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The First Set of English Madrigals

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The First Set of English Madrigals by John Wilbye. 41 recordings in this catalogue, from 1974 to 1987.

Movements

  1. IV. Weep, O mine eyes

  2. VII. What Needeth All This Travail

  3. IX. Alas, What Hope of Speeding

  4. X. Lady, when I behold

  5. XI. Thus Saith My Cloris Bright

  6. XII. Adieu, Sweet Amaryllis

  7. XIII. Die, hapless man

  8. XVI. I Always Beg, Yet Never Am Relieved

  9. XVII. Thus Love Commands That I in Vain Complain Me

  10. XVIII. Lady Your Words Do Spite Me

  11. XIX. Alas, what a wretched life is this

  12. XXII. Flora Gave Me Fairest Flowers

  13. XXIV. Lady, when I behold the Roses

  14. XXV. When shall my wretched life give place to death?

  15. XXVI. Of joys and pleasing pains I late went singing (the first part)

  16. XXVII. My throat is sore my voice is hoarse with skriking (the second part)

  17. XXVIII. Cruel, Behold My Heavy Ending

  18. XXIX. Thou art but young, thou sayest

  19. XXX. Why dost thou shoot

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Recordings (41)

Performance practice

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Recording / performers
The First Set of English Madrigals: Xi. Thus Saith My Cloris BrightAlfred Deller
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