Glenn Gould plays Orlando Gibbons - Allemande (Italian Ground)

Orlando Gibbons (1583 - 1625) belongs to the generation of English composers that followed that of William Byrd, forty years his senior, who had died in 1623. He was a chorister at King's College, Cambridge, where his elder brother was Master of the Choristers, and later became a gentleman of the Chapel Royal, which he served as an organist and to which he later added the position of organist at Westminster Abbey. He wrote music for the Church of England, madrigals, consort music and keyboard works.

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[mercoid]

My immediate reaction to this piece is that it conveys great dignity. Not in a pompous way, but rather with a humble sort of eternal joy, without the bombastic insistence of 19th century music. That's what I love about the music of this era, particularly Gibbons.

[Babejuda]

Amazing performance, especially because it is so hard to perform all those trills that requires an authentic instrument and not the heavy modern piano. Thanks for uploading.

[Malachayas]

Hey, is the theme not the same that Buxtehude used for his variations of "Aria More Palantino"

[theDyingWhale]

I never thought a piece of music could be perfect, but this is as close as it gets.

[farinellorg]

i love this piece

[vivascargill]

just amazing just so beautiful!