John Dowland "Weep You No more Sad Fountains" Paul Agnew

[Cardien18]

if only every man could sing like this...

[Triumphit1]

They should put this in Guitar Hero

lololool

jk just trying to break up the relative comments of how beautiful it is, not everything needs to be cachey guitar noobs

[JoelvanLennep]

Beautiful! One of my favorite lute songs.

[rukiaAndsakura4ever]

this really reminds me of phantom of the opera somehow- it also sounds mysterious and sad.

[phillybaby1989]

I need a lower version recording of this for my grade 8, i'm a baritone bass!!! :/

[yodiepants]

@phillybaby1989 Float the G - it will be super hott! Use your whole voice! 

[MissCheerbeauty2]

What a beautiful voice!

[likeatide]

How beautifully this song and singer creates a paradox—to move me to tears!

Thank you for this posting!

[cousinjk]

I never thought I'd hear Deller surpassed in the singing of Dowland, but Paul Agnew has done it with his ravishing tone and subtle expression.

[marcusleprince]

Please, would someone post Deller's version of this song (with the same melody: there is another recording with a quite different Dowland melody)? For some reason Harmonia Mundi seem not to have released a cd of the recording I had in the early 80s. There are just horrendous versions on youtube at the moment.

[marcusleprince]

Please, would someone post Deller's version of this song (with the same melody: there is another recording with a quite different Dowland melody)? For some reason Harmonia Mundi seem not to have released a cd of the recording I had in the early 80s. 

[NeverThink09]

Did you put the high voice or low voice sheet music in your video?

[Holycani]

what does this song mean?

[whitepine29]

Just the right amount of vocal vibretto in this version, a lot of classical singers really overdo the vibretto.

[reinpost]

I agree, but if you ask me he's focusing exclusively on sounding 'accomplished' and 'pretty'. I can't hear the sense of the words being expressed.

[Funnysoundsystem]

I prefer this version of the song..

[Vladarama]

oh my god, exquisite

[pakamen]

I first heard this piece sung by the late Sir Peter Pears accompanied by Julian Bream. I transposed the lute to guitar and accompanied a tenor in a local program. Very, very haunting as much of Dowland's works tend to be

[MikeyHeidelbach]

Kind of like a sad lullaby.. I agree with bloodtears..

[AchillesValda]

Tenor is for this music very good - BRAVO!!! Falseto - voamix is perfect!!

[bloodtears1821]

I adore this song..some thing about it gets to the core of my soul.

[jonytrapalhony]

I prefer the one composed by Roger Quilter. The Tenor has a very calming voice!

[Frenrichnermorti]

The one by Dowland has a much softer yet stronger melody.

[Cardien18]

gentle and beautiful

[gorepeace]

Great video..... cheers!!!

[Javaking9000]

The fact that the phrase never reaches an authentic cadence is so... idn, it causes it to be so hauntingly beautiful, as if the spirit of this song will continue on uttering words of mourning and beauty.

[jfbecks17]

@Javaking9000

There certainly is a level of tension in this song... but what about measure 10? Looks like a perfect authentic cadence with a piccardy third to me.

[nicodagger]

@Javaking9000 Excellent observation and you have hit it in the nub.

[chelu115]

very beautiful tenor voice!

[kinbotest]

Another great lute player is Shirley Rumsey. She also sings beautifully. Does anyone have footage of her? She is among the very best.

[Gealach74]

very nice : thanks

[nayelinesme]

Thanks for this music...

[district216]

Had Dowland witnessed thy tribute that of a lady

Lived leagues away in ages apart by warm seas

Speaks she the tongue of the Turk

All but her time spent with her magic sphere

Calling far away spirits she never see

Would he have furthered fears of him

And went deeper in melancholy so unfitting

[MehdiCaps]

So peaceful...