Gavin Kibble and Steven Devine – Tous Les Soirs de Norfolk

Gavin Kibble – viola da gamba
Steven Devine – harpsichord
‘Tous Les Soirs de Norfolk’
Music from the second book of Marin Marais

Marin Marais was recognised in his lifetime as the leading performer and composer of music for the viola da gamba, whose works were ‘known through the whole of Europe’. In Tous Les Soirs de Norfolk, Gavin Kibble brings to life music from Marais’s Second Book, with dances and character pieces which range from courtly elegance to profound introspection. This is music of intimacy and refinement within which ‘one recognizes the fecundity and elegance of the genius of this musician by the quantity of works he has composed. One finds everywhere in them good taste and a surprising variety.’