Images of Melancholy

Music by John Dowland, Anthony Holborne, Giles Farnaby and Andrew Wilson-Dickson with readings from Corpus Hermeticum

The English Fantasy Consort of Viols
Fiona Huggett - treble viol
Angela Voss - treble & tenor viols
Pamela Cresswell - tenor viol
Rosemary Thorndycraft - bass viol
Imogen Seth-Smith - bass viol

with
Lynda Sayce - lute, Andrew Wilson-Dickson - organ,
John Line - reader

Introduction, Biographies, Track details, Audio files, Reviews

1. THE TEARES OF THE MUSES Anthony Holborne (1599) 1.44

2. READING Corpus Hermeticum Book I, 1-4 1.37

3. THE IMAGE OF MELANCHOLY Anthony Holborne (1599) 4.45

4. READING C.H.I, 4-5 1.47

5. FANTASIA 'LACHRIMAE' Andrew Wilson-Dickson (1975) 5.33

6. READING C.H.I, 6-7 1.44

7. LACHRIMAE PAVAN JOHN DOWLAND Giles Farnaby (d.1640) 6.10

8. READING C.H.I, 8-10 1.47

9. SEMPER DOWLAND, SEMPER DOLENS John Dowland (c.1604) 3.30

10. READING C.H.I, 11-12 1.43

11. PAVAN LACHRIMAE Thomas Weelkes (d.1623) 2.39

12. READING C.H.I, 13-14 1.22

13. LACHRIMAE ANTIQUAE John Dowland (1604) 4.14

14. READING C.H.I, 14-16 1.43

15. LACHRIMAE ANTIQUAE NOVAE John Dowland (1604) 4.02

16. READING C.H.I, 17-19 2.16

17. LACHRIMAE GEMENTES John Dowland (1604) 3.57

18. READING C.H.I, 20,23 1.43

19. LACHRIMAE TRISTES John Dowland (1604) 4.21

20. READING C.H.I, 24-25 1.46

21. LACHRIMAE COACTAE John Dowland (1604) 4.04

22. READING C.H.I, 26 1.11

23. LACHRIMAE AMANTIS John Dowland (1604) 4.27

24. READING C.H.I, 30 1.15

25. LACHRIMAE VERAE John Dowland (1604) 4.28

Total playing time: 73.48