Matteo Venturini, the organist, has won eight organ competitions and performs at international music festivals across Europe and America.
Compositional Technique
Weckmann's compositions show a strong Italian influence, particularly in the styles of the Toccata-Praeambulum-Praeludium and the Canzona-Fuga, which often feature a cyclical structure with various sections.
Instruments
The organ used for this recording was built between 2006 and 2011 in Italy, designed in the North German baroque style, taking the work of Arp Schnitger as a model.
Composer Biography
Matthias Weckmann, the composer, was educated by Heinrich Schütz, who was considered the "Father of our modern music" by his contemporaries.
Compositional Technique
Matthias Weckmann's organ works reconcile the Italian tradition, influenced by composers like Frescobaldi and Froberger, with the style of Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, a famous "maker of organists."
Instruments
The organ features a typical North German Werk concept with Hauptwerk, Rückpositiv, Pedal towers, and a Brustpositiv over the keyboards, and uses a modified fifth-comma meantone temperament.
Composer Biography
Matthias Weckmann, the composer, was a close friend of Johann Jacob Froberger, a composer whose works were widely distributed throughout Europe, and they maintained a rich correspondence.
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