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“The landscape of East AngliaTHE LANDSCAPE OF EAST ANGLIA has informed everything I have done. The world between the tides, which belongs to no-one, is like the place of sleep. It is a place of withdrawal, of disturbing images, of solitude. These pieces are centuries apart, but time oblivious. The melancholy of the Elizabethan era filters down through the weight of years, casting long shadows into the works of modern composers.” |
‘Beautifully recorded at The Maltings, James Boyd’s solo debut CD is easily one of the most aesthetically satisfying classical guitar discs to have crossed my desk in many a while.… a programme that seems to form one gigantic suite of perfect proportions.’— Robert Levett in International Record Review, December 2006
‘Lyrical style enriched by a gorgeous tone make this a guitar recital to savour. … Would that there were more classical guitarists around with Boyd’s taste and imagination.’— William Yeoman in Gramophone, February 2007
‘…this album is a beautiful thing.’— Phillip Clark in Classic fm magazine, March 2007
Read the full reviews.
| 1 | Fantasia DP.72 — John Dowland | 7.29 |
| 2-4 | The Blue Guitar — Michael Tippett | |
| 2 | — Transforming 10.24 | |
| 3 | — Juggling 3.21 | |
| 4 | — Dreaming 9.12 | |
| 5 | Fantasia DP.7 — John Dowland | 4.08 |
| 6 | Flow my Tears — John Dowland (transcription by James Boyd) |
6.08 |
| 7 | Nocturnal after John Dowland Op.70 — Benjamin Britten |
21.26 |
| Total playing time | 62.11 | |
Guitar – James Boyd
Producer and engineer – John Taylor
Recorded in Snape Maltings Concert Hall, 31st October – 2nd November 2004
Shapes of Sleep is presented in a six-panel board sleeve with a sixteen page booklet introducing the music.