Artist: The Saltire Singers, Desmond Dupré
Album: Dowland: Song Books by The Saltire Singers
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 1963/2023
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 96 kHz
Duration: 44:30
Total Tracks: 13
Total Size: 796 MB
Tracklist:
01. The Saltire Singers – Book I: Now! O now I needs must part (2023 Remastered, Studio 1963) (04:38)
02. The Saltire Singers – Book IV: Tell me, true love (2023 Remastered, Studio 1963) (07:13)
03. The Saltire Singers – Book III: What if I never speed (2023 Remastered, Studio 1963) (03:38)
04. The Saltire Singers – Book I: Away with these self loving lads (2023 Remastered, Studio 1963) (01:55)
05. The Saltire Singers – Book III: When Phoebus first did Daphne love (2023 Remastered, Studio 1963) (01:17)
06. The Saltire Singers – Book I: Think’st thou then by thy feigning (2023 Remastered, Studio 1963) (02:38)
07. The Saltire Singers – Book III: Me, me and none but me (2023 Remastered, Studio 1963) (03:46)
08. The Saltire Singers – Book III: Say, love if ever thou didst find (2023 Remastered, Studio 1963) (01:50)
09. The Saltire Singers – Book IV: Sweet stay awhile, will you rise (2023 Remastered, Studio 1963) (03:29)
10. The Saltire Singers – Book IV: If my complaints could passions move (2023 Remastered, Studio 1963) (02:52)
11. The Saltire Singers – Book I: Where sin, sore wounding (2023 Remastered, Studio 1963) (03:36)
12. The Saltire Singers – Book II: Fine knacks for ladies (2023 Remastered, Studio 1963) (02:22)
13. The Saltire Singers – Book IV: In this trembling shadow cast (2023 Remastered, Studio 1963) (05:13)
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The vocal blend here is ravishing. Seldom have individual singers matched their voices more richly in this repertoire, with Patricia Clark leading with a sweet, soaring soprano, her gentle touch of vibrato ideal for Dowland’s melodic lines. The choice of songs too is admirable, offering some of Dowland’s very finest inspirations. Patricia Clark and Edger Fleet were both performers with the Deller Consort, and Desmond Dupre was Alfred Deller’s accompanist for most of his career. Mastering engineer Doug Pomeroy provides an ultra-high-end, crystalline, digital transfer that allows every nuance of the recording’s exceptional acoustics to shine!