Bossi: Complete Organ Works, Vol. 14 - Transcriptions
6/7/2019, 15 Tracks, 1:18:48
Featuring
Andrea Macinanti
Baldassare Galuppi
Joseph Haydn
Frédéric Chopin
Giovanni Battista Martini
Franz Schubert
Anonymous
Johann Kuhnau
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Franz Liszt
Azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia
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Instruments
The organ used for this recording, located in the Lucera Cathedral, was built in 1899 by Carlo Vegezzi Bossi, who was acclaimed as 'the Cavaillé-Coll of Italy' by Alexandre Guilmant.
Composer Biography
Marco Enrico Bossi died on a French ship while crossing the Atlantic Ocean, returning from a successful tour in the United States.
Composer Biography
Marco Enrico Bossi was highly esteemed by many great musicians and literary figures, including Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, Jules Massenet, Camille Saint-Saëns, and Gabriele D'Annunzio.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Marco Enrico Bossi extensively engaged in the art of transcription, aiming to broaden the organ's concert repertoire by arranging both historical works and famous instrumental, orchestral, and choral pieces.
Instruments
The inaugural concerts for the Lucera Cathedral organ were performed by Marco Enrico Bossi, who also wrote the test report for the instrument on the first day of the new century.
Composer Biography
Marco Enrico Bossi, the composer featured on this album, was the first Italian concert artist to achieve international fame.
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