Amidst the Shades

England's greatest early songwriters, John Dowland (in his 400th anniversary year) and Henry Purcell, are side by side in this ravishing recital for strings, theorbo and internationally acclaimed soprano, Ruby Hughes. The greatest works of both composers are heard alongside short lute solos and include Purcell’s beautiful ‘Music for a While’ and Dowland’s ‘Flow my Tears’.

Programme:
Purcell Soft Music (Dioclesian in C major)
Amidst the shades
Music for a while
Dowland A Fancy (or Preludium)
Time stands still
Can she excuse my wrongs
Flow my tears
Semper Dowland semper dolens
Sorrow stay
In darkness let me dwell
Purcell Sweeter than roses
Here the deities approve
Dowland The Earl of Derby’s Galliard
Purcell Bonduca’s song
Mark how readily (‘Raise the voice’, 1685?)
Pavan of 4 parts
O solitude
The sparrow and the gentle dove (‘From Hardy Climes’, 1683)When I am laid in earth