Lessons Jonas Nordberg

• John Dowland (1563 - 1626): Prelude, P. 98:
• 1 Dowland: Prelude, P. 98 01:27
• A Fancy, P. 73:
• 2 Dowland: A Fancy, P. 73 03:07
• The Frog Galliard, P. 23a:
• 3 Dowland: The Frog Galliard, P. 23a 02:00
• Farewell, P. 4 "In nomine":
• 4 Dowland: Farewell, P. 4 "In nomine" 03:56
• A Fancy, P. 6:
• 5 Dowland: A Fancy, P. 6 02:42
• The Most Sacred Queen Elizabeth, Her Galliard, P. 41:
• 6 Dowland: The Most Sacred Queen Elizabeth, Her Galliard, P. 41 01:15
• Forlorn Hope, P. 2:
• 7 Dowland: Forlorn Hope, P. 2 03:41
• The Earl of Derby's Galliard, P. 44a:
• 8 Dowland: The Earl of Derby's Galliard, P. 44a 02:17
• Loth to Depart, P. 69:
• 9 Dowland: Loth to Depart, P. 69 06:10
• Can She Excuse, P. 42:
• 10 Dowland: Can She Excuse, P. 42 01:38
• Solus cum sola, P. 10:
• 11 Dowland: Solus cum sola, P. 10 04:46
• Sir John Smith, His Almain, P. 47:
• 12 Dowland: Sir John Smith, His Almain, P. 47 02:37
• Orlando Sleepeth, P. 61:
• 13 Dowland: Orlando Sleepeth, P. 61 03:16
• Lady Hunsdon's Puffe, P. 54:
• 14 Dowland: Lady Hunsdon's Puffe, P. 54 01:40
• Semper Dowland semper dolens, P. 9:
• 15 Dowland: Semper Dowland semper dolens, P. 9 08:03
• The Most High and Mighty Christianus the Fourth, King of Denmark, His Galliard, P. 40:
• 16 Dowland: The Most High and Mighty Christianus the Fourth, King of Denmark, His Galliard, P. 40 03:00
• A Fantasie, P. 1a:
• 17 Dowland: A Fantasie, P. 1a 04:10
• Piper's Pavan, P. 8:
• 18 Dowland: Piper's Pavan, P. 8 05:24
• A Fancy, P. 5:
• 19 Dowland: A Fancy, P. 5 02:22
• Lachrimae, P. 15:
• 20 Dowland: Lachrimae, P. 15 05:24
• Galliard to Lachrimae, P. 46:
• 21 Dowland: Galliard to Lachrimae, P. 46 02:49
• Total Runtime 01:11:44

Info for Lessons

In English Renaissance collections of music, the term ‘lessons’ is often used to describe instrumental pieces, even though they aren’t pedagogical exercises as such. But as Jonas Nordberg writes in an introduction to his new album ‘there remains much in them to be studied’. John Dowland is one of the composers whose music was a driving force of the Early Music revival already at the beginning of the 20th century. He has also played a central role in the rediscovery of the lute itself, an ongoing process which began more than a hundred years ago.

Like many other musicians, Jonas Nordberg is continuously exploring the intimate relationship between a score and the instrument it was written for: ‘The pieces by Dowland on this album contain an entire musical universe, in which I have spent many years, discovering new layers of meaning. In that way these lessons – in combination with the instrument on which I play them – have also been my teachers. So it is a great pleasure to invite you to share them with me, and to explore for yourselves the rich combination of melancholy, joy and beauty to be found in these works.’

Jonas Nordberg, lute

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Booklet for Lessons