Songs / by Henry & William Lawes.

Format:

Sound recording

Author/Creator:

Blaze, Robin, performer.

Contributor:

Kenny, Elizabeth, performer.

Language:

English

Italian

Subjects (All):

Vocal trios, Unaccompanied.

Songs (High voice) with lute.

Songs (High voice) with theorbo.

Lute music (Lutes (2)).

Instrumental ensembles.

Vocal trios with continuo.

Genre:

Sound recordings.

Physical Description:

1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in.

Place of Publication:

London : Hyperion, [2007]

Language Note:

Principally sung in English; the 14th sung in Italian.

System Details:

digital

optical

1.4 m/s

stereo

digital recording

Contents:

Gather your rosebuds while you may / William Lawes

A tale out of Anacreon ; Oh that joy so soon should waste ; Sweet, stay awhile; why do you rise? / Henry Lawes

Monsieur Saman his coranto / René Saman

Amarillis, by a spring / H. Lawes

Oh, let me still and silent lie ; Oh, my Clarissa, thou cruel fair / W. Lawes

From the heavn's now I fly / H. Lawes

Corant from The royall consort / W. Lawes

Sweet Echo, sweetest nymph that liv'st unseen / H. Lawes

Country dance / W. Lawes

Oh sweet woods, the delight of solitariness ; Tavola : In quel gelato core una voce ; Loves sweet repose : Amidst the myrtles as I walk ; No reprieve : Now, now, Lucasia, now make haste / H. Lawes

Fantasia / Cuthbert Hely

Slide soft, you silver floods / H. Lawes

Saraband / C. Hely

When shall I see my captive heart? / H. Lawes

Alman for two lutes ; Corant for two lutes ; A dreame : I laid me down upon a pillow soft ; Corant for two lutes / W. Lawes

The angler's song : Man's life is but vain, for 'tis subject to pain / H. Lawes

When man of sin thy judgment feeds / W. Lawes

A pastoral elegie : Cease you jolly shepherds / H. Lawes.

Participant:

Robin Blaze, countertenor ; Elizabeth Kenny, lute, theorbo ; with additional performers.

Notes:

Principally songs for countertenor with lute or theorbo acc.; the 1st and 27th works for soprano, countertenor, and bass without and with lute and theorbo acc., respectively; the 5th, 12th, 17th and 19th for lute; the 10th for lute, theorbo, and double harp; the 11th for soprano and theorbo; the 21st-22nd and 24th for two lutes; the 23rd for bass and theorbo.

Recorded May 3-5, 2006 in All Saints Church, East Finchley, London.

Compact disc.

Program and biographical notes, and song texts in English and Italian with English translation (14 p. : ports.) inserted in container.

Contains:

Lawes, Henry, 1596-1662. Songs. Selections

Lawes, William, 1602-1645. Works. Selections

OCLC:

85849921

Publisher Number:

034571175898

00034571175898

CDA67589 Hyperion