Shakespeare's Lutebook Mignarda

• Anonymous:
• 1 Anonymous: The Willow Song (Arr. for Lute and Voice by Ron Andrico and Donna Stewart) 03:43
• Anonymous:
• 2 Anonymous: When Griping Griefs (Arr. for Lute and Voice by Ron Andrico and Donna Stewart) 02:46
• Anonymous:
• 3 Anonymous: Almaine - Oxford's Galliard (Arr. for Lute by Ron Andrico) 02:25
• Donna Stewart:
• 4 Stewart: Come Away Death (Arr. for Lute and Voice by Ron Andrico and Donna Stewart) 02:08
• William Byrd (1540 - 1623):
• 5 Byrd: My Mind To Me A Kingdom Is (Arr. for Lute by Ron Andrico) 03:29
• Anonymous:
• 6 Anonymous: Romanesca - Galliard (Arr. for Lute and Voice by Ron Andrico and Donna Stewart) 02:41
• Anonymous:
• 7 Anonymous: Greensleeves (Arr. for Lute and Voice by Ron Andrico and Donna Stewart) 03:24
• Anonymous:
• 8 Anonymous: Galliarda Romanesca (Arr. for Lute by Ron Andrico) 02:22
• Thomas Morley (1557 - 1602):
• 9 Morley: O Mistress Mine (Arr. for Lute and Voice by Ron Andrico and Donna Stewart) 02:31
• 10 Morley: Sleep Slumbering Eyes (Arr. for Lute and Voice by Ron Andrico and Donna Stewart) 04:08
• Anonymous:
• 11 Anonymous: Robin Is To The Greenwood Gone (Arr. for Lute and Voice by Ron Andrico and Donna Stewart) 03:08
• Robert Johnson (1583 - 1633):
• 12 Johnson: As I Walked Forth (Arr. for Lute and Voice by Ron Andrico and Donna Stewart) 03:41
• 13 Johnson: Full Fathom Five (Arr. for Lute and Voice by Ron Andrico and Donna Stewart) 02:21
• Anonymous:
• 14 Anonymous: Have I Caught My Heavenly Jewel? (Arr. for Lute and Voice by Ron Andrico and Donna Stewart) 02:16
• Anonymous:
• 15 Anonymous: Kemp's Jig (Arr. for Lute by Ron Andrico) 01:31
• Donna Stewart:
• 16 Stewart: Orpheus With His Lute (Arr. for Lute and Voice by Ron Andrico and Donna Stewart) 02:24
• Anonymous:
• 17 Anonymous: Fantasia (Arr. for Lute by Ron Andrico) 01:57
• Donna Stewart:
• 18 Stewart: Who is Sylvia? (Arr. for Lute and Voice by Ron Andrico and Donna Stewart) 02:09
• John Danyel (1564 - 1626):
• 19 Danyel: Like As The Lute Delights (Arr. for Lute and Voice by Ron Andrico and Donna Stewart) 03:38
• Robert Jones (1577 - 1617):
• 20 Jones: Farewell Dear Love (Arr. for Lute and Voice by Ron Andrico and Donna Stewart) 03:48
• Total Runtime 56:30

Info zu Shakespeare's Lutebook

The music on this album is the result of decades of research and many lecture-recitals performed across the US, with publication of a book of scores bearing the same title, Shakespeare’s Lutebook. We do not pretend to know whether Shakespeare the playwright played the lute —or whether the historical figure of Shakespeare the playwright existed at all. But we know that the plays were a collaborative effort written and produced in concert with several of the best literary and musical figures of the Elizabethan/Jacobean age, and indications for music in Shakespeare plays was as ubiquitous as any other stage direction. Much of the music appearing in the plays is of a lighter character, suitable for capering and jollification in an outdoor theater. But the historical music Mignarda chooses is typically of a more complex nature, and was likely performed in an indoor theater where subtlety and nuance, an essential characteristic of music for voice and lute, might actually be heard. Our approach is to convey the texts with understanding, choosing historical musical settings when they survive, but employing informed choices of historical style and convention when the original setting is lost to history.

Shakespeare’s Lutebook is a personal selection of music drawn from some of the most iconic plays, and we share our interpretations to offer the listener some insight into the music common to Shakespeare’s time.

Donna Stewart, vocals
Ron Andrico, lute

Donna Stewart & Ron Andrico
better known as Mignarda, are one of the few professional lute song duos in the US. Dedicated to music of the 16th century, Mignarda's engaging approach has set a new standard for interpretation, authenticity and musicianship. Based in rural upstate New York, Mignarda performs throughout the US with an international audience for their seventeen critically-acclaimed recordings and a growing series of editions of historical music for voice and lute. Mignarda's CD, Divine Amarillis, received the 2009 JPF Best Classical Vocal Album Award, and the duo maintain an active schedule in touring, recording and teaching. In addition to live performances, their music has gained international exposure through radio and television broadcasts across the US.

Duo Mignarda is unique in that their musical background mirrors that of the typical musician of the Renaissance: They bring the music to life because they live the music. Together, the duo specialize in performing music that resides in the grey zone between folk and art music, with interpretations that follow the renaissance ideal of 'moving the passions' of the listener. Capturing the nuance and intricacy of early music with warmth and flair, Mignarda’s performances remind 21st century audiences that at one time this was pop music.

Booklet für Shakespeare's Lutebook