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Avie Records

Jane Pickeringe's Lute Book / Jacob Heringman

$19.99

Details

Composer
BYRD DOWLAND JOHNSON
Artist
Jacob Heringman
Format
CD
Label
Avie Records
Released
May 01, 2002
Catalog #
AV0002
UPC
822252000221

About


No question, recordings of lute music are primarily snapped up by specialists and serious fans of the instrument--it's probably a rare thing for an undecided record store shopper to just impulsively pick up and purchase such a disc as this perfectly fine program of music from "Jane Pickeringe's Lute Book". However, owing to the extraordinary talents of lutenist Jacob Heringman and the eight- and ten-course lutes featured on this recording, it's not inconceivable that a sympathetic listener would be drawn to this gentle, genteel, and agreeably tuneful music and to the ear-friendly sound. Although most of the represented works are by anonymous early-17th century composers, such luminaries as Byrd and Dowland appear in this mysterious collector's manuscript.


These 30 works (nearly 75 minutes' worth!) are characterized by nothing if not variety of mood and rhythmic structure, contained in all manner of familiar forms of the period--allemande, galliard, horn-pipe, pavane, fantasia. Heringman, whose credits include more than 50 recordings, many in collaboration with major artists, is a perfect guide to this repertoire. His playing is a marvel of clarity and evenness of articulation across registers, but he also is careful to bring the melody appropriate prominence against subordinate accompanying figures when required. His always tasteful ornaments and ability to obtain colors from a single instrument that make us wonder if we're actually hearing two add up to a rare and entertaining listening experience--nothing earth-shaking or ground-breaking, just solid music-making. The sound is quite resonant yet captures all the close-up detail we could ask for with no distracting squeaking or scraping. [6/29/2002]
--David Vernier, ClassicsToday.com

Tracklist 30 tracks

  1. 1 A Toy 00:31
    Track
    1
    Title
    A Toy
    Duration
    00:31
    Composer
    Anonymous
  2. 2 A Toye 23:00
    Track
    2
    Title
    A Toye
    Duration
    23:00
    Composer
    Anonymous
  3. 3 A Toye 29:00
    Track
    3
    Title
    A Toye
    Duration
    29:00
    Composer
    Anonymous
  4. 4 Almain 01:35
    Track
    4
    Title
    Almain
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Francis Cutting
  5. 5 A Toye 00:52
    Track
    5
    Title
    A Toye
    Duration
    00:52
    Composer
    Anonymous
  6. 6 A Toye, "Up Tails All" 00:40
    Track
    6
    Title
    A Toye, "Up Tails All"
    Duration
    00:40
    Composer
    Anonymous
  7. 7 Drawe neare me and lowe me 01:13
    Track
    7
    Title
    Drawe neare me and lowe me
    Duration
    01:13
    Composer
    Anonymous
  8. 8 Pavane 06:58
    Track
    8
    Title
    Pavane
    Duration
    06:58
    Composer
    Philip Rosseter
  9. 9 Galliard 02:33
    Track
    9
    Title
    Galliard
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Philip Rosseter
  10. 10 My lord willoughbies welcom home (arr. F. Cutting) 02:44
    Track
    10
    Title
    My lord willoughbies welcom home (arr. F. Cutting)
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    William Byrd
  11. 11 Mall Symes 07:41
    Track
    11
    Title
    Mall Symes
    Duration
    07:41
    Composer
    Daniel Bacheler
  12. 12 Coranto 01:34
    Track
    12
    Title
    Coranto
    Duration
    01:34
    Composer
    Charles de Lespine
  13. 13 An Allemande 04:05
    Track
    13
    Title
    An Allemande
    Duration
    04:05
    Composer
    Anonymous
  14. 14 Galliard 00:55
    Track
    14
    Title
    Galliard
    Duration
    00:55
    Composer
    Anonymous
  15. 15 A Country Dance 00:35
    Track
    15
    Title
    A Country Dance
    Duration
    00:35
    Composer
    Anonymous
  16. 16 Besse Bell 00:49
    Track
    16
    Title
    Besse Bell
    Duration
    00:49
    Composer
    Anonymous
  17. 17 Horne-pipe 00:51
    Track
    17
    Title
    Horne-pipe
    Duration
    00:51
    Composer
    Anonymous
  18. 18 Sarabande 01:30
    Track
    18
    Title
    Sarabande
    Duration
    01:30
    Composer
    Anonymous
  19. 19 De Sarabande 02:40
    Track
    19
    Title
    De Sarabande
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Germain Pinel
  20. 20 A Pavin 06:02
    Track
    20
    Title
    A Pavin
    Duration
    06:02
    Composer
    John Johnson
  21. 21 A Crananto, "Coranto" 01:47
    Track
    21
    Title
    A Crananto, "Coranto"
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Anonymous
  22. 22 A Toy 00:50
    Track
    22
    Title
    A Toy
    Duration
    00:50
    Composer
    Anonymous
  23. 23 A Toye 00:30
    Track
    23
    Title
    A Toye
    Duration
    00:30
    Composer
    Anonymous
  24. 24 A Toye, "The Friar and the Nun" 00:53
    Track
    24
    Title
    A Toye, "The Friar and the Nun"
    Duration
    00:53
    Composer
    Anonymous
  25. 25 A Toy 01:02
    Track
    25
    Title
    A Toy
    Duration
    01:02
    Composer
    Anonymous
  26. 26 A Pavin 05:42
    Track
    26
    Title
    A Pavin
    Duration
    05:42
    Composer
    Daniel Bacheler
  27. 27 A Galyard 02:24
    Track
    27
    Title
    A Galyard
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Daniel Bacheler
  28. 28 Fantasia 07:59
    Track
    28
    Title
    Fantasia
    Duration
    07:59
    Composer
    Philip Rosseter
  29. 29 The Madlay 04:05
    Track
    29
    Title
    The Madlay
    Duration
    04:05
    Composer
    Anonymous
  30. 30 Sweet Robyne 04:42
    Track
    30
    Title
    Sweet Robyne
    Duration
    04:42
    Composer
    John Dowland