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The Virginalists

March 29, 2017 By JungHae Kim

Release date: 2/17/2007

This collection of works by William Byrd, Giles Farnaby, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck and others may owe its existence to the restless work of a rebellious and wealthy prisoner. The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book was compiled by Francis Tregian (1574-1618) in the last decade of his life and is well known for the famous but probably apocryphal story that it was compiled while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London. Wherever it was assembled, the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book is a great repository of musical heritage, and this compilation of music from it by harpsichordist JungHae Kim is a beautifully elegant celebration of its more complex variations. Ms. Kim is well known for her work with Ensemble Mirable and many other period instrument groups, but in her solo work you can realy appreciate how fresh, relevant, and virtuosic her style is; these piece don’t sound stuffy for even a moment—they’re graceful, poignant, and renewing.

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