Instruments from the Roger Mirrey Collection
anon.: | Two Renaissance dances Dutch 16th century: Almande prynce, Fusi pavana piana Triple-fretted clavichord (4486) possibly Flemish, c. 1620 | Bach, J S: | Suite in F minor, BWV823 Unfretted clavichord (4487) possibly Dresden, c.1740 | Blow: | Mortlack's Ground Single-manual harpsichord (4479) Thomas Barton, London, 1709 | Byrd: | 22 Pavan: Bray [MB XXVIII, 59a, b], Galliard Single-manual harpsichord (4471) Bernardinus de Trasuntinis, Venice, 1574 | Couperin, L: | Suite in C major Double-manual harpsichord (4478) Luigi Baillon, Cyteux, 1755 | Frescobaldi: | Toccata nona Single-manual harpsichord (4471) Bernardinus de Trasuntinis, Venice, 1574 | Froberger: | Lamento sopra la dolorosa perdita della Real Maestà di Ferdinando IV Rè de Romani Unfretted clavichord (4487) possibly Dresden, c.1740 | Haydn: | Adagio in G major, Hob.XV/22II Grand pianoforte (4492) Johann Friedrich Kuhlbörs, Breslau, c. 1805 Fantasy in C major Hob XVII/4 Grand pianoforte (4492) Johann Friedrich Kuhlbörs, Breslau, c. 1805 | Mendelssohn: | 3 Songs without Words Grand pianoforte (4490) John Broadwood, London, 1793 | Pasquini, E: | Alemanda, Corrente Virginal (4484) Honofrio Guarracino, Naples, 1678 | Purcell: | Suit of Lessons in C Single-manual harpsichord (4479) Thomas Barton, London, 1709 | Scarlatti, A: | Toccata decima in F Single-manual harpsichord (4473) Franciscus de Paulinis, Rimini, 1725 |
St Cecilia’s Hall is the oldest purpose-built concert hall in Scotland, dating from 1763. In 1968 it became home to the Raymond Russell Collection of Early Keyboard Instruments. This already world famous collection was further enhanced in 2005 when the University of Edinburgh received the extraordinary gift of 22 historic keyboard instruments from Rodger and Lynne Mirrey; the galleries at St Cecilia’s Hall now house one of the two most comprehensive collections of early keyboard instruments in the world. “As a champion of the instruments in the Raymond Russell Collection in Edinburgh, John Kitchen’s previous recordings have drawn universal praise. This latest addition to his discography is destined, I am sure, to enhance his formidable reputation.” Early Music Review, August 2009 |
