John Dowland's Lachrymae
Sunday 8 July 2007 17:00-18:30 (Radio 3)
Andrew Manze takes a close look at the music and ideas behind the seven pavans from John Dowland's Lachrymae or Seven Teares, published in 1605 for lute and viol consort. The profoundly intimate and expressive music has been described as the renaissance equivalent to Beethoven's late quartets, and is performed here by viol group Concordia.
Duration:
1 hour 30 minutes
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