Penelope Cave - Panorama 1919 -2009 - A Century of British Keyboard Music

'Panorama' offers an overview of contemporary writing for the harpsichord, performed here by one of the country's leading exponents; Penelope Cave. A rich and varied programme that includes works by Delius (premiere), Holst and Peter Maxwell Davies.

Like the patchwork of fields seen from a plane, the British repertoire within this recording offers an overview of the landscape of what is sometimes referred to as music of the early keyboard revival. The individual pieces are mostly miniatures that draw, to varying degrees, on the vast body of past keyboard repertoire, and yet celebrate the harpsichord as a relevant, modern instrument. 'Panorama', the title of the final piece of the CD, also describes these aerial snapshots from each decade from 1919 to 2013.

Personnel: Penelope Cave (harpsichord)