L’Esprit Baroque

In this programme, you can listen to sad and melancholy English music from the early 17th century.
Particularly, musical art by composers like John Dowland and Henry Purcell. "Flow my tears" is also the title of one of John Dowland’s most famous songs.
The focus is also on English instrumental music for lute and viola da gamba.
Recordings from 1957 by the Deller Consort are special, with the first countertenor who would apply himself to early music in the 20th century: Alfred Deller (photo).
John Dowland (1563-1623)
1. Flow my tears (Lachrimae Pavin)
Hopkinson Smith, lute
(Naïve E 8896, 2005)
William Cornyshe (1465-1523)
2. Ah Robin
Alfred Deller, countertenor. The Deller Consort
(Vanguard Classics 3003292, 1957)
Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
3. O Solitude (text: Katherine Philips)  
Alfred Deller, countertenor. Robert Elliott, organ. Hane Ryan, violoncello
(Harmonia Mundi HMX 290807, 1969)
Henry Purcell
4. I attempt from Love’s sickness to fly
5. Amidst the shades and cool refreshing streams 
6. What a sad fate
Maarten Koningsberger, bariton. Fred Jacobs, theorbe
(Quintone 2008)
John Dowland (1563-1626)
7. Pavane Lachrimae
8. Dowland’s tears
Nigel North, lute and arrangement
(Naxos 8.557862)
John Dowland
9. Semper Dowland, semper dolens
Jacob Lindberg, lute
(BIS-CD-300824)
John Dowland
10. Melancholy galliard      
11. Farwell    
Hopkinson Smith, lute
(Naïve E 8896, 2005)
Henry Purcell
12. O dive custos Auriacae domus (an elegy on the death of queen Mary)  
Michael Chance and James Bowman, countertenor. Alison Crum, gamba. Robert King, organ    
(Hyperion CDA 66253)
William Corkine (fl. 1610-1617)
Uit: The second tuning for the Lyra Viol:
13. If my complaints
Jordi Savall, Lyra da gamba
(Auvidis-Astrée 1980-1988)
Tobias Hume (1569-1645)
14. Loves farewell  
15. Death     
Jordi Savall, viola da gamba
(Astrée E 7723)
Henry Purcell
16. When I am laid in earth (‘Dido’s Lament’)   
17. Let mine eyes run down with tears  
Gillian Fisher, soprano. James Bowman, countertenor. Charles Daniels, tenor. Michael George, bass. King’s Consort led by Robert King.
(Hyperion LC 7533)
Robert Johnson (1583-1633)
18. Have you seen but the bright lilly grow   
19. Woods, rocks and mountains
 
Henry Lawes (1596-1662)
20. Ariadnes Lament     
Johannette Zomer, soprano. Fred Jacobs, theorbe
(Channel Classics CCS SA 26609)
John Blow (1649-1708)
21. An ode on the death of Mr. Henry Purcell   
Carlos Mena and Damien Guillon, countertenors. Ricercar Consort led by Philippe Pierlot   
(Mirare Mir. 109)