Andreas Scholl - English Folksongs & Lute Songs (2007)

Some things don't diminsh with age. Some four and a half centuries later, the almost painfully romantic work of John Dowland remains as compelling today as it probably was in the 16th and 17th centuries. Its often soaring melodies and repetition of certain key phrases doubtless evolved into the popular music forms of today...
Here Scholl's voice hits such heights of perfection it remains almost indescribable. He seems to perfectly capture the Baroque wailing endemic to this genre. Adjectives such as "heavenly," "dreamy" or "more pleasure than humans deserve" may occur to listeners. The subtle lute accompaniment ...