Henry Lawes, le musicien poète

Born in the final years of the reign of Elisabeth I, Henry Lawes lived through the troubled times of 17th century England. The brother of the charismatic but short-lived William Lawes (1602-1645), he was acknowledged in his day as one of the finest composers for the voice.

With his extended vocal ranges, his expressive melodic formulas, his vibrant dissonances and the high poetic quality of his texts, Henry Lawes is a subtle painter od the melancholy of his age, situatzed between John Dowland and Henry Purcell.

  • Jeffrey Thompson, tenor
  • Florence Bolton, gamba
  • Benjamin Perrot, luth & theorb
  • Clément Geoffroy, harpsichord

 

Variantes:
Henry Lawes / Henry Purcell
I’m sick of love (Dowland/Lawes/Purcell), sans clavecin

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