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Reviewer: Michael
Ullman On this lovely collection, Bor Zuljan plays what he calls a relatively big “tenor” lute. He reasons that the instrument is perfectly suited to Dowland’s music with its deeper and more resonant sound and greater dynamic range. That deep and resonant sound fits Dowland; it also fits Zuljan’s style of playing. His Monsieur’s Almain (also called Mounsieur’s Almain) is performed slowly, in a dignified, melancholic way. Paul O’Dette, to name one revered rival, plays the piece in a more sprightly manner. The recorded sound is larger and more immediate on the new recording. Yet the tenderness in Zuljan’s playing of pieces like the famous Lachrimae is not compromised. There’s drama too: he plays the single opening note of Forlorn Hope: Fancy and lets it hang before continuing the downward, melancholy sequence. Later there’s a kind of bitterness expressed in the metallic sounds of certain notes—maybe even fury. Dowland has rarely sounded exactly like this. Zuljan’s Dowland collection is his first solo recording. We can look forward to more. | ||||
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