Frog Galliard | John Dowland (1563-1626)

Explore the repertoire of the lute and its related instruments with Liz at Luteweb. Here you can enjoy videos filmed in beautiful locations and experience the music of great masters such as John Dowland, Joan Ambrosio Dalza, Luis de Milàn and others. Watch fascinating guide videos with downloadable music.

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[emanuelecanepa]

Dear Elizabeth, with your excellent performance by the divine Dowland my week starts off in the best possible way. Thank you! ❤

[davidstell]

Beautiful, I just love Dowland. Makes me really miss my lute (I had to sell it when times were extra hard).

[amiMalimovka]

beautiful playing player and piece :-) thanks for sharing!

[arthurmcbride]

Wonderfully done. A pleasure to hear it done on a lute by someone who knows what they are doing. Bravo.

[RebeccaETripp]

Wow, those ornaments sound so delicate! They're like pretty little strokes of calligraphy!

[robinterkzer]

From a quieter age, the dulcet tones of the Lute beautifully played !

[danawinsor]

Bravo! You are able to get such a beautiful sound on the lute, which is not easy to do! Also, I like your improvised ornaments.

[johnstickney]

Beautiful interpretation! Love your style. You have made this your own. Oh the magnificence!

[nickmarsh]

Beautiful Liz, I definitely play this too fast … your version just breathes... Wonderful as always ❤

[TheJohnblyth]

Well, that was exquisite.
I used to play lute, a loooong time ago, a borrowed 7-course one which meant that when I went through Dowland (which is how I learned to read French tablature) I had to do particular low notes an octave up. 8 courses is better.
You’re much better than I was.
Thanks for sharing this with us.

[BevMattocks]

My favourite Dowland piece. Beautifully played. 😊😊😊😊

[burraldo]

This song is so cute! I also love the version with vocals (Now, oh now, I need must part...) Thanks for sharing your pleasant performance, lady! ❤👍🎸

[allanbeamer]

I met a guy in eastern Holland over 40 yrs ago who had a bunch of lute music from several European countries. I loved listening to it all so much, he recorded them all on cassette tapes for me. What a prince! It always takes me back to that era (late 16th Century) and how much slower life seemed. Helps if you can imagine a courtyard or some other similar place as a venue where it would have been played and heard, also of that time. My favorite kind of music!

[MisterSplendy]

What wonderful treat! Thank you, thank you 🙏

[carlmildner]

absolutely wonderful .... I heard this on Radio 3 the other day, and it has been my ear-worm since ! Thank you for such a beautiful rendition

[johnerskine]

A favourite piece, beautifully played.

[Short-Cipher]

So very soothing for frazzled nerves. Thank you.🙏

[davidbyron]

Wonderful…! I imagine that many of us are revisiting our interpretation of this masterpiece after listening to this. Beautiful tone as always.
I’m looking forward to your “breakdown” tutorial. David B.

[tchizcake]

I just discover dowland yesterday thanks to you. Nice playing !

[TheAlfonsovaldes]

Beautifully done, thank you for posting