'The various vocal and instrumental combinations work well together, especially those that feature North's gently pointed, perfectly phrased lute accompaniments.'
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English Ayres by Thomas Campion
English Ayres by Thomas Campion
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- Come Cheerful DayComposer(s) Thomas CampionArtist(s) Rachel Elliott Mark Padmore
Come Cheerful Day
03:55$1.80 - The Peaceful Western WindComposer(s) Thomas CampionArtist(s) Rachel Elliott Mark Padmore
The Peaceful Western Wind
03:57$1.80 - Turn Back You Wanton FlyerComposer(s) Thomas CampionArtist(s) Michael Chance
Turn Back You Wanton Flyer
01:40$1.80 - It Fell On A Summers DayComposer(s) Thomas CampionArtist(s) Michael Chance
It Fell On A Summers Day
01:57$1.80 - When To Her LuteComposer(s) Thomas CampionArtist(s) Michael Chance
When To Her Lute
01:51$1.80 - Break Now My Heart And DieComposer(s) Thomas CampionArtist(s) Michael Chance
Break Now My Heart And Die
01:56$1.80 - My Love Hath VowedComposer(s) Thomas CampionArtist(s) Rachel Elliott
My Love Hath Vowed
03:31$1.80 - I Care Not For These LadiesComposer(s) Thomas CampionArtist(s) Peter Harvey Mark Levy
I Care Not For These Ladies
02:17$1.80 - Shall I Come, Sweet Love, To Thee?Composer(s) Thomas CampionArtist(s) Michael Chance
Shall I Come, Sweet Love, To Thee?
02:20$1.80 - Fire, FireComposer(s) Thomas CampionArtist(s) Michael Chance
Fire, Fire
02:06$1.80 - All Looks Be PaleComposer(s) Thomas CampionArtist(s) Michael Chance
All Looks Be Pale
05:16$1.80 - Jack And JoanComposer(s) Thomas CampionArtist(s) Rachel Elliott Mark Padmore
Jack And Joan
02:30$1.80 - There Is A Garden In Her FaceComposer(s) Thomas CampionArtist(s) Michael Chance
There Is A Garden In Her Face
03:15$1.80 - Fain Would I WedComposer(s) Thomas CampionArtist(s) Rachel Elliott Mark Levy
Fain Would I Wed
01:07$1.80 - Sweet, Exclude Me NotComposer(s) Thomas CampionArtist(s) Mark Padmore Concordia
Sweet, Exclude Me Not
03:05$1.80 - Could My Heart More Tongues EmployComposer(s) Thomas CampionArtist(s) Michael Chance
Could My Heart More Tongues Employ
02:58$1.80 - Kind Are Her AnswersComposer(s) Thomas CampionArtist(s) Michael Chance
Kind Are Her Answers
01:53$1.80 - A Secret Love Or TwoComposer(s) Thomas CampionArtist(s) Rachel Elliott Concordia
A Secret Love Or Two
02:28$1.80 - Beauty Is But A Painted HellComposer(s) Thomas CampionArtist(s) Michael Chance
Beauty Is But A Painted Hell
02:47$1.80 - Oft Have I SighedComposer(s) Thomas CampionArtist(s) Rachel Elliott Mark Levy
Oft Have I Sighed
02:39$1.80 - I Must ComplainComposer(s) Thomas CampionArtist(s) Mark Padmore
I Must Complain
02:26$1.80 - Leave Prolonging Thy DistressComposer(s) Thomas CampionArtist(s) Peter Harvey
Leave Prolonging Thy Distress
02:27$1.80 - The Cypress Curtain Of The Night Is SpreadComposer(s) Thomas CampionArtist(s) Michael Chance
The Cypress Curtain Of The Night Is Spread
05:09$1.80 - Author Of LightComposer(s) Thomas CampionArtist(s) Rachel Elliott Mark Padmore
Author Of Light
03:09$1.80 - Never Weather-Beaten SailComposer(s) Thomas CampionArtist(s) Michael Chance Concordia
Never Weather-Beaten Sail
03:01$1.80
Total running time: 69 minutes.
Album information
Lutenist Nigel North teams up with countertenor Michael Chance to record Campion's songs with traditional lute accomaniment.
Thomas Campion (1567-1620) holds a unique place in the history of Elizabethan and Jacobean musical culture as a great poet who was also a consummate musician. His English Ayres epitomise the sound of Shakespeare's England. Although his music is too often overshadowed by that of his contemporary John Dowland, Campion's delightful Ayres explore a wide emotional range and vary in scale from a single voice with lute.
Michael Chance and Nigel North are joined by The English Ayre (Rachel Elliott, soprano; Mark Padmore, tenor; Peter Harvey, baritone) and Concordia (Mark Levy, Alison McGilvray, Joanna Levine, viols).
