Various Artists - Organ Music from the U.S.A. / Various - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

This recording is a modern portrait of the music that Swedish clavier-players might have carried to the organ in the latter half of the 1700s. Since hardly any Swedish music of the time was written exclusively for the organ, we must rely on historical sources for a sense of the possibilities. The selection offered here is largely a work of reconstruction, and except for the short movement by Roman, none of this repertoire has been recorded before, at least in this form for organ. Jonas Lundblad is an organist and musicologist. He studied church music in Malmö, Lübeck and Piteå, specializing in organ interpretation. A prolific freelance career performing both as an organ soloist and with choirs and orchestras has taken him to countries across Europe. When choosing repertoire, he looks mainly to the Romantic era and to new music, and enjoys delving into the sources to discover unknown or forgotten works. While a student for Hans-Ola Ericsson, he performed the complete works of Olivier Messiaen. Since then, the music and mental landscape of Messiaen have remained one his central influences. Album Tracks 1. Ur Drottningholmsmusiken~I. Allegro con spirito 2. Konsert för cembalo i D-dur, Op. 3 2~I. Allegro 3. Konsert för cembalo i D-dur, Op. 3 2~II. Andante 4. Konsert för cembalo i D-dur, Op. 3 2~III. Allegro 5. Ur S*x fugor för orgel eller cembalo~Nr. 1 C-dur 6. Ur S*x fugor för orgel eller cembalo~Nr. 2 D-dur 7. Ur S*x fugor för orgel eller cembalo~Nr. 3 Ess-dur 8. Ur S*x fugor för orgel eller cembalo~Nr. 4 G-dur 9. Konsert för cembalo i G-dur~I. Allegro 10. Konsert för cembalo i G-dur~II. Andantino 11. Konsert för cembalo i G-dur~III. Allegro 12. Sonat i D-dur för Glasharmonika Adagio - Allegro 13. Sonat i a-moll för Glasharmonika Adagio - Moderato 14. Fem koralpreludier för orgel~I. Andante D-dur 15. Fem koralpreludier för orgel~II. M

Album Tracks 1. Annum Per Annum 2. Fugue in C Sharp minor. Andante Con Moto 3. Chorale Fugue in a Minor, on 'Aus Tiefer Not Schrei Ich Zu Dir'. Andante 4. Preludio. Allegro Moderato (Deciso)-Fuga. Lento 5. Pastorales for Summer Flute 6. Te Deum 7. Sonata 'Ad Patres'

This anthology presented by the organist Margherita Sciddurlo is performed on the precious historical instrument the Petrus De' Simone 1747 organ of the Church of San'Antonio in Mola di Bari, fully preserved and in excellent condition. The organ in question becomes the medium to reviving a cross-section of the Apulian organ tradition whose roots are deeply connected to the musical activity of the Kingdom of Naples since the 16th century, when thousands of young talents came to the capital to undertake musical studies that ensured them a secure career. Puglia turned out to be a privileged territory where one could later exercise the profession, sponsored by the numerous feudal lords or by churches, musical chapels and convents. From Rocco Rodio from Bari to Giovanni Paisiello from Taranto, through to Nicola Porpora and Niccolò Jommelli, famous allover Europe thanks to bright careers abroad. The collection presented by Margherita Sciddurlo represents a pleasant organ cameo which also includes some world premiere recordings.