Shakespeare: Greatest Hits - Lute works from the Elizabethan Age (Dowland, Farnaby, Gervaise, Mudarra, etc) (2 CD Set)

Anonymous (Composer), English Anonymous (Composer), William [Composer] Byrd (Composer), Francesco (da Milano) Canova (Composer), Oscar Chilesotti (Composer), Francis Cutting (Composer), John Dowland (Composer), Giles Farnaby (Composer), Claude Gervaise (Composer), Robert [2] [Composer] Johnson (Composer), Luis de Milan (Composer), Thomas Morley (Composer), Alonso de Mudarra (Composer), Cesare Negri (Composer), Michael Praetorius (Composer), Thomas Robinson (Composer), John Taverner (Composer), Christmas Traditional (Composer), English Traditional (Composer), Jonathan Adams (Performer)

Product Details

• Performer: Jonathan Adams
• Composer: Anonymous, English Anonymous, William [Composer] Byrd, Francesco (da Milano) Canova, Oscar Chilesotti, et al.
• Audio CD (June 8, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Intersound Records
• ASIN: B00000J83S
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #257,276 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Preludio

2. Bianco Fiore

3. Danza

4. Gagliarda

5. Canzone

6. Saltorello

7. Galliard

8. Allemande

9. Alman

10. Pavane

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Western Wynde

2. It Was a Lover and His Lass

3. Edi Beo Thu, Hevene Quene

4. Greensleeves

5. Dances: The King's Dance

6. Galliarde

7. My Lady Carey's Dompe

8. New Saboo

9. Pavane d'Angleterre

10. Volta, Theme & Variations

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pleasant and relaxing, August 29, 2000

By A Customer

I heard this at a local mega-bookstore. It is pleasing enough that I actually heard it and was listening to it. Definitely background or relaxation music, but also good enough to listen to. The woodwinds on some of the pieces are very lyrical. Good medieval/Elizabethan type music.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars exquisite, June 10, 2009

By	francisco brambilla - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As with Shakespeare's literature, you must like the music of his time. If you are a newcomer to these toones, seat your self one afternoon in your studio, reading or painting or just vegetating. Play this CD and Let the musical notes take you where they will. Picture yourself at the Elizabethan courts, eat, dance and be merry. don't expect anything. just listen and enjoy.
My humble opinion is that mankind, with all its arrogance and imperfections have created one single most PERFECT thing.... Music !