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16th & 17th Century Music and a Surprise

This CD features 50 minutes of Italian renaissance and baroque music performed by Carol Plantamura (soprano), Jürgen Hübscher (lute, archlute, Spanish baroque guitar) and Beverly Lauridsen (viola da gamba) and 23 minutes of music by Julie Kabat of upstate New York. Baroque composers are Francesca Caccini, Sigismondo d'India, Alessandro Piccinini, Francesca Campana, Settimia Caccini, Fabritio Caroso, Giovanni Kapsperger, Barbara Strozzi and anonymous. Ms. Kabat accompanies herself (both speaking and singing) on glass harmonium and saw and is joined in the first piece by violinist Ben Hudson. Total time 72:45. Leonarda Home Page. Composers' bios and program notes. Artist bios. MP3s can be downloaded. CDs are $15.99 + shipping & handling. Order Form

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Text, translations and pictures (performers and Caccini medallion rubbing) are included in CD booklet.

Links to alphabetical list of composers:
Bios and links to all their recordings at this site

REVIEWS from earlier LP releases: PLANTAMURA et al: "Here's a winner. Carol Plantamura's flexible, expressive and rich soprano is accompanied impeccably by Jürgen Hübscher's lute and Beverly Lauridsen's viola da gamba, and the repertory is unusual and compelling." (one of 14 recordings to receive Shere's four-star [excellent] rating during the year) Charles Shere, Oakland Tribune. * "A certain theatrical temperament shines through this performance, and given the repertoire, it's altogether appropriate. This is a delightful selection of music, brought to life with verve and style by Plantamura, Hübscher, and Lauridsen. Very good sound, texts/translations, and notes. A first-class performance of a delectable program. Warmly recommended. Carol Kimball, NATS Journal [National Association of Teachers of Singing] * KABAT: "Julie Kabat is a truly enchanting artist." John Hammond, Former Executive Producer, CBS Records. * "a genuine original." Allen Hughes, The New York Times. * "The Five Poems by H.D. are beautiful. The glass harmonica has a ravishing sound that is novel and immediately captivating. The music is understated, but evocative and it has an other-worldly quality that is perfectly suited to the imagist poetry. Invocation in Centrifugal Form for glass harmonica and soprano, singing vocalise and speaking glossolalia-like nonsense syllables, is a purely textural piece. The work has a surrealistic quality that is lovely and intriguing." D.P.S., Fanfare. * "The only regret is not seeing her in action." P. Miller, American Record Guide.

RECORDING: Executive Producer, Post Production & Graphic Design: Marnie Hall. Musical Producers: Marnie Hall (Plantamura), Steve Cellum and Julie Kabat (Kabat). Sound Recordists: Malcolm Addey (Plantamura) and Steve Cellum (Kabat). Recorded at Congregation Emanu-El of Westchester, Westchester County, New York, 1984 (Plantamura) and St. Michael's Episcopal Parish House, New York City, 1983 (Kabat). Cover Painting "Lady Playing a Lute," Bartolomeo Veneto (ca. 1480-1555), courtesy of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, California.17th & 17th century music ADD; Kabat DDD

SUPPORT: This recording is made possible by The New York State Council on the Arts, a state Agency, with additional funding from The Beard's Fund; University of California, San Diego, at La Jolla; Mobil Foundation, Inc.; Dilly Patrick and Philip David Morgan.

RIGHTS: Copyright (sound and notes) 1984 (Plantamura), 1985 (Kabat), 2005 (CD), Leonarda Productions, Inc. All rights reserved. Ms. Kabat is a member of ASCAP. CONTACT: Leonarda Productions, Inc., PO Box 1736, New York, NY 10025-1559. <info@leonarda.com> Phone +1-212-666-7697. Leonarda is a tax-exempt (501) (3) (c) organization. Contributions are tax-deductible in the U.S.A.

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