Not just Dowland – Songs for soprano and lute
Carolyn Sampson, Matthew Wadsworth
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- Carolyn Sampson soprano
- Matthew Wadsworth lute
London was as diverse and multi-cultural in 1610 as it is today. On this live recording Carolyn Sampson and Matthew Wadsworth take you on a rich and colourful journey which embraces not only our own culture, but that of our European counterparts in Italy, France and Belgium, as well as a few surprises along the way.
Matthew Wadsworth's and Carolyn Sampson's eclectic programme draws on Robert Dowland’s A Musicall Banquet and Varietie of Lute Lessons, both published in 1610, although they venture back a few years to the masterpieces of John Dowland and Robert Johnson.
Sitting beside Wadsworth [for songs by Johnson], and singing as much to him as to us, Sampson established a fireside confidentiality, using a folk-ballad tone with just the faintest hint of vibrato: her warm, open sound was arrestingly expressive.
When Wadsworth brought on the theorbo, and the songs became darker, we were in a different realm. Sampson's ‘In Darkness Let Me Dwell’ began as a sad exhalation, dramatically broadening in plangency before dying back again.
For some rarely performed Monteverdi songs, she reminded us what a fabulous sound she can summon up, while Wadsworth brought out the fruits of his musicological research." The Independent (on the concert)
Track Listing
Philip Rosseter (c.1567-1623)
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01. Prelude
Robert Johnson (c.1583-1633)
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02. Away delights
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03. Oh, let us howl
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04. Care-charming sleep
Alfonso Ferrabosco (1543-1588)
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05. Pavan
Anon
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06. Galliard
John Dowland (1563-1626)
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07. Fortune my foe
Robert Johnson
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08. Pavan in C minor
John Dowland
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09. Can she excuse my wrongs
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10. In darkness let me dwell
Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
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11. Quel sguardo sdegnosetto
Alessandro Grandi (c.1575-1630)
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12. O quam tu pulchra es
Alessandro Piccinini (1566-1638)
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13. Toccata XIII
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14. Partite Variate Sopra La Folia
Giulio Caccini (1551-1618)
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15. Amarilli, mia bella
Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger (c.1580-1651)
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16. Toccata arpeggiata
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17. Kapsberger canario
Tarquinio Merula (c.1594-1665)
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18. Canzonetta spirituale sopra alla nanna
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19. Announcement
Robert Johnson
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20. Have you seen the bright lily grow?
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