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| 1. Got schepfer aller dingen - John Potter |
| 2. Veris dulcis - John Potter |
| 3. Pulcherrima rosa - The Dowland Project |
| 4. Ora pro nobis - The Dowland Project |
| 5. Lá lume - The Dowland Project |
| 6. Dulce solum - The Dowland Project |
| 7. Der oben swebt - John Potter |
| 8. O beata infantia - The Dowland Project |
| 9. O Rosa - John Potter |
| 10. Saudade - The Dowland Project |
| 11. In flagellis - John Potter |
| 12. Kyrie Jesus autem transiens - John Potter |
| 13. O beata infantia - John Potter |
| 14. Credo Laudate dominum - The Dowland Project |
| 15. Ein gut Preambel (vihuela solo) - John Potter |
| 16. Sanctus Tu solus qui facis - The Dowland Project |
| 17. Ein iberisch Postambel - John Potter |
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Product Description
The ravishing third album of the widely acclaimed Dowland Project features a slightly different line-up of outstanding players from different cultural backgrounds fusing early music, folk and jazz sensibilities - tenor John Potter, violinist Milos Valent, saxophonist John Surman and baroque guitarist Stephen Stubbs. And a repertoire ranging from Gregorian chant and the 13th century Carmina Burana manuscript to Josquin Desprez and Portuguese traditional song.
After two albums based on music by John Dowland and on English and Italian Renaissance madrigals respectively, The Dowland Project now performs settings of monophonic songs from mediaeval sources along with polyphonic compositions by Josquin and Orlando di Lasso and traditional chants from Spain and Portugal.
The title 'Romaria' refers, rather metaphorically, to the traditional pilgrimages in Portugal and Brazil but also to the destination of this musical journey finally leading to a completely improvised instrumental piece in the Iberian style. The often sparse sources - often not more than a melody line - serve as a starting point for the improvisational imagination. Freedom is no carte blanche for self-indulgence but a prerequisite for the poetic dialogues between vocal line and instruments. It's an exchange between musical epochs and regions: A 13th century "Minnesänger" meets Surman's warm jazz saxophone, a Portuguese song is confronted with Milos Valent's eastern European intonations.
Personnel:
John Potter - (tenor), Milos Valent - (violin, viola), John Surman - (soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, tenor and bass recorders), Stephen Stubbs - (baroque guitar, vihuela)
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CD W/The Dowland Project
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By Gavin Wilson
Format:Audio CD
I'm not a classical buff -- I come to this through my passion for the ECM label and a liking for John Surman's works. I have the previous two albums by the Dowland Project and, though the line-up has changed a little, again, I can thoroughly recommend this album to anyone who liked either of its predecessors.
In my view, this is the best of the three. The songs and the arrangements are wonderful. Perhaps it's just me, but I prefer to listen to this album in small bursts -- say, four songs at a time. It's a great CD to keep in the car for short journeys.
I feel I ought to complain about the difficulty in finding this album. If ECM had thought more about how shops index classical CDs, this CD would undoubtedly be much more successful. This CD is currently called 'Romaria' by the Dowland Project. Shops index classical CDs by Composer, but there are zero tracks on this CD by John Dowland! Conceivably some shops may file this under Singers (i.e. for John Potter), but others may file it under the name of one of the other three instrumentalists.
It would be a great pity if the Dowland Project disbanded due to poor sales of this CD. It is, as I said, magnificent.
In my view, this is the best of the three. The songs and the arrangements are wonderful. Perhaps it's just me, but I prefer to listen to this album in small bursts -- say, four songs at a time. It's a great CD to keep in the car for short journeys.
I feel I ought to complain about the difficulty in finding this album. If ECM had thought more about how shops index classical CDs, this CD would undoubtedly be much more successful. This CD is currently called 'Romaria' by the Dowland Project. Shops index classical CDs by Composer, but there are zero tracks on this CD by John Dowland! Conceivably some shops may file this under Singers (i.e. for John Potter), but others may file it under the name of one of the other three instrumentalists.
It would be a great pity if the Dowland Project disbanded due to poor sales of this CD. It is, as I said, magnificent.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By David Chaney
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I was drawn to this CD by hearing John Potter sing and discuss this work on Radio 3, I also thought that a combination of John Surman's playing with John Potter's beautiful voice would be very powerful. My expectations have been met if not exceeded. Everyone involved plays and sings with dedication and skill, the recording as you would expect from ECM is first class and as they say in the notes something new and compellingly beautiful has been made in the recording studio. I play it constantly - it is completely contemporary but at the same time a powerful evocation of the strength and validity of a pre-classical musical history.
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4.7 out of 5 stars
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Stunning contemporary interpretations of early music
12 April 2009
By Vanilor
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Format:Audio CD
This CD, the third in ECM's Dowland Project, features tenor John Potter of the Hilliard Ensemble at his absolute best. The songs, written from the ~12th to ~15th centuries, are played and sung with a maximum of expression. They are certainly not period-accurate performances - that's simply not the point of the Dowland Project. The point is to bring new life to these centuries-old works in interesting and unexpected ways. Take the saxophone and bass clarinet solos, for example, played in the style of the original music, but not actually written into the scores. There is improvisation here as well. Many of the musicians are jazz artists, after all. So if you want to hear something like you've never heard before - something that I expect will blow you away, get this CD. Highly recommended for fans of medieval and renaissance music, jazz, and the Hilliard Ensemble.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
exquisite, unfettered music living and breathing through the performers
17 Nov 2010
By lauriecacao
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Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I'm a painter, not a writer, so will refer you for details to the April 2009 review with which i concur entirely. Only to add that i prefer this cd over DP's also great Care Charming Sleep. Care still gets at least weekly play in the studio, but i've listened to Romaria virtually daily for a couple of years now and still get deep nourishment from both the music and the silences they conjure within the sounds.
Hoping DP will record more.
Hoping DP will record more.
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Early Music with Saxaphone
14 Dec 2008
By J. Calvert
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
You have to appreciate early music, this is very authentic, even though a saxaphone is used. Some fun parts, some more spiritual in tone. Very skilled musicians, excellent if you like medieval music.
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