Giovanni Benedetto Platti is believed to be depicted in a fresco by the famous Venetian painter Giovanni Battista Tiepolo in the Würzburg Residence, as a violone player.
Composer Biography
Giovanni Benedetto Platti's exact birthdate was uncertain for a long time, with a letter from Domenico Palafuti to Giovanni Battista Martini finally establishing it as July 9, 1697.
Instruments
The album features copies of a pianoforte and an 'Ebony harpsichord' by Bartolomeo Cristofori, an Italian instrument maker credited with inventing the piano.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Fausto Torrefranca, a musicologist, claimed that Platti represented 'the Italian origin of the romantic in music' due to the expressive and melancholic qualities in some of his adagio movements.
Composer Biography
Giovanni Benedetto Platti left Italy in 1722 to work at the court of the Prince-Bishop of Bamberg and Würzburg in Germany, where he remained active.
Composer Biography
Platti's birthdate was deduced from a letter stating he turned 40 on the day the Medici dynasty ended, which was July 9, 1737.
Composer Biography
Platti was a versatile musician at the Würzburg court, rehearsing vocal parts and playing violin, cello, oboe, and harpsichord.
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