Anthony Holborne:
The Honeysuckle
Muy Linda
The Night Watch
Countess of Pembroke’s Paradise
The Fairy Round

Edward Collard:
Go From My Window
Hugh Aston’s Ground

Daniel Bacheler:
Pavan

John Danyel:
Mrs Anne Grene her Leaves be Green

Anon:
The Flowers of the Forest
Remember me at Evening
The English Nightingale

William Byrd:
Lullaby (arr. for the lute by Francis Cutting)

Benjamin Britten:
Nocturnal, after John Dowland, Op. 70 (arr. for the lute by Jakob Lindberg)

John Dowland:
A Dream
A Fancy
Orlando Sleepeth
Galliard to Lachrimae
Mr Dowland’s Midnight
Farewell

John Johnson:
Passingmeasures Pavan
Carman’s Whistle
Good Night and Good Rest

One of today’s foremost exponents of his instrument, Jakob Lindberg arrived at the lute by way of the guitar and played both for several years. When he decided to devote himself exclusively to the historic lute repertoire it was with some regret that he gave up his first love. During his last year with the modern guitar Lindberg was working on Benjamin Britten’s Nocturnal after John Dowland, one of the seminal guitar works of the 20th century. Much later, when he learned that Britten had originally had in mind to compose a piece for the lute, he started to experiment playing sections of Nocturnalon his Renaissance lute, and soon decided to make a transcription of the complete work.

Nocturnalis based on John Dowland’s four-part song Come, Heavy Sleep, and inspired by this, JakobLindberg has placed it as the centre piece of a recital with mostly Elizabethan pieces, many of which also evoke aspects of the night. Dowlandhimself is represented by a selection of six lute solos, while the opening section consists of five pieces by Dowland’solder colleague Anthony Holborne. The closing track is by Holborne’scontemporary, John Johnson, and bids the listener Good Night and Good Rest.

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Recording: August 2017 at Länna Church, Sweden