Lucie Strejcova, Barbora Hulcova, Magda Uhlirova - Aphorisms in Music (Lute Songs) (2022)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless | 57:59 | 267 Mb
Genre: Classical / Label: Arta Music
Thomas Campion, an English composer, lutenist, poet and physician who lived from 1567–1620, was one of the most prolific lutenists and poets of the Elizabethan era. During his lifetime he wrote a total of 118 ayres, which were published in five volumes. In addition to writing poetry collections and composing ayres, he also composed music for so-called masques. Campion wrote all the text templates himself, which he subsequently used in all his song collections. Although he was able to combine his lyrics with music better than any other English composer, his work has been criticized for a lack of creative originality and musical variety. In this respect he was often compared to his famous contemporary John Dowland. However, it should be noted that Campion, unlike Dowland, composed his works as an ardent music enthusiast and his main livelihood was not music, but medicine. With the passage of time, however, we can state with certainty that Campion's less complicated compositional style was unique and highly original. Many of Campion's songs transcended his conventional approach, and many became outstanding musical examples of lute and chant literature.