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Treasures From My Minde - Songs And Instrument Pieces By John Dowland / Virelai
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0724354528828
Format: Import
Label: EMI Classics Imports
Manufacturer: EMI Classics Imports
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: EMI Classics Imports
Release Date: February 27, 2001
Studio: EMI Classics Imports
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Disappointing, with such talent on show.
The performances are generally not very inspiring. Catherine King is usually smooth on the ear, but here, her exaggerated use of period English accent is annoying and distracting.
The recorded sound is also overly bright for my taste.
In all, there are perhaps three tracks on this disc I would enjoy hearing again. The rest are well below expectations.
Rating:  - So So
This is a selection of some of Dowland's most famous pieces performed in appropriate Renaissance style. Unfortunately, the quality of the performances is mixed. Some pieces are performed very well, others not. The singer on this CD, Catherine King, is inconsistent. In some songs, like "Come again, sweet love..." she is good. In others, her diction and phrasing is suspect. I may also be put off by her apparently strong Scots accent. Choice of tempi in several pieces is poor. A couple ... Read More
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