The English Virginals
Harpsichordist Sophie Yates visits Westwood Manor in Wiltshire.
The Early Music Show · BBC Radio 3
August 3, 201742m 11s
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Show Notes
Harpsichordist Sophie Yates visits Westwood Manor in Wiltshire to look at a recently restored 1538 ottavino virginals and discusses the history of the instrument, which had cult-like status in Elizabethan and Jacobean society.