Nigel North, Lute
Playing a golden-toned 10-course lute and using original manuscript sources or his own sensitive reconstructions, British lutenist Nigel North presents a delightful recital of dances by Robert Johnson, a contemporary of Shakespeare for whose plays he wrote songs and incidental music. Although they use the old forms of pavan, galliard, almain and fantasie, Johnson’s exquisite works tend towards the more expansive, lyrical style that would later flourish in the Baroque period. Nigel North’s critically acclaimed boxed set of Dowland’s Complete Lute Music is also available (8.504016).
Johnson, Robert
1. The Princes's Almain - Masque - Coranto 00:04:26
2. Pavan No. 1 in C minor 00:05:16
3. Galliard, "My Lady Mildemays Delight" 00:01:42
4. Pavan No. 2 in F minor 00:07:24
5. 2 Almains 00:02:42
6. The Noble Man 00:02:52
7. The Witches' Dance 00:01:50
8. Pavan No. 3 in C minor 00:06:54
9. 3 Almains 00:04:43
10. The Fairies' Dance 00:02:12
11. Fantasia (Fantasie) 00:03:31
12. Galliard 00:01:38
13. Almain, "Lady Strang's" 00:01:02
Johnson, Robert
North, Nigel, arranger(s)
14. Pavan No. 4 (reconstructed by N. North) 00:03:47
Johnson, Robert
15. The First, Second, and Third Dances in the Prince's Masque 00:03:49
16. 3 Almains 00:03:16
Johnson, Robert
North, Nigel, arranger(s)
17. Satyr's Dance (reconstructed by N. North) 00:03:11
Total Playing Time: 01:00:15
