Byrd - My Ladye Nevells Booke | Naxos 857013941

Byrd - My Ladye Nevells Booke

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Label: Naxos

Cat No: 857013941

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 3

Genre: Instrumental

Release Date: 2nd July 2007

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My Ladye Nevells Booke is a collection of 42 keyboard pieces by the greatest English composer of his day, William Byrd. It includes dances, variations, contrapuntal fancies and battle-pieces, and was compiled seemingly from the composer’s manuscripts for Lady Nevell, half-sister of Francis Bacon and third wife of Sir Henry Nevell of Billingbere, who was her second husband.
The volume, dated 1591 and handsomely bound, was acquired by the British Library in 2006. It constitutes a significant monument to Byrd’s achievement as a composer for the virginals.
Praise for Elizabeth Farr: “Her performance is so perfect that I can't find the slightest thing to complain about. In particular, she makes all of the intabulations sound very lyrical and heartfelt.” American Record Guide on 8.557864, Philips Harpsichord Music

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