Dowland: Dowland in Dublin
Atma - ACD 22650John Dowland (1563-1626)
- John Dowland: Book of Songs, Book 1: Sleep wayward thoughts (arr. S. Dagher and M. Slattery)
- John Dowland: Book of Songs, Book 3: Time stands still (arr. S. Dagher)
- John Dowland: Book of Songs, Book 3: Me, me and none but me (arr. S. Bergeron)
- John Dowland: Kemp's Jig - Mistress Winter's Jump - My Lady Hunsdon's Puffe (arr. S. Bergeron)
- John Dowland: Book of Songs, Book 2: Clear or cloudy sweet as April showering (arr. S. Dagher)
- John Dowland: Book of Songs, Book 2: O sweet woods, the delight of solitariness (arr. S. Bergeron)
- John Dowland: Mr. Bucton's Galliard, H. 19 (arr. S. Dagher)
- John Dowland: Book of Songs, Book 2: A shepherd in a shade (arr. S. Bergeron and M. Slattery)
- John Dowland: Book of Songs, Book 1: His golden locks Time hath to silver turned (arr. S. Dagher and M. Slattery)
- John Dowland: Book of Songs, Book 1: Now, O Now I Needs Must Part (arr. S. Dagher and M. Slattery)
- John Dowland: Book of Songs, Book 3: Behold a wonder here (arr. S. Dagher and M. Slattery)
- John Dowland: Book of Songs, Book 2: Fine Knacks for Ladies (arr. S. Dagher)
- John Dowland: Book of Songs, Book 3 - Say, Love, if ever thou didst find (arr. S. Dagher)
- John Dowland: Book of Songs, Book 1 - Away with these self-loving lads (arr. S. Bergeron)
- John Dowland: Book of Songs, Book 1: Come again, sweet love doth now invite (arr. S. Dagher and M. Slattery)
- John Dowland: Book of Songs, Book 1: Come, heavy sleep (arr. S. Bergeron)
- John Dowland: Lachrimae Pavan, P. 15 (arr. S. Bergeron for lute)
Now, O now, I needs must part
Behold a wonder here
Fine knacks for ladies
Say love if ever thou didst find
Away with these self-loving lads
Come again, sweet love doth now invite
Come heavy sleep
Lachrimae Pavan, P. 15
Time stands still
Me, me, and none but me
Kemp's Jig
Mrs Winter's Jump
Lady Hunsdon's Puffe
Clear or cloudy
O sweet woods
A Galliard
A Shepherd in a Shade
The First Booke of Songes:
His golden locks time hath to silver turned
• In thus dedicating the song ‘From Silent Night’ in his collection A Pilgrim’s Solace (1612), John Dowland reveals his possible Irish origins. Was Dowland, often considered the first great English composer, actually Irish? He may have belonged to an old Irish family, the O’Dolans, who settled in Dublin in the middle of the 16th century.
• Dowland is mainly known today for the expressiveness of his Ayres. In putting together this project, La Nef chosen to concentrate on the more light-hearted side of Dowland. Working closely with American tenor Michael Slattery, La Nef start to strip some of Dowland’s Ayres of their complex, contrapuntal accompaniments, giving them a simple, Celtic flavor.
• Michael Slattery was praised by Gramophone magazine for his performance of traditional repertoire: "Michael Slattery has a stellar career ahead of him. It's a real joy to hear this traditional music... Performed beautifully and idiomatically by such a talented and serious artist." Career highlights include Peter Sellars ‘Tristan Project’ at Lincoln Center, the title role in Bernstein's Candide at Royal Festival Hall in London, and Monteverdi's L'Orfeo at the Châtelet Theater in Paris, the Staatsoper in Berlin, and at Glimmerglass.
• La Nef is a musical group dedicated to creating and producing early and contemporary music. Since its beginning, in 1991, La Nef has been attentive to the historical and theatrical settings of its musical-theatrical shows, and historical and literary themes underpin all its concerts of early and traditional music.
Michael Slattery, amerykański tenor irlandzkiego pochodzenia oraz kanadyjski zespół muzyki dawnej „La Nef” prezentują na płycie wybór pieśni bardzo brytyjskich Johna Dowlanda (1563-1626) w klimacie celtyckim. Warto wspomnieć, że ten repertuar był już podejmowany przez bardziej „lżejszych” artystów o większych aspiracjach, jak choćby Stinga. Slattery, Sylvain Bergeron i Sean Dagher opracowali dobrze znane pieśni Dowlanda w sposób bardzo prosty, ale jakże przez to efektowany. Te XVII-wieczne dzieła rozwijają się w wykonaniu muzyków w żywą muzykę, zdolną nas poruszyć – bliską naszej ekspresji. A do tego śpiewane i grane z ogromnym wyczuciem epoki ! Michael Slattery podbija już sceny operowe na całym świecie w „poważnym” repertuarze. Jest zatem wszechstronnym i utalentowanym artystą. Ogromna muzyczna przyjemność pod każdym względem.
Alina Mądry - Audio Video 05-2012