LA GAZZA LADRA

Composer(s): Various

Artist(s): Peter Verhoyen & Stefan de Schepper
Reference: KTC1570
Barcode: 8711801015705
Format: 1 CD
Release date: 2017-01-13
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OPPORTUNITY MAKES THE THIEF

Theft is a crime, but in classical music it is considered to be an art. Johann Sebastian Bach saw nothing wrong with plagiarising music by his colleagues and then either quoting it or recycling it in other forms or arrangements. He not only transcribed several violin concertos by Vivaldi for organ or harpsichord, but also transformed the suave phrases of Pergolesi’s Stabat mater into a setting of the psalm Tilge, Höchster, meine Sünden without batting an eyelid. Such musical thievery, long before the invention of plagiarism and copyright, was not considered as criminal behaviour but as a way to demonstrate the borrower’s own imagination. Some of the greatest masterpieces from the classical repertoire could not have been created without such musical larceny; a composer who lifted notes from another did so to his own advantage. As T.S. Eliot said in connection with poetry: "Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal".

Instrumentalists are even more guilty of such behaviour with other people’s music than composers. The underlying principle, however, remains the same: a master is revealed by the use he makes of the material he has made his own. Orchestrations and transcriptions of a work can even surpass the original: Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition was originally composed for piano and Barber’s renowned Adagio was written for string quartet, whilst Prokofiev’s flute sonata is much more familiar to music lovers in its transcribed form: his second violin sonata. Bach’s Goldberg Variations on accordion, Paganini’s Caprices on saxophone or rearranged as chamber music for piccolo and piano? Everything is possible, with the proviso that the original notes are reworked in such a manner that the piece sounds as if it had always been intended for the new instrument.

1. Oboe Sonata, FP 185: I. Elégie (Paisiblement, sans presser)
Composer: Francis Poulenc
Artist(s): Peter Verhoyen, Stefan de Schepper

2. Oboe Sonata, FP 185: II. Scherzo (Très animé)
Composer: Francis Poulenc
Artist(s): Peter Verhoyen, Stefan de Schepper

3. Oboe Sonata, FP 185: III. Déploration (Très calme)
Composer: Francis Poulenc
Artist(s): Peter Verhoyen, Stefan de Schepper

4. Tzigane, M. 76
Composer: Maurice Ravel
Artist(s): Peter Verhoyen, Stefan de Schepper

5. Three Romances, Op. 94: 1. Nicht schnell
Composer: Robert Schumann
Artist(s): Peter Verhoyen, Stefan de Schepper

6. Three Romances, Op. 94: 2. Einfach, innig
Composer: Robert Schumann
Artist(s): Peter Verhoyen, Stefan de Schepper

7. Three Romances, Op. 94: 3. Nicht schnell
Composer: Robert Schumann
Artist(s): Peter Verhoyen, Stefan de Schepper

8. Introduction & Rondo capriccisoso, Op. 28
Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns
Artist(s): Peter Verhoyen, Stefan de Schepper

9. Humoresque No. 7, Op. 101
Composer: Antonín Dvorak
Artist(s): Peter Verhoyen, Stefan de Schepper

10. Scherzo
Composer: Georges Auric
Artist(s): Peter Verhoyen, Stefan de Schepper

11. Exercice musical
Composer: Darius Milhaud
Artist(s): Peter Verhoyen, Stefan de Schepper

12. Vilanelle, FP 74
Composer: Francis Poulenc
Artist(s): Peter Verhoyen, Stefan de Schepper

13. Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14
Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov
Artist(s): Peter Verhoyen, Stefan de Schepper

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LA GAZZA LADRA
 21,50
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OPPORTUNITY MAKES THE THIEF

Theft is a crime, but in classical music it is considered to be an art. Johann Sebastian Bach saw nothing wrong with plagiarising music by his colleagues and then either quoting it or recycling it in other forms or arrangements. He not only transcribed several violin concertos by Vivaldi for organ or harpsichord, but also transformed the suave phrases of Pergolesi’s Stabat mater into a setting of the psalm Tilge, Höchster, meine Sünden without batting an eyelid. Such musical thievery, long before the invention of plagiarism and copyright, was not considered as criminal behaviour but as a way to demonstrate the borrower’s own imagination. Some of the greatest masterpieces from the classical repertoire could not have been created without such musical larceny; a composer who lifted notes from another did so to his own advantage. As T.S. Eliot said in connection with poetry: "Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal".

Instrumentalists are even more guilty of such behaviour with other people’s music than composers. The underlying principle, however, remains the same: a master is revealed by the use he makes of the material he has made his own. Orchestrations and transcriptions of a work can even surpass the original: Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition was originally composed for piano and Barber’s renowned Adagio was written for string quartet, whilst Prokofiev’s flute sonata is much more familiar to music lovers in its transcribed form: his second violin sonata. Bach’s Goldberg Variations on accordion, Paganini’s Caprices on saxophone or rearranged as chamber music for piccolo and piano? Everything is possible, with the proviso that the original notes are reworked in such a manner that the piece sounds as if it had always been intended for the new instrument.