William Lawes was a prolific composer, and the vast majority of the music he composed is for instruments alone.
Donald Macleod explores his life at the court of King Charles I and hisgenius as composer of music forthe lyra viol. William Lawes Two Aires
Richard Boothby (lyra viol)
Four Settings of Poems by Robert Herrick Catherine Bott (soprano), Richard Boothby (lyra viol)
WhySoPaleand Wan, Fond Lover; A Health to the Northern Lass; Come, My Daphne, Come Away; Somnus, the Humble God; The Cats, as Other Creatures Do
Julia Gooding and Catherine Bott (sopranos), Joseph Cornwell (tenor), Stephen Varcoe (baritone), Paul O'Dette (lute), Stephen Stubbs (English theorbo), Mark Caudle (bass viol), Peter Holman (virginals)
Consort Sett a 6 in G minor; Consort Sett a 6 in B flat; Almaine, Corandand Saraband for lyra viol Fretwork