CD-1288 CONTRAPUNTAL BYRD: Keyboard Works by William Byrd (c. 1543 – 1623). 1. Pavan 7 (My Ladye Nevell’s Booke); 2. Fantasia in d (My Ladye Nevell’s Booke); 3. The Maiden’s Song (MLNB); 4. The Quadran Pavan; 5. The Quadran Galliard; 6. Pavan 8 (MLNB); 7. The Second Ground (MLNB); 8. Prelude in a; 9. Fantasia in a; 10. Pavan “Lachrymae.” (Dowland – arr. Byrd). Total time: 62:33. COLIN TILNEY, harpsichord. Audio engineering: Kirk McNally. Liner notes by Colin Tilney. UPC # 0-17685-12882-0. Review “All the music evokes a serene world different from our own and is well worth spending meditative time in. Even if you already have a large collection of Byrd harpsichord recordings, you’ll want to overdose and add this new one.” –– Bradley Lehman, American Record Guide, July/August 2016
