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Lachrimae

John Dowland's Lachrimae cycle is among the finest surviving instrumental dance music of the turn of the seventeenth century. This long awaited recording with the Capriccio Stravagante Renaissance Orchestra features new a instrumentation by Skip Sempe: 6 viols, 5 recorders, 2 cornetti, 3 trombones, 2 virginals and harpsichord. Skip Sempe's new performance order of the twenty-one Lachrimae dances revives the tradition of Pavan and Galliard pairs, rather than treating them as isolated movements. The idea of a 'Renaissance Orchestra' in which all the different instrumental consorts are brought together is the overlooked message of these sixteenth and seventeenth century publications. Large ensembles, for large or commemorative occasions, were every bit as much the 'composer's intention' as were smaller, intimate groups. This missing link has been proposed and provided by the concerts and recordings of the Capriccio Stravagante Renaissance Orchestra since the first years of the twenty-first century, and is one of their remarkable achievements in 'cutting through the noise'.

Country of Pressing	US
Artist	Capriccio Stravagante Renaissance Orchestra^Skip Sempe
Released	2025
Music Genre	Classical
Label	PARADIZO
Condition	New
UPC	865462000483
SKU	al-865462000483

1.3 Lachrimae~Seven Tears I: Lachrimae Antiquae
1.4 Lachrimae~Seven Tears I: M. Nicholas Gryffith his Galiard
1.16 Lachrimae~Grave Airs: Semper Dowland semper Dolens