Songs From The Labyrinth

Media Condition:  Near Mint (NM or M-)
Sleeve Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)
Country:    Argentina  
Released:  2006
Genre:       Classical
Style:         Renaissance

Comments:
TOP COPY, SOC
 

Notes:

Rear sleeve notes: On "Songs from the Labyrinth", Sting discovers the music of Elizabethan songwriter John Dowland: "beautiful melodies, fantastic lyrics, great accompaniments". In close collaboration with lutenist Edin Karamazov, he interweaves songs with instrumental solos and evocative readings from a Dowland letter. together they create what Sting calls "a musical sound-track" to the composer's life. Booklet notes: 1. (Ballad Setting) 2. ("The Earl of Essex's Galliard"; First Booke of Songes, 1597, no. 5) 3. (Letter from Dowland to Sir Robert Cecil, Nuremberg, 10 November 1595) 4. (Second Booke of Songes, 1600, no. 2) 5. (From Ben Jonson: The Devil Is an Ass, 1616) 6. (Letter to Sir Robert Cecil) 7. (Also known as "The Battle Balliard") 8. (Third Booke of Songes, 1603, no. 19) 9. (Letter to Sir Robert Cecil) 10. (Second Booke of Songes, 1600, no. 12) 11. (Letter to Sir Robert Cecil) 13. (First Booke of Songes, 1597, no. 20) 15. (Letter to Sir Robert Cecil) 16. (First Booke of Songes, 1597, no. 17) 17. (First Booke of Songes, 1597, no. 15) 18. (Letter to Sir Robert Cecil) 19. (Third Booke of Songes, 1603, no. 15) 20. (Version for two lutes) 21. (Second Booke of Songes, 1600, no. 21) 22. (Letter to Sir Robert Cecil) 23. (A Musicall Banquet, 1610, no. 10) Instruments played in this recording by Edin Karamazov: 8-course lute: Nico Van der Waals, 1989 (after Vendelio Venere) 10-course lute: Cezar Mateus, New Jersey 1998 (after Michele Hartung, Padua 1602) 13-course archlute: Cezar Mateus, 1999 (after Franciscus Budianus, Brescia 1600) 14-course archlute: Cezar Mateus, 2004 (after Mateo Sellas) Instrument played by Sting: 13-course archlute: Cezar Mateus, 2005 (after Franciscus Budianus, Brescia 1600) Recorded at Steerpike Studios, Il Palagio, Italy Additional recordings & mixing at Metropolis Studios, London Publishing: © 2006 Steerpike (Overseas) Limited/Edin Karamazov, Administered by EMI Publishing Ltd. ℗ 2006 UMG Recordings, Inc. © 2006 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg Printed and made in the E.U. Digipak with 28pp booklet. Cat. no. on front booklet and disc label is 06025 170 3139. On the spine and reverse 06025 170 3139 is immediately followed by a [G|H code as if a suffix.

 

1. Walsingham 0:38
2. Can She Excuse My Wrongs 2:35
3. "Ryght Honorable: As I Have Bin Most Bounde Unto Your Honor..." 0:40
4. Flow My Tears (Lachrimae) 4:42
5. Have You Seen The Bright Lily Grow 2:35
6. "...Then In Time Passing On Mr. Johnson Died..." 0:32
7. The Most High And Mighty Christianus The Fourth, King Of Denmark, His Galliard 3:01
8. The Lowest Trees Have Tops 2:16
9. "... And Accordinge As I Desired Ther Cam A Letter To Me Out Of Germany..." 0:55
10. Fine Knacks For Ladies 1:50
11. "...From Thenc I Went To The Landgrave Of Hessen..." 0:24
12. Fantasy 2:42
13. Come, Heavy Sleep 3:46
14. Forlorn Hope Fancy 3:08
15. "...And From Thence I Had Great Desire To See Italy..." 0:28
16. Come Again 2:56
17. Wilt Thou Unkind Thus Reave Me 2:40
18. "...After My Departure I Caled To Mynde Our Conference..." 0:30
19. Weep You No More, Sad Fountains 2:38
20. My Lord Willoughby's Welcome Home 1:34
21. Clear Or Cloudy 2:47
22. "...Men Say That The Kinge Of Spain Is Making Gret Preparation..." 1:01
23. In Darkness Let Me Dwell 4:12

 

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Barcode 0 602517 03139 5
SPARS Code DDD
Matrix / Runout A6M9D20/4 1703139 / UNIVERSAL EPSA IND. ARG./33185
Mastering SID Code IFPI LK51

 

Phonographic Copyright (p) UMG Recordings, Inc.
Copyright (c) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
Copyright (c) Steerpike (Overseas) Ltd.
Copyright (c) Edin Karamazov
Recorded At Steerpike Studio
Recorded At Metropolis Studios
Mixed At Metropolis Studios
Pressed By Epsa

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