Pelazza moved to Marseilles in 1887, worked as a conductor in Provence, and then transferred permanently to Buenos Aires in 1898, where he was likely an organist and chapel master.
Compositional Technique
Pelazza's musical language, particularly in his Dodici Suonate su varii tuoni, shows familiarity with Italian instrumental music where Rossini's influence was fading.
Recording & Production
The album uses a single-manual Serassi organ from 1821, located in the Sanctuary of the Holy Crucifix at Borzonasca, to represent the type of organ most common in Italy during the 1800s.
Composer Biography
Pelazza's teacher was Giovanni Cagliero, a priest and musician who was later made a Cardinal by Benedict XV in 1915.
Instruments
The Lingiardi symphonic organ, which inspired Pelazza, was an innovative instrument that combined Italian organ tradition with Northern European elements, featuring an expanded Ripieno and reinforced reed registers.
Composer Biography
Giovanni Maria Pelazza, a Piedmontese musician, was born in Carmagnola in 1847 and trained within the Salesian brotherhood in Turin.
Instruments
The grand organ Pelazza played at Romano Canavese, built by Camillo Guglielmo Bianchi in 1862, had two manuals, 2350 pipes, and 59 registers.
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