The Ladyes Delight

Editorial Reviews
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Recordings such as this--and many others by the Baltimore Consort--remind us where many of our American folk music traditions come from, and reveal just how strongly connected we still are to European traditions many centuries old. The Elizabethan songs and dances on this recording are taken from several sources and they exemplify music that would have been heard in taverns, homes, ballrooms, and, in the case of "O Mistris Mine," even Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. The arrangements feature all sorts of instruments--viol, lute, cittern, bandora--the same types that were often used in performances for Queen Elizabeth I. The playing--and singing on a few of the tracks--is consistently excellent. But most amazing is the stunning virtuoso flute playing of Chris Norman, the world's foremost master of the wooden flute. --David Vernier

Tracks:

A Jigge Ye Firste
Chi Passa
Yonder Comes A Courteous Knight
The Ladyes Delight
Jump At My Cozen
The Batchelars Delight
The Dutch Courtesan: The Dark Is My Delight
Howells Delight
Lavolto
La Coronto
The Widdowes Mite
Robin Is To The Greenwood Gone
The Shaking Of The Sheets
The Lord Souches Maske
* Lute Book: The Queen's Treble
Balow, My Babe
The Dancing Master 7th Edition: The Knot
Consort Lessons: Sola Soletta
Ye French Volta
New Lessons For The Cittern: Light O' Love
Consort Lessons: My Lord Of Oxenfords Maske
Consort Lessons: O Mistris Mine (Twelfth Night)

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Recordings such as this--and many others by the Baltimore Consort--remind us where many of our American folk music traditions come from, and reveal just how strongly connected we still are to European traditions many centuries old. The Elizabethan songs and dances on this recording are taken from several sources and they exemplify music that would have been heard in taverns, homes, ballrooms, and, in the case of "O Mistris Mine," even Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. The arrangements feature all sorts of instruments--viol, lute, cittern, bandora--the same types that were often used in performances for Queen Elizabeth I. The playing--and singing on a few of the tracks--is consistently excellent. But most amazing is the stunning virtuoso flute playing of Chris Norman, the world's foremost master of the wooden flute. --David Vernier

Customer Reviews:

can be repetitious, but still good.......2004-08-01

I really like this CD. My favorite tracks are those with the singing of Custer La Rue, like Balow and Yonder Comes a Courteous Knight... unfortunately most of the CD is instrumental. Still good though.

Anyway I'm writing this review because since buying this CD, which was the first album I bought with music performed by the Baltimore Consort, I've since bought several more. Like Watkins Ale, On the Banks of the Helicon, La Rocque and Roll, etc. And it is very obvious that the Baltimore Consort is the performing group on each CD. They have a very distinctive sound, with high pitched flutes and Italian sounding stringed instruments (I'm really no expert on the instruments here!). And very similar tunes.

The part that bothers me is that on all of these CDs, the sound can get very, very, repetative. Some of the tunes and songs are the same on different CD's, and some just sound totally alike. Now, this may not bother many people, but when I buy a new CD I like it to actually be NEW material.

So this CD, the first one I bought, is actually my least favorite of all the group. Don't get me wrong, it's still a fantastic CD. But if you already own a number of the Baltimore Consort's CD's and you're looking for a new sound, I hardly think you'll find it here. If you are new to the performers altogether, I'd recommend "Watkins Ale" and "La Rocque and Roll" over this, for sure.

Wonderful, light-hearted music by the Baltimore Consort!.......2002-11-29

In the words of the insert booklet, "the `exquisite consort' of instrumentalists which entertained Queen Elizabeth upon her visit to the Earl of Hertford in September 1591 was, in respect to the specific instruments employed, the exact equivalent of the Baltimore Consort. Combining the sultry viols, the ethereal flute, the `sprightly and cheerful' cittern, the `deep' bandora and the `noble' lute, the ensemble is capable of many moods, from the joyful to the melancholy." Quite true. The emphasis on this recording, which is subtitled "Entertainment Music of Elizabethan England", is the joyful, as each musician in this talented sextet gets his or her turn to embellish both grandly and subtly on their parts. Unlike many of the Baltimore Consort's other releases, this one focuses on part music specifically written for an ensemble such as theirs to play, like that found in Thomas Morley's "First Book of Consort Lessons", published in 1599, and Matthew Holmes' 16th century manuscript of broken consort music. The Baltimore Consort's gentle yet lively sound will ease your tensions when you're stressed, and perk you up when you're tired. This CD is sure to delight "ladyes" and gentlemen alike.

Elizabethan Pop.......2002-06-11

This is a delightful cd, with masterful performances of popular Elizabethan tunes. The vocals are excellent. The selection is varied, containing lively instrumentals, baudy songs, and ballads. The lyrics are a reminder that themes like single motherhood and unrestrained lust are timeless, and are shockingly frank at times.

This is not a typical cd of chamber music by the greats - these are catchy dance tunes from long ago. Thoroughly enjoyable.

Great Recording for Those Who Love Early English Music.......1999-12-31

If you love the music of early England (perhaps you own a copy of the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book), you will certainly love this recording. And even if you are not a connoisseur of this type of music, but are a fan of classical music in general, you are sure to find this music historically accurate and catchy. One of my favorites on the disc is "O Mistress Mine", a piece that I have also enjoyed playing on the keyboard.

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