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Songs from the Labyrinth [VINYL]
by: Sting, Edin Karamazov

Price: £20.74
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Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days Binding: Vinyl
EAN: 0028947657224
Format: Import, Live
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Deutsche Grammophon
Release Date: September 26, 2006
Studio: Deutsche Grammophon
Sales Rank: 349576

Disc 1:
  1. Walsingham
  2. Can She Excuse My Wrongs
  3. "Ryght Honorable..."
  4. Flow My Tears (Lachrimae)
  5. Have You Seen the Bright Lily Grow
  6. "...Then in Time Passing on..."
  7. Galliard
  8. Lowest Trees Have Tops
  9. "...and Accordinge as I Desired Ther Cam a Letter..."
  10. Fine Knacks for Ladies
  11. "...from Thenc I Went to the Landgrave of Hessen..."
  12. Fantasy
  13. Come, Heavy Sleep
  14. Forlorn Hope Fancy
  15. "...and from Thence I Had Great Desire to See Italy..."
  16. Come Again
  17. Wilt Thou Unkind Thus Reave Me
  18. "...After My Departure I Caled to Mynde..."
  19. Weep You No More, Sad Fountains
  20. My Lord Willoughby's Welcome Home
  21. Clear or Cloudy
  22. "...Men Say That the Kinge of Spain..."
  23. In Darkness Let Me Dwell
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Interesting idea which may work for you.
From the outset let me say that I have always been a huge fan of Sting, and of John Dowland. But I was unsure that the two could possibly go together. Having listened to the CD several times now, I am still unsure but the idea is growing on me.

Let's face it, Sting is not the world's best vocalist, his breathy nasal voice being well-suited to ska and light jazz, but ultimately tending to be tiresome. The problem is not just his voice, but perhaps more his odd vowel sounds which have always been a little unnatural and that is very obvious here with his voice rather forward in the mix.

So my first thought was that there are many very beautiful renderings of this material by specialists like Ian Partridge and Sting's offering ... Read More:


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Won't set the classical or popular world alight
Critics seem to have been sharpening their knives for this release. Certainly the circumstantial case against any rock singer recording a "classical" album for Deutsche Grammophon is pretty strong, as those who remember Elvis Costello's album with Anne Sophie Von Otter will have cause to agree. The fact is, however, that although the songs of John Dowland have been recorded many, many times most of those who attack this album will be basing their complaints on a personal antipathy to Sting rather than any concerns with the actual performance.

Lute duties here are principally handled by Edin Karamazov: not the leading lutanist in this repertoire (that would probably be Anthony Rooley) but perfectly competent in material that is in any case ... Read More:

 



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