Pavans and Fantasies from the Age of Dowland

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JOHN DOWLAND
Pavans and Fantasies from the Age of Dowland
John Holloway (violin, viola) Monika Baer (violin, viola) Renate Steinmann (violin) Susanna Hefti (viola) Martin Zeller (bass violin)

[ ECM Records / CD ]

Release Date: Sunday 20 April 2014

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John Dowland's Lachrimae Pavans is considered one of the greatest works in the canon of English chamber music. Based upon his famous song "Flow My Teares", the seven pavans - "Seaven Teares", as Dowland called them - present an extraordinary exploration of the contrapuntal and harmonic possibilities offered by the theme. In this remarkable recording, baroque violinist John Holloway creates a concert programme around the lachrimae Pavans. Threaded between Dowland's masterpieces are works of other major composers of his era - Henry Purcell, William Lawes, John Jenkins, Thomas Morley and Matthew Locke. In bringing together these works of strongly contrasting colour and character Holloway and company give us a vivid sense of the great flowering of consort music which took place in England in the 17th century.

"it's a ravishing listening experience, exactly the right length, played and recorded stunningly. ECM's notes are up to their usual standards, both as education and entertainment." (10/10 ClassicsToday July 2014)

Tracks:

Lachrimae Antiquae
Fantasy upon one note
Lachrimae Antiquae Novae
2 Airs for 4
Lachrimae Gementes
Fantasy No. 12 for 2 Trebles and Bass
Lachrimae Tristes
Lamento for 2
Lachrimae Coactae
Fantasy for 2 Trebles and Bass
Lachrimae Amantis
Fantasy in C for 5
Lachrimae Verae