JOHN DOWLAND - THE FIRST BOOKE of Songs or Ayres 1597 - If my complaints

Paula Bär-Giese - soprano Maria den Hertog - mezzo soprano Hans Meijer - lute Recording location - Maarten van Rossemhuis Zaltbommel, The Netherlands Dowland published his The First Booke of Songes or Ayres in London in 1597. It was one of the most influential and important musical publications of the history of the collection of lute-songs was set out in a way that allows performance by a soloist with lute accompaniment or various combinations of singers and instrumentalists.