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XXI Edition
2013
International
Organ Festival
“Città di Bergamo”
September 27 - October 25
Under patronage of
Comune di Bergamo PROVINCIA DI BERGAMO
Assessorato alla Cultura e Spettacolo Assessorato alla Cultura Spettacolo
Identità e Tradizioni
supported by
XXI International Organ Festival
Comune di Bergamo PROVINCIA DI BERGAMO
Cathedral of Bergamo The Festival history
Parish of S.Alessandro della Croce The International Organ Festival “Città di Bergamo” was
Parish of S.Maria Immacolata delle Grazie born at the beginning of the Nineties as a gamble among
Parish of S.Alessandro in Colonna friends. Convinced of the need to bring to the town an
international top circuit of concerts, especially considering
the quality and variety of its organs, in 1992 the
association Vecchia Bergamo organized a ‘test’ concert.
Jean Guillou, one of the most famous contemporary players
in the world and titular of the great organs at St. Eustache
“Città di Bergamo”- 2013
in Paris, was invited with a special mission: to introduce the
improvisation on themes given by the audience in his
program. As a matter of fact, this art which is considered as
a fundamental pillar by all northern European organ
Schools had practically disappeared from the Italian
churches in the last fifty years. The clear goal was to show
and consequently to measure the reactions of the public, on
how much the interpreter’s capability in communicating his
own unique feeling is of basic importance to create a larger
popular interest around organ music, which up to that time
was considered a specialists’ niche.
The success was so great and enthusiastic that the year
after the International Organ Festival started officially on
the big Serassi organ at S.Alessandro della Croce in Pignolo:
a perfect instrument, just restored, for portraying a wide
range of music and, at the same time, for representing
worthily the important organ builders’ tradition of our land.
The guidelines and contents of the Festival were, and still
are, the following: to focalize on the real actor of the event
- the interpreter - with his skill in guiding the audience
through emotions and spirituality; to systematically spread
the improvisation, an art where the personality and ability
of the player are joined in an unrepeatable moment,
revealing the real soul of the musician; to invite top
international artists, particularly those who are engaged in
teaching plans or recording projects of well known interest;
to introduce a young organist, winner of an important
International Competition held the year before; to explore,
with no inhibitions or limits, all the organ literatures,
and under patronage of including contemporary music, and promoting forgotten or
unknown composers. A key point of the immediate Festival
success has been its strong didactic approach: we prepare
for each concert detailed ‘guides for listening’, not the usual
list of birth dates, names, places and so on, but a real
explanation of the structures of the played pieces, their
styles, and the historical links among them.
Few years later, in 1997, the municipality of Bergamo asked
Vecchia Bergamo to expand the International Organ
Festival to the whole town, donating the title “City of
XXI International Organ Festival
XXI International Organ Festival
Bergamo”. Four churches among the most representative The XXI edition
ones were selected for the qualities of the organs there
preserved: Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Cathedral, After the sumptuous celebration of the twentieth
S.Alessandro della Croce church, S.Maria Immacolata delle anniversary edition - which also involved a lot of Bergamo’s
Grazie church. The reason of these choices is easy to organists into an exciting musical marathon - the
understand: the characteristics of the instruments are very International Organ Festival “Città di Bergamo” comes
different but complementary. They are the highest artistic back to the blocks start of a new season in its more
expression in the town of four different Italian firms: two of traditional livery: 5 concerts in the 5 Friday of the first week-
them, ancient, with mechanical action and pipes from the ends of autumn.
XVIII century, are manufactured by the families Serassi and The overture, Friday September 27 in the Cathedral, on the
“Città di Bergamo”- 2013
“Città di Bergamo”- 2013
Bossi, historical rivals in Bergamo; the other two, modern, recent Corna organ enriched by a new beautiful 4
with electrical action, by Vegezzi Bossi and Balbiani, keyboards console, is entrusted to one of the most
represent the only sample in the town of the Romantic celebrated performers in the world, Philippe Lefebvre, titular
Organ (S.Maria Maggiore) and of the Caecilian Organ organist since 1985 of Notre-Dame de Paris, in occasion of
(S.Maria Immacolata delle Grazie). 850 th anniversary of its founding. The first part of the
program is titled to two charismatic figures of Notre-Dame
Since 2004, the oldest organ of the city - a little portable through rare performances, as the whole Second Symphony
one, manufactured by an anonymous in the second part of by Louis Vierne, titular there from 1900 to 1937, and the 2
the XVII century, at the Madonna del Giglio church, just percussion and organ transcribed improvisation by the
restored - has been added, allowing the Festival to offer mythic Pierre Cochereau (1955-1984). In the second part
more than four centuries of organ music. we face the two major substitutes of Vierne: Marcel Dupré
(1914-1923) and Maurice Duruflé (1929-1931). But the
Recently other two important instruments are available for
most significant tribute to the peculiarities of Notre-Dame
the Festival: the renewed Mascioni organ, built in 1906 at
art is probably the final one, with the live improvisation,
Alfredo Piatti Hall in the Conservatory of Bergamo, where
discipline for which Lefebvre is considered an absolute
particular ensembles or unusual artistic proposals can be
reference. Seen the welcome support by the ‘International
happily managed, and the dazzling totally new big Corna
Piano Festival of Bergamo and Brescia’, due to its fiftieth
organ, installed three years ago in Cathedral, based on a
anniversary, we will propose to the audience a list of themes
very interesting and original modern project.
from famous concerts for Piano and Orchestra: the most
This richness and variety of organs attract many foreign voted will be used by the master for his extemporary
players and teachers too, choosing Bergamo as a performance.
favourite place for holding visits and master classes The following Friday, October 4, we will host the Australian
with their pupils. The ‘Gesellschaft der Orgelfreunde’ organist and harpsichordist Brett Leighton, today
(The Association of the Organ Friends), the biggest in considered one of the leading experts on ancient keyboard
Europe with more than 6000 members, elected Bergamo music. The meeting will be at the small church of Beata
as site of its annual week meeting in summer 2014 Vergine del Giglio, the magnificent temple that treasures
(July 27 - August 2). the city’s oldest organ, a late 17 th century’s anonymous
instrument with its characteristic mesotonic tuning. For the
Currently the Organ Festival is one of the most loved and usual double date (6.30 and 9 p.m.), dictated by the little
well attended musical attractions in Bergamo. Its reputation size of the church, Leighton proposes a recital of late
is renowned in all Europe, and many foreign tourists often Renaissance music involving a quite rare instrument, the
decide to spend a week-end in October for visiting our town cornetto, played by the expert Hans-Jakob Bollinger.
due to the organ concerts. This English version of the official The musical pearls, for the joy of many fans of this genre,
brochure has been conceived especially for them, and for all will be more than one, carried out in a context of great
the non-Italian mother-tongue who wish to be introduced architectural and artistic influence, which faithfully
into the magic world of Bergamo organs sound. reproduces the performance practices of that time.
The International Organ Festival “Città di Bergamo” Improvisation will be dominant in the concert on Friday 11,
strongly supports the nomination of Bergamo as in Santa Maria Immacolata delle Grazie, traditionally
‘European Capital of Culture 2019’. devoted to the presentation of a young winner of an
XXI International Organ Festival
International Competition. For the third consecutive year we
encounter a phenomenon from the CSNM of Paris, not Program
surprisingly considered one of the centers of excellence for
the organ, and improvisation in particular: Baptiste-Florian
Marle-Ouvrard, who won in the last two years some very
high-level competitions. Of the three improvised sections in
Bergamo program, all in different styles and shapes, two
Cathedral
are dedicated to the celebration of the important Città Alta
anniversaries of G.Verdi and R.Wagner: a funny way, not Friday, September 27 - 9 p.m.
new for the Festival, to make memory of authors who, while
“Città di Bergamo”- 2013
out of the purely organ groove, have been of paramount Philippe Lefebvre (France)
importance in the construction of the western musical
language, an evolution still in progress, which will find
meaningful contemporary evidence in the compositions of Beata Vergine del Giglio church
J.Giraud and T.Escaich, both premiered in Bergamo.
Via S.Alessandro
With the fourth appointment - Friday, October 18 in
S.Alessandro della Croce in Pignolo, where Marco Ruggeri
Friday, October 4 - 6.30 and 9 p.m.
will play the splendid organ Serassi 1860 - we will celebrate Hans-Jakob Bollinger (Switzerland)
in the best way a double ‘local’ anniversary: the 250th of the Cornetto
birth of Johann Simon Mayr, and the 150th of the death of
Felice Moretti, alias Padre Davide da Bergamo, which
Brett Leighton (Australia)
means teacher and pupil in comparison. In fact everyone Organ
knows that Mayr was the master of Gaetano Donizetti, but
few of father Davide, the famous friar friend of Serassi
family, with whom he has created the aesthetic of nineteenth S.Maria Immacolata delle Grazie church
century Lombard organ and its proper literature. Of the Porta Nuova
master of Mendorf we will hear even a world premiere, a Friday, October 11 - 9 p.m.
manuscript from the personal archive of Father David.
While the brilliant monk from Zanica will be addressed of a Baptiste-Florian Marle-Ouvrard (France)
large and significant selection of works taken from his
huge organ ‘corpus’, target of extensive studies by Marco
Ruggeri, passionate musicologist too. S.Alessandro della Croce church
The closure will be in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Via Pignolo
Friday 25, with another of the great improvisers of our time,
Franz Josef Stoiber, manager of musical activities at the
Friday, October 18 - 9 p.m.
Regensburg cathedral, other important European Catholic Marco Ruggeri (Italy)
center. The program, of great difficulty of execution, in
addition to two large improvisation frescoes, provides a
path through the meanders of nineteenth-century German
school, with works and authors in first premiere for
Basilica of S.Maria Maggiore
Bergamo, as G.A.Merkel and J.Renner, vital to understand Città Alta
the post-romantic visions of Max Reger, present here with Friday, October 25 - 9 p.m.
one of his most fascinating Fantasies. Inspired by the same
north roots was our Marco Enrico Bossi too, among other Franz Josef Stoiber (Germany)
enthusiastic official tester of the Vegezzi Bossi organ of the
Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in 1915, who received,
this summer, an important revision of its electronic system.
Fabio Galessi
Free Entrance
Philippe Cattedrale
Cathedral
Lefebvre Friday, September 27
9 p.m.
titular head organist of Chartres Organist:
Cathedral, then in 1985 as Philippe Lefebvre
titular of Notre Dame Cathedral,
with Olivier Latry and Jean-
Pierre Leguay. From 1980-2003
he was director of the National Louis Vierne (1870 -1937)
Conservatory of Lille where he
growth of the oldest music,
- Symphony n.2 op.20 [1902]
theatre, and danse school in • Allegro
France. He continued his • Choral
teaching career at the • Scherzo
Conservatoire National • Cantabile
Supérieur de Musique de Paris • Final
where he was professor of
improvisation and where he Pierre Cochereau (1924 -1984)
Since 1985 Philippe Lefebvre had responsibility for the - Boléro sur un thème de Charles Racquet [1973]
has been organist-titular of “Musique Sacrée à Notre-Dame
Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
pour grand orgue et percussion (*)
de Paris” and with it, the task
(transcribed improvisation by Jean-Marc Cochereau)
He discovered the organ at age of running the choir school, the
16; on the advice of Pierre training of professional singers
Cochereau, then Organist of and the running of the Marcel Dupré (1886 -1971)
Notre-Dame, he began studies cathedral’s musical activities. - Cortège et Litanies op.19 n.2 [1923]
in organ and improvisation, His career as a concert organist
first at the Conservatory in Lille, has taken him across the world Maurice Duruflé (1902 -1986)
and then in Paris. At 19, he was where he has been the guest at - Prélude et fugue sur le nom d’Alain op.7 [1942]
appointed tenured organist at major festivals, both as a soloist
Arras cathedral and several and accompanied by orchestra, Philippe Lefebvre (1949)
months later gave his first and conducting master classes.
concert at Notre-Dame de Paris.
- Improvisaton on themes
He has many recordings to his
In 1971 he was awarded name and is regarded as one
from piano and orchestra concerts
the first prize in organ of the players and improvisers chosen by the audience
and improvisation from the most representative of the
National Conservatory and first French Organ School, an art
prize in counterpoint and fugue. which he illustrates troughout (*) = Davide Mallia - Filippo Sala
He also won first prize in the world. He his currently
improvisation at Lyon and one Professor of Improvisation at
year later first prize in the the Paris Conservatory and
prestigious Chartres Cathedral since three years the first
international competition. manager of the staff of
In 1976 he was appointed Notre Dame Cathedral.ORGAN Great Organ (I) Positive Organ (II) Swell Recitative Organ (III)
17 Bordone 16’ 32 Quintadena 8’ 44 Contra Viola 16’
PIETRO CORNA 2010 18 Principale 8’ 33 Bordone 8’ 45 Bordone amabile 8’
19 Flauto Armonico 8’ 34 Gamba 8’ 46 Viola di Gamba 8’
20 Fugara 8’ 35 Vox Angelica 8’ 47 Voce Celeste 8’ II
21 Ottava 4’ 36 Flauto ottaviante 4’ 48 Coro Viole 8’ II
22 Flauto a camino 4’ 37 Corno Camoscio 2’ 49 Salicet 4’
23 Duodecima 2’ 2/3 38 Mixtur III 50 Cornetto d’eco II
24 Quintadecima 2’ 39 (vuoto) 51 Corno Inglese 16’
25 Ripieno V 40 Cromorno 8’ 52 Oboe d’Amore 8’
26 Cromorno 16’ 41 Grave II 53 Clarinetto 8’
27 Tromba 16’ 42 Annullatore unisono 54 Tremolo
PROJECTED BY 28 Tromba 8’ 43 Acuta II 55 Grave III
DON GILBERTO SESSANTINI 29 Grave I 56 Annullatore unisono
30 Annullatore unisono 57 Acuta III
31 Acuta I
Resonance Organ (IV) Pedal Couplers
58 Diapason 8’ 1 Principale 16’ 73 I - Ped 88 III - II
59 Gran Flauto 8’ 2 Subbasso 16’ 74 II - Ped 89 IV - II
60 Corno di notte 4’ 3 Contra Viola 16’ (E) 75 III - Ped 90 IV - III
61 Nazardo 2’ 2/3 4 Gran Quinta 10’ 2/3 76 IV - Ped 91 GO II - Pos I
62 Quarta di Nazardo 2’ 5 Bordone 8’ 77 Acuta I - Ped 92 Acuta II - I
63 Terza 1’ 3/5 6 Violone 8’ 78 Acuta II - Ped 93 Acuta III - I
64 Quinta 1’ 1/3 7 Grandi Armonici III (E)(1) 79 Acuta III - Ped 94 Acuta IV - I
65 Settima 1’ 1/7 8 Bordoncino 4’ 80 Acuta IV - Ped 95 Acuta III - II
66 Tromba en chamade 8’ 9 Trombone 16’ 81 Grave II - I 96 Annullatore ance I
67 Regale en chamade 16’ sop. 10 Tromba 16’ 82 Grave III - I 97 Annullatore ance II
68 (vuoto) 11 Corno Inglese 16’ (E) 83 Grave IV - I 98 Annullatore ance III
69 Tremolo 12 Tromba 8’ 84 Grave III - II 99 Annullatore ance IV
70 Grave IV 13 Cromorno 4’ 85 II - I 100 Annullatore ance Ped
71 Annullatore unisono 14 Tromba en chamade 8’ 86 III - I 101 (vuoto)
72 Acuta IV 15 Regale en chamade 8’ 87 IV - I 102 (vuoto)
16 Divisione Pedale(2)
Toe Pistons Expression Pedal
Eight free combinations(3) Sequencer (+) Sweller
Unione II - I Unione I - Ped Espressione Recitative III
Unione III - I Unione II - Ped
Unione IV - I Unione III - Ped
Unione generale tastiere Unione VI - Ped
Sequencer (-) Fondi
Ripieni
Ance (1) 6’ 2/5; 4’ 4/7; 3’ 5/9 from Bordone amabile 8’ III
Tutti (2) it divides pedalboard compass in two parts: the left one (C1-B1) with only
Subbasso 16’ and Bordone 8’ registers; the right one (C2-G3) where all
other registers can be used
(3) for each piston, 500 memories with sequencer are available
In cooperation with: Electronic action.
Movable console.
Four 61-notes (C1 C6) keyboards and 73-notes wind chests due to the real
superoctave of 8’ and 4’ registers at I and II keyboards.
32-notes flat parallel pedalboard (C1 G3).
2789 pipes.
Great, Positive and Resonance Organ in Cornu Epistolae.
Swell Recitative Organ in Cornu Evangelii.
Many part of the old Balbiani Vegezzi Bossi organ 1943-1995 has been
Cattedrale di Bergamo employed for the new construction.Brett Hans-Jakob
Leighton Bollinger
Zehnder in Basel and Ton Hans-Jakob Bollinger first
Koopman in Amsterdam. studied modern trumpet at
He complemented his formal the Academy of Music in
education with courses and Zurich-Winterthur.
private study with Luigi
Ferdinando Tagliavini, Harald After several busy years of
Vogel and Jean Langlais, among trumpet playing his musical
others. In 1979 he became the first interests shifted more and more
person to win the Paul Hofhaimer in the direction of ancient
Prize of the City of Innsbruck for music. Therefore he studied
the performance of keyboard cornetto at the Schola Cantorum
music by early masters, a prize
Basiliensis with Bruce Dickey,
which had not been awarded in
the ten years of the competition’s baroque trumpet with Edward
existence. Since then, concerts H.Tarr and Jean-François
regularly take him to most Madeuf, then later, at the “Centre
European countries as well as to de musique ancienne” in
Brett Leighton has been lecturer Japan, the USA, Mexico and his Geneva, with William Dongois.
in organ and harpsichord at the native Australia. His playing As cornetto player he performed
Anton Bruckner University, Linz reflects a keen interest in source
since 1994. A native of Sydney, studies and research into in a variety of ensembles for
Australia, he was awarded in 1977 performance practice. He has ancient music (‘I Barocchisti’
concert and pedagogical diplomas furthermore numerous premières with Diego Fasolis, Lautten
in organ (both with highest and first performances of Compagney Berlin, ‘Ecco la
distinction) studying with David contemporary works for and musica’) all over Europe.
Rumsey at the Conservatorium with organ (Berio, Heiller, Langlais, He played at renowned festivals
of his native city, after which he Radulescu, Schlee, Tournemire,
for ancient music such as Tage
continued his studies with Michael etc.) to his credit. Additionally,
Radulescu at the Vienna Music he has contributed articles to Alter Musik, Innsbruck,
Academy in1978.The prizes, various music journals and Ambronnay, ‘Guideonum’ in
distinctions and scholarships he adjudicated for international Arezzo and “Internationales
gained (merit prize of the Austrian organ competitions. Brett Leighton Bachfest” in Schaffhausen.
Ministry for Science and Research, enjoys regular artistic collaboration In 1998 Hans-Jakob Bollinger
Winston Churchill Fellowship, with baroque violinist Annegret founded “Il desiderio”, an
award of the Music Board of the Siedel. In addition to his duties in
Australia Council, etc.) were ensemble that commits itself to
Linz, he has taught and lectured
the beginning of a voyage of at the Music University of Vienna the performance of early music
discovery to historic organ as well as at summer courses and on period instruments.
landscapes all over Europe. festivals in many European In 2005 his first Solo-CD
Of similarly decisive importance countries. He has recorded for “La Giorgina” was published by
for research into performance Swiss, Austrian, Japanese, Swisspan. Hans-Jakob Bollinger
practice - first and foremost of early Spanish and Australian radio took part in a variety of
music - was his enthusiasm for the as well as for such CD labels
harpsichord, on which instrument as Symikon, Carrara, Weinberg recordings on radio (SRF,
he undertook further studies Records, Motette, Ex Libris and RSI, SWR), TV (SF) and CDs
(1981-1985) with Jean-Claude Musica Omnia. (Ambitus/Musique Suisse).ORGAN Beata Vergine del Giglio
ANONYMOUS Church
XVII CENTURY Friday, October 4
6.30 p.m. and
9.00 p.m.
ORGAN RESTORED Organ:
IN 2003 BY Brett Leighton
GIOVANNI PRADELLA IN Cornetto:
BERBENNO DI VALTELLINA (SO)
Hans-Jakob Bollinger
Sperindio Bertoldo (ca.1530 -ca.1570)
- Toccata [del primo tono] (*)
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (ca.1525 -1594)
- Io son ferito lasso
1 Principale 8’ (1)
Annibale Padovano (1527 -1575)
2 Ottava 4’ (2)
3 Decimaquinta 2’ - Toccata del 6° tono (*)
4 XIX - XXII (3) Andrea Gabrieli (ca.1533 -1586)
5 Flauto in XII (4) - Maria stabat ad monumentum
- Gaybergier (after Crequillon) (*)
Claudio Merulo (1533 -1604)
- Languissans (after Crequillon) (*)
[from Terzo Libro de Canzone - 1611]
Giovanni Gabrieli (1557 -1612)
- Canzona La Spiritata
Marcantonio Cavazzoni (ca.1485 - after 1569)
(1) first fifteen keys always play (C1 F2#) - Recercare primo (*)
(2) first ten keys always play (C1 C2#) - Salve virgo (*)
(3) first thirteen keys have XXVI-XXIX pipes too
(4) sopran from C3 Bartolomeo Barbarino (ca.1568 -ca.1617)
- Caroe Soave
- Serenissima
Mechanical action.
One 50-notes original keyboards (C1 F5), with shortened first octave. Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583 -1643)
17-notes pedalboard, with shortened first octave constantly linked to the keyboard.
Stop-actions at right of the keyboard. - Capriccio sopra l’aria di Ruggiero (*)
1/6 comma mesotonic temperament. [from Libro Primo di Capricci - 1624]
Cesario Gussago (ca.1579 -1612)
- Sonata La Fontana
Giovanni Gabrieli (1557 -1612)
- Toccata primi toni (*)
- Canzona seconda
(*) = solo organ
In cooperation with:
Parish of
S.Alessandro in ColonnaBaptiste-Florian S. Maria Immacolata
delle Grazie Church
Marle-Ouvrard Friday, October 11
9 p.m.
Concert of the First Prize Winner
at 3rd“Orgues Sans Frontières”
International Competition,
Improvisation 2011
Grand Prix de Chartres - First Organist:
Prize not awarded - (France Baptiste-Florian Marle-Ouvrard
2012), 1° Prize and Public prize
in the International
Improvisation Competition Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 -1764)
‘Orgues sans Frontiers’ from “Les Indes galantes”
(Luxembourg 2011), - Rondeau “Danse du Grand Calumet de la Paix”
1° Prize-winner in the
International Competition Baptiste-Florian Marle-Ouvrard (1982)
“Mickaël Tariverdiev” in - Improvisation on themes given by the audience
Kaliningrad (Russia 2011), “Prelude et Fugue in Johann Sebastian Bach style”
1° Prize and Public prize in the
Cesar Franck (1822 -1890)
International Improvisation
- Prélude, Fugue et Variation op.18
Born in 1982, Baptiste-Florian Competition - Leipzig (Germany
Marle-Ouvrard started the piano 2009). Organist of the Church Baptiste-Florian Marle-Ouvrard (1982)
at the age of 4. In 1991, as he of St.Vincent de Paul in Clichy- - Improvisation on Richard Wagner themes
was 9 years old, he was enrolled la-Garenne (Paris), he appears chosen by the audience
in the Radio-France children regularly in concert in France “Symphonic Poem in romantic style”
Choir and then discovered the and abroad (Germany, UK,
organ. He studied at the Paris Spain, USA, Luxembourg, Marcel Dupré (1886 -1971)
National Superior Conservatory Russia, Switzerland). - Prelude and Fugue in G minor op.7 n.3 [1912]
where he was taught by such He taught improvisation and
Jean Giroud (1910 -1997)
personnalities as Olivier Latry, composition at the Conservatory
of Viry-Châtillon (Essonne).
- Toccata pour l’élévation [1953]
Thierry Escaich, Pierre
Pincemaille, Philippe Lefebvre, He also recorded for the label Thierry Escaich (1965)
Jean-François Zygel, and LPLO his first disc devoted to - Evocation II [1996]
François-Xavier Roth. improvisation and to the works
He got there 8 first prizes of Marcel Godard, and created Baptiste-Florian Marle-Ouvrard (1982)
(organ, improvisation, continuo, in 2007 his Oratorio “Noah’s - Improvisation on Giuseppe Verdi themes
polyphony of Renaissance, Ark” for chorus, orchestra and chosen by the audience
harmony, counterpoint, fugue, organ. The magazine “Organ -
orchestration) and an Orchestra Journal für die Orgel” gave him
direction certificate. the title of “Organist of the Year
He was awarded various 2007”. At the same time, fan of
competitions prizes: airplanes, he obtained his
2° Prize for Improvisation Private Pilot Licence in 2008.ORGAN Great Organ (I) Swell Organ (II) Pedal
6 Principale 16’ 19 Oboe 8’ 35 Bordone 16’
BALBIANI 7 Principale 8’ 20 Voce Corale 8’ 36 Contrabbasso 16’
8 Flauto 8’ 21 Bordone 8’ 37 Basso 8’
VEGEZZI BOSSI 1924 9 Dulciana 8’ 22 Salicionale 8’ 38 Cello 8’
10 Ottava 4’ 23 Viola 8’ 39 Tromba 16’ *
11 Flauto 4’ * 24 Concerto Viole 8’ 40 Tromba 8’ #
12 Quintadecima 2’ * 25 Principalino 4’ * 41 Tromba 4’ #
13 Decimanona 1’ 1/3 * 26 Flauto 4’
ORGAN RESTORED AND 14 Vigesimaseconda 1’ * 27 Eterea 4’
EXTENDED IN 1995 BY 15 Ripieno 6 file 28 Nazardo 2’ 2/3 *
PONTIFICIA FABBRICA D’ORGANI 16 Unda Maris 8’ 29 Flautino 2’ *
BALBIANI VEGEZZI BOSSI 17 Tromba 8’ 30 Terza 1’ 1/3 *
IN MILAN 18 Tremolo 31 Pienino 3 file
32 Tremolo
1 Ottava Grave I 33 Ottava Grave II 42 Unione Ped I
2 Ottava Acuta I 34 Ottava Acuta II 43 Unione Ped II
3 Ottava Grave II 44 Ottava acuta I
4 Ottava Acuta II 45 Ottava acuta II
5 Unione tastiere 46 Pedale automatico
Toe Pistons Expression Pedals Cancels
Sei combinazioni libere Sweller Tromba 8’ I
Unione I+II Espressione II Oboe 8’ II
Pedale + I Voce Corale 8’ II
Pedale + II Ance Pedale
Ripieno I
Ripieno II
Fondi
Ance
Tutti
* = New stops, added on ‘95.
# = From a unique Tromba 16’ stop of 4 and half octaves extension.
Electropneumatic action.
In cooperation with: Movable console.
Two 58-notes keyboards (C1 A5).
Parish of S.Maria 30-notes radiating pedalboard (C1 F3).
Immacolata delle Grazie Great Organ in Cornu Epistolae, Swell Organ in Cornu Evengelii.Marco S. Alessandro della Croce
Church in Pignolo
Ruggeri Friday, October 18
9 p.m.
of Ponchielli’s organistic works Organist:
and the publication of the Marco Ruggeri
‘Catalogo del Fondo Musicale
della Basilica di S. Maria di
Campagna in Piacenza’,
Olschki 2003). Teacher versus Pupil
For Ricordi has recently
published a method for
accompaniment and basso
Giovanni Simone Mayr (1763 -1845)
continuo. He has recorded for - Gran preludio
Tactus, Sony, Stradivarius, [Bergamo, Istituto Civico Library]
MV Cremona, La Bottega - Sinfonia mayriana di stile russo
Discantica, Multimedia S. Paolo. “a memoria ridotta da Fr. Davide Min. Rif.”
The recording of Ponchielli’s [Piacenza, S. Maria di Campagna archive, Father Davide manuscript]
organ pieces earned him the
Born in Cremona in 1969, “Musica eccezionale” - Gran scena con ballo campestre “ridotta in Sonata”
he studied with G. Crema, (exceptional music) acclaim (from the opera La rosa bianca e la rosa rossa)
E.Viccardi, G. Fabiano, N. Scibilia from «Musica» magazine [Piacenza, S. Maria di Campagna archive, Father Davide manuscript]
and M.Ghiglione at the (October 2000). He has recorded > World premiere
Conservatories of Piacenza and CDs with works by Father
Brescia, where he graduated in Davide da Bergamo (2 CDs),
Organ (1989), harpsichord
Padre Davide da Bergamo (1791 -1863)
harpsichord sonatas the
(with honors, 1996) and Choral Cremona composer Serini
- Fantasia per organo pieno
Conducting (2009). He studied (from 15 Pezzi per l’organo Serassi di S. Maria di Campagna)
(XVIII century), works by
composition with P. Ugoletti; Mozart and Petrali. He has - 3 Versetti in Re
he then completed his studies made a CD of organ-orchestra - Sonata sopra un pensiero di Rossini
with A. Marcon at the Schola Lingiardi S. Pietro al Po in
Cantorum in Basel (1997-99). - Incendio ideale
Cremona (MV Cremona).
Premiered at the International
He is a teacher and deputy
- Concertino per Flutta con Viola d’accompagnamento
Organ Competition in Bruges - L’arrivo de’ Pastori al Santo Presepio,
director at the Novara
(1997), won the first prize at
Conservatory. In Cremona, e loro partenza dal medesimo
the International Organ
he is the second organist of the (Pastorale for modern organs)
Competition of St. Elpidio a
Mare (1998) and Harpsichord Cremona Cathedral and plays - Preghiera
Competition of Bologna (1997). an organ-orchestra built by (from 15 Pezzi per l’organo Serassi di S. Maria di Campagna)
After obtaining his Musicology Lingiardi in 1877 at the - Sinfonia col tanto applaudito inno popolare
Degree cum laude (University “S. Pietro al Po” church; he is
of Pavia 1996), he dedicated a consultant for the restoration
himself to the study of organ of the organs of the Diocese of
music and the art of 18 th Cremona and artistic director
Century Italian organ building of the Diocesan School of Sacred
(in particular, to the rediscovery Music “D. Caifa” in Cremona.ORGAN Great Organ (II)
22 Terzamano 1 Principale 16’ bassi
SERASSI n° 659 23 Corni da Caccia 16’soprani 2 Principale 16’ soprani
24 Cornetto I soprani 3 Principale I 8’ bassi
1860 25 Cornetto II soprani 4 Principale I 8’ soprani
26 Fagotto 8’ bassi 5 Principale II 8’ bassi
27 Tromba 8’ soprani 6 Principale II 8’ soprani
28 Clarone 4’ bassi 7 Ottava 4’ bassi
29 Corno Inglese 16’ soprani 8 Ottava 4’ soprani
30 Violoncello 8’ bassi 9 Ottava II 4’ bassi e soprani
ORGAN RESTORED IN 1991 31 Oboe 8’ soprani 10 Duodecima 2’ 2/3
BY BOTTEGA ORGANARIA 32 Violone 8’ bassi 11 Quintadecima I 2’
CAV. EMILIO PICCINELLI E FIGLI 33 Flutta 8’ soprani 12 Quintadecima II 2’
IN PONTERANICA (BG) 34 Viola 4’ bassi 13 Due di Ripieno (XIX e XXII)
35 Clarinetto 16’ soprani 14 Due di Ripieno (XIX e XXII)
36 Flauto in VIII 4’ soprani 15 Due di Ripieno (XXVI e XXIX)
37 Flauto in XII soprani 16 Due di Ripieno (XXVI e XXIX)
38 Voce Umana 8’ soprani 17 Quattro di Ripieno (XXXIII e XXXVI doppi)
39 Voce Umana 4’ soprani 18 Contrabassi I 16’
40 Ottavino 2’ soprani 19 Contrabassi II 16’
41 Tromboni 8’ 20 Basso 8’
42 Bombarda 16’ 21 Ottava 4’
43 Timballi
Echo Organ (I)
44 Principale 8’ bassi 52 Arpone 8’ bassi
45 Principale 8’ soprani 53 Violoncello 8’ soprani
46 Ottava 4’ bassi 54 Violoncello 8’ bassi
47 Ottava 4’ soprani 55 Voce Corale 16’ soprani
48 Quintadecima 2’ 56 Viola 4’ soprani
49 Decimanona 57 Flutta camino 8’ soprani
50 Vigesimaseconda 58 Flauto in Selva 4’ soprani
51 Due di Ripieno (XXVI e XXIX) 59 Violino 4’ soprani
60 Voce Flebile 8’ soprani
Stop-Action Pedals Combination Pedals
Timballone Ripieno Grand’Organo
Distacco tasto al pedale Combinazione Libera Grand’Organo
Unione Tastiere Ripieno Eco
Terzamano al Grand’Organo Espressione Eco
Corno Inglese 16’ S.
Fagotto 8’ B.
Tutte Ance
Mechanical actions.
In cooperation with: Two 70-notes original keyboards (C-1 A5), 70 real sounds,
cromatic counter-octave, divided stops bass-sopran B2 C3.
Parish of 24-notes pedalboard (C1 B2), 12 real sounds (C1 B1).
Great Organ stop-actions at right of the console.
S.Alessandro della Croce Echo Organ stop-actions at left of the console.Franz Josef Basilica of
S. Maria Maggiore
Stoiber Friday, October 25
9 p.m.
organ and music theory at the Organist:
Academy for Catholic Church Franz Josef Stoiber
music and Music education
(today ‘Hochschule für
katholische Kirchenmusik und
Musikpädagogik Regensburg’). Franz Josef Stoiber (1959)
In 1996 Franz Josef Stoiber - Improvisation on a theme given by Festival
was appointed as the cathedral’s “Choral”
organist at St. Peter’s Cathedral
in Regensburg. Since 1997 he is
also teacher for the organ for Gustav Adolf Merkel (1827 -1885)
the “Regensburger Domspatzen”. - Sonate n.5 in D minor op.118
In 2003 he was appointed as (Allegro risoluto, Andante, Allegro risoluto - Fuga)
full-time professor for organ
Franz Josef Stoiber first learnt to (main focus liturgian organ Marco Enrico Bossi (1861 -1925)
play the organ during his school play/improvisation) at the - Scherzo in G minor op.49 n.2
days from the Cathedral’s ‘Hochschule für katholische - Toccata di concerto in D minor op.118 n.5
organists Walther R. Schuster in Kirchenmusik und Musikpädagogik
Passau and Eberhard Kraus Regensburg’ and he served there
in Regensburg. He then studied as the director from 2003-2011. Joseph Renner (1868 -1934)
church music and theory of Concerts, CD productions, from Suite op.56
music at the Academy of Music visiting lectures (e.g. in - Trio
in Würzburg (organ with Germany, Portugal, Croatia,
Günther Kaunzinger and Gerhard Russia and Japan), composer Max Reger (1873 -1916)
Weinberger, phrase with Zsolt works, essays and publications
- Phantasie über den Choral
Gardonyi). Artistically his main of books complete his activities.
subjects were organ at the
“Wie schön leucht’ uns der Morgenstern“ op.40 n.1
One of the most outstanding
Academy of Music in Stuttgart events in the last years was the
(with Jon Laukvik) and organ consecration of the new organ Franz Josef Stoiber (1959)
improvisation with Peter in the Cathedral of Regensburg, - Improvisation on themes given by the audience
Planyavsky (Vienna). which Franz Josef Stoiber had
After three years as a full-time designed decisively.
assistant at the Cathedral of It comprises of 80 registers,
Würzburg and as a lecturer 4 manuals and pedals, it is the
for music theory at the Academy biggest free hanging organ in
of Music in Würzburg, Franz the world and was created by
Josef Stoiber followed an offer the organ-builder Rieger from
as a university lecturer for Schwarzach,Vorarlberg (Austria).ORGAN Great Organ (II) Swell Organ (III) Positive Organ (I)
1 Principale 16’ 19 Controgamba 16’ 66 Bordone 16’
VEGEZZI BOSSI 1915 2 Principale I 8’ 20 Principalino 8’ 67 Eufonio 8’
3 Principale II 8’ 21 Bordone 8’ 68 Corno Dolce 8’
RUFFATTI 1948 4 Flauto Traverso 8’ 22 Viola gamba 8’ 69 Salicionale 8’
5 Dulciana 8’ 23 Viola Celeste 8’ 70 Gamba 8’
6 Gamba 8’ 24 Concerto Viole 8’ 71 Ottava 4’
7 Quinta 5’ 1/3 25 Flauto Armonico 4’ 72 Flauto ottaviante 4’
8 Ottava I 4’ 26 Voce Eterea 4’ 73 Flauto in XIIa 2’ 2/3
9 Ottava II 4’ 27 Ottava Eolina 4’ 74 Piccolo 2’
10 Flauto Camino 8’ 28 Ottavina 2’ 75 Cornetto 3 file
ORGAN RESTORED IN 1992 11 XIIa 29 Ripieno 5 file 76 Unda Maris 8’
BY THE FIRM 12 XVa 30 Tuba Mirabilis 8’ 77 Tromba dolce 8’
F.LLI RUFFATTI IN PADOVA 13 Cornetto 3 file 31 Oboe 8’ 78 Clarinetto 8’
14 Ripieno grave 6 file 32 Voce Corale P 8’ 79 Tremolo
15 Ripieno acuto 8 file 33 Voce Corale F 8’
16 Trombone 16’ 34 Tremolo
17 Tromba 8’
18 Clarone 4’
Pedal
80 Subbasso 32’ 85 Armonica 16’ 90 Quinta 5’ 1/3
81 Contrabbasso 16’ 86 Gran Quinta 10’ 2/3 91 Ottava 4’
82 Principale 16’ 87 Ottava 8’ 92 Ripieno 8 file
83 Bordone 16’ 88 Bordone 8’ 93 Controbombarda 32’
84 Violone 16’ 89 Violoncello 8’ 94 Bombarda 16’
Couplers and Cancels
35 II 8’ Ped 45 I 8’ II 55 III 4’ III
36 II 4’ Ped 46 I 4’ II 56 I 16’ I
37 III 8’ Ped 47 III 16’ I 57 Ann unisono
38 III 4’ Ped 48 III 8’ I 58 I 4’ I
39 I 8’ Ped 49 III 4’ II 59 Ann ance I
40 I 4’ Ped 50 II 16’ II 60 Ann ance II
41 III 16’ II 51 Ann unisono 61 Ann ance III
42 III 8’ II 52 II 4’ II 62 Ann ance Ped
43 III 4’ II 53 III 16’ III 63 Ann Rip II
44 I 16’ II 54 Ann unisono 64 Ann Rip III
65 Ann Rip Ped
Toe Pistons Expression Pedal Toe Pistons
Otto combinazioni libere * Sweller Rip III
I al Ped Espressione III Rip II
II al Ped Espressione I Ance
III al Ped Forte Gen
III al I Ped I 1
I al II Ped II 2
III al II Ped III 3
Ped IV 4
Ann Ped
* The new electronic drive has 64 levels of
memory.
Electrical action.
In cooperation with: Movable console.
Three 61-notes keyboards (C1 C6).
32-notes radiating pedalboard (C1 G3).
Great Organ in Cornu Evangelii, Swell and Positive Organ
in Cornu Epistolae.Our previous guests:
1992 2001 2007
Jean Guillou (France) John Scott (England) Michael Radulescu (Austria)
Erwan Le Prado (France) David Briggs (England)
Jos van der Kooy (Holland) Marco Beasley (Italy) -ten-
1993
Jean-Claude Zehnder (Switzerland) Guido Morini (Italy)
Josè Luis Gonzalez Uriol (Spain)
Robert Kovács (Hungary)
Gianluca Cagnani (Italy)
Barbara Dennerlein (Germany)
Francois Seydoux (Switzerland)
2002 2008
1994 Klemens Schnorr (Germany) Simon Preston (England)
Jan Willem Jansen (Holland) P. Theo Flury (Switzerland) Lionel Rogg (Switzerland)
Alessio Corti (Italy) Ansgar Wallenhorst (Germany) Ulrich Walther (Germany)
William Porter (United States) Jean Guillou (France) Antonio Frigé (Italy)
Gabriele Cassone (Italy) -tr-
1995 Louis Robilliard (France)
Rudolf Meyer (Switzerland)
2003 2009
Luca Antoniotti (Italy)
Michael Kapsner (Germany) Daniel Roth (France)
Christoph Bossert (Germany)
László Fassang (Hungary) Wayne Marshall (England)
Luigi Ferdinando Tagliavini (Italy) Jacques van Oortmerssen (Holland)
1996
Pierre Pincemaille (France) Aaron Edward Carpenè (Australia)
Jean Ferrard (Belgium)
Jurgen Essl (Germany) David Franke (Germany)
Erik-Jan van der Hel (Holland) Kenneth Gilbert (Canada)
2004
1997 2010
Ewald Kooiman (Holland)
Stef Tuinstra (Holland) Jean Guillou (France)
Stefano Innocenti (Italy)
Francesco Finotti (Italy) Jan Raas (Holland)
Thierry Escaich (France)
Peter Planyavsky (Austria) Jean-Baptiste Dupont (France)
Robert Houssart (England)
Matt Curlee (United States) Corrado Colliard (Italy) -ser-
Francesco Tasini (Italy)
Vittorio Zanon (Italy)
1998 Hans-Ola Ericsson (Sweden)
Benoît Mernier (Belgium)
2005 2011
Krzysztof Ostrowski (Polonia)
Guy Bovet (Switzerland) Eric Lebrun (France)
Martin Baker (England)
Zuzana Ferjencíková (Slovakia) Claudio Astronio (Italy)
Naji Hakim (France)
Ben van Oosten (Holland) Gemma Bertagnolli (Italy) -sop-
1999 Loïc Mallié (France) Kalevi Kiviniemi (Finland)
Gustav Leonhardt (Holland) Lorenzo Ghielmi (Italy) Samuel Liégeon (France)
Rudolf Lutz (Switzerland) Isabella Bison (Italy) -vl- Bernhard Haas (Germany)
Frédéric Blanc (France) 2012
Andrea Boniforti (Italy) Michel Bouvard (France)
2006 Omar Zoboli (Italy) -oboe-
2000
Olivier Latry (France) Stefano Molardi (Italy)
Martin Haselböck (Austria)
Gerben Mourik (Holland) Bob van Asperen (Holland)
Wolfgang Seifen (Germany)
Nigel Allcoat (England) Paul Goussot (France)
François Ménissier (France)
Bruce Dickey (United States) -cor- Organisti di Bergamo (Italy)
Pier Damiano Peretti (Italy)
Liuwe Tamminga (Holland) Theo Brandmüller (Germany)
Speciale Bach 2000 Bruno Canino (Italy) -pf- Ferruccio Bartoletti (Italy)
Francesco Finotti (Italy) Claudio Brizi (Italy) Wolfgang Seifen (Germany)
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President: Maurizio Maggioni - Artistic Director: Fabio Galessi
Secretary: Pierangelo Serra
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