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Thomas Morley, Thomas Campion, English Anonymous
Greensleeves: A Collection of English Lute Songs
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Special Interest, Pop, Classical

Track Listings (25) - Disc #1
1. It was a lover and his lass, song for voice with lute & bass viol
2. Author of Light, Revive My Dying Spright for voice, lute & bass viol
3. Watkin's Ale, song
4. So Beauty on the Waters Stood, for voice & lute
5. When Laura Smiles
6. Galliard for lute
7. In darkness let me dwell, for voice, lute & bass viol (A Musicall Banquet)
8. Bonny sweet boy, folk song
9. Greensleeves, folk song
10. Wandring in This Place for lute (or 5 voices)
11. Packington's Pound
12. Shall I Come Sweet Love to Thee? for voice, lute & bass viol
13. Sorrow, stay, lend true repentant tears, for 2 voices & lute (Second Book of Songs)
14. Sweet Youth Go Bruise Thy Pillow
15. Kemps Jig
16. It Fell on a Sommers Daie for voice, lute & bass viol
17. Come again, sweet love doth now invite, for 4 voices & lute (First Book of Songs)
18. Wilson's Wild, for lute
19. Away with these self-loving lads, for 4 voices & lute (First Book of Songs)
20. Mark How the Blushful Morn, song
21. Never Weather-Beaten Sail for voice, lute & bass viol
22. Cradle Pavan for lute
23. If Thou Long'st So Much to Learn for voice, lute & bass viol
24. Robinson's May
25. Time stands still, for voice, lute & bass viol (Third Book of Songs)

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All Artists: Thomas Morley, Thomas Campion, English Anonymous, Alfonso [2] Ferrabosco, Philip Rosseter, Antony Holborne, John Dowland, Scottish Traditional, English Traditional, Michael Cavendish, Nicholas Lanier, Julianne Baird
Title: Greensleeves: A Collection of English Lute Songs
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 1
Label: Dorian Recordings
Release Date: 8/31/1993
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Special Interest, Pop, Classical
Styles: Vocal Pop, Opera & Classical Vocal, Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Baroque (c.1600-1750), Classical (c.1770-1830), Instruments, Strings
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 053479012623

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CD Reviews

Greensleeves (Baird/McFarlane)

Dylan Chernov | fairbanks, ak USA | 09/30/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Incredible! Stunning musicianship from beginning to end. For fans of Dowland, this recording is a gem. The blend of lute and voice on 'In darkness let me dwell' is downright haunting. This recording is an absolute pleasure. 5 stars just might be an understatement here..."

Graceful music

FrKurt Messick | Bloomington, IN USA | 09/26/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The lute is a string instrument with a fretted neck and a deep, round back. In many ways, it is related to later similar instructments such as the guitar and banjo. It descends from a Middle Eastern instrument similar to the oud. The lute was one of the major musical instruments of the Middle Ages, and much music was composed for the lute, both as a stand-alone instrument as well as an accompaniment for singers.

This disc has some samples of both. Some songs are anonymous compositions, often derivative of much older folk tunes. Others are original compositions whose composers are known by name. Among these names are John Dowland, Thomas Morley, Alfonso Ferrabosco, Michael Cavendish, Thomas Campion, Nicholas Lanier, and Anthony Holborne, all of the 1500s/1600s. The music here involves both the 8-course lute and the 10-course lute (during the later Baroque time, lutes could have as many as 28 strings!).

The lute was eventually displaced by keyboard and other instruments, so in many ways its life is that of the music of the past. However, with recordings such as these, the lute lives again in vibrant form. Ronn McFarlane learned to play on a cheap steel-string guitar, but continued to study in a rather eclectic fashion, eventually studying at the Shenandoah Conservatory and the Peabody Conservatory prior to settling upon the lute as his primary instrument. In this recording, he is paired with Julianne Baird, a soprano with significant recording experience.

McFarlane and Baird emphasise the simplicity and lightness of the songs here; while some lute music and some folk tunes can be very elaborately arranged, here the performers strive for a more direct elegance. The particular period emphasised is Elizabethean; McFarlane and Baird sound as if they have come directly from the Queen's court directly.

This is a beautiful recording."