What if a Day or a Month or a Year
Elizabethan lute songs and Ayres sung by founding member of the Deller Consort, Gerald English.
During a career spanning more than forty years, Gerald English has enjoyed success as a performer of operatic and concert repertoire. With Jonathon Rubin (lute) and Sharyn Wicks (gamba) he has created a fascinating and charming disc featuring 400 year old English Ayres by composers Dowland, Campion, Holborne, Ferrabosco and Cutting.
Artist
Gerald English
During a career spanning more than forty years, Gerald English has enjoyed success as a performer of operatic and concert repertoire, as a recording artist and as an academic. He has given premier performances of some of the greatest works of the century and built close working relationships with such composers as Stravinsky, Henze, Britten, Tippett and Ford, often premiering their works in performances under their own direction.
Press quotes
“English is at the height of his considerable talent and the singing is superb.”
— Recorder and Early Music
“A radiant collection.”
— The Melburnian
“Both music and words show that delicacy and powerful delight which is the hallmark of the time.”
— New Englander
Audio preview
Track Listing
- What if a day or a month or a year Thomas Campion (Anonymous)
- Fain I would, but oh I dare not Alfonso Ferrabosco
- The night watch Anthony Holborne
- In darkness let me dwell John Dowland
- Pavan Alfonso Ferrabosco
- Were every thought an eye John Dowland
- Gig Francis Cutting
- Shall I come, sweet love to thee? Thomas Campion
- So, so leave off this last lamenting kiss Alfonso Ferrabosco
- Shall I seek to ease my grief? Alfonso Ferrabosco
- Can she excuse my wrongs? John Dowland
- Mrs Anne Markham's pavan Francis Cutting
- Sweet, if you like and love me still Robert Jones
- Unconstant love Alfonso Ferrabosco
- A toy Francis Cutting
- Sorrow, stay John Dowland
- Shall I look to ease my grief Robert Jones
- Robin (Anonymous)
- I care not for these ladies Thomas Campion
- Like hermit poor Alfonso Ferrabosco
- Lord Zouch, his march (Anonymous)
- Me, me and none but me John Dowland
- It fell on summers day Thomas Campion
- The frog galiard John Dowland
- Lady, if you so spite me John Dowland
- Go to bed sweet muse Robert Jones
Performers
Composer
Availability
What if a Day or a Month or a Year can be purchased online through Buywell Just Classical or the Australian Music Centre who both offer secure online ordering.
This title is also available in (or can be ordered through) many fine music retailers across Australia, including Thomas’, Discurio and Readings.
Product details
- List price
- $26.00 AUD
- Categories
- Classical, Early music, Vocal
- Catalogue number
- MD 3151
- Barcode
- EAN 9314574315127
