English Madrigals (The St. George´s Singers)

00:00 Lullaby, my sweet little baby (William Byrd, c.1543-1623) 1
05:46 Fire, fire, my heart (Thomas Morley, c.1557-1602) 2
08:25 Lady, when I behold (John Wilbye, 1574-1638) 3
11:13 Upon a bank with roses (John Ward, 1571-1638) 4
13:55 Sweet Suffolk owl (Thomas Vautor, fl.1592-1619) 5
16:27 Summer is i-cumen in (rota; John of Fornsete, † 1239) 6 *
18:50 Sing we and chant it (ayre; Morley) 7
20:54 Rest sweet nymphs (ayre; Francis Pilkington, c.1565-1638) 8
23:49 Silver swan (Orlando Gibbons, 1583-1625) 9
25:11 Fair Phyllis (John Farmer, c.1570-c.1601) 10
26:40 As Vesta was descending (Thomas Weelkes, 1576-1623) 11

The St. George's Singers, directed by Rev. Dr. E. H. Fellowes

Edited by E. H. Fellowes
Edited by W. S. Rockstro (*)
Publication date: 1929

1      Columbia 5546
2-3   Columbia 5548
4-5   Columbia 5549
6      Columbia 5715
7-8   Columbia 5714
9-11 Columbia 5716

Art: A satyr approaching a sleeping nymph (1590, detail), by Agostino Carracci (1557-1602)