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Work: Can she excuse my wrongs? The Earl of Essex's Galliard

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ComposerDowland, John (1563-1626)
PeriodEarly
Work typeChamber
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LondonLea Desandre / Jupiter Ensemble / Thomas Dunford

Wigmore Hall
Dowland, Purcell
Thomas Dunford; Lea Desandre; Ensemble Jupiter; Louise Ayrton; Ruiqi Ren

LeedsLondinium Consort

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Hashmi, Dowland, Brade, Traditional, Johnson, Field, Spafford, Addis
Londinium Consort; Rachel Allen; Emanuele Addis

LondonMahan Esfahani: Byrd, Dowland & Gibbons

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Byrd, Tomkins, Dowland, Gibbons, Farnaby, Bull, Tisdall
Mahan Esfahani, Harpsichord
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Magnificent melancholy at midnight

There comes a stage in every countertenor’s career when he feels himself ready to tackle the exposed repertoire of John Dowland, and hence the need to find himself a talented lutenist.
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Iestyn Davies: From Dowland's Lute Songs to Muhly's Old Bones

The intimate Vancouver Playhouse was nearly full to hear Iestyn Davies and Thomas Dunford. Consisting of lute songs by John Dowland and his contemporaries, in addition to the Canadian premiere of Nico Muhly’s Old Bones, it’s hard to imagine a more artistically satisfying and entertaining way to spend an afternoon.
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Proms Chamber Music 8: Dowland's seductive melancholy with Ian Bostridge and Fretwork

Amidst the furore of celebrations for the anniversaries of Verdi and Wagner, the final Chamber Prom of this season gave pause to savour the music of the great English Renaissance lutenist, singer and composer John Dowland, whose 450th birthday also falls this year.
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