Matthey - Opere Originali - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The rediscovery of the Italian organ literature of the early twentieth century, long forgotten and undervalued, is enriched by this which is focused on the figure of Ulysses Matthey, a great virtuoso of the instrument, talented teacher and refined composer. His activity is fully part of the Cecilian movement, of which he fully shares the intents of redeeming sacred music from the interference of the theatrical style that had dominated Italy in the nineteenth century. Organist endowed with a transcendental playing technique, Matthey in his compositions also aims - in the wake of Marco Enrico Bossi and Pietro Alessandro Yon - to the highest European virtuosity, taking as reference authors such as Claude Debussy, Aleksander Skriabin, Ottorino Respighi, as well as the favorite Johann Sebastian Bach. Fausto Caporali, head organist at the Cremona Cathedral, performs the complete original works for organ and Harmonium entirely on period instruments. Album Tracks 1. Preludio Festivo 2. Alla Madonna Di Loreto 3. Elegia 4. In Memoriam 5. Invocazione Alla Madonna Di Loreto 6. Preludio 7. Impressioni Pastorali 8. Pastorale E Musetta 9. Tempo Di Sonata 10. Preludio in Mi Minore 11. Contemplazione 12. Egloga 13. Meditazione 14. Preludio 15. Giga 16. Preludio Fugato 17. Offertorio 18. Pensiero Ostinato 19. Visione 20. Marcia Dei Re Magi 21. Andante 22. Meditazione 23. Preludio E Fughetta 24. Canto Nostalgico 25. Elegia 26. Visione 27. Toccata-Carillon 28. Marcia Di Nozze 29. Canto Nostalgico (II) 30. Elegia 31. Giga 32. Pastorale 33. Lamento 34. Elegia 35. Toccata Fanfara 36. Studio Di Concerto 37. Toccata in Si Minore 38.