The Early Music Show17 July 2004
Saturday 17 July 2004 13:00-14:00 (Radio 3)
Catherine Bott is joined today by fellow soprano Emma Kirkby to explore the intimate and expressive repertoire of the English lute song, which reached its peak in the first half of the seventeenth century with composers like Dowland, Ferrabosco and the Lawes brothers, Henry and William. Duration:1 hour |
Playlist Emma Kirkby (soprano) With Jacob Lindberg (lute)
Alfonso Ferrabosco: So, so leave off this last lamenting kiss; Gentle Knights Robert Johnson: As I walked forth John Dowland: Go crystal tears; Lend your ears to my sorrow; Shall I sue, shall I seek for grace? Dowland: Prelude and Fantasia for lute Robert Jones: Ite, caldi sospiri Henry Lawes: Tavola: Or you or I Nature did wrong: Slide soft, you silver floods William Lawes: Why so pale and wan, fond lover Daniel Bachelor: Prelude - La Jeune Fillette for lute Alfonso Bales: Cloris sigh'd, and sang, and wept George Jeffreys: Have pity, grief, I cannot pay John Hilton: Hymne to God the Father
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