Artist: Christopher Hogwood
Title: The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book
Year Of Release: 1981
Label: Decca Music Group Limited
Genre: Classical
Quality: flac lossless (tracks)
Total Time: 01:40:58
Total Size: 537 mb

Tracklist

CD1
01. Farnaby: Fantasia
02. Farnaby, Johnson: The Flatt Pavan-Can Shee
03. Anonymous: Alman, Irishe Dumpe, Watkins Ale, A Gigge (Byrd)
04. Inglott: The Leaves Bee Greene
05. Philips: Amarilli di Julio Romano
06. Philips: Galiarda Passamezzo
07. Peerson: Alman, The Primerose, The Fall of the Leaf
08. Farnaby: Tower Hill, A Masque, A Toye
09. Philips: Pavana
10. Philips: Galliardo
11. J. Mundy: Robin
12. Anonymous: Nowels's Galliard
13. Farnaby: Giles Farnaby's Dreame, His Rest, Farnabye's Conceit, His Humour

CD2
01. Byrd: John come kisse me now
02. Byrd: The Queenes Alman
03. Bull: In Nomine
04. Bull: Fantasia
05. Philips: Pavana Pagget, Galliarda
06. Byrd: Pavana Delight, Galliarda
07. Byrd: La Volta, Alman, Wolseys Wilde, Callino Casturame, La Volta
08. Tisdall: Pavana Clement Cotton
09. Farnaby: Loth to Depart

The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book is one of the most important collections of keyboard music of the 16th century. Recorded to accompany the Folio Society’s publication, ‘Music at Court’ (also written by Christopher Hogwood), this collection was imaginatively distributed to the Society’s members, together with suitable vintages to accompany the literary titles. To suit the music – by Farnaby, Byrd, Philips, Peerson and Bull, together with anonymous compositions – the recordings were made on different keyboard instruments: virginal, organ, harpsichord and spinet. The recording received critical acclaim and was a Gramophone Award nominee in 1983. This marks its first international release on CD. The booklet includes the original LP sleeve notes as well as a new introduction for the reissue penned by Hogwood himself.