Grace Davidson & David Miller – Dowland: First Booke of Songesor Ayres (2018) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Following her debut release of Baroque works by Vivaldi and Handel earlier this year, Grace Davidson returns to disc on Signum with an intimate disc of Dowland’s first book of lute songs, accompanied by David Miller. Blending melancholy with wit in his writing for both lute and voice, John Dowland’s songs have continued to enchant audiences and singers for nearly 400 years. The First Booke includes some of Dowland’s less well-known works, and was recorded in the sensitive acoustic of Ascot Priory in Berkshire, UK.

Tracklist:
01. Unquiet Thoughts
02. Who Ever Thinks or Hopes of Love for Love
03. My Thoughts are Wing’d with Hopes
04. If My Complaints Could Passions Move
05. Can She Excuse My Wrongs with Virtue’s Cloak?
06. Now, Oh Now I Needs Must Part
07. Dear, if You Change, I’ll Never Choose Again
08. Burst Forth, My Tears
09. Go Crystal Tears
10. Thinkst Thou then By They Feigning
11. Come Away, Come Sweet Love
12. Rest a While, You Cruel Cares
13. Sleep, Wayward Thoughts
14. All Ye Whom Love or Fortune Hath Betray’d
15. Wilt Thou Unkind Thus Reave Me of My Heart?
16. Would My Conceit that First Enforc’d My Woe
17. Come Again, Sweet Love Doth Now Invite
18. His Golden Locks Time Hath to Silver Turned
19. Awake, Sweet Love, Thou Art Return’d
20. Come, Heavy Sleep
21. Away With These Self-Loving Lads