NOT JUST DOWLAND

 

Carolyn Sampson, soprano

Matthew Wadsworth, lute & theorbo

 

Phillip Rosseter (1567-1623) Prelude

Robert Johnson (1583-1633) Away delights; Oh, let us howl;

Care-charming sleep

Alfonso Ferrabosco (1543-1588) Pavan Iv

Anon. Galliarda

John Dowland (1563-1626) Fortune my foe

Robert Johnson (1583-1633) Pavan in C minor

John Dowland (1563-1626) Can she excuse my wrongs;

In darkness let me dwell

Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) Quel Sguardo Sdegnosetto

Alessandro Grandi (1586-1630) O quam tu pulchra es

Alessandro Piccinini (1566 - 1638) Toccata XIII;

Partite Variate Sopra La Folia

Giulio Caccini (1551-1618) Amarilli mia bella

Giovanni Kapsberger (c1580 - c1651)

Toccata arpeggiata; ‘Kapsberger’

Tarquinio Merula (1594-1665) Canzonetta spirituale

encore Robert Johnson (1583-1633)

Have you seen the bright lily grow?

 

The programme, entitled ‘Not Just Dowland’ sets the father of English song alongside his contemporary Robert Johnson, who notably composed for the plays of Shakespeare, and the Italians Monteverdi, Grandi, Piccinini, Caccini and Merula. There are also instrumental items by Johnson, Ferrabosco, Rosseter and Kabsberger.

 

“Everything was so perfect, the evening seemed to pass in a flash,” was The Independent’s verdict on the Wigmore Hall recital in December 2008 by soprano Carolyn Sampson and lutenist Matthew Wadsworth. “The soprano Carolyn Sampson is blessed with a lovely voice …and the lutenist Matthew Wadsworth … really is a class apart among exponents of this increasingly popular musical instrument.”

 

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