Rating: 5/5
Review:
Terrific
This is a terrific interpretation of Dowland's Lachrimae. It's up against some extremely stiff
competition but is among the best, I think.
The music is fabulous, with arrangements for viol consort of
the Lachrimae and a number of other Dowland pieces, some well known and others
less so. As a programme it works very
well and never drags or becomes at all samey.
The playing is excellent, with a fairly mellow overall sound from a
superb viol consort and Nigel North's brilliant lute playing. It's a delight from start to finish,
excellently recorded by ATMA.
I find it hard to choose between this and the recent
outstanding release from Phantasm and Elizabeth Kenny. Both are brilliant, with Phantasm perhaps a
little more intense and tragic than Les Voix Humaines, who are a little more
mellow and melancholy. I love both and I
can recommend this very warmly indeed.
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