español | français William Lawes Antonia Bembo: Baroque Women V Antonio Florio 10 CDs for a desert island : Paul Hillier Dowland´s Lachrimae Van Dyck   54 - 53 - 52 - 51 - 50 - 49 - 48 - 47 - 46 - 45 - 44 - 43 - 42 - 41 - 40 - 39 - 38 - 37 - 36 - 35 - 34 - 33 - 32 - 31 - 30 - 29 - 28 - 27 - 26 - 25 - 24 - 23 - 22 - 21 - 20 - 19 - 18 - 17 - 16 - 15 - 14 - 13 - 12 - 11 - 10 - 09 - 08 - 07 - 06 - 05 - 04 - 03 - 02 - 01 - WILLIAM LAWES The Instrumental Works Although it is difficult to believe that Purcell was not acquainted with William Lawes’ instrumental works when he came to compose his great Viol Fantazias, the posthumous reputation enjoyed by the latter seems to have been short-lived. By the time he wrote his great musical history over a century later Charles Burney, who in general had little time for the music composed by his countrymen during the previous century, could find virtually nothing to commend in the music of William Lawes: “His Royal Consort.... which was always mentioned with reverence by his admirers in the last century is one of the most dry, aukward [sic], and unmeaning compositions I ever remember to have had the trouble of scoring”. Whilst it is difficult to understand what the good Doctor might have found “dry” about the music, one might well sympathise with an eighteenth century taste that found certain movements from the Royal Consort Suites “aukward and unmeaning”, for like all of Lawes’ instrumental music they contain passages that even today retain the power to startle or even shock. Van Dyck: Inigo Jones. St Petersburg, The Hermitage Biography Work catalogue Discography Goldberg Articles Order your copy of issue nº 6 now! ABOUT US | CONTRIBUTE   web map - home page - cover Legal warning Copyright 2003, Goldberg. info@goldberg-magazine.com