The album cover features a detail from "Natività" (1965) by William Congdon, an American painter known for his religious works.
Album & Artwork
The album title "tactuS" is a Renaissance Latin term for what is now called a musical measure.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Giulio Mercati's compositions aim for expressiveness, which he believes is essential for artistic creation and its "spirituality."
Compositional Technique
Mercati's compositions blend elements of Brahmsian motivic elaboration with post-Webernian minimalism, all within a classical framework, particularly evident in the vocal pieces.
Recording & Production
The variety and refinement of organ registration are integral to the form of Mercati's solo organ pieces, highlighting their structural traits and creating internal dialogues.
Composer Biography
Giulio Mercati, the composer and conductor on this album, also serves as the titular organist for the Santa Maria degli Angioli parish church in Lugano.
Compositional Technique
Giulio Mercati's organ works often draw inspiration from Gregorian chant, which he approaches with original syntheses of ancient melodies and modern harmonic language.
