Tracklist

- First Booke Of Songes 1597

1-1 - I Unquiet Thoughts (4:05)

1-2 - II Who Ever Thinks Or Hopes Of Love (2:28)

1-3 - III My Thoughts Are Wing'd With Hopes (2:57)

1-4 - IV If My Complaints Could Passions Move (3:23)

1-5 - V Can She Excuse My Wrongs (3:01)

1-6 - VI Now, O Now, I Needs Must Part (4:25)

1-7 - VII Dear, If You Change (3:27)

1-8 - VIII Burst Forth My Tears (3:51)

1-9 - IX Go Crystal Tears (3:40)

1-10 - X Think'st Thou Then By Thy Feigning (1:51)

1-11 - XI Come Away, Come Sweet Love (2:26)

1-12 - XII Rest Awhile, You Cruel Cares (3:23)

1-13 - XIII Sleep, Wayward Thoughts (3:42)

1-14 - XIV All Ye, Whom Love Or Fortune Hath Betray'd (4:26)

1-15 - XV Wilt Thou Unkind Thus Reave Me (2:08)

1-16 - XVI Would My Conceit (7:10)

1-17 - XVII Come Again: Sweet Love Doth Now Invite (4:33)

1-18 - XVIII His Golden Locks (4:06)

1-19 - XIX Awake, Sweet Love (2:44)

1-20 - XX Come, Heavy Sleep (4:29)

1-21 - XXI Away With These Self-Loving Lads (2:50)

- Second Booke Of Songs 1600

2-1 - I I Saw My Lady Weep (5:59)

2-2 - II Flow My Tears (4:38)

2-3 - III Sorrow, Stay (3:53)

2-4 - IV Die Not Before Thy Day (1:56)

2-5 - V Mourn, Mourn, Day Is With Darkness Fled (1:57)

2-6 - VI Time's Eldest Son (1:28)

2-7 - VII Then Sit Thee Down (1:22)

2-8 - VIII When Others Sing Venite (1:28)

2-9 - IX Praise Blindness Eyes (1:58)

2-10 - X O Sweet Woods (6:08)

2-11 - XI If Flood Of Tears (3:38)

2-12 - XII Five Knacks For Ladies (2:08)

2-13 - XIII Now Cease My Wand'ring Eyes (2:16)

2-14 - XIV Come Ye Heavy States Of Night (4:41)

2-15 - XV White As Lilies Was Her Face (3:56)

2-16 - XVI Woeful Heart (2:50)

2-17 - XVII A Shepherd In A Shade (2:45)

2-18 - XVIII Faction That Ever Dwells (3:04)

2-19 - XIX Shall I Sue (2:52)

2-20 - XX Toss Not My Soul (3:01)

2-21 - XXI Clear Or Cloudy (3:22)

2-22 - XXII Humour Say What Mak'st Thou Here (3:23)

- Third Booke Of Songs 1603

3-1 - I Farewell Too Fair (3:49)

3-2 - II Time Stands Still (5:46)

3-3 - III Behold A Wonder Here (2:52)

3-4 - IV Daphne Was Not So Chaste (1:38)

3-5 - V Me, Me And None But Me (2:52)

3-6 - VI When Phoebus First Did Daphne Love (1:07)

3-7 - VII Say, Love, If Ever Thou Didst Find (1:49)

3-8 - VIII Flow Not So Fast, Ye Fountains (4:43)

3-9 - IX What If I Never Speed? (2:05)

3-10 - X Love Stood Amazed (11:27)

3-11 - XI Lend Your Ears To My Sorrow (6:35)

3-12 - XII By A Fountain Where I Lay (2:37)

3-13 - XIII O What Hath Overwrought? (1:29)

3-14 - XIV Farewell, Unkind! (1:48)

3-15 - XV Weep You No More, Sad Fountains (3:53)

3-16 - XVI Fie On This Feigning (2:17)

3-17 - XVII I Must Complain (3:23)

3-18 - XVIII It Was A Time When Silly Bees (3:08)

3-19 - XIX The Lowest Trees Have Tops (2:28)

3-20 - XX What Poor Astronomers Are They (2:17)

3-21 - XXI Come When I Call (1:36)

- A Pilgrimes Solace 1612

4-1 - I Disdain Me Still (4:06)

4-2 - II Sweet Stay Awhile (3:45)

4-3 - III To Ask For All Thy Love (3:42)

4-4 - IV Love, Those Beams That Breed (2:34)

4-5 - V Shall I Strive With Words To Move? (2:47)

4-6 - VI Were Every Thought An Eye (1:19)

4-7 - VII Stay, Time, Awhile Thy Flying (2:51)

4-8 - VIII Tell Me, True Love (9:09)

4-9 - IX Go Nightly Cares (6:28)

4-10 - X From Silent Night (10:44)

4-11 - XI Lasso Vita Mia (3:44)

4-12 - XII In This Trembling Shadow Cast (9:28)

4-13 - XIII If That A Sinner's Sighs (3:16)

4-14 - XIV Thou Mighty God (3:50)

4-15 - XV When David's Life (2:35)

4-16 - XVI When The Poor Cripple (3:44)

5-1 - XVII Where Sin Sore Wounding (8:17)

5-2 - XVIII My Heart And Tongue Were Twins (2:34)

5-3 - XIX Up Merry Mates (3:03)

5-4 - XX Welcome Black Night (5:44)

5-5 - XXI Cease These False Sports (2:48)

- Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians

5-6 - Lachrimae Pavan (6:18)

5-7 - Can Shee (Can She Excuse) [Fitzwilliam Virginal Book] (1:57)

5-8 - Paduana (La Mia Barbara) (5:21)

5-9 - The Frogge (1:56)

5-10 - Frog's Galliard [Cromwell Virginal Book] (1:57)

5-11 - Pavana And Galiarda (7:47)

5-12 - Paduana Lachrymae (5:18)

5-13 - Can She Excuse [Tisdale Virginal Book] (1:52)

5-14 - Pavion Solus Cum Sola [Drexel MS] (4:23)

5-15 - Dowland's Almayne [Bodleian MS] (1:28)

5-16 - Piper's Paven And Galliard (7:32)

5-17 - Pavana Lachrymae (5:34)

- Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations 1597

6-1 - I The Lamentation Of A Sinner (1:38)

6-2 - II Domine Ne In Furore (0:58)

6-3 - III Miserere Me Deus (1:37)

6-4 - IV The Humble Suit Of A Sinner (1:22)

6-5 - V The Humble Complaint Of A Sinner (1:27)

6-6 - VI De Profundis (1:25)

6-7 - VII Domine Exaudi (1:52)

- Lachrimae 1604

6-8 - Lachrimae Antiquae (4:45)

6-9 - Lachrimae Antiquae Novae (4:07)

6-10 - Lachrimae Gementes (4:23)

6-11 - Lachrimae Tristes (4:38)

6-12 - Lachrimae Coactae (4:15)

6-13 - Lachrimae Amantis (4:30)

6-14 - Lachrimae Verae (4:24)

6-15 - M. John Langton's Pavan (3:19)

6-16 - M. Nicholas Gryffith His Galiard (2:35)

6-17 - Sir John Souch His Galiard (1:47)

6-18 - Semper Dowland Semper Dolens (3:20)

6-19 - M. Giles Hobies Galiard (2:05)

6-20 - The King Of Denmark's Galiard (1:30)

6-21 - Sir Henry Umpton's Funeral (4:36)

6-22 - M. Henry Noel His Galiard (3:00)

6-23 - The Earl Of Essex Galiard (1:35)

6-24 - M. Buctons Galiard (1:38)

6-25 - M. George Whitehead His Almand (1:34)

6-26 - Captaine Digorie Piper His Galiard (2:04)

6-27 - M. Thomas Collier His Galiard (1:33)

6-28 - Mrs. Nichols Almand (0:48)

- Sacred Songs

7-1 - Sorrow, Come (3:20)

7-2 - I Shame At Mine Unworthiness (2:34)

7-3 - An Heart That's Broken (1:36)

- Psalms

7-4 - Psalm 100: All People That On Earth Do Dwell (1:45)

7-5 - Psalm 38: Put Me Not To Rebuke O Lord (1:39)

7-6 - Psalm 130: Lord To Thee I Make My Moan (3:55)

7-7 - Psalm 104: My Soul Praise The Lord (4:35)

7-8 - Psalm 100: All People That On Earth Do Dwell (2:14)

7-9 - Psalm 134: Behold And Have Regard (1:28)

7-10 - A Prayer For The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty (1:35)

- Instrumental Music

7-11 - Solus Cum Sola Pavan (3:18)

7-12 - Lachrimae (2:58)

7-13 - Galliard (1:09)

7-14 - Pipers Pavan (2:56)

7-15 - Lachrimae (4:53)

7-16 - Lady Rich Galliard (1:44)

7-17 - Earl Of Essex Galliard (1:58)

7-18 - If My Complaints (2:22)

7-19 - Lachrimae Doolande (4:59)

7-20 - Lord Willoughbie's Welcome Home (1:38)

7-21 - My Lord Chamberlayne His Galliard (2:17)

7-22 - Comagain (Come Again Sweet Love) (7:02)

7-23 - Pavan Lachrymae (4:04)

7-24 - Sorrow Stay (3:34)

- Lute Music

8-1 - Preludium (Margaret Board Lute Book) [P98] (1:08)

8-2 - Lachrimae (Version By John Sturt) (4:29)

8-3 - Can She Excuse (Galliard) [P42] (1:44)

8-4 - Dr. Case's Pavan [P12] (4:36)

8-5 - Melancholy Galliard [P25] (2:14)

8-6 - Sir John Smith, His Almain [P47] (2:45)

8-7 - Fantasia (?Dowland) (Jane Pickering MS) [P71] (5:58)

8-8 - A Dream (Pavan) (?Dowland) [P75] (4:19)

8-9 - Almain (Margaret Board Lute Book) [P96] (1:39)

8-10 - The Queen's Galliard (Margaret Board Lute Book) [P97] (1:52)

8-11 - Coranto (Margaret Board Lute Book) [P100] (1:39)

8-12 - Resolution (Pavan) [P13] (4:44)

8-13 - Mrs. Vaux Galliard [P32] (2:33)

8-14 - Almain [P49] (1:28)

8-15 - Mr. Dowland's Midnight (Margaret Board Lute Book) [P99] (1:15)

8-16 - Fantasia [P1] (5:07)

8-17 - Loth To Depart (Ballad Setting) [P69] (5:42)

8-18 - The Most Sacred Queen Elizabeth, Her Galliard [P41] (1:14)

8-19 - The Earl Of Essex, His Galliard [P42a] (1:49)

8-20 - Pavan [P18] (4:42)

8-21 - John Dowland's Galliard [P21] (1:29)

8-22 - Aloe (Ballad Setting) [P68] (2:40)

8-23 - The Lady Clifton's Spirit (Galliard) [P45] (1:45)

8-24 - What If A Day (Ballad Setting) (?Dowland) [P79] (1:22)

8-25 - Mr Giles Hobie's Galliard [P29] (2:02)

8-26 - Come Away (Song Arrangement) [P60] (1:01)

8-27 - Galliard [P27] (2:25)

8-28 - Fancy (Fantasia) [P6] (2:22)

9-1 - Lachrimae (Basic Version) (Pavan) [P15] (4:44)

9-2 - Galliard To [P46] (2:46)

9-3 - [Jig] (?Dowland) (Euing Lute MS) [P78] (1:36)

9-4 - Galliard On 'Walsingham' [P31] (2:38)

9-5 - Complaint (Ballad Setting) [P63] (1:17)

9-6 - Mignarda (Galliard) [P35] (3:11)

9-7 - Semper Dowland Semper Dolens (Pavan) [P9] (3:10)

9-8 - The Frog Galliard [P23a] (2:06)

9-9 - A Fancy (Fantasia) (?Dowland) (Euing Lute MS) [P72] (6:56)

9-10 - Fancy (Fantasia) [P5] (2:23)

9-11 - Pipers Pavan [P8] (5:10)

9-12 - Captain Digorie Piper's Galliard [P19] (1:54)

9-13 - Lady Layton's Almain [P48a] (0:53)

9-14 - Dowland's Galliard [P20] (0:55)

9-15 - Dowland's First Galliard [P22] (2:09)

9-16 - Tarleton's Jig (?Dowland) [P81] (0:53)

9-17 - Walsingham (Ballad Setting) [P67] (4:39)

9-18 - Lord Willoughby's Welcome Home (Ballad Setting) [P66a] (1:27)

9-19 - Sir Henry Guilforde, His Almain (2:21)

9-20 - Pavan (Related To 'Lachrimae') [P16] (5:00)

9-21 - Mrs. Langton's Galliard [P33] (2:43)

9-22 - Mrs. Clifton's Almain [P53] (1:26)

9-23 - Galliard (?Dowland) (Euing Lute MS) [P76] (1:58)

9-24 - Lady Hunsdon's Puffe (Almain) [P54] (1:28)

9-25 - Galliard [P24] (1:16)

9-26 - Go From My Window (Ballad Setting) [P64] (3:48)

9-27 - Fancy (Fantasia) (?Dowland) [P73] (3:15)

10-1 - Pavana Johan Douland (?Dowland) (Schele Lute MS) [P94] (6:15)

10-2 - Mrs. Brigide Fleetwood's Pavan (Solus Sine Sola) [P11] (5:25)

10-3 - La Mia Barbara (?Dowland) (Schele Lute MS) [P95] (5:22)

10-4 - Sir Henry Umpton's Funeral (Pavan) (5:15)

10-5 - Lachrimae (Version By Francis Cozens) (4:39)

10-6 - Farewell Fancy (Chromatic Fantasia) [P3] (5:26)

10-7 - Farewell (On The 'In Nomine' Theme) (Fantasia) [P4] (3:38)

10-8 - The King Of Denmark, His Galliard [P40] (3:26)

10-9 - Mrs. Vaux's Jig [P57] (1:35)

10-10 - Mrs. Nichol's Almain [P52] (0:56)

10-11 - Galliard [P30] (2:29)

10-12 - Lord Strang's March [P65] (1:03)

10-13 - Mrs. Winter's Jump (Coranto) [P55] (0:59)

10-14 - Can She Excuse (Galliard) (Version By Cozens) [P89] (1:51)

10-15 - The Shoemaker's Wife, A Toy (Ballad Setting) [P58] (1:19)

10-16 - Mrs. Norrish's Delight (?Dowland) (Archbishop Marsh's MS) [P77] (1:02)

10-17 - Galliard [P35] (2:02)

10-18 - Mrs. White's Thing (Almain) [P50] (1:29)

10-19 - Mrs. White's Nothing [P56] (0:46)

10-20 - The Frog Galliard (Anon. Version) [P90] (2:19)

10-21 - Solus Cum Sola (Pavan) [P10] (4:28)

10-22 - The Lord Viscount Lisle, His Galliard [P38] (3:13)

10-23 - Orlando Sleepeth (Ballad Setting) [P61] (1:04)

10-24 - Robin (Ballad Setting) [P70] (3:55)

10-25 - A Galliard (On A Galliard By Daniel Bacheler) [P28] (3:02)

10-26 - Forlorn Hope Fancy (Chromatic Fantasia) [P2] (3:51)

11-1 - The Lady Russels's Pavan [P17] (5:07)

11-2 - Fancy (Fantasia) [P7] (4:41)

11-3 - Sir John Langton's Pavan [P14a] (5:52)

11-4 - Earl Of Derby, His Galliard [P44a] (2:41)

11-5 - A Coy Toy (?Dowland) (Mynshall Lute Book) [P80] (0:33)

11-6 - Fortune My Foe (Ballad Setting) [P62] (2:18)

11-7 - [Almain] [P51] (1:50)

11-8 - Mr Knight's Galliard [P36] (2:18)

11-9 - Sir John Souch His Galliard [P26] (2:31)

11-10 - Tarletone's Riserrectione [P59] (0:37)

11-11 - The Lady Rich, Her Galliard [P43a] (1:52)

- Consort Music (Arrangments In Various Sources)

- From Thomas Morley: First Booke Of Consort Lessons (1599)

11-12 - Lachrimae Pavan (4:21)

11-13 - Can She Excuse Galliard (1:41)

11-14 - Captain Piper's Pavan & Galliard (5:49)

11-15 - The Frog Galliard (2:12)

- From Cambridge Manuscript Part Books (c. 1600)

11-16 - Round Battell Galliard (1:33)

11-17 - Fortune My Foe (3:06)

11-18 - Dowland's First Galliard (1:51)

11-19 - Katherine Darcie's Galliard (1:15)

11-20 - Tarleton's Jigge (0:50)

- From British Library B.M. Add. 10444 (c. 1610)

11-21 - Almain À 2 (0:31)

11-22 - Mistress Nicols Alman À 2 (0:48)

- From Füllsack And Hildebrandt: Auserlesener Paduanen Und Galliarden (1607)

11-23 - Susanna Fair (Galliard) (1:35)

- From Haussmann: Rest von Polnischen Und Andern Tänzen (1603)

11-24 - Mistress Nichols Alman À 5 (0:53)

- From Thomas Simpson: Opusculum (1610)

11-25 - Mr John Langton Pavan And Galliard (5:00)

11-26 - La Mia Barbara Pavan And Galliard (6:16)

11-27 - Lachrimae Antiquae Novae Pavan And Galliard (6:54)

- From Thomas Simpson: Taffel-Consort (1621)

12-1 - Mistress Nichols Alman (0:43)

12-2 - Volta À 4 ('Ioh. Douland') (1:11)

12-3 - Were Every Thought An Eye (1:55)

12-4 - Lady If You So Spite Me (2:55)

12-5 - Pavan À 4 (4:21)

- A Musicall Banquet 1610

12-6 - I My Heavy Sprite (2:36)

12-7 - II Change Thy Mind Since She Doth Change (3:07)

12-8 - III O Eyes, Leave Off Your Weeping (3:08)

12-9 - IV Go, My Flock, Go Get You Hence (3:37)

12-10 - V O Dear Life, When Shall It Be? (4:09)

12-11 - VI To Plead My Faith (2:39)

12-12 - VII In A Grove Most Rich Of Shade (4:50)

12-13 - VIII Far From Triumphing Court (8:44)

12-14 - IX Lady, If You Spite Me (2:26)

12-15 - X In Darkness Let Me Dwell (4:24)

12-16 - XI Si Le Parler Et Le Silence (3:44)

12-17 - XII Ce Penser Qui Sans Fin Tirannise Ma Vie (3:33)

12-18 - XIII Vous Que Le Bonheur Rappelle (2:28)

12-19 - XIV Passava Amor Su Arco Desarmado (2:19)

12-20 - XV Sta Notte Mi Sognava (2:26)

12-21 - XVI Vuestros Ojos Tienen D'Amor (1:14)

12-22 - XVII Se Di Farmi Morire? (2:39)

12-23 - XVIII Dovrò Dunque Morire? (2:09)

12-24 - XIX Amarilli Mia Bella (2:32)

12-25 - XX O Bella Più (2:33)

Companies

Record Company - The Decca Record Company Limited

Phonographic Copyright (p) - The Decca Record Company Limited

Recorded At - Decca Studios

Made By - PMDC, Germany

Credits

Art Direction - Lucy Gowans

Bandura [Bandora] - Jakob Lindberg

Bass Viol - Jane Ryan

Bass Viol - Trevor Jones (4)

Bass Vocals - David Thomas (9)

Cittern - Julian Crème

Compiled By [Works Collected By] - Robert Dowland

Composed By - John Dowland

Countertenor Vocals - John York Skinner

Cover, Painting [Booklet and Box Cover] - Nicholas Hilliard

Directed By - Anthony Rooley

Engineer [Recording Engineer] - Iain Churches

Engineer [Recording Engineer] - Martin Haskell

Ensemble - The Consort Of Musicke

Flute - Bernard Thomas (2)

Harpsichord [Italian Harpsichord] - Colin Tilney

Liner Notes [Commentary] - Anthony Rooley

Liner Notes [French Translation] - Decca (2)

Liner Notes [German Translation] - Decca (2)

Liner Notes [German Translation] - Theo Schmitt

Liner Notes [Italian Translation] - Claudio Maria Perselli

Liner Notes [Italian Translation] - Decca (2)

Liner Notes [Set] - Peter Holman

Lute - Anthony Rooley

Lute - Christopher Wilson (2)

Lute - Jakob Lindberg

Lute - Julian Crème

Lute, Soloist - Anthony Bailes

Lute, Soloist - Anthony Rooley

Lute, Soloist - Christopher Wilson (2)

Lute, Soloist - Jakob Lindberg

Lute, Soloist - Nigel North

Lyra Viol - Ian Gammie

Mezzo-soprano Vocals - Glenda Simpson

Organ - Alan Wilson (3)

Producer - Peter Wadland

Recorder - Bernard Thomas (2)

Soprano Vocals - Emma Kirkby

Soprano Vocals [Soprano II] - Glenda Simpson

Tenor Recorder - Baldrick Deerenberg

Tenor Viol - Ian Gammie

Tenor Viol - Polly Waterfield

Tenor Viol - Trevor Jones (4)

Tenor Vocals - Martyn Hill

Transcription By - Peter Stroud (4)

Treble Viol - Catherine Mackintosh

Treble Viol - Polly Waterfield

Viol [Alto] - Roderick Skeaping

Viola - Trevor Jones (4)

Violin - Catherine Mackintosh

Violin - Polly Waterfield

Virginal - Alan Wilson (3)

Notes

12-CD set in a box, with 122-page perfect-bound booklet. A compilation of recordings original released on L'Oiseau-Lyre LPs in the 1970s: [m=955440], [r=3735454], [m=454455], [m=1811400], [m=1498606], [m=1041160], [m=1781627], [m=1105967], [m=1846300], [m=1578845] and [m=1074816].

Editions de L'Oiseau-Lyre

℗ 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 The Decca Record Company Limited, London

Recording location: Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, 1976–77

Cover miniature by Nicholas Hilliard reproduced by courtesy of the Board of Trustees of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Publisher: Stainer & Bell Ltd (A Musicall Banquet 1610)

CD is made in Germany

Printed in Germany. Made in Germany

CDs 8 to 11: The numbering [P] is that adopted by [a1711714] in The Collected Lute Music of John Dowland ([l384196], 1974).