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Dowland: Lachrimae

Renaissance Melancholic Contemplative Intimate Nostalgic
$20.99

Details

Composer
John Dowland
Artist
Capriccio Stravagante Renaissance Orchestra, Skip Sempe
Format
CD
Label
Paradizo
Released
May 09, 2025
Catalog #
PA0022
UPC
0865462000483

About

John Dowland's Lachrimae cycle is among the finest surviving instrumental dance music of the turn of the seventeenth century. This long awaited recording with the Capriccio Stravagante Renaissance Orchestra features new a instrumentation by Skip Sempe: 6 viols, 5 recorders, 2 cornetti, 3 trombones, 2 virginals and harpsichord. Skip Sempe's new performance order of the twenty-one Lachrimae dances revives the tradition of Pavan and Galliard pairs, rather than treating them as isolated movements. The idea of a 'Renaissance Orchestra' in which all the different instrumental consorts are brought together is the overlooked message of these sixteenth and seventeenth century publications. Large ensembles, for large or commemorative occasions, were every bit as much the 'composer's intention' as were smaller, intimate groups. This missing link has been proposed and provided by the concerts and recordings of the Capriccio Stravagante Renaissance Orchestra since the first years of the twenty-first century, and is one of their remarkable achievements in 'cutting through the noise'.

Tracklist 21 tracks

  1. 1 XII. Sir Henry Umptons Funerall 04:37
    Track
    1
    Title
    XII. Sir Henry Umptons Funerall
    Duration
    04:37
    Composer
    John Dowland
    Ensemble
    Capriccio Stravagante Renaissance Orchestra
    Conductor
    Skip Sempé
  2. 2 XVI. M. Buctons Galiard 01:16
    Track
    2
    Title
    XVI. M. Buctons Galiard
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    John Dowland
    Ensemble
    Capriccio Stravagante Renaissance Orchestra
    Conductor
    Skip Sempé
  3. 3 I. Lachrimae Antiquae 04:31
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. Lachrimae Antiquae
    Duration
    04:31
    Composer
    John Dowland
    Ensemble
    Capriccio Stravagante Renaissance Orchestra
    Conductor
    Skip Sempé
  4. 4 IX. M. Nicholas Gryffith his Galiard 01:41
    Track
    4
    Title
    IX. M. Nicholas Gryffith his Galiard
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    John Dowland
    Ensemble
    Capriccio Stravagante Renaissance Orchestra
    Conductor
    Skip Sempé
  5. 5 II. Lachrimae Antiquae Nouae 04:13
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Lachrimae Antiquae Nouae
    Duration
    04:13
    Composer
    John Dowland
    Ensemble
    Capriccio Stravagante Renaissance Orchestra
    Conductor
    Skip Sempé
  6. 6 X. M. Giles Hobies Galiard 01:16
    Track
    6
    Title
    X. M. Giles Hobies Galiard
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    John Dowland
    Ensemble
    Capriccio Stravagante Renaissance Orchestra
    Conductor
    Skip Sempé
  7. 7 III. Lachrimae Gementes 04:05
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Lachrimae Gementes
    Duration
    04:05
    Composer
    John Dowland
    Ensemble
    Capriccio Stravagante Renaissance Orchestra
    Conductor
    Skip Sempé
  8. 8 XIX. The Earle of Essex Galiard 02:16
    Track
    8
    Title
    XIX. The Earle of Essex Galiard
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    John Dowland
    Ensemble
    Capriccio Stravagante Renaissance Orchestra
    Conductor
    Skip Sempé
  9. 9 XIII. M. George Whitehead his Almand 01:21
    Track
    9
    Title
    XIII. M. George Whitehead his Almand
    Duration
    01:21
    Composer
    John Dowland
    Ensemble
    Capriccio Stravagante Renaissance Orchestra
    Conductor
    Skip Sempé
  10. 10 XV. M. John Langtons Pavan 04:14
    Track
    10
    Title
    XV. M. John Langtons Pavan
    Duration
    04:14
    Composer
    John Dowland
    Ensemble
    Capriccio Stravagante Renaissance Orchestra
    Conductor
    Skip Sempé
  11. 11 XIV. Mistresse Nichols Almand 01:17
    Track
    11
    Title
    XIV. Mistresse Nichols Almand
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    John Dowland
    Ensemble
    Capriccio Stravagante Renaissance Orchestra
    Conductor
    Skip Sempé
  12. 12 IV. Lachrimae Tristes 04:37
    Track
    12
    Title
    IV. Lachrimae Tristes
    Duration
    04:37
    Composer
    John Dowland
    Ensemble
    Capriccio Stravagante Renaissance Orchestra
    Conductor
    Skip Sempé
  13. 13 XI. Sir John Souch his Galiard 02:00
    Track
    13
    Title
    XI. Sir John Souch his Galiard
    Duration
    02:00
    Composer
    John Dowland
    Ensemble
    Capriccio Stravagante Renaissance Orchestra
    Conductor
    Skip Sempé
  14. 14 V. Lachrimae Coactae 04:16
    Track
    14
    Title
    V. Lachrimae Coactae
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    John Dowland
    Ensemble
    Capriccio Stravagante Renaissance Orchestra
    Conductor
    Skip Sempé
  15. 15 XX. M. Henry Noel his Galiard 01:44
    Track
    15
    Title
    XX. M. Henry Noel his Galiard
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    John Dowland
    Ensemble
    Capriccio Stravagante Renaissance Orchestra
    Conductor
    Skip Sempé
  16. 16 VIII. Semper Dowland semper dolens 05:07
    Track
    16
    Title
    VIII. Semper Dowland semper dolens
    Duration
    05:07
    Composer
    John Dowland
    Ensemble
    Capriccio Stravagante Renaissance Orchestra
    Conductor
    Skip Sempé
  17. 17 XXI. The King of Denmarks Galiard 01:51
    Track
    17
    Title
    XXI. The King of Denmarks Galiard
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    John Dowland
    Ensemble
    Capriccio Stravagante Renaissance Orchestra
    Conductor
    Skip Sempé
  18. 18 VI. Lachrimae Amantis 04:45
    Track
    18
    Title
    VI. Lachrimae Amantis
    Duration
    04:45
    Composer
    John Dowland
    Ensemble
    Capriccio Stravagante Renaissance Orchestra
    Conductor
    Skip Sempé
  19. 19 XVII. M. Thomas Collier his Galiard with 2 Trebles 01:25
    Track
    19
    Title
    XVII. M. Thomas Collier his Galiard with 2 Trebles
    Duration
    01:25
    Composer
    John Dowland
    Ensemble
    Capriccio Stravagante Renaissance Orchestra
    Conductor
    Skip Sempé
  20. 20 VII. Lachrimae Verae 04:38
    Track
    20
    Title
    VII. Lachrimae Verae
    Duration
    04:38
    Composer
    John Dowland
    Ensemble
    Capriccio Stravagante Renaissance Orchestra
    Conductor
    Skip Sempé
  21. 21 XVIII. Captaine Digorie Piper his Galiard 02:32
    Track
    21
    Title
    XVIII. Captaine Digorie Piper his Galiard
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    John Dowland
    Ensemble
    Capriccio Stravagante Renaissance Orchestra
    Conductor
    Skip Sempé