Portrait [Import]

John Dowland (Composer), Santiago de Murcia (Composer), Joan Ambrosio Dalza (Composer), Anonymous (Composer), Marco dall'Aquila (Composer), Claudio Monteverdi (Composer), George Frederick Handel (Composer), English Traditional (Composer), John [1] Playford (Composer), Cuthbert Hely (Composer), Richard Alison (Composer), Johannes Hieronymus Kapsberger (Composer), Jacopo Peri (Composer), Adrian Le Roy (Composer), David Douglass (Conductor), Drew Minter (Performer), Ellen L. Hargis (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Drew Minter, Ellen L. Hargis
• Conductor: David Douglass
• Composer: John Dowland, Santiago de Murcia, Joan Ambrosio Dalza, Anonymous, Marco dall'Aquila, et al.
• Audio CD (April 11, 2000)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
• ASIN: B00004SCUK
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #251,608 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Sir John Smith, his Almain, for lute, P 47

2. Forlorn Hope, fantasie for lute, P 2

3. Work(s): Pavan

4. La Jota

5. Cumbées (Codex No. 4), for guitar

6. Piva (from il Libro del Cortegiano)

7. Emperor of the moon

8. La Battaglia

9. Voglio di vita uscir, madrigal for soprano

10. Jig, for lute in C minor, P 78 (possibly spurious)

11. Can she excuse (The Right Honourable Robert, Earl of Essex, his Galliard), galliard for lute, P 42

12. The Right Honourable Lord Viscount Lisle (Sir Robert Sidney, his galliard), for lute, P 38 (A Musical Banquet)

13. Acis and Galatea, oratorio, HWV 49: Aria: Come la rondinella

14. Greensleeves, folk song

15. The Glory of the West

16. The Queen's Jigg

17. Fantasias, (4) for lute

18. Sarabande for lute

19. Go from my Windoe

20. Toccata for chitarrone No. 2

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rock guitarist turned lutanist, August 5, 2002

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David Gillett "cd-maven" (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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I listen to this album over and over and never get tired of it. O'Dette's interpretations keep sounding fresh and alive, perhaps because of his rock background. This was the popular music of the time and he plays it that way. There's no dusty mustiness of age hanging over it.

The compilation of different albums is great; different instrument combinations and vocal pieces interspersed. I highly recommend it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fine examples of Paul O'Dette's talents and a wonderfully entertaining CD, July 25, 2008

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Laraine A. Barker "Laraine A Barker" (New Zealand) - See all my reviews
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Until recently I knew of Paul O'Dette only as a member of Andrew Lawrence-King's Harp Consort with a reputation of being arguably the world's finest lutenist. This recording demonstrates that whoever made the claim had good cause. The performances from supporting musicians and singers match O'Dette's stylish playing in a very well-planned programme that can hardly fail to delight discerning music lovers.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic sampler!, July 19, 2008

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Moonfish (Santa Cruz, CA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Portrait (Audio CD)

The cd is a sampler of O'Dette's recordings with the label Harmonia Mundi ranging from solo lute pieces to vocal ensembles. However, the mixture of the 22 tracks over 72 minutes becomes a fantastic musical and emotional journey. I quickly became attached to the album. Fantastic! This music and the performances of O'Dette have taken on a life of their own. It is a beautiful album that I would highly recommend to anybody that has a love for the lute as well as the music of the 15th-17th centuries. It is an album you will keep and play forever and ever.