Famous 1976. recording with lute played by Anthony Rooley and The Consort Of Musicke playing and singing with him. Young Emma Kirkby can also be heard somewhere in there and if you like this,there is a whole album of lute songs where she is also backed by Rooley.
Our perception of how classical music should be performed is constant changing - at different times, artists follow various instructions and we can never be absolutely sure which is the interpretation closest to reality. Some of celebrated older recordings sound very dated and quaint now. In this 1976 recordings Consort Of Musicke tried all the possibilities known at the time to recreate suitable treatment of this material. As liner notes point,these were among pioneering performances of twentieth century revival of Dowland to reflect the original scale and pacing of his music. If you like melancholic beauty of Dowland's music,this is one healthy portion served with love and inspiration.
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