Come, Gentle Night: Music of Shakespeare's World

Anonymous (Composer), English Traditional (Composer), Giles Farnaby (Composer), Carolyn Anderson Surrick (Composer), Liz Knowles (Composer), Research Composer (Composer), Henry Purcell (Composer), Deborah Nuse (Composer), Scottish Traditional (Composer), John [1] Playford (Composer), Jan Hagiwara (Composer), Scottish Anonymous (Composer), English Anonymous (Composer), Adam Glen (Composer), John [2] [Composer] Hilton (Composer), Sue [1] Richards (Composer), Ensemble Galilei (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Ensemble Galilei
• Composer: Anonymous, English Traditional, Giles Farnaby, Carolyn Anderson Surrick, Liz Knowles, et al.
• Audio CD (January 25, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Telarc
• ASIN: B0000478S3
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #165,564 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Mister Issac's Maggot, Chestnut (Dove's Vagary)

2. Woodycock

3. Death's Second Self

4. Jack's Health, Vale Of Years, Jack's Health Reel

5. Come, Gentile Night

6. Departe, Departe, The Cobbler's Hornpipe, Third Act Tune

7. But Let Them Go, Ladies, Sight No More

8. In A Garden So Green, Childgrove

9. Fire, Burn, and Cauldron Bubble

10. The Asp

11. Rumble Thy Bellyful

12. Pastime With Good Company, O Lusty May

13. Irish Lament

14. Joy To THe Person Of My Love

15. The Winter's Tale Set: Love's Winter Light, Apples In Winter, Drive The Cold Winter Away, Jenny Pluck Pears

16. Lilli Burleo

17. The Scottich Play Set: Life Is But A Walking Shadow, Mill, Mill O', Pawky Adam Glen

18. Heart's Ease, Now That The Spring, Gathering Peascods

19. No Longer Mourn For Me

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Passionate Play, July 27, 2000

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Tinker "avid mystery reader" (Los Angeles, Ca.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Come, Gentle Night: Music of Shakespeare's World (Audio CD)

The music of this CD is as full of passion, grief, joy, humanity, humor, play and pathos as Shakespeare's own body of works. Ensemble Galilei pours their hearts and talents into the various pieces, whether they are resurrecting traditional works, or birthing new ones. From Gamba to harp, pipes to drums, each of these women combines skillful technique with joyful interpretation. I love listening to this CD, whether I'm driving or writing or just hanging out. (and I love watching this group perform, too) I'm a fan, can you tell?

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars gorgeous listening, May 26, 2000

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[e-mail] (Bellingham, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Come, Gentle Night: Music of Shakespeare's World (Audio CD)

I had heard this group on public radio over the years and finally saw them live recently. That's when I bought this CD, along with several others by E.G. This one is my favorite - really beautiful, soulful music you will still enjoy after many listenings. A wonderful mix of ancient and modern interpretation.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ensemble Galilei's music is lilting, elegant and unexpected!, November 28, 2002

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Brianna Neal (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Come, Gentle Night: Music of Shakespeare's World (Audio CD)

With their soulful playing and artful, sometimes even ephemeral arrangements, the six women of Ensemble Galilei convey a rare depth of emotion. In the insert notes, gamba player Carolyn Ann Surrick describes their creative process: "[In making this recording, we engaged in]...a kind of work that is so focused and intense that years can go by in one afternoon... Extraordinary music-making requires trust... [We] live for the times when the only thing that exists right then is the music--when the instruments are speaking as if we don't exist, and they are having their own conversation." Thank you, Ensemble Galilei, for allowing the rest of us the privilege of coming along for the ride! It's simply delectable. This chamber ensemble, featuring fiddle, harp, gamba, oboe, pipes and percussion, can also be heard on their other Telarc release, "From the Isles to the Courts", and "The Mystic and the Muse: Celebrating 600 Years of Women in Music", on the Dorian label.