Captain Tobias Hume was not only a military man, but also an accomplished musician and composer. Emma Kirkby and Paolo Pandolfo prove that in former times active military personnel were also capable of outstanding artistic achievements."Emma Kirkby at the zenith of her artistic abilities, literature that seems tailor-made for her, and an unleashed instrumental ensemble under Paolo Pandolfo - this interpretation is simply exorbitantly good" (Toccata)