Special offer. Rheinberger: Organ Music
Carlo Guandalino (organ)
[Rheinberger] was the master of melody, and it is so good to have an instrument where the top line sings with such charm and authority. The new Alessio Lucato organ is perfectly voiced for this...
Special offer. Rheinberger: Organ Music
Carlo Guandalino (organ)
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[Rheinberger] was the master of melody, and it is so good to have an instrument where the top line sings with such charm and authority. The new Alessio Lucato organ is perfectly voiced for this...
About
Joseph Rheinberger (1839‐1901) was a German romantic composer of mainly works for the organ, his own instrument. He was one of the leading figures in the “Cecilian Movement” which, in a world of increasing secularization, propagated the return to religious values of the past, expressing itself in a renewed interest in Gothic architecture and polyphony.
Rheinberger’s organ works are a happy blend of the Romantic spirit of his time and a healthy dose of polyphony and counterpoint, in this he was a worthy successor of Felix Mendelssohn.
These newly recorded two CD’s are presented his popular 4th Organ Sonata, Ten Trios Op. 49 and the beautiful “12 Character Pieces” Op. 156.
Italian organist Carlo Guandalino plays the organ in San Michelle delle Badese, a magnificent organ inspired by the romantic and symphonic German organ building, with 30 registers and 1885 pipes.
The booklet contains liner notes in English and Italian, as well the specifications and photo of the organ.
Contents and tracklist
- Carlo Guandalino (organ)
- Carlo Guandalino (organ)
- Carlo Guandalino (organ)
- Carlo Guandalino (organ)
Awards and reviews
July 2017
[Rheinberger] was the master of melody, and it is so good to have an instrument where the top line sings with such charm and authority. The new Alessio Lucato organ is perfectly voiced for this music and Guandalino plays with winning affection for the repertoire.
