Originally released in 2001, ‘Gibbons: The Woods So Wild’, played by keyboardist John Toll and awarded by ClassicsToday its top rating of 10/10 when first...

Originally released in 2001, ‘Gibbons: The Woods So Wild’, played by keyboardist John Toll and awarded by ClassicsToday its top rating of 10/10 when first released, is now re-issued as part of Linn’s ECHO series. The 24 pieces on this recording are illustrative of the core of the ‘golden age’ Elizabethan repertoire. The Fantasias are the most remarkable group of pieces, the ones where Gibbons best displays his contrapuntal skills and influential techniques. John Toll was an organist and harpsichordist with a reputation for excellence in the field of early music who sadly passed away in 2001.