A Painted Tale, Songs of Blow, Dowland, Purcell and more
Nicholas Phan / Michael Leopold / Ann-Marie Morgan
AV 2325 - 0822252232523
For his third AVIE album, tenor Nicholas Phan turns to a group of Renaissance and Baroque English composers who greatly influenced Benjamin Britten, the muse of his two previous recordings – Still falls the Rain (AV 2258) and Winter Words (AV 2238), his solo debut recording which topped the Best Classical Recordings lists of NPR, The New Yorker, and The New York Times. A Painted Tale – the title taken from a lyric by 16th century composer Thomas Morley – features songs with lute and viola da gamba by Blow, Dowland, Ferrabosco, Lanier and Purcell. Describing the programme, which tells a story of love gained and then lost, Nick says, “Reading the poetry in these songs I am fascinated by how little the human experience has changed over the centuries. By assembling these various songs into what I call ‘a pastiche song cycle,’ I hope that creating a dramatic context for these pieces will highlight how relevant this material still is today.”
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1A Painted Tale02:41
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2O Solitude05:44
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3Have you seen but a bright Lily grow01:56
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4Fairest work of happy nature03:25
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5The Self Banished02:03
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6Fire, Fire01:54
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7O Turn Not Those Fine Eyes Away03:19
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8Sweeter Than Roses03:23
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9She Loves and She Confesses Too02:18
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10No More Shall Meads Be Deck’d With Flowers07:02
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11My Thoughts are Winged With Hopes02:36
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12Of All the Torments, All the Cares03:59
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13Can She Excuse My Wrongs02:33
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14Not All My Torments02:51
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15So, So, Leave Off This Last Lamenting Kiss02:51
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16In Darkness Let Me Dwell03:52
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17Now, O Now I Needs Must Part04:37
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18Come Heavy Sleep03:46
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19Stay, Silly Heart03:33
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20Evening Hymn05:11