Orlando Gibbons - Pavan & Galliard 'Lord Salisbury'

Michael Maxwell Steer performs Gibbons' most famous Pavan(e) & Galliard. This coupling of slow & fast dances was popular all over Europe from c1540 to c1650, after which they were superseded by Louis XIV's fashion/passion for the Allemande & Courante.
Robert Cecil, created Earl of Salisbury, was Elizabeth's leading minister and patron of William Byrd as well as Gibbons. To get a further glimpse into this world visit my BBCr3 programme about Thomas Coryate http://msteer.co.uk/audi/bbc/mp3coryate.html.
The harpsichord is a flemish model made in 1996 by Michael Ellis-James, believed to be from a Delin kit. For more about Michael Maxwell Steer visit http://msteer.co.uk/