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Gaetano Valeri: Organ Works
Alessandro Perin (organ)
These mostly binary-form sonatas are served well by the two lively historic Italian organs with large stop-lists and a plethora of accessories (drums, tremulants, etc), which Alessandro Perin...
Gaetano Valeri: Organ Works
Alessandro Perin (organ)
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These mostly binary-form sonatas are served well by the two lively historic Italian organs with large stop-lists and a plethora of accessories (drums, tremulants, etc), which Alessandro Perin...
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Taking advantage of two great historical instruments (the Giacomo Bazzani e Figli, 1832, organ of San Lorenzo in Cavazzana (RO) church, and the Gaetano Callido 1797, organ of the Beata Vergine del Rosario in Polesella (RO) church), in this double CD organist Alessandro Perin offers a significant collection of the works by the Paduan composer Gaetano Valeri, a leading exponent of the late eighteenth century Italian keyboard music scene. Remaining anchored to the 'galante' style, Valeri’s sonatas are characterised by great inventiveness, singability, rhythmic variety and formal elegance, and naturally enhance the variegated tonal characteristics of the Italian seventeenth-century organs. The release also features Roberto Loreggian, performing on the world premiere recording of the two four-hands works, Ouverture ridotta a quattro mani and Suonata a quattro mani.
Contents and tracklist
- Alessandro Perin (organ)
- Recorded: May 2014
- Recording Venue: Church of San Lorenzo, Italy
- Alessandro Perin (organ)
- Recorded: May 2014
- Recording Venue: Church of San Lorenzo, Italy
- Alessandro Perin (organ)
- Alessandro Perin (organ)
- Recorded: May 2014
- Recording Venue: Church of San Lorenzo, Italy
- Alessandro Perin (organ), Roberto Loreggian (organ)
- Alessandro Perin (organ)
- Alessandro Perin (organ)
- Alessandro Perin (organ)
- Recorded: September 2013
- Recording Venue: Pontifical Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of the Holy Rosary, Italy
- Alessandro Perin (organ), Roberto Loreggian (organ)
- Recorded: September 2013
- Recording Venue: Pontifical Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of the Holy Rosary, Italy
Awards and reviews
May 2018
These mostly binary-form sonatas are served well by the two lively historic Italian organs with large stop-lists and a plethora of accessories (drums, tremulants, etc), which Alessandro Perin plays with real empathy, varying the registrations effectively. The galant musical style recalls Rossini: inventive melodies accompanied by Alberti basses, sparkling rhythms and imaginative harmonies, but hardly any contrapuntal development. Light music, but most enjoyable.
Organ Club Journal July 2018
Italian producer Tactus has produced yet another superb release. I enjoyed listening to the music and trying to find these locations on maps.