Rosemary Hodgson - Walsingham (2022) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Rosemary Hodgson's Walsingham is an intricately constructed musical journey exploring themes of mysticism and pilgrimage.

In the 11th century the Virgin Mary appeared to a noble woman called Richeldis de Faverche in Norfolk England, and there in Walsingham, the shrine to the Holy Family 
was built. It became a spiritual destination for English and international pilgrims alike and remains so to this very day. When Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries in the 16th Century, a lament for the loss of this Holy Place was imbedded in a song whose tune, known as Walsingham, captured the imagination of renaissance composers.

Inspired by the famous ballad, seven Elizabethan lutenists wrote variations on Walsingham for the lute. The number seven has significance in almost every major religion and numerological mysticism around the number seven permeates our human culture from the days of the week to the seven chakras in the body. Following in the tradition of works such as Dowland's Lachrimae or Seven tears figured in Seven Passionate Pavans and Bach's famous Goldberg Variations, Rosemary Hodgson has gathered these variations by John Dowland, John Johnson, Edward Collard, John Marchant, Francis Cutting, George Huwitt and Anthony Holborne to form a contemplative Marian rondo in this world premiere recording, by Australia's preeminent lute player.

Rosemary Hodgson maintains a vibrant career as soloist and chamber musician. Known for her remarkable sensitivity and technique, she has established an international reputation for outstanding concert presentations and solo lute recordings, of captivating subtlety.

TRACKLIST

1. Rosemary Hodgson - Walsingham
2. Rosemary Hodgson - The Voice
3. Rosemary Hodgson - Anthony Pavyn
4. Rosemary Hodgson - Walsingham
5. Rosemary Hodgson - Sir Walter Raleigh's Galliard
6. Rosemary Hodgson - A Pavin by Mr. Johnson
7. Rosemary Hodgson - Walsingham
8. Rosemary Hodgson - Fantasia Gregorij
9. Rosemary Hodgson - Galliarde Monsieur Gregorij
10. Rosemary Hodgson - Pavan
11. Rosemary Hodgson - The Maye Galliard
12. Rosemary Hodgson - As I went to Walsingham
13. Rosemary Hodgson - As it fell on a Holly Eve
14. Rosemary Hodgson - Walsingham
15. Rosemary Hodgson - Jest
16. Rosemary Hodgson - Walsingham
17. Rosemary Hodgson - Fantasia
18. Rosemary Hodgson - Galliard on Walsingham
19. Rosemary Hodgson - Pavan
20. Rosemary Hodgson - Sir John Souch's Galliard
21. Rosemary Hodgson - Walsingham



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