℗ 2019 First Hand Records
| Released | June 7, 2019 |
| Duration | 55m 15s |
| Record Label | First Hand Records |
| Catalogue No. | FHR84 |
| Genre | Classical (Guitar) |
Dowland: Works for Lute (Performed on Guitar)
Michael Butten
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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Prelude, P. 98 (Performed on Guitar)
John Dowland; Michael Butten |
1:16 | |||
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1.2
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Fantasia in G Minor, P. 6 (Performed on Guitar)
John Dowland; Michael Butten |
2:56 | |||
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1.3
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Lord Strang’s March P. 65 (Performed on Guitar)
John Dowland; Michael Butten |
1:40 | |||
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1.4
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Lachrimæ, P. 15 (Performed on Guitar)
John Dowland; Michael Butten |
5:25 | |||
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1.5
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The Frog Galliard P. 23 (Performed on Guitar)
John Dowland; Michael Butten |
2:20 | |||
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1.6
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Fantasia in E Major, P. 7 (Performed on Guitar)
John Dowland; Michael Butten |
4:42 | |||
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1.7
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Sir John Smith, His Almain P. 47 (Performed on Guitar)
John Dowland; Michael Butten |
2:19 | |||
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1.8
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Can She Excuse My Wrongs P. 42 (Arr. for Guitar)
John Dowland; Michael Butten |
1:33 | |||
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1.9
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Forlorn Hope Fantasia, P. 2 (Performed on Guitar)
John Dowland; Michael Butten |
4:07 | |||
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1.10
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The Right Honorable the Lady Clifton's Spirit, P. 45 (Performed on Guitar)
John Dowland; Michael Butten |
1:43 | |||
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1.11
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Mrs White’s Thing P. 50 (Performed on Guitar)
John Dowland; Michael Butten |
1:07 | |||
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1.12
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Mrs White’s Nothing P. 56 (Performed on Guitar)
John Dowland; Michael Butten |
0:55 | |||
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1.13
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Fantasia in G Major, P. 73 (Performed on Guitar)
John Dowland; Michael Butten |
3:25 | |||
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1.14
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Loth to Depart P. 69 (Performed on Guitar)
John Dowland; Michael Butten |
7:07 | |||
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1.15
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Lady Hunsdon’s Puffe P. 54 (Performed on Guitar)
John Dowland; Michael Butten |
1:25 | |||
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1.16
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Mrs Winter’s Jump P. 55 (Performed on Guitar)
John Dowland; Michael Butten |
0:47 | |||
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1.17
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Fantasia in D Minor, P. 5 (Performed on Guitar)
John Dowland; Michael Butten |
2:54 | |||
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1.18
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The Most Sacred Queen Elizabeth, Her Galliard, P. 41 (Performed on Guitar)
John Dowland; Michael Butten |
1:12 | |||
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1.19
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The Shoemaker’s Wife, P. 58 (Performed on Guitar)
John Dowland; Michael Butten |
1:14 | |||
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1.20
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Farewell, P. 3 (Performed on Guitar)
John Dowland; Michael Butten |
7:08 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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John Dowland (1563–1626) is recognized as the greatest English composer of lute music and songs. Michael Butten presents a collection of the composer’s most popular and beautiful songs arranged for the classical guitar. A whole album of Dowland performed on classical guitar is rare, usually heard on the lute, so FHR are pleased to be able to present this release. In this recording, Butten plays with a very beautiful sound, incredible colors, lovely melodic phrasing and immaculate control of tone, which draws you right in. This is a spellbinding album, wonderfully recorded.
Born in Berkshire, Michael Butten studied at Junior Academy, where he twice won the Lower Strings Prize, before being awarded a scholarship at the Academy to continue his studies with Michael Lewin. In his first year he won the Julian Bream Prize, adjudicated by Julian Bream, and, shortly afterwards, gained the Nervi/Bodrato Prize as the youngest semi-finalist at the Michele Pittaluga Guitar Competition in Alessandria. On completing his BMus degree with first class honours, he received from the Academy one of the Regency Awards for Notable Achievement and in June 2014, as a postgraduate with a scholarship from Help Musicians UK, he became the first guitarist ever to win the R.A.M. Club Prize. He was the 1st prize winner at the 2016 Ivor Mairants Guitar Award, and is a Yeoman of the Worshipful Company of Musicians. Upon leaving the Academy in 2016 he also won the David Russell Prize.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – First Hand Records Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -3.84 -6.25 to -0.78 | -24.39 -27.79 to -22.21 | -21.39 -24.80 to -19.30 | 13 11 to 14 | |
| 1 | Prelude, P. 98 (Performed on Guitar) | -4.35 | -24.30 | -20.9 | 11 |
| 2 | Fantasia in G Minor, P. 6 (Performed on Guitar) | -2.57 | -23.53 | -20.4 | 12 |
| 3 | Lord Strang’s March P. 65 (Performed on Guitar) | -2.93 | -22.99 | -19.9 | 13 |
| 4 | Lachrimæ, P. 15 (Performed on Guitar) | -5.19 | -27.79 | -24.8 | 14 |
| 5 | The Frog Galliard P. 23 (Performed on Guitar) | -6.25 | -26.91 | -23.9 | 14 |
| 6 | Fantasia in E Major, P. 7 (Performed on Guitar) | -4.06 | -23.26 | -20.6 | 12 |
| 7 | Sir John Smith, His Almain P. 47 (Performed on Guitar) | -2.14 | -22.73 | -19.9 | 13 |
| 8 | Can She Excuse My Wrongs P. 42 (Arr. for Guitar) | -2.86 | -23.97 | -21.1 | 12 |
| 9 | Forlorn Hope Fantasia, P. 2 (Performed on Guitar) | -1.70 | -24.37 | -20.9 | 12 |
| 10 | The Right Honorable the Lady Clifton's Spirit, P. 45 (Performed on Guitar) | -4.23 | -24.79 | -22.1 | 13 |
| 11 | Mrs White’s Thing P. 50 (Performed on Guitar) | -4.22 | -24.97 | -21.8 | 13 |
| 12 | Mrs White’s Nothing P. 56 (Performed on Guitar) | -5.45 | -26.03 | -22.9 | 14 |
| 13 | Fantasia in G Major, P. 73 (Performed on Guitar) | -0.78 | -23.21 | -20.4 | 13 |
| 14 | Loth to Depart P. 69 (Performed on Guitar) | -3.87 | -25.26 | -22.4 | 14 |
| 15 | Lady Hunsdon’s Puffe P. 54 (Performed on Guitar) | -2.69 | -22.21 | -19.3 | 13 |
| 16 | Mrs Winter’s Jump P. 55 (Performed on Guitar) | -4.31 | -23.60 | -20.3 | 12 |
| 17 | Fantasia in D Minor, P. 5 (Performed on Guitar) | -4.93 | -24.03 | -21.2 | 12 |
| 18 | The Most Sacred Queen Elizabeth, Her Galliard, P. 41 (Performed on Guitar) | -4.68 | -22.71 | -19.8 | 12 |
| 19 | The Shoemaker’s Wife, P. 58 (Performed on Guitar) | -5.69 | -25.38 | -22.4 | 13 |
| 20 | Farewell, P. 3 (Performed on Guitar) | -3.89 | -25.79 | -22.7 | 13 |