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Dowland: Lessons - Lute Music / Nordberg
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Dowland: Lessons - Lute Music / Nordberg

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Composer
John Dowland
Artist
Jonas Nordberg
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
May 06, 2022
Catalog #
BIS-2627
UPC
7318599926278

About

In English Renaissance collections of music, the term ‘lessons’ is often used to describe instrumental pieces, even though they aren’t pedagogical exercises as such. But as Jonas Nordberg writes in an introduction to his new disc ‘there remains much in them to be studied’. John Dowland is one of the composers whose music was a driving force of the Early Music revival already at the beginning of the 20th century. He has also played a central role in the rediscovery of the lute itself, an ongoing process which began more than a hundred years ago. Like many other musicians, Jonas Nordberg is continuously exploring the intimate relationship between a score and the instrument it was written for: ‘The pieces by Dowland on this album contain an entire musical universe, in which I have spent many years, discovering new layers of meaning. In that way these lessons – in combination with the instrument on which I play them – have also been my teachers. So it is a great pleasure to invite you to share them with me, and to explore for yourselves the rich combination of melancholy, joy and beauty to be found in these works.’

Tracklist 21 tracks

  1. 1 Prelude, P. 98 01:24
    Track
    1
    Title
    Prelude, P. 98
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    John Dowland
    Performer
    Jonas Nordberg
  2. 2 Fantasia in G Major, P. 73, "Tremolo" 03:05
    Track
    2
    Title
    Fantasia in G Major, P. 73, "Tremolo"
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    John Dowland
    Performer
    Jonas Nordberg
  3. 3 The Frog Galliard, P. 23 01:59
    Track
    3
    Title
    The Frog Galliard, P. 23
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    John Dowland
    Performer
    Jonas Nordberg
  4. 4 Farewell, P. 4, "In nomine" 03:52
    Track
    4
    Title
    Farewell, P. 4, "In nomine"
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    John Dowland
    Performer
    Jonas Nordberg
  5. 5 Fantasia in G Minor, P. 6 02:42
    Track
    5
    Title
    Fantasia in G Minor, P. 6
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    John Dowland
    Performer
    Jonas Nordberg
  6. 6 The Most Sacred Queen Elizabeth, her Galliard, P. 41 01:14
    Track
    6
    Title
    The Most Sacred Queen Elizabeth, her Galliard, P. 41
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    John Dowland
    Performer
    Jonas Nordberg
  7. 7 Forlorn Hope, P. 2 03:38
    Track
    7
    Title
    Forlorn Hope, P. 2
    Duration
    03:38
    Composer
    John Dowland
    Performer
    Jonas Nordberg
  8. 8 The Earl of Derby's Galliard, P. 44 02:15
    Track
    8
    Title
    The Earl of Derby's Galliard, P. 44
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    John Dowland
    Performer
    Jonas Nordberg
  9. 9 Loth to depart, P. 69 06:07
    Track
    9
    Title
    Loth to depart, P. 69
    Duration
    06:07
    Composer
    John Dowland
    Performer
    Jonas Nordberg
  10. 10 Book of Songs, Book 1: Can she excuse my wrongs, P. 42 01:36
    Track
    10
    Title
    Book of Songs, Book 1: Can she excuse my wrongs, P. 42
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    John Dowland
    Performer
    Jonas Nordberg
  11. 11 Solus cum sola, P. 10 04:44
    Track
    11
    Title
    Solus cum sola, P. 10
    Duration
    04:44
    Composer
    John Dowland
    Performer
    Jonas Nordberg
  12. 12 Sir John Smith, his Almain, P. 47 02:35
    Track
    12
    Title
    Sir John Smith, his Almain, P. 47
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    John Dowland
    Performer
    Jonas Nordberg
  13. 13 Orlando Sleepeth, P. 61 03:14
    Track
    13
    Title
    Orlando Sleepeth, P. 61
    Duration
    03:14
    Composer
    John Dowland
    Performer
    Jonas Nordberg
  14. 14 Lady Hunsdon's Puffe, P. 54 01:36
    Track
    14
    Title
    Lady Hunsdon's Puffe, P. 54
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    John Dowland
    Performer
    Jonas Nordberg
  15. 15 Semper Dowland semper dolens, P. 9 07:57
    Track
    15
    Title
    Semper Dowland semper dolens, P. 9
    Duration
    07:57
    Composer
    John Dowland
    Performer
    Jonas Nordberg
  16. 16 The Most High and Mighty Christianus the Fourth, King of Denmark, his Galliard, P. 40 02:56
    Track
    16
    Title
    The Most High and Mighty Christianus the Fourth, King of Denmark, his Galliard, P. 40
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    John Dowland
    Performer
    Jonas Nordberg
  17. 17 Fantasia in G Major, P. 1 04:07
    Track
    17
    Title
    Fantasia in G Major, P. 1
    Duration
    04:07
    Composer
    John Dowland
    Performer
    Jonas Nordberg
  18. 18 Piper's Pavan, P. 8 05:22
    Track
    18
    Title
    Piper's Pavan, P. 8
    Duration
    05:22
    Composer
    John Dowland
    Performer
    Jonas Nordberg
  19. 19 Fantasia in D Minor, P. 5 02:19
    Track
    19
    Title
    Fantasia in D Minor, P. 5
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    John Dowland
    Performer
    Jonas Nordberg
  20. 20 Lachrimae, P. 15 05:23
    Track
    20
    Title
    Lachrimae, P. 15
    Duration
    05:23
    Composer
    John Dowland
    Performer
    Jonas Nordberg
  21. 21 Galliard to Lachrimae, P. 46 02:39
    Track
    21
    Title
    Galliard to Lachrimae, P. 46
    Duration
    02:39
    Composer
    John Dowland
    Performer
    Jonas Nordberg