‘Impeccable artistry in the songs and eloquence in the guitar solos.’
Gramophone – Critics Choice
‘This is rather special: one of the finest British tenors plus a guitarist who can obtain such a range of colour and expression from his instrument that 74 minutes doesn’t seem a second too long. The performances are outstanding. Superb recordings too: intimate without ever feeling too close and finely balanced.’
BBC Music Magazine Editors Choice five stars
Contains the premiere recordings of Nicholas Maw’s Six Interiors and Music of Memory.
Details
John Dowland (1563–1626)
Come, heavy Sleep
Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)
Nocturnal after John Dowland:
Reflections on ‘Come, heavy Sleep’, Op. 70
Nicholas Maw (b. 1935)
Six Interiors premiere recording
Nicholas Maw
Music of Memory premiere recording
Benjamin Britten
Songs from the Chinese,Op. 58
John Dowland
Weepe you no more, sad fountaines
From The Third and Last Booke of Songs and Ayres (1603)
Recorded in:
Wathen Hall, St Paul’s School, Barnes, London UK
21-23 February 2004
Total Time 74:19
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