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Io son ferito
La Violetta - Paulina van Laarhoven
In modern day musical terminology a cover version means to propose an already existing piece in a new way. It appears to be very popular. Successful pieces from well-known artists are performed by a younger and lesser known artist (in their own arrangement and sometimes with a new text), profiting from the popularity and most certainly from the resulting financial gain. The Beatles composition Eleanor Rigby was covered by Aretha Franklin, but also by the 12 cellists of the Berliner Philharmoniker, Cathy Berberian and at least 200 hundred others. Hildegard Knef and Frank Sinatra sang their versions of songs by Jacques Brel, and in the same sense it can be said that the Swingle Singers have made cover versions of Bach.
Musical covers have a long tradition and the program of this CD makes this clear. The cover artist even at the end of the Renaissance was not as well known as the original artist. Was it a tribute when the lesser gods of music used their famous colleagues as the starting point for new compositions or was this considered a lack of originality or inspiration? What can one say about real plagiarism? In those days author's copyright were not an issue. The art of printing music – starting from 1500 in Venice - made music throughout the 16th century accessible to a growing number of enthusiasts and reached far more people than had hitherto been the case.
La Violetta:
Paulina van Laarhoven, discantgamba
Joshua Cheatham, discant-, alt- en basgamba
Catherine Bahn, alt- en basgamba
Heidi Gröger, basgamba
Anna Maria Wierød, sopraan
Maria Christina Cleary, arpa doppio
Simen Van Mechelen, trombone
Josué Meléndez, cornetto
Karl Nylhin, theorbe
Design: Paloma Rodriguez Carrington
Images used: Harm van den Dorpel
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PLATOMANIA Io son ferito has become a beautiful recording with sensitive and lively interpretations.
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PLATOMANIA - sensitive and lively interpretationsKLASSIEKE ZAKEN The debut-cd of La Violetta is spot on. Marcel Bijlo
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KLASSIEKE ZAKEN - spot onPZC Early Music covered beautifully. Jeanette Vergouwen
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PZC - early music covered beautifullyNEDERLANDS DAGBLAD There is an exciting interplay between the various authentic instruments. Roel Sikkema
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NEDERLANDS DAGBLAD - exciting interplayExcluded shipping
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