Fiery Virginalists Skip Sempé
It was a colourful and colourful world, that of the English virginalists between 1550 and 1650. From the simplest melodies to flamboyant displays, from dance music to the magic of the polyphonic Renaissance tradition. The adventurous American harpsichordist Skip Sempé plays the music of William Byrd, Orlando di Lasso, Henry Purcell and all the others as if he were made for it.
Fiery Virginalists Skip Sempé
Grammy Award nomination
It is a wonderful browsing experience for him – and for us – in the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book, a collection of harpsichord pieces from 16th-century England by Elizabeth I. Pavanes, galliards, masques, airs: simply breathtaking. Skip Sempé attracted attention early on with his idiosyncratic interpretations. He reaped the Diapason d'Or de l'année, the Choc du Monde de la Musique, the Grand Prix du Disque, the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik and a Grammy Award nomination for it.
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