Lachrimae Pavane perhaps the most beautiful of John Dowland lute pieces here arranged by Brian Jeffery for the guitar, is paired with a Fantasie - a 2 and sometimes 3 part contrapuntal piece. An Irish Catholic Dowland worked in the Renaissance Courts of Europe for virtually everyone except the English monarchs - their loss. His dates 1563 - 1626 - right across the reign of Elizabeth I. The Lachrimae was used as the basis for the Flow my Tears song and many variations and arrangements. Here it is in its original form - as an instrumental solo.
