Henry Purcell:
Suite No. 4 in A minor, Z. 663
Hornpipe in E minor, Z. T685
Minuet in D minor, Z. T688
Suite No. 7 in D minor, Z. 668
A New Ground in E minor, Z. T682
New Scotch Tune, Z. 655
Lilliburlero, A New Irish Tune, Z. 646
Minuet in A minor, Z. 650
Suite No. 2 in G minor, Z. 661
Dido´s Lament (Margret Koell)

John Dowland:
A Fancy
Can she excuse my wrongs (arr. Margret Koell)
The Frog Galliard (arr. Margret Koell)
Semper Dowland, semper dolens
Flow my tears (arr. Margret Koell)
Dowland´s Galliard
Farewell
Paduana Lachrymae (arr. Melchior Schildt)

Since 2020, Margret Koell, a proven specialist in historical harps, has been in possession of a "Welsh Triple Harp". It is a copy of an instrument by the famous harp maker Evans, whose original from 1736 is kept in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. This wonderful harp was the occasion for the present CD with works by the two famous British composers John Dowland and Henry Purcell. Despite the long harp tradition on the British Isles, there is no original literature for the harp from this period. Margret Koell had to resort to literature for lute or keyboard instruments, which she makes sound on the harp without major changes. The pieces by Dowland and Purcell are characterised by a melancholy that was popular in their time, often combined with a light, dance-like impression. Margret Koell takes us on a "silent dance", into the mood of a fading early autumn summer day.

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Recorded 9-11 June 2022 at Ölberg-Kirche Kreuzberg, Berlin (Germany). The Welsh Triple Harp used on this CD for the first time, was also built especially for Margret Koell. The Swabian harp maker Eric Kleinmann modelled it on a harp by David Evans.