Jones, Richard: Keyboard Dances

• of the three known compositions of Richard Jones, who was leader of the orchestra at the Drury Lane Theatre in London, only one is devoted to keyboard music: Suits or setts of Lessons for the Harpsichord or Spinnet, published about 1732
• the various pieces from these suites, which have been selected for this album of moderate difficulty, are particularly tuneful
• an invaluable compendium of 18th-century dance forms and rhythms