Various
Phillip Rosseter (1567-1623) Prelude / Robert Johnson (1583-1633) Away delights; Oh, let us howl; Care-charming sleep / Alfonso Ferrabosco (1543-1588) Pavan Iv Anon. Galliarda / John Dowland (1563-1626) Fortune my foe / Robert Johnson (1583-1633) Pavan in C minor / John Dowland (1563-1626) Can she excuse my wrongs; In darkness let me dwell / Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) Quel Sguardo Sdegnosetto / Alessandro Grandi (1586-1630) O quam tu pulchra es / Alessandro Piccinini (1566 - 1638) Toccata XIII; Partite Variate Sopra La Folia / Giulio Caccini (1551-1618) Amarilli mia bella / Giovanni Kapsberger (c1580 - c1651) Toccata arpeggiata; ‘Kapsberger’ / Tarquinio Merula (1594-1665) Canzonetta spirituale encore / Robert Johnson (1583-1633) Have you seen the bright lily grow?

* The programme, entitled ‘Not Just Dowland’ sets the father of English song alongside his contemporary Robert Johnson, who notably composed for the plays of Shakespeare, and the Italians Monteverdi, Grandi, Piccinini, Caccini and Merula. There are also instrumental items by Johnson, Ferrabosco, Rosseter and Kabsberger.

“Everything was so perfect, the evening seemed to pass in a flash,” was The Independent’s verdict on the Wigmore Hall recital in December 2008 by soprano Carolyn Sampson and lutenist Matthew Wadsworth. “The soprano Carolyn Sampson is blessed with a lovely voice …and the lutenist Matthew Wadsworth … really is a class apart among exponents of this increasingly popular musical instrument.”