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Music CD - Songs from the Labyrinth (Music by John Dowland)
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Music CD: Songs from the Labyrinth (Music by John Dowland)
List Price: $18.98
Our Price: $5.00
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Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
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Tracks:
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1. Walsingham
2. Can she excuse my wrongs?
3. Ryght honorable: as I have bin most bounde unto your honor …
4. Flow my tears
5. Have you seen the bright lily grow
6. Then in time passing on Mr. Johnson died…
7. The Most High and Mighty Christianus the Fourth, King of Denmark
8. The lowest trees have tops
9. And accordinge as I desired ther cam a letter…
10. Fine knacks for ladies
11. From thenc I went to the Landgrave of Hessen…
12. Fantasy
13. Come, heavy sleep
14. Forlorn Hope Fancy
15. And from thence I had great desire to see Italy…
16. Come again
17. Wilt thou unkind thus reave me
18. After my departure I caled to mynde our conference…
19. Weep you no more, sad fountains
20. My Lord Willoughby’s Welcome Home
21. Clear or cloudy
22. Men say that the Kinge of Spain is making gret preparation…
23. In darkness let me dwell
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0602517051119
Format: Live
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Deutsche Grammophon
Release Date: 2006-10-10
Studio: Deutsche Grammophon
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Disappointing
Comment: Wow! Was this CD a surprise disappointment. Unless you love medieval England songs, avoid this CD like the plague. I have all of Stings CD's and love every one of them, but this one must have been purely for his amusement, because it is sure not a crowd pleaser.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Sting sings Dowland
Comment: This album is so good I have one for myself and have given it as gifts numerous times. And I'll do it again.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Wonderful
Comment: It is a wonderful recording of Elizabethan music, very faithful to the music.
There are very few Elizabethan recordings and this is a refreshing addition and it is great that this recording has been made.
Customer Rating:
Summary: For those who know nothing of period music
Comment: Amazon's review states that ". . . it's important to remember that music of this period was routinely heard as a casual diversion in private homes, even more often than at Court. It was considered a crucial social skill to be able to join in with an adequate degree of skill, but not everyone was able to negotiate the perilous melodic twists and turns typical of the era's music."
Therein lies the problem, although the reviewer doesn't seem to notice. If the listener has to keep a disclaimer in mind while listening, then it's acknowledged there's something wrong (and, indeed, there is).
Yes, music was heard in the home as a "casual diversion" before the invention of sound recording. The best was available only to those who could afford to pay for live performance. The best is now available to anyone who has the price of a cd, or who listens over internet radio. What reason is there, then, to listen to someone whose performance is amateurish and incomprehending (unless you enjoy weird novelty acts)? Sting doesn't have the vocal range, fluidity, or background knowledge needed to sing this music, and someone should have been brave enough to tell him so.
Sting is superb when he stays within his purview, but here he is like Barbra Streisand trying to sing Led Zeppelin - an embarrassment. For those who are familiar with music of this period, his performance is cringeworthy. For those who have no way of realizing that, it will be merely an oddity.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Very interesting (idea) . . . but a flop
Comment: I'd like to echo what many others have been saying:
Wish I had bought a Sting album, and a separate Dowland CD - this is neither. I really like most of Sting's music, and really like Dowland's lute music. This just doesn't do justice to either of them - I wouldn't go so far as to say "awful", but "almost awful" will do. Sting's voice is not even close to being suited to this music. I don't mind the readings from Dowland's letters so much (even though they seem unrelated to the music); his voice seems much more suitable to these.
There is not enough lute, and way to much of Sting's "unusual" vocalization, which tends to overpower and distract from the elegant simplicity of the lute's tones. The lute player seems quite competent.
I had heard one track ("Fantasy") online, and was hoping the rest of the album would be similar.
If you're still tempted, make sure you listen to a couple of samples from tracks that have Sting's vocals in combination with the lute. I think you'll see what I mean.
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Editorial Reviews:
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In choosing to cover the music of John Dowland (1563-1626), who is known as the "melancholy madrigalist" from his output of cheerful ditties like "Flow My Tears," Police bandleader Sting has entered into a whole new realm of austere eeriness. Originally inspired by the gift of a lute, the rock superstar and activist sings the songs, deliciously sweet and tender or spirited by turn, accompanying himself, with Edin Karamazov sitting on lute and archlute. For listeners accustomed to hearing material of this period interpreted by rigorously trained early music stylists, especially countertenors and the like, Sting's sometimes tight-jawed, chest-heavy vocals may seem amateurish. It's undeniable that in four-part harmonies, the singer, tightly overdubbed, comes across like a combination of the Swingle Singers and Queen (meaning Freddy Mercury and crew, NOT the first Elizabeth). But it's important to remember that music of this period was routinely heard as a casual diversion in private homes, even more often than at Court. It was considered a crucial social skill to be able to join in with an adequate degree of skill, but not everyone was able to negotiate the perilous melodic twists and turns typical of the era's music. With this in mind, the overall effect is of a candle-lit, postprandial entertainment in the home of an English gentleman. Muttered readings from Dowland's letters and brief snippets of sampled birdsong aside, it is a courageous effort, displaying heartfelt admiration for the composer and a considerable degree of earnest charm. --Christina Roden
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