In the Streets and Theatres of London
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Composer or Director: Robert II Johnson, Thomas Campion, John Johnson, Traditional, Anonymous, Clement Woodcock, John I Playford, Edmund Kete, Filippo Azzaiolo
Label: Veritas
Magazine Review Date: 11/1989
Media Format: Cassette
Media Runtime: 0
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: 759534-4
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| Nutmigs and Ginger |
Anonymous, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Anonymous, Composer |
| Mother Watkin's Ale |
Anonymous, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Anonymous, Composer |
| (The) English Dancing Master, Part 1, Movement: Stingo (The Oyle of Barly; Cold and Raw) |
John I Playford, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley John I Playford, Composer |
| (The) English Dancing Master, Part 1, Movement: Grimstock |
John I Playford, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley John I Playford, Composer |
| Bony sweet boy |
Anonymous, Composer
Anonymous, Composer Lyle Nordstrom, Lute |
| Wilsons Wilde |
Anonymous, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Anonymous, Composer |
| Robin is to the greenwood gone |
Traditional, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Traditional, Composer |
| Fortune my foe |
Traditional, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Emily Van Evera, Soprano Traditional, Composer |
| Bonny Sweet Robin |
Anonymous, Composer
Anonymous, Composer Christel Thielmann, Viola da gamba |
| Guillims Dumpe |
Anonymous, Composer
Anonymous, Composer Christel Thielmann, Viola da gamba |
| O death, rock me asleep |
Anonymous, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Anonymous, Composer Emily Van Evera, Soprano |
| My Lord Willoughbies Welcome home |
Anonymous, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Anonymous, Composer Emily Van Evera, Soprano |
| Pagginton's Pound |
Anonymous, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Anonymous, Composer Emily Van Evera, Soprano |
| Barrow Faustus dreame |
Edmund Kete, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Edmund Kete, Composer |
| Care-charming sleep |
Robert II Johnson, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Emily Van Evera, Soprano Robert II Johnson, Composer |
| Away delights |
Robert II Johnson, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Emily Van Evera, Soprano Robert II Johnson, Composer |
| Short Almain |
John Johnson, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley John Johnson, Composer |
| Passamezzo moderno |
John Johnson, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley John Johnson, Composer |
| Green garters |
John Johnson, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley John Johnson, Composer |
| Greensleeves |
John Johnson, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley John Johnson, Composer |
| Chi passa per 'sta strada |
Filippo Azzaiolo, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Emily Van Evera, Soprano Filippo Azzaiolo, Composer |
| Browning my dere |
Clement Woodcock, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Clement Woodcock, Composer |
| Hackney |
Clement Woodcock, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Clement Woodcock, Composer |
| What if a day |
Thomas Campion, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Thomas Campion, Composer |
Composer or Director: Robert II Johnson, Thomas Campion, John Johnson, Traditional, Anonymous, Clement Woodcock, John I Playford, Edmund Kete, Filippo Azzaiolo
Label: Veritas
Magazine Review Date: 11/1989
Media Format: Vinyl
Media Runtime: 0
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: 790789-1
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| Nutmigs and Ginger |
Anonymous, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Anonymous, Composer |
| Mother Watkin's Ale |
Anonymous, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Anonymous, Composer |
| (The) English Dancing Master, Part 1, Movement: Stingo (The Oyle of Barly; Cold and Raw) |
John I Playford, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley John I Playford, Composer |
| (The) English Dancing Master, Part 1, Movement: Grimstock |
John I Playford, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley John I Playford, Composer |
| Bony sweet boy |
Anonymous, Composer
Anonymous, Composer Lyle Nordstrom, Lute |
| Wilsons Wilde |
Anonymous, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Anonymous, Composer |
| Robin is to the greenwood gone |
Traditional, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Traditional, Composer |
| Fortune my foe |
Traditional, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Emily Van Evera, Soprano Traditional, Composer |
| Bonny Sweet Robin |
Anonymous, Composer
Anonymous, Composer Christel Thielmann, Viola da gamba |
| Guillims Dumpe |
Anonymous, Composer
Anonymous, Composer Christel Thielmann, Viola da gamba |
| O death, rock me asleep |
Anonymous, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Anonymous, Composer Emily Van Evera, Soprano |
| My Lord Willoughbies Welcome home |
Anonymous, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Anonymous, Composer Emily Van Evera, Soprano |
| Pagginton's Pound |
Anonymous, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Anonymous, Composer Emily Van Evera, Soprano |
| Barrow Faustus dreame |
Edmund Kete, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Edmund Kete, Composer |
| Care-charming sleep |
Robert II Johnson, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Emily Van Evera, Soprano Robert II Johnson, Composer |
| Away delights |
Robert II Johnson, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Emily Van Evera, Soprano Robert II Johnson, Composer |
| Short Almain |
John Johnson, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley John Johnson, Composer |
| Passamezzo moderno |
John Johnson, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley John Johnson, Composer |
| Green garters |
John Johnson, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley John Johnson, Composer |
| Greensleeves |
John Johnson, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley John Johnson, Composer |
| Chi passa per 'sta strada |
Filippo Azzaiolo, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Emily Van Evera, Soprano Filippo Azzaiolo, Composer |
| Browning my dere |
Clement Woodcock, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Clement Woodcock, Composer |
| Hackney |
Clement Woodcock, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Clement Woodcock, Composer |
| What if a day |
Thomas Campion, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Thomas Campion, Composer |
Composer or Director: Robert II Johnson, Thomas Campion, John Johnson, Traditional, Anonymous, Clement Woodcock, John I Playford, Edmund Kete, Filippo Azzaiolo
Label: Veritas
Magazine Review Date: 11/1989
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 66
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: 759534-2
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| Nutmigs and Ginger |
Anonymous, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Anonymous, Composer |
| Mother Watkin's Ale |
Anonymous, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Anonymous, Composer |
| (The) English Dancing Master, Part 1, Movement: Stingo (The Oyle of Barly; Cold and Raw) |
John I Playford, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley John I Playford, Composer |
| (The) English Dancing Master, Part 1, Movement: Grimstock |
John I Playford, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley John I Playford, Composer |
| Bony sweet boy |
Anonymous, Composer
Anonymous, Composer Lyle Nordstrom, Lute |
| Wilsons Wilde |
Anonymous, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Anonymous, Composer |
| Robin is to the greenwood gone |
Traditional, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Traditional, Composer |
| Fortune my foe |
Traditional, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Emily Van Evera, Soprano Traditional, Composer |
| Bonny Sweet Robin |
Anonymous, Composer
Anonymous, Composer Christel Thielmann, Viola da gamba |
| Guillims Dumpe |
Anonymous, Composer
Anonymous, Composer Christel Thielmann, Viola da gamba |
| O death, rock me asleep |
Anonymous, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Anonymous, Composer Emily Van Evera, Soprano |
| My Lord Willoughbies Welcome home |
Anonymous, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Anonymous, Composer Emily Van Evera, Soprano |
| Pagginton's Pound |
Anonymous, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Anonymous, Composer Emily Van Evera, Soprano |
| Barrow Faustus dreame |
Edmund Kete, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Edmund Kete, Composer |
| Care-charming sleep |
Robert II Johnson, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Emily Van Evera, Soprano Robert II Johnson, Composer |
| Away delights |
Robert II Johnson, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Emily Van Evera, Soprano Robert II Johnson, Composer |
| Short Almain |
John Johnson, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley John Johnson, Composer |
| Passamezzo moderno |
John Johnson, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley John Johnson, Composer |
| Green garters |
John Johnson, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley John Johnson, Composer |
| Greensleeves |
John Johnson, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley John Johnson, Composer |
| Chi passa per 'sta strada |
Filippo Azzaiolo, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Emily Van Evera, Soprano Filippo Azzaiolo, Composer |
| Browning my dere |
Clement Woodcock, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Clement Woodcock, Composer |
| Hackney |
Clement Woodcock, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Clement Woodcock, Composer |
| What if a day |
Thomas Campion, Composer
(The) Musicians of Swanne Alley Thomas Campion, Composer |
Author:
The Musicians of Swanne Alley have been on to a good thing from the start. The Folger Consort and other American ensembles like them who also concentrate on late sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century English repertory, have never gained the international acclaim that this group have earned over the past 13 years under the able direction of lutenists Lyle Nordstrom (who is largely responsible for the editions they use) and Paul O'Dette (who also pursues a flourishing solo career). To their violin, lutes (as well as pandora and cittern), recorders, soprano flute and viols the five-strong ensemble are joined here by Emily Van Evera.
As with previous recordings, this one resembles a concert performance—polished, coherent and cleverly contrived so that everyone is allowed to shine. Thus we are treated to solos and duets as well as varied and finely-wrought mixed ensembles of voice, flute, violin, lute and viol in which the Musicians take turns (rather like modern-day jazzmen) as soloists, plying their divisions, discantists and refrain instrumentalists. Among the high points are the virtuoso fiddling of David Douglass in the anonymous Stingo (and elsewhere), the sparkling plucked duets, the ballad My Lord Willoghbies welcome home, and the stylish ensemble rendition of the evergreen Greensleeves.
Though undeniably lovely, Van Evera's bright soprano voice can occasionally overwhelm (as in Care charminge Sleepe and the ground-bass air O Deathe, rock me a sleepe) and she seems more at home inPagginton's Pound—though her Cockney accent sometimes fails her—and most especially in My Lord Willoghbies welcome home, which she sings with verve and conviction.'
As with previous recordings, this one resembles a concert performance—polished, coherent and cleverly contrived so that everyone is allowed to shine. Thus we are treated to solos and duets as well as varied and finely-wrought mixed ensembles of voice, flute, violin, lute and viol in which the Musicians take turns (rather like modern-day jazzmen) as soloists, plying their divisions, discantists and refrain instrumentalists. Among the high points are the virtuoso fiddling of David Douglass in the anonymous Stingo (and elsewhere), the sparkling plucked duets, the ballad My Lord Willoghbies welcome home, and the stylish ensemble rendition of the evergreen Greensleeves.
Though undeniably lovely, Van Evera's bright soprano voice can occasionally overwhelm (as in Care charminge Sleepe and the ground-bass air O Deathe, rock me a sleepe) and she seems more at home in
In the Streets and Theatres of London
In the Streets and Theatres of London
In the Streets and Theatres of London
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