Portrait of Melancholy

by Josh Lee

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Lavinie Cloutier Très bon album! J'aime beaucoup la pièce With the rain, dancing.

mechanicalrain ... in the depths of my soul are the thoughts of my heart... Favorite track: Dioclesian, Z. 627, Act 3: Chaconne, "Two in One Upon a Ground".

Nick Bradey A further superb release .Please keep them coming ! A welcome respite during these dark times .👍 Favorite track: Cello Concerto in D Minor, RV 407: II. Largo.

miriamblaylock I love what he is doing. But I don't understand why so many of his Instagram followers look like they could be brothers in some way. His music should be able to reach any open heart. Now I just close my eyes and listen.

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1.	Josh Lee, Claudin de Sermisy - Jouyssance vous donnerai (Arranged for Viols) 02:26		buy track
2.	Josh Lee, Henry Purcell - Dioclesian, Z. 627, Act 3: Chaconne, "Two in One Upon a Ground" 02:27		buy track
3.	Josh Lee, Francois Couperin - Troisième livre de pièces de clavecin, Ordre XV, No. 2, Le dodo - Ou l'amour au berceau (Arr. for Bass Viols) 03:51		buy track
4.	Josh Lee, Antonio Vivaldi - Cello Concerto in D Minor, RV 407: II. Largo 02:48		buy track
5.	With the rain, dancing 03:05	info	buy track
6.	Josh Lee, John Playford - Greensleeves to a Ground 02:57		buy track
7.	Josh Lee, Giovanni Battista Vitali - Partite sopra diverse sonate: VII. Passa galli per la lettera e 02:11		buy track
8.	Josh Lee, Duncan Burnett - Ane Ground (Arranged for Viols) 02:49		buy track
9.	Josh Lee, Jean-Baptiste Forqueray - Pièces a trois violes in D Minor: I. Allemande 04:24		buy track
10.	Josh Lee, Claudio Monteverdi - L'incoronazione Di Poppea, SV 308, Act II: Oblivion Soave (Arranged for Viols) 02:34		buy track

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PORTRAIT OF MELANCHOLY is a collection of moody works that I find myself continually drawn towards, both as a listener and as a player. Most of the pieces are either attached to specific moments and people (warm memories to soothe in dark times), or else they're works I've always wanted to try my hand at arranging because I'm simply obsessed with them. Spanning a lot of time and ground in terms of style and nationality, I didn't let myself be constrained by the usual programming orthodoxy preferred within early music (in other words, all one composer, one style, one country, etc). The resulting album closely traces my moods during the dark and uncertain days of 2020 and 2021 - so you get some anger, some hope, some warmth, and A LOT OF SADNESS. Making the recording took several months since I was performing, arranging, producing, and editing it alone - but the process taught me so much about both the art of recording and these works I've loved for so long. I'd like to thank Ben Cooper/Radical Face, my partner in music, art, and life for the instruction, feedback, technical polish, and support he gave me throughout making this record. Thanks again for listening!

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released June 4, 2021

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Josh Lee San Francisco, California

Josh Lee's viol playing has been called “a tour-de-force," and has garnered acclaim across five continents. Active as soloist, chamber artist, producer, and composer his interests span from the renaissance to today, finding him at home in the worlds of classical music, pop, and scoring. Josh lives in San Francisco ... more

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