At the turn of the 16th into the 17th century, humanists and classicists based mainly in Florence drafted new ideals for music and performing arts. They preferred monody, a single voice speaking-singing that would touch the listener in a way defined in the words; for them music must be in the service of the text, thus conveying contrasting emotions as effectively as possible. The harpsichord music on this album bears the same ideals of monodic expression of contrasting emotions, albeit without lyrics. It is speech without words, emotional recitative on the keyboard. Harpsichordist Marianna Henriksson graduated from Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, and achieved Konzertexamen at Universität der Künste, Berlin, under the tuition of Prof. Mitzi Meyerson. Henriksson performs internationally as a soloist and as a member of many different ensembles. She takes a special interest in interdisciplinary collaboration. This is Marianna Henriksson's debut solo recording.