Dorian Recordings
DOR-90126
A Collection of English Lute Songs
Julianne Baird - Soprano
Ronn McFarlane - Lutes
Julianne Baird and I first met in the fall of 1981 at her home near Philadelphia. We had arranged to meet and read through a number of English lute songs in preparation for a concert of music from Shakespeare's plays with the Baltimore Consort. During that first meeting, we read through several of the songs we have since recorded and continue to perform today, and we slipped easily into an unspoken agreement about phrasing and movement in music. My initial impression, aside from the beauty of her voice, was that Julianne is a particularly natural singer to follow, with a spontaneous musical sense that draws out my best playing. - Ronn McFarlane|
[1] It Was a Lover and His Lass / Thomas Morley (1557-1602) [2] Author of Light / Thomas Campion (1567-1620) [3] Lute Solo:Watkin's Ale / Anon. [4] So Beauty on the Waters Stood / Alfonso Ferrabosco (before 1578-1628) [5] When Laura Smiles / Philip Rosseter (1568-1623) [6] Lute Solo:Galliard / Anthony Holborne (d. 1602) [7] In Darkness Let Me Dwell / John Dowland (1563-1626) [8] Lute Solo:Bonny Sweet Boy / Anon. [9] Greensleeves / Anon. [10] Wand'ring in this Place / Michael Cavendish (1565-1628) [11] Lute Solo:Packington's Pound / Anon. [12] Shall I Come Sweet Love to Thee? / Campion [13] Sorrow Stay / Dowland [14] Sweet Youth Go Bruise Thy Pillow / Anon. [15] Lute Solo:Kemp's Jig / Anon. [16] It Fell on a Summer's Day / Campion [17] Come Again / Dowland [18] Lute Solo:Wilson's Wild / Anon. [19] Away With These Self Loving Lads / Dowland [20] Mark How the Blushful Morn / Nicholas Lanier (1588-1666) [21] Never Weather-Beaten Sail / Campion [22] Lute Solo:The Cradle Pravan / Holborne [23] If Thou Longst so Much to Learn / Campion [24] Lute Solo:Robinson's May / Anon. [25] Time Stands Still / Dowland |
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