Born in 1626, John Dowland was an English Renaissance composer, lutenist, and singer, often regarded as one of the greatest masters of the lute song. His melancholic music, filled with deep emotional expression, perfectly captures the mood of the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras. His famous works include the Bookes of Songes or Ayres and Lachrimae, or Seaven Teares, featuring pieces like "Flow my tears" and "Come heavy sleep". Dowland's compositions are characterized by their exquisite balance between poignant vocal melodies and intricate lute accompaniments, as well as his virtuosic solo lute pieces, which are still staples in the repertoire today.

Tracklist:

The First Booke of Songes: IX. Go Crystall Teares
The First Booke of Songes: XIX. Awake, Sweet Love
The First Booke of Songes: XVIII. His Golden Locks Time Hath to Silver Turn'd
The First Booke of Songes: VI. Now, O Now
The Second Booke of Songes: XVII. a Shepherd in a Shade Is Plaining Made
The Third Booke of Songs: IX. What If I Never Speede
Lamentatio Henrici Noel: The Lamentation of a Sinner
Lamentatio Henrici Noel: Domine Ne in Furore
Lamentatio Henrici Noel: Miserere Mei Deus
Lamentatio Henrici Noel: The Humble Sute of a Sinner
Lamentatio Henrici Noel: The Complaint of a Sinner
Lamentatio Henrici Noel: de Profundis
Lamentatio Henrici Noel: Domine Exaudi
A Pilgrimes Solace: Disdaine Me Still
A Pilgrimes Solace: Tell Me True Love
A Pilgrimes Solace: Thou Mighty God (The First Part)
A Pilgrimes Solace: When Davids Life By Saul (The Second Part)
A Pilgrimes Solace: When the Poore Criple (The Third Part)
A Pilgrimes Solace: Welcome Black Night
A Pilgrimes Solace: Cease These False Sports
A Shepherd in a Shade
Where Sin Sore Wounding
The Third Booke of Songes: No. 7 Say, Love, If Ever Thou Didst Find
The Second Book of Songes: No. 12 Fine Knacks for Ladies
The Firste Booke of Songes: No. 17, Come Again Sweet Love
The Firste Booke of Songes: No. 17, Come Again, Sweet Love Doth Now Invite
A Pilgrimes Solace: No. 9, Goe Nightly Cares, the Enemy to Rest
La Mia Barbara, Pavan, P. 95
The Firste Booke of Songes: No. 4, If My Complaints Could Passions Move
The Firste Booke of Songes: No. 19, Awake, Sweet Love
A Pilgrimes Solace: No. 10, from Silent Night, True Register of Moanes
The Right Honourable Robert, Earl of Essex, His Galliard, P. 42, "Can She Excuse"
Lachrimae, or Seven Tears: No. 19, Mr. Bucton's Galliard
Lachrimae, or Seven Tears: No. 17, Mr. Thomas Collier His Galliard
Ensemble a Musicall Banquet: X. in Darkness Let Me Dwell
The Second Book of Songes: No. 2, Flow My Tears
The Frog Galliard, P. 23
Lachrimae, or Seven Tears: No. 18, Captain Digorie Piper His Galliard
The Firste Booke of Songes: No. 11, Come Away, Come Sweet Love
Lord Strang's March, P. 65 (Arr. By Jacob Heringman)
The Second Book of Songes: No. 12, Fine Knacks for Ladies (Arr. Heringman)
Lachrimae, or Seven Tears: No. 20, Mistress Nichols Almand (Arr. Heringman)
A Pilgrimes Solace: No. 11, Lasso Vita Mia Mi Fa Morire
The Second Book of Songes: No. 3, Sorrow, Sorrow, Stay, Lend True Repentant Tears
Fantasia in G Major, P. 1
The Third Booke of Songes: No. 2, Time Stands Still
Psalm C. "Be Thou, O God, Exalted High"
Lady Laiton's Almain, P. 48
Second Book of Songs: No. 22, Humor Say What Makst Thou Heere
The Most Sacred Queene Elizabeth Her Galliard, P. 41
Third Book of Ayres: No. 7, Say, Love, If Ever Thou Didst Find
Galliard, P. 24 "Awake, Sweet Love"
First Book of Songs: No. 7, Come Away, Come Sweet Love
First Book of Songs: No. 13, Sleep, Wayward Thoughts
First Book of Songs: No. 20, Come, Heavy Sleep
First Book of Songs: No. 4, If My Complaints Could Passions Move
Pavan a 4
First Book of Songs: No. 5, Can She Excuse My Wrongs
Lady, If You So Spite Me
First Book of Songs: No. 17, Come Again, Sweet Love Doth Now Invite
First Book of Songs: No. 9, Go, Crystal Tears
A Pilgrimes Solace: No. 7, Stay, Time, Awhile Thy Flying
A Pilgrimes Solace: No. 13, If That a Sinner's Sighs
Third Book of Songs: No. 15, Weep You No More, Sad Fountains
Lachrimae: No. 21, Mr. George Whitehead His Almand
First Book of Songs: No. 15, with You, Unkind, Thus Reave Me
Tarletone's Riserrectione, P. 59
Far from Triumphing Court
A Pilgrimes Solace: No. 11, Lasso Vita Mia
The Frog Galliard, P. 23
First Book of Songs: No. 6, Now O Now I Needs Must Part
Third Book of Songs: No. 14, Farewell Unkind, Farewell
The First Booke of Songes or Ayres: Awake, Sweet Love (The First Booke of Songes)
Can She Excuse My Wrongs? (The First Booke of Songes or Ayres)
All Ye Whom Love or Fortune
The First Booke of Songs or Ayres: Dear, If You Change
Lachrimae, or Seaven Teares: Semper Dowland Semper Dolens
Mister Dowland's Midnight (Orpharion)
The Second Booke of Songs or Ayres: Sorrow, Stay!
The Second Booke of Songs or Ayres: Die Not Before Thy Day
The Second Booke of Songs or Ayres: Mourn! Mourn!
Woeful Heart (The Second Booke of Songs or Ayres)
Now Cease My Wand'ring Eyes
The Third and Last Booke of Songs or Ayres: Behold a Wonder Here
The Third and Last Booke of Songs or Ayres: The Lowest Trees
Me, Me and None But Me (The Third and Last Booke of Songs or Aires)
The Third and Last Booke of Songs or Ayres: Farewell, Too Fair
The Third and Last Booke of Songs or Ayres: Earl of Derby His Galliard
The Third and Last Booke of Songs or Ayres: Mistress Winter's Jump
A Pilgrim's Solace: Stay, Time
A Pilgrim's Solace: Shall I Strive
A Pilgrimes Solace: Thou Mighty God
Fine Knacks for Ladies
In Darkness Let Me Dwell
Flow My Tears
Sorrow, Sorrow Stay
Sweete Stay a While, Why Will You? from a Pilgrimes Solace
Clear or Cloudy
I Saw My Lady Weepe from the Second Booke of Songs or Ayres
Come Away, Come Sweet Loue from the First Book of Songs or Ayres
Semper Dowland Semper Dolens from Lachrimae, or Seaven Teares
I Must Complain
Charles Daniels/Flow, My Tears (The Second Booke of Songs or Ayres)
Charles Daniels/Shall I Sue? (The Second Booke of Songs or Ayres)
All Ye Whom Love or Fortune
What Poor Stronomers Are They
The Earle of Essex Galiard from Lachrimae, or Seaven Teares
Now Cease My Wand'ring Eyes
Flow Not So Fast Ye Fountains
Charles Daniels/Me, Me and None But Me (The Third and Last Booke of Songs or Aires)
Come Heauy Sleepe from the First Book of Songs or Ayres
A Fantasia P 1
Thou Mighty God from a Pilgrimes Solace
When David's Life
When the Poor Cripple
Second Book of Songs: No. 2, Flow My Tears
A Musicall Banquet: No. 3, in Darkness Let Me Dwell
The Firste Booke of Songes: No. 17, Come Again! Sweet Love Doth Now Invite
The First Booke of Songes or Ayres: No. 11, Come Away, Come Sweet Love
The First Booke of Songes or Ayres: No. 20, Come Heavy Sleep
The First Booke of Songes or Ayres: No. 15, Wilt Thou Unkind Thus Reave Me?
The First Booke of Songes or Ayres: No. 4, If My Complaints Could Passions Move
The First Booke of Songes or Ayres: No. 3, My Thoughts Are Winged with Hopes
The First Booke of Songes or Ayres: No. 19, Awake Sweet Love
The Second Booke of Songs or Ayres: No. 3, Sorrow, Stay
The Second Booke of Songs or Ayres: No. 12, Fine Knacks for Ladies
The Second Booke of Songs or Ayres: No. 2, Flow My Tears
The Second Booke of Songs or Ayres: No. 19, Shall I Sue
The Second Booke of Songs or Ayres: No. 1, I Saw My Lady Weep
The Third and Last Booke of Songs or Ayres: No. 6, When Phoebus First Did Daphne Love
The Third and Last Booke of Songs or Ayres: No. 7, Say, Love, If Ever Thou Didst Find
The Third and Last Booke of Songs or Ayres: No. 16, Fie on This Feigning
The Third and Last Booke of Songs or Ayres: No. 15, Weep You No More Sad Fountains
A Pilgrimes Solace: No. 4, Love Those Beams
A Pilgrimes Solace: No. 2, Sweet Stay Awhile
A Pilgrimes Solace: No. 3, to Ask for All Thy Love
A Pilgrimes Solace: No. 6, Were Every Thought An Eye
A Pilgrimes Solace: No. 5, Shall I Strive with Words

UPC: 5021732973900
Label: Warner Classics
Release Date: 3.20.26
Format: CD

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