SACD, Holborne (composer)
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the result is coherently put together, with Hughes's resourceful vocal imagination and use of tone, plus the subtlety and careful placement of her decorations, drawing the ear again and again. —
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2026, Editor's Choice
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Throughout the SACD Lindberg proves (as if he needed to!) that he is a sympathetic and perceptive interpreter of the lute music of the Renaissance. This is an outstanding, treasure of an album.... —
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A Pleasing Melancholy: Works by Dowland & Others
James Akers (lute), Emma Kirkby (soprano)
Chelys Consort of Viols
Kirkby, with her half-a-century’s experience in this repertoire, lends perceptive insights both to the poetic texts and the musical settings. Words are beautifully etched with a dark, inky tone... —
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Matthew Wadsworth - Knight of the Lute
Music from The Varierie of Lute Lessons, 1610
Matthew Wadsworth (lute)
Wadsworth's… playing… is stolid and deliberate yet strangely luminous - no light but rather darkness visible. In his hands Anthony Holborne, Thomas Morley and Daniel Batchelar's dark, sophisticated... —
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The Gents
The Gentlemen of the Chapel Royal Vocal Ensemble
Diapente Viol Consort, Niec van der Meulen, Robert Kuizenga, Siebe Henstra
The Gents, Peter Dijkstra
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The Image of Melancholy
Jon Balke (organ / soundscapes), Berit Norbakken Solset (soprano), Milos Valent (viola) & Bjarte Eike (artistic director & violin)
The results will appeal to anyone keen on folk and fusion or those looking for an alternative approach to early music. The lush, up-front recording, with its potential for 5.0 surround sound,... —
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Jonathan Freeman-Attwood's playing is notable for the beauty and freedom of line of his lyrical phrasing, while the bravura is exhilarating. Daniel-Ben Pienaar's accompaniments are boldly supportive... —
