It takes its name from viscount fitzwilliam who bequeathed this manuscript collection to cambridge university in 1816, where it remains to this day in the. With high ratings, classical awards, distinctions and recordbreaking sales as resounding results. Fitzwilliam virginal book simple english wikipedia, the. Publication date 1899 topics pieces, for keyboard, for 1 player collection imslp. Alman cxlvii grounde ccxl bony sweet robin cxxviii a gigge cclxvii fantasia ccxxxiv praeludium ccxlvi fantasia ccviii the faltt pavan cclxxxiv fantasia ccxxix the l.
The work that opens disc 1 also opens the fitzwilliam virginal book itself. Started in 1996, brilliant classics has become one of the leading classical labels. Of unknown origins, the previously scarce collectors item is now available at popular prices for the first time. Byrd, bull and farnaby, the three most voluminous con tributors to the collection, are well represented. These should not be treated as individual releases, even if theyre being re. Dating from a period during which theory and notation were undergoing radical change, the collection was probably compiled by francis tregian and falls just short of. Among the most prized exhibits of fitzwilliam college, cambridge, stands the fitzwilliam virginal book, the largest surviving anthology of elizabethan and jacobean keyboard music. It is renowned for releasing superbudgetpriced editions on cd of the complete works of j. Brilliant classics staat voor kwalitatief hoogwaardige klassieke releases en altijd tegen opvallend betaalbare prijzen. Both audiences and critics have come to recognise and appreciate the quality and diversity of the label. Byrd uses here the chant melody of the miserere to build this 4 part setting. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It is now deposited in the fitzwilliam museum at cambridge.
It is the longest piece of elizabethan keyboard music known. Lodged in the fitzwilliam museum in cambridge it contains more than 300 works for the virginal, by composers such as john, bull, william byrd, thomas tomkins and many others. Contents listing this is a detailed listing of the contents of the fitzwilliam virginal book. Brilliant classics makes classical music recorded in top quality affordable to everyone. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. The ornamentation in the fitzwilliam virginal book with an. The key to the success of brilliant classics is the. The book eventually found its way, via the library of pepusch, into the hand of richard, viscount fitzwilliam, and thus to the museum that bears his name in cambridge. The label also specialises in new recordings of early music, chamber, organ and piano music. The fitzwilliam virginal book is an important source of early keyboard music from england. The fitzwilliam virginal book is a primary source of keyboard music from the late elizabethan and early jacobean periods in england, i. It contains the largest collection of elizabethan and jacobean keyboard music a virginal being a small harpsichord numbering nearly three hundred pieces composed during the fifty years before the first published keyboard music in england in 1612. The fitzwilliam virginal book is the most famous, extensive and important collection of keyboard music from the english elizabethan and jacobean era. In this, the sixth volume, belder focuses on the compositions of john bull.
The fitzwilliam virginal book volume 5 pieterjan belder harpsichord rec. These should not be treated as individual releases, even if theyre being resold in all shapes and forms all across the web. Carl philipp emanuel bach edition cd, dec20, brilliant. Jul 03, 20 three pieces from the fitzwilliam virginal book 1. Brilliant classics label buy classical music recordings. Since joseph paines voxbox, there have been other cd selections of this music, but belders is, to the best of my knowledge, the largest now available. The fitzwilliam virginal book, volume 7 brilliant classics.
The fitzwilliam virginal book is the largest surviving collection of elizabethan and jacobean keyboard music, comprising more than 300 works, written by various composers, including such celebrities as john bull, william byrd, orlando gibbons and j. Fitzwilliam virginal book, also called erroneously queen elizabeths virginal book, an early 17thcentury english manuscript collection of 297 pieces for keyboard by many of the major composers of the period, including william byrd, who is represented by 67 pieces. The fitzwilliam virginal book, including music from twelfth. This seems to me a good selection from the 297 pieces which make up the fitzwilliam virginal book. It takes its name from viscount fitzwilliam who bequeathed this manuscript collection to cambridge university in 1816. In this, the fifth volume, belder explores the music of some of the book s best known composers, such as thomas tallis, john munday and thomas tomkins. Volume 1, recorded in 2010, in a series of recordings of the complete fitzwilliam virginal book, a fascinating project and the first of its kind. Brilliant classics box set music cds for sale ebay. Martin sayd to his mangibbons the woods so wildewarrock.
Miserere 4 parts william byrd fitzwilliam virginal book. Fitzwilliam virginal book music collection britannica. Jul 07, 2010 byrd uses here the chant melody of the miserere to build this 4 part setting. Brilliant classics is a classical music label based in the dutch town of leeuwarden.
Pieterjan belder continues his superb survey of the fitzwilliam virginal book, an extraordinary manuscript compiled in the late 16th century and held in the fitzwilliam museum in cambridge. Three pieces from the fitzwilliam virginal book youtube. Pieter jan belder, one of the most respected harpsichordists of today, has taken on this huge project. The fitzwilliam virginal book, volume 6 pieterjan belder. Its name comes from viscount fitzwilliam who gave the book to cambridge university in 1816. There are still many unanswered questions about the origin of this collection. Christopher hogwood the fitzwilliam virginal book 1981. Find brilliant classics credit information on allmusic. The sixteenth and early seventeenthcentury ornamentation as practised on the continent is also investigated, in order to elucidate the contemporary english practice. The fitzwilliam virginal book vol 4 brilliant classics 95254.
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