CLASSICAL BYRD

"Classical Byrd collects two long-unavailable LPs for the Washington label, a Riverside subsidiary. Approximately half of this collection is comprised of courtly dances or rougher folk pieces written by little-known Spanish composers in the mid-16th century, or late Renaissance period; the balance of the program, Rancalli's 'Four Suites', dates from the late 17th century, or early Baroque period, and foreshadows the polyphonic innovations of J.S.Bach."