Annibale Padovano was a master contrapuntist who significantly contributed to the early development of the keyboard ricercar, a complex contrapuntal form.
Performer Biography
Luca Scandali, the organist on this album, won first prize at the Twelfth International Organ Competition 'Paul Hofhaimer' of Innsbruck in 1998, an award given only four times in its 40-year history.
Instruments
This recording features the Graziadio Antegnati Organ from 1565 in the Basilica of Santa Barbara, Mantua, an instrument with a keyboard extended to CC 16' and rich in split keys.
Historical Context
This album features organ music from Annibale Padovano and Vincenzo Pellegrini, representing the main forms of Italian Renaissance organ music.
Compositional Technique
Vincenzo Pellegrini's Canzoni de intavolatura d'organo fatte alla francese show a clear connection to the French chanson, often using dactylic rhythms and sometimes quoting well-known melodies.
Composer Biography
Vincenzo Pellegrini, born around 1562 in Pesaro, became maestro di cappella at Milan Cathedral in 1611, a position he held until his probable death during a plague outbreak in 1630.
Composer Biography
Annibale Padovano, born in Padua in 1527, served as the first organist at St. Mark's in Venice from 1552 to 1565.
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