuries after his death, Dowland remains among the greatest melodists of all time, and his compositions for string consort and lute literally define their respective genres. This excellent recording highlights 13 instrumental works, employing various configurations of lute, theorbo (a large lute with extra bass strings), orpharion and bandora (wire-strung, lutelike instruments), guitar, violin, and sets of viols. Unlike other performers of this music, these players make a practice of extemporizing on the music, just as 16th- and 17th-century musicians would have done. The result is not only a unique performance, but one enhanced by an aura of spontaneity. The names of the tunes have their own charm: "The Shoemaker's Wife--A Toy," "Mistress Winter's Jump," and "Sir Henry Umpton's Funerall" are a few of the more colorful examples. --David Vernier

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More than three and one half centuries after his death, Dowland remains among the greatest melodists of all time, and his compositions for string consort and lute literally define their respective genres. This excellent recording highlights 13 instrumental works, employing various configurations of lute, theorbo (a large lute with extra bass strings), orpharion and bandora (wire-strung, lutelike instruments), guitar, violin, and sets of viols. Unlike other performers of this music, these players make a practice of extemporizing on the music, just as 16th- and 17th-century musicians would have done. The result is not only a unique performance, but one enhanced by an aura of spontaneity. The names of the tunes have their own charm: "The Shoemaker's Wife--A Toy," "Mistress Winter's Jump," and "Sir Henry Umpton's Funerall" are a few of the more colorful examples. --David Vernier