Liszt & Krug: Opere sacre per pianoforte

Featuring

Silvia Vaglica
Franz Liszt
Bonifacio Maria Krug

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Composer's Artistic Vision

The album explores a historical parallel between Bonifacio Maria Krug, an abbot-musician, and Franz Liszt, a musician-abbot, focusing on their charitable spirituality and its reflection in their piano compositions.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Abbot Bonifacio Maria Krug's musical tastes were closely aligned with the Cecilian Movement, which advocated for liturgical reforms and a return to a sober, Gregorian-inspired style of church music.

Composition History

The project "The Abbots and the Music" was inspired by Benedictine monk Fabrizio Messina Cicchetti, who suggested performing the piano compositions of Abbot Bonifacio Maria Krug.

Composer Biography

Bonifacio Maria Krug, born Ermanno Giuseppe Krug, emigrated to North America as a child after his father's death and later entered the Abbey of St. Vincent in Pennsylvania.

Album & Artwork

The album title, "Abati nella musica Opere Sacre per pianoforte," translates to "Abbots in Music Sacred Works for piano."

Composer's Artistic Vision

Franz Liszt was a strong critic of liturgical music in his time, advocating for a return to the purity of Gregorian chant and the polyphonic forms of Giovanni da Palestrina.