MORANDI ORGAN MUSIC

? Giovanni Morandi (1777-1856) was one of the most important organ composers of 18-th century Italy, together with Petrali, Davide di Bergamo and Fumagalli. He was Master of Music of the cathedral of Senigallia, and wrote a substantial amount of (semi) liturgical works for organ. ? The formal structures of his organ works, the soaring melodies, brilliant instrumentation, 'orchestral'-type musical dialogues, the pianistic writing, and the sonic and dynamic effects all reflect the vast world of Italian opera in which Morandi was immersed. ? Morandi’s organ works are closely connected to the 18-th century organs in the Veneto, notably those built by Gaetano Callido. The present recording takes Morandi's registrations into account, and applies them both to an important Callido organ (the famous 1791 two-manual instrument of Borca di Cadore) and a 'modern organ' ? the Lombardy-style organ built by Amati in 1830 for the parish of Provaglio d'Iseo. ? Organist Marco Ruggeri made already several excellent recordings for Brilliant Classics: Petrali organ works (BC95160) and Padre Davide