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La Leona

composer
Canzon XIX a 8; 1608; Sonate a 4. 6. 8 con alcuni Concerti a otto con le sue sinfonie, Venice

The King's Consort, Robert King (conductor)
Recording details: February 1998
St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Ben Turner
Engineered by Philip Hobbs
Release date: July 1998
Total duration: 2 minutes 39 seconds

Cover artwork: Return of the Bucintoro on Ascension Day. Antonio Canaletto (1697-1768)
Aldo Crespi Collection, Milan / Bridgeman Images
 

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Jan Waterfield (organ), William Whitehead (organ)
La Leona, the title of Cesario Gussago’s Canzona XIX, refers to the Venetian lion. Predominantly chordal in style, Gussago’s writing is highly attractive in its interplay between the two opposing choirs of instruments. The title may have been his idea—or that of his publisher, trying to make the work more saleable to the Venetian public!

from notes by Robert King © 1998

La Leona, titre de la Canzone XIX de Cesario Gussago, fait allusion au lion de Venise. De style essentiellement homophone, l’écriture de Gussago est extrêmement attrayante grâce au jeu entre les deux chœurs d’instruments, en opposition. Le titre de l’œuvre a pu être l’idée du compositeur—ou de son éditeur, désireux de rendre la pièce plus vendable auprès du public vénitien!

extrait des notes rédigées par Robert King © 1998
Français: Hypérion

La Leona, il titolo della Canzone XIX di Cesario Gussago, si riferisce al leone di Venezia. La composizione di Gussago, composta per lo più da accordi, è estremamente attraente grazie all’interazione dei due cori opposti di strumenti. Il titolo fu probabilmente ideato da Gussago, o del suo editore, per vendere più copie dell’opera al pubblico di Venezia!

Robert King © 1998
Italiano: Gianfranca Shepheard

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A New Venetian Coronation, 1595
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