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Formats and Editions
1. Prelude
2. Hornepype
3. Passametzo D'Angleterre
4. Passametzo
5. Basse Dance
6. Gaillarde
7. Two Pavanas
8. Le Forze D'Hercole
9. Desiderata - From Opera Nova De Balli
10. Pavana St. Thomas Wake
11. Courante Jewel
12. The Lord Of Salisbury His Pavin
13. Ground
14. Bassa Imperiale
15. Saltarello
16. La Frescobalda - Variations
17. Corrente
18. Largo And Gavotta
19. Il Cuculo
20. Prelude
21. Lute Prelude
22. Allemande
More Info:
The harpsichord of the Elizabethans and Jacobeans was known as the virginal. The name "virginal" does not come, as one may think, from the "Virgin Queen," Elizabeth I, nor from the instrument's being "suitable for young ladies to play on." Apparently it derived it's name from the fact that it was used to accompany hymns to the Virgin Mary. Performed by Stewart Rob, many of the compositions on this album date back to the 1500s. Liner notes include song descriptions, a brief biography of harpsichordist Steward Rob and quotes the press from the album's release in 1962.
