The organ Pastorale genre developed as an evocative and imitative form based on bagpipe repertoires, with the earliest known example being Girolamo Frescobaldi's Capriccio fatto sopra la Pastorale from 1637.
Compositional Technique
The Pastorale genre, while evolving over centuries, has remained faithful to imitating the characteristics and peculiarities of the bagpiper's repertoire, often using specific 'zampogna' or 'cornamusa' reed stops on the organ.
Performer Biography
Andrea Macinanti, another organist, has recorded the complete organ works of Ottorino Respighi for Tactus and is a member of the editorial committee for the complete organ works of Marco Enrico Bossi.
Instruments
The album features the rediscovered sounds of a Serassi organ, built by a family of artisan organ builders who embodied the ideal sound of the 19th-century Italian organ.
Recording & Production
The recording was made on an organ built by the Serassi brothers in 1851 (Op. 603) for the Parish Church of San Biagio in Caprino Bergamasco, which was restored in 1964.
Performer Biography
Luca Salvadori, one of the organists on this album, is also a composer whose works have been performed internationally and written for theatre, orchestra, chamber ensembles, radio, television, and film.
Historical Context
This album collects Italian organ Pastorales from the 19th century, reflecting a period where musicians blended Christmas musical traditions with new Romantic sentiments, mixing classical and folk elements for universal appeal.
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