DOWLAND: LACHRIMAE OR SEAVEN TEARS (1604) - HESPERION XX, SAVALL (Hybrid SACD)

Published in 1604, Dowland's Lachrimae was composed for an ensemble of five viols and a lute. The collection contains seven Pavans based on the air Flow My Tears (which explains the work's subtitle, Seaven Teares Figured in Seaven Passionate Pavans). These variations are alternated with Galiards and Almands for contrast. Jordi Savall's 1987 recording with Hesperion XX is still a cornerstone of any Dowland discography. This critically acclaimed album is now available for the first time in a vivid multichannel remastering.



1 Lachrimae Antiquae
2 Sir John Souch His Galiard
3 Lachrimae Antiquae Novae
4 M. Henry Noell His Galiard
5 Lachrimae Gementes
6 The Earl of Essex Galiard
7 Lachrimae Tristes
8 M. Nicho. Gryffith His Galiard
9 Lachrimae Coactae
10 M. Giles Hoby His Galiard
11 Lachrimae Amantis
12 M. Thomas Collier His Galiard
13 Lachrimae Verae
14 Captaine Digorie Piper His Galiard
15 Semper Dowland Semper Dolens
16 The King of Denmarks Galiard
17 Sir Henry Umptons Funerall
18 M. Bucton His Galiard
19 M. John Langtons Pavan
20 Mrs Nichols Almand
21 M. George Whitehead His Almand