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Songs From the Labyrinth
Classical · 2006 · 23 tracks

Songs From the Labyrinth

Sting

A stark, intimate collection of 16th-century lute songs. Sting's raspy tenor meets Edin Karamazov's virtuosic strings in a quiet, scholarly labyrinth of sound.

October 6, 2006 · Deutsche Grammophon

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A scholarly, deeply felt exploration of 16th-century sorrow and solitude.

Tracklist · 23 Tracks
01
Walsingham
0:38
02
Can She Excuse My Wrongs?
2:36
03
“Ryght Honorable: As I Have Bin Most Bounde Unto Your Honor…”
0:41
04
Flow My Tears (Lachrimae)
4:42
05
Have You Seen the Bright Lily Grow
2:36
06
“…Then in Time Passing on Mr. Johnson Died…”
0:32
07
The Most High and Mighty Christianus the Fourth, King of Denmark, His Galliard
3:01
08
The Lowest Trees Have Tops
2:16
09
“…And Accordinge as I Desired Ther Cam a Letter…”
0:56
10
Fine Knacks for Ladies
1:51
11
“…From Thence I Went to the Landgrave of Hessen…”
0:25
12
Fantasy
2:43
13
Come, Heavy Sleep
3:46
14
Forlorn Hope Fancy
3:08
15
“…And From Thence I Had Great Desire to See Italy…”
0:29
16
Come Again
2:56
17
Wilt Thou Unkind Thus Reave Me
2:40
18
“…After My Departure I Caled to Mynde Our Conference…”
0:30
19
Weep You No More, Sad Fountains
2:39
20
My Lord Willoughby’s Welcome Home
1:35
21
Clear or Cloudy
2:48
22
“…Men Say That the Kinge of Spain Is Making Gret Preparation…”
1:01
23
In Darkness Let Me Dwell
4:10
Moments Worth Listening For
The jarringly intimate sound of Sting's breath before the first note of Flow My Tears
Edin Karamazov's intricate lute runs on Fantasy that sound almost like modern flamenco
The transition from spoken 17th-century prose into the stark, mournful melody of In Darkness Let Me Dwell
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