EARLY MUSIC REVIEW - 131 - August 2009 "(...) It is also one of the first Neapolitan keyboard collections and repays listening for the inspiration of its music which gets a wonderfully sympathetic performance here. I was particularly taken with the ricercars and dance music which Maurer plays with fine understanding and flair. She plays a harpsichord throughout, rather than the organ used by Francesco Cera for the ricercars on the other main recording, but her copy by Bernhard von Tucher of a 17th century Italian-style harpsichord is so admirably suited to all of this music, and recorded with such excellent clarity, that I am glad she does. The rather formulaic variation sets and diminuitions are more difficult to bring off but Maurer manages to keep the flow going throughout. She sensibly varies the original publication order so as to mix up the genres and the result is a very successful programme with stirring gagliards breaking up the more cerebral music." (Noel O’Regan)