XXVII Edition 2019

International Organ Festival “Città di Bergamo” September 27 - October 25

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They are the highest artistic expression in the The first is the disappearance, on January 2 6, of our beloved 9 town of four different Italian firms: two of them, ancient, 9 Jean Guillou. Those who follow us from the first steps know very with mechanical action and pipes from the XVIII century, are 1 1 n n well how much the figure of this genius of our times has inspired manufactured by the families Serassi and Bossi, historical rivals our choices. We were - and always will be - very close to him. It is 0 in Bergamo; the other two, modern, with electrical action, by 0 a a not just about affection for man, gratitude for his friendship and Vegezzi Bossi and Balbiani, represent the only sample in the generosity, admiration for his unparalleled art, amazement at 2 town of the Romantic Organ (S.Maria Maggiore) and of the 2 g g his incredible artistic longevity, but a sincere intimate gratitude Caecilian Organ (Grazie). for pointing us with his example, with his ideas, with his tenacity - - r r Since 2004, the oldest organ of the city - a little portable one, against the tide, a road of truth and beauty, which we have manufactured by an anonymous in the second part of the XVII made ours, and tried to honor with great dedication. ” ” O O century, at the Madonna del Giglio church, just restored - has The second, terrible, the burning of ‘Notre Dame de ’ on been added, allowing the Festival to offer sometimes more than April 15. The shocking images of the wretched devastation that o o l l four centuries of organ music. struck one of the symbols of Christianity have horrified the whole world. For us - always friends of one of the oldest and most Recently other important instruments are available for the a a prolific musical institutions in the organ field, with whom m Festival: the renewed Mascioni organ, built in 1906 at Alfredo m we have established repeated collaborations - an anguish, if Piatti Hall, where particular ensembles or unusual artistic proposals possible, even more profound, in the uncertainty, then thwarted, n n a can be happily managed; the dazzling totally new big Corna a that even the great organ Cavaillé-Coll could be destroyed. organ, installed nine years ago in Cathedral, based on a very o o For an inexplicable design of destiny, when these dramatic g interesting and original modern project; the renaissance organ g events happened, our program was ready, foreseeing Vincent i i built by Giovanni Pradella for the Santa Cecilia Musical r r Dubois, the very new Notre-Dame , for the inauguration t t Academy; the three keyboard organ built in 1884 by Giacomo in Bergamo Dom on September 2 7 to perform, among other e Locatelli in S.Bartolomeo church. e things, the big Liszt Fantasy ‘Ad nos’, one of the most loved by a a This richness and variety of organs attract many foreign players Jean Guillou, who played it in his last appearance at the Festival B and teachers too, choosing Bergamo as a favourite place for B in 2010, for the inauguration of the same Corna organ. n n holding visits and master classes with their pupils. In summer So, after Guillou’s sudden dead, the whole program, rotating 20 14 the ‘Gesellschaft der Orgelfreunde’ (Association of the i i r r around that piece, was modified and dedicated to his memory. Organ Friends), the biggest one in Europe with more than 6000 Then, the fire, the fear, the darkness, the desolation of everyone, e members, has visited Bergamo for its annual meeting. In one e d d especially that of our young guest in having to give up for who t week we offered to the 196 participants the audit of 33 organs t in the city and in the province, 28 dedicated concerts, 4 concerts knows how many years to carry out such a prestigious task, achieved with passion and sacrifices. open to all citizens, 1 masterclass on ancient music, 1 symposium n n à on Bergamo organs history, 1 gala dedicated to a collection of à That’s why we are sure that Dubois’s concert will be an I I t rare harmoniums. t extraordinary evening, full of pathos, beauty and... hope. We t t invite all people of gentle heart to huddle around him, on a night I Currently the Organ Festival is one of the most loved and I of prayer, in music, for Jean, for all of us, for the destinies of i i I I well attended musical attractions in Bergamo. Its reputation is humanity. renowned in all Europe, and many foreign tourists often decide But emotions will not end with the inauguration... C C

V to spend a week-end in October for visiting our town due to the V organ concerts. This English version of the official brochure has The second appointment, on October 4 in the Basilica of Santa “ been conceived especially for them, and for all the non-Italian “ Maria Maggiore, is with a great interpreter and teacher, Stefan X mother-tongue who wish to be introduced into the magic world X Engels. He is the first and only one in the world who has faced of Bergamo organs sound. the recording of the entire production of Sigfried Karg-Elert, X X l a v i the successor of at the Conservatory of Leipzig, and Program t like him remained impervious to the violent dodecaphonic transformations of the second Viennese school. The immense s record operation has allowed to introduce works never

e performed in modern times, gaining wide praise from the international criticism. The intentionally non-monographic

F program revolves around a lovely parallelism between Karg-Elert Cathedral and the king of counterpoint, J.S.Bach, even in the field of

9 transcription, ending with the hyperbolic synthesis of the Città Alta Passacaglia and Fugue on his name.

1 Friday, September 27 - 9 p.m. n The third evening, Friday October 11, is that one usually Vincent Dubois (France) 0 dedicated to a young winner of an International Competition, a at the Church of Santa Maria Immacolata delle Grazie. It will 2

g be the turn of the austrian Johannes Zeinler, last year’s winner of the most prestigious interpretation contest in the world, the Basilica of S.Maria Maggiore - r ‘Grand Prix de Chartres’. Zeinler is a pupil of that Pier Damiano Città Alta Peretti who played on the same instrument in 2000, fresh winner of St.Albans, to then rapidly climb the empire of the Friday, October 4 - 9 p.m. ” O international organist world up to the prestigious post of Stefan Engels (Germany-Usa)

o professor at the Musikhochschule in Vienna. One instrument, l however - the Balbiani 1924 - which Zeinler will find improved. This summer, in fact, an electronic ‘sequencer’ has been installed. a The color’s richness necessary for Johannes’s remarkable recital S.Maria Immacolata delle Grazie church m will be an excellent test. Porta Nuova n

a The fourth concert, the next Friday, is at a new location for our Friday, October 11 - 9 p.m. Festival: the church of San Bartolomeo, downtown, where a very

o Johannes Zeinler (Austria) g interesting three keyboards organ built by Giacomo Locatelli in

i 1884 is located. The organ is not in perfect conditions, but our

r purpose is double: informative, of the organs quality present in t the city, and of stimulation to the owners, for a constant and

e Ss.Bartolomeo and Stefano church effective maintenance of such so unique and rare pieces. To face a this instrument, whose aesthetics is inspired by the French Largo Belotti

B organs while maintaining a structure anchored to the purest Friday, October 18 - 9 p.m. n Italian tradition, we called the Slovak Monica Melcova. She

performed very solid studies in Vienna and Paris and is one of the Monica Melcova (Slovakia-Spain) i r best improvisers of her generation, so much so as to be the chair of one of the most important institutions of this discipline in e d Europe, the Musikene of San Sebastian. In the program, the t th S.Alessandro della Croce church tributes to Marchand, in the 35 0 anniversary of his birth, and Lefebure-Wely, in the 15 0th anniversary of his death, are to be Via Pignolo n

à underlined. Friday, October 25 - 9 p.m. I t At the end, at S.Alessandro della Croce church, Friday 2 5, a Ton Koopman (Holland)

t great event for Bergamo, the icing on the cake of this edition.

I As matter of fact, after a very long courtship, we succeeded in i

I bringing one of the worldwide key figures of the ancient music renaissance to our city, as organist: the mythical Ton Koopman, C

V absolutely the number one in the historically informed performing approach. “

X Enjoy! Fabio Galessi Free entrance X Cattedrale Vincent Cathedral Friday, September 27 Dubois 9 p.m .

Europe, North America, Asia and Organist: the Pacific. His performances have Vincent Dubois included numerous international music festivals such as Cambridge, , Dresden, Vancouver, In memory of Jean Guillou , Chartres, and Roskilde. Dubois has also appeared as guest soloist with several orchestras Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (175 6-1791) and ensembles, including the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Los - Adagio and Fugue for strings in C minor K546 Angeles Philharmonic, the Hong- (transcribed by Jean Guillou) Kong Philharmonic, the Orchestre Philharmonique of Radio France, the Orchestre National de France, Johannes Brahms (183 3-1897) the Orquesta Filharmonica del - Rhapsody for piano in B minor op.79 n.1 Gran Canaria, the Orchestre (transcribed by Vincent Dubois) de Picardie, and the Orchestre Vincent Dubois is one of the finest de Bretagne. His performances have concert to appear on the been broadcast over Radio France, Sergej Rachmaninov (187 3-1943) world stage in many years. He is the O.R.F. Vienna, CBC Radio Canada, a graduate of the Conservatoire - Prelude for piano in G minor op.23 n.5 Australian Radio and American (transcribed by Vincent Dubois) National Supérieur de Musique Public Media’s Pipedreams. In in Paris where he was a student addition, he has been invited to of , and earned First teach organ master classes at such (1811-1886) Prizes in Organ, Harmony, prestigious institutions as Yale th Counterpoint, Fugue and 2 0 University, Curtis Institute of Music - Fantasy and Fugue on the Chorale century composition. In January in Philadelphia, Oberlin College, ‘Ad nos, ad salutarem undam’ S.259 2016, after a comprehensive Baylor University, St.Paul University, audition and competition for the Emory University, and he was available post, Dubois was recently appointed Continuing Vincent Dubois (1980) appointed the newest of three titular Guest Artist at the University of - Improvisation organists of Notre-Dame Cathedral Michigan in Ann Arbor where he Prelude and Fugue on the name G.u.i.l.l.o.u. in Paris, where he will serve along continues with teaching residencies with the two other titular organists, each season. Dubois has made Olivier Latry and Philippe Lefebvre. several recordings, including a - Improvisation Dubois took the world’s stage early CD of the organ music of F.Liszt, a CD Symphonic Poem on themes given by the audience in his career when he won two recorded at St.Sulpice in Paris, a major organ competitions in 2002: CD with the complete 3 rd Symphonie the Recital Gold Medal at the of Louis Vierne and the Op.7 of Calgary International Organ M.Dupré. In addition to his Competition, and the Grand Prize extensive performing and teaching, at the International Competition of Dubois has held the post of Director Toulouse, France. As a result of these General of the Strasbourg National prizes, Dubois has performed in and Superior Conservatory of Music major concert venues throughout in France since March 2012. ORGAN Great Organ (I) Positive Organ (II) Swell Recitative Organ (III) 17 Bordone 16’ 32 Quintadena 8’ 44 Contra Viola 16’ PIETRO CORNA 2010 18 Principale 8’ 33 Bordone 8’ 45 Bordone amabile 8’ 19 Flauto Armonico 8’ 34 Gamba 8’ 46 Viola di Gamba 8’ 20 Fugara 8’ 35 Vox Angelica 8’ 47 Voce Celeste 8’ II 21 Ottava 4’ 36 Flauto ottaviante 4’ 48 Coro Viole 8’ II 22 Flauto a camino 4’ 37 Corno Camoscio 2’ 49 Salicet 4’ 23 Duodecima 2’ 2/3 38 Mixtur III 50 Cornetto d’eco II 24 Quintadecima 2’ 39 (vuoto) 51 Corno Inglese 16’ 25 Ripieno V 40 Cromorno 8’ 52 Oboe d’Amore 8’ 26 Cromorno 16’ 41 Grave II 53 Clarinetto 8’ 27 Tromba 16’ 42 Annullatore unisono 54 Tremolo PROJECTED BY 28 Tromba 8’ 43 Acuta II 55 Grave III DON GILBERTO SESSANTINI 29 Grave I 56 Annullatore unisono 30 Annullatore unisono 57 Acuta III 31 Acuta I

Resonance Organ (IV) Pedal Couplers 58 Diapason 8’ 1 Principale 16’ 73 I - Ped 88 III - II 59 Gran Flauto 8’ 2 Subbasso 16’ 74 II - Ped 89 IV - II 60 Corno di notte 4’ 3 Contra Viola 16’ (E) 75 III - Ped 90 IV - III 61 Nazardo 2’ 2/3 4 Gran Quinta 10’ 2/3 76 IV - Ped 91 GO II - Pos I 62 Quarta di Nazardo 2’ 5 Bordone 8’ 77 Acuta I - Ped 92 Acuta II - I 63 Terza 1’ 3/5 6 Violone 8’ 78 Acuta II - Ped 93 Acuta III - I 64 Quinta 1’ 1/3 7 Grandi Armonici III (E) (1) 79 Acuta III - Ped 94 Acuta IV - I 65 Settima 1’ 1/7 8 Bordoncino 4’ 80 Acuta IV - Ped 95 Acuta III - II 66 Tromba en chamade 8’ 9 Trombone 16’ 81 Grave II - I 96 Annullatore ance I 67 Regale en chamade 16’ sop. 10 Tromba 16’ 82 Grave III - I 97 Annullatore ance II 68 (vuoto) 11 Corno Inglese 16’ (E) 83 Grave IV - I 98 Annullatore ance III 69 Tremolo 12 Tromba 8’ 84 Grave III - II 99 Annullatore ance IV 70 Grave IV 13 Cromorno 4’ 85 II - I 100 Annullatore ance Ped 71 Annullatore unisono 14 Tromba en chamade 8’ 86 III - I 101 (vuoto) 72 Acuta IV 15 Regale en chamade 8’ 87 IV - I 102 (vuoto) 16 Divisione Pedale (2)

Toe Pistons Expression Pedal Eight free combinations (3) Sequencer (+) Sweller Unione II - I Unione I - Ped Espressione Recitative III Unione III - I Unione II - Ped Unione IV - I Unione III - Ped Unione generale tastiere Unione VI - Ped Sequencer (-) Fondi Ripieni Ance (1) 6’ 2/5; 4’ 4/7; 3’ 5/9 from Bordone amabile 8’ III Tutti (2) it divides pedalboard compass in two parts: the left one (C1-B1) with only Subbasso 16’ and Bordone 8’ registers; the right one (C2-G3) where all other registers can be used (3) for each piston, 500 memories with sequencer are available

In cooperation with: Electronic action. Movable console. Four 61-notes (C1 C6) keyboards and 73-notes wind chests due to the real superoctave of 8’ and 4’ registers at I and II keyboards. 32-notes flat parallel pedalboard (C1 G3). 2789 pipes. Great, Positive and Resonance Organ in Cornu Epistolae. Swell Recitative Organ in Cornu Evangelii. Many part of the old Balbiani Vegezzi Bossi organ 1943-1995 has been Cattedrale di Bergamo employed for the new construction. Basilica of Stefan S. Maria Maggiore Friday, October 4 Engels 9 p.m.

world. Furthermore, as an advocate Organist: and specialist for the music of the late- Stefan Engels Romantic German composer Sigfrid Karg-Elert, he founded the Karg-Elert Festival in Leipzig, demonstrating and (168 5-1750) discovering the unique works of this Leipzig composer. From 2006 until - Prelude and fugue in C major BWV547 2012 Engels was artistic director of the Jordan International Organ Competition based at Columbus State Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933) University. As a juror, he is in frequent from ‘66 Choral-Improvisationen’ op.65 [1907] demand at most important - n.56 “Jesu, geh ’voran” international organ competitions. - n.58 “Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König” He also maintains a vigorous international concert schedule and - Rondo alla Campanella op.156 [1932] is a sought-after teacher, having Stefan Engels was appointed professor presented lectures and master classes from ‘Trois Impressions’ op.72 [1909] of organ and Leah Fullinwider across Europe, North America, - n.1 Harmonies du soir Centennial Chair in Music South Korea and Russia. Engels Performance at Southern Methodist has recorded two CDs with works University in Dallas, Texas, in 2014, by Dupré on the Naxos label, and Johann Sebastian Bach (168 5-1750) where he is also head of the organ one with works of Karg-Elert, Reger, - Concerto in C major BWV594 department at the Meadows School of Messiaen and Germani on the Priory (transcription for organ of the concerto in D major ‘Grosso Mogul’ the Arts. Engels joined SMU from one label. His specialization in the organ for violin, string and continuo by Antonio Vivaldi) of Europe’s oldest and most prestigious works of Sigfrid Karg-Elert has (Allegro, Recitative grave, Allegro) musical institutions, the University resulted in the world premiere of Music and Performing Arts “Felix recording of the complete organ works Mendelssohn Bartholdy” in Leipzig, of Karg-Elert, for Priory as well. Georg Friedrich Haendel (168 5-1759) This recording project came to its Germany, where he had served as from ‘Suite n.5 for harpsichord’ HWV430 [1913] completion in 2017 with 15 CDs, professor of organ from 2005 until - Aria with variations ‘The harmonious blacksmith’ 2015. Prior to that he was associate which have been reviewed to the (transcribed by Sigfrid Karg-Elert) professor of organ and chair of the highest international critical acclaim. organ department at Westminster Engels studied organ, piano, Choir College in Princeton, N.J., harpsichord, choral conducting Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933) from 1999 to 2005. During his and church music at universities appointment in Leipzig, Engels in Aachen, Düsseldorf and Cologne. - Introduction, Passacaglia and Fugue [1931] shaped the university’s Organ and From 1993 until 1998 he pursued on B.A.C.H. op.150 Church Music Institute into a center further organ studies with Wolfgang for organ performance and organ Rübsam in Chicago and Robert pedagogy of international acclaim. Anderson in Dallas, receiving an He also founded and served as artistic Artist Certificate degree from SMU director of the European Organ Meadows in 1995. In 1998 won the Academy Leipzig, which still attracts “Concerto Gold Medal” at the Calgary faculty and students from around the International Organ Competition. ORGAN Great Organ (II) Swell Organ (III) Positive Organ (I) 1 Principale 16’ 19 Controgamba 16’ 66 Bordone 16’ VEGEZZI BOSSI 1915 2 Principale I 8’ 20 Principalino 8’ 67 Eufonio 8’ 3 Principale II 8’ 21 Bordone 8’ 68 Corno Dolce 8’ RUFFATTI 1948 4 Flauto Traverso 8’ 22 Viola gamba 8’ 69 Salicionale 8’ 5 Dulciana 8’ 23 Viola Celeste 8’ 70 Gamba 8’ 6 Gamba 8’ 24 Concerto Viole 8’ 71 Ottava 4’ 7 Quinta 5’ 1/3 25 Flauto Armonico 4’ 72 Flauto ottaviante 4’ 8 Ottava I 4’ 26 Voce Eterea 4’ 73 Flauto in XIIa 2’ 2/3 9 Ottava II 4’ 27 Ottava Eolina 4’ 74 Piccolo 2’ 10 Flauto Camino 8’ 28 Ottavina 2’ 75 Cornetto 3 file ORGAN RESTORED IN 1992 11 XIIa 29 Ripieno 5 file 76 Unda Maris 8’ BY THE FIRM 12 XVa 30 Tuba Mirabilis 8’ 77 Tromba dolce 8’ F. LLI RUFFATTI IN PADOVA 13 Cornetto 3 file 31 Oboe 8’ 78 Clarinetto 8’ 14 Ripieno grave 6 file 32 Voce Corale P 8’ 79 Tremolo 15 Ripieno acuto 8 file 33 Voce Corale F 8’ 16 Trombone 16’ 34 Tremolo 17 Tromba 8’ 18 Clarone 4’

Pedal 80 Subbasso 32’ 85 Armonica 16’ 90 Quinta 5’ 1/3 81 Contrabbasso 16’ 86 Gran Quinta 10’ 2/3 91 Ottava 4’ 82 Principale 16’ 87 Ottava 8’ 92 Ripieno 8 file 83 Bordone 16’ 88 Bordone 8’ 93 Controbombarda 32’ 84 Violone 16’ 89 Violoncello 8’ 94 Bombarda 16’

Couplers and Cancels 35 II 8’ Ped 45 I 8’ II 55 III 4’ III 36 II 4’ Ped 46 I 4’ II 56 I 16’ I 37 III 8’ Ped 47 III 16’ I 57 Ann unisono 38 III 4’ Ped 48 III 8’ I 58 I 4’ I 39 I 8’ Ped 49 III 4’ II 59 Ann ance I 40 I 4’ Ped 50 II 16’ II 60 Ann ance II 41 III 16’ II 51 Ann unisono 61 Ann ance III 42 III 8’ II 52 II 4’ II 62 Ann ance Ped 43 III 4’ II 53 III 16’ III 63 Ann Rip II 44 I 16’ II 54 Ann unisono 64 Ann Rip III 65 Ann Rip Ped

Toe Pistons Expression Pedal Toe Pistons Otto combinazioni libere * Sweller Rip III I al Ped Espressione III Rip II II al Ped Espressione I Ance III al Ped Forte Gen III al I Ped I 1 I al II Ped II 2 III al II Ped III 3 Ped IV 4 Ann Ped

* The new electronic drive has more than 2000 levels of memory with sequencer.

Electrical action. In cooperation with: Movable console. Three 61-notes keyboards (C1 C6). 32-notes radiating pedalboard (C1 G3). Great Organ in Cornu Evangelii, Swell and Positive Organ in Cornu Epistolae. S. Maria Immacolata Johannes delle Grazie church Friday, October 11 Zeinler 9 p.m. Concert of the Interpretation First Prize winner at 26° International Competition of Chartres (Fra) 2018

Born in 1993, the Austrian organist Organist: Johannes Zeinler started his musical Johannes Zeinler career at the local music school in his native town near Vienna. He continued his studies in organ Johann Sebastian Bach (168 5-1750) with Klaus Kuchling and Pier - Prelude and fugue in G major BWV550 Damiano Peretti, piano with Christiane Karajev and church from ‘Clavier-Übung, Dritter Teil’ music at the University of Music - Prelude on the Chorale and Performing Arts Vienna. “Dies sind die heil‘gen zehn Gebot” BWV678 Following his graduation, he studied the organ and harpsichord (181 0-1856) for one year in Toulouse under from ’Six Fugues on B.A.C.H.’ op.60 Michel Bouvard and Jan Willem - n.2 Lebhaft Jansen (Organ) and Yasuko - n.3 Mit sanften Stimmen Bouvard (Harpsichord). He is currently studying for his César Franck (1822-1890) Masters in Claviorganum at the University of Music and Theatre in - Duexième Choral in B minor Hamburg, where he is focusing on early music repertoire with Anton Heiller (192 3-1979) Wolfgang Zerer in organ and - Tanz-Toccata [1970] Menno van Delft in harpsichord. After early successes at international Robert Schumann (181 0-1856) organ competitions in Wiesbaden from ’Six Canonic Studies’ op.56 2012, Kitzbühel 2012 and - n.4 Innig Liechtenstein 2013, Johannes won - n.5 Nicht zu schnell both the prestigious First Prize at the International Organ Competition in St.Albans in 2015 Louis Vierne (187 0-1937) and the renowned “Grand Prix from ‘4 th Symphony in G minor op.32’ [1914] de Chartres” in 2018. - Romance As recitalist he has been invited to - Final major festivals and venues like the Chapel of King’s Colleg e Cambridge, the Bavokerk in Haarlem, the Cathedral of Poitiers, the Philharmonic Hall in Essen and Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. ORGAN Great Organ (I) Swell Organ (II) Pedal 6 Principale 16’ 19 Oboe 8’ 35 Bordone 16’ BALBIANI 7 Principale 8’ 20 Voce Corale 8’ 36 Contrabbasso 16’ 8 Flauto 8’ 21 Bordone 8’ 37 Basso 8’ VEGEZZI BOSSI 1924 9 Dulciana 8’ 22 Salicionale 8’ 38 Cello 8’ 10 Ottava 4’ 23 Viola 8’ 39 Tromba 16’ * 11 Flauto 4’ * 24 Concerto Viole 8’ 40 Tromba 8’ # 12 Quintadecima 2’ * 25 Principalino 4’ * 41 Tromba 4’ # 13 Decimanona 1’ 1/3 * 26 Flauto 4’ ORGAN RESTORED AND EXTENDED 14 Vigesimaseconda 1’ * 27 Eterea 4’ IN 1995 BY 15 Ripieno 6 file 28 Nazardo 2’ 2/3 * PONTIFICIA FABBRICA D’O RGANI 16 Unda Maris 8’ 29 Flautino 2’ * BALBIANI VEGEZZI BOSSI 17 Tromba 8’ 30 Terza 1’ 1/3 * IN MILAN 18 Tremolo 31 Pienino 3 file 32 Tremolo

1 Ottava Grave I 33 Ottava Grave II 42 Unione Ped I 2 Ottava Acuta I 34 Ottava Acuta II 43 Unione Ped II 3 Ottava Grave II 44 Ottava acuta I 4 Ottava Acuta II 45 Ottava acuta II 5 Unione tastiere 46 Pedale automatico

Toe Pistons Expression Pedals Cancels Sei combinazioni liber e § Sweller Tromba 8’ I Unione I+II Espressione II Oboe 8’ II Pedale + I Voce Corale 8’ II Pedale + II Ance Pedale Ripieno I Ripieno II Fondi Ance Tutti

§ The new electronic drive has 1344 levels of memory with sequencer.

* = New stops, added on ‘95. # = From a unique Tromba 16’ stop of 4 and half octaves extension.

Electropneumatic action. In cooperation with: Movable console. Parish of S.Maria Two 58-notes keyboards (C1 A5). 30-notes radiating pedalboard (C1 F3). Immacolata delle Grazie Great Organ in Cornu Epistolae, Swell Organ in Cornu Evengelii. Ss. Bartolomeo and Monica Stefano church Friday, October 18 Melcova 9 p.m.

In 2002 she was appointed the Organist: organist in residence at the Sapporo Monica Melcova Concert Hall Kitara, Japan, where she taught master classes, performed in numerous organ recitals at Jacques Boyvin ( 165 3-1706) venues like Suntory Hall Tokyo, from ’Suite du Quatrième Ton’ (Livre d’orgue I) Metropolitan Art Space, Opera City - Grand Prélude a 5 parties, a 2 choeurs Hall, Minato Mirai Hall, Niigata - Trio Performing Center, Morioka Civic Hall. From 2006 to 2011, she taught - Cornet ou Tierce at the Gaston Litaize Conservatoire - Duo and was also the titular organist at - Dialogue en Fugue Saint Martin de Champs from 2003 to 2011. Since September 2008, she Monica Melcova ( 1974) started teaching improvisation at - Improvisations in ancient style Monica Melcova received her first the Music Academy Musikene in on themes given by the audience musical education at the age of five. San Sebastian. She has a great After her studies at the Conservatoire interest in improvisation in its Louis Marchand (166 9-1732) in Košice, she went on to study connection with the teaching. She - Grand Dialogue en Ut (Troisième Livre) at the University for Music and deals with improvisation within the Performing Arts in Vienna with master classes she gives in Europe Claude Debussy (186 2-1918) Michael Radulescu. In 1999, and Japan as well in many radio Deux Arabesque pour piano she graduated with the highest programmes. Regularly she gives distinction and the prize of honour - n.1 in E major, Andantino con moto by the Austrian Ministry of Culture recitals on prestigious organs: Saint - n.2 in G major, Allegretto scherzando and Education. In the same year, Sulpice, Notre Dame de Paris, Sankt (transcribed by Monica Melcova) she was accepted to the Conservatoire Wenzel in Naumburg, Hofkirche National Supérieur in Paris for in Dresden, Eglise de la Madeleine Maurice Ravel (187 5-1937) postgradual courses “cycle de de Paris. She has made recordings - Menuet sur le nom d’Haydn pour piano [1909] perfectionnement” with Olivier for the Radio France, NHK Tokyo, (transcribed by Monica Melcova) Latry and Michel Bouvard. At Radio Suisse Romande, RTBF the same time, she studied Bruxelles, ORF Wien, Slovak Radio Monica Melcova ( 1974) improvisation with Loic Mallié, Devin, Radio Clasica Espana. - Improvisation which was made possible by the Monica also works with soloists on themes given by the audience support of the Fondation de France such as Carlos Mena, Pere Ros, La Bourse Nadia et Lily Boulanger Nora Cismondi, Manuel Blanco, and the Mécénat Musical Société Luis James Alfred Lefébure-Wély (1817-1869) Générale. During her studies, Walter Auer as well with ensembles - Boléro de Concert in G minor op.166 Monica received numerous prizes at Musica Aeterna and the Orchestre international competitions: Brugges , National de France. From 2016 she European Music Festival Zilina, also teaching in Centro Superior Prix de l’Unesco Lisabone, Prix de la Katarina Gurska in Madrid for Fondation Meyer (Paris 2002) . master in improvisation. ORGAN Echo Organ (I) Chant Organ (III) and Pedal Great Organ (II) 45 Tremolo 23 Principale 8’ bassi 1 Controfagotto 16’ bassi LOCATELLI n°59 46 Bordone 8’ bassi 24 Principale 8’ soprani 2 Tromba 16’ soprani 47 Principale 8’ soprani 25 Flauto in selva 8’ bassi 3 Fagotto 8’ bassi 1884 48 Ottava 4’ bassi 26 Flauto polacco 8’ soprani 4 Tromba 8’ soprani 49 Ottava 4’ soprani 27 Corni da caccia 8’ (dal 2° do) 5 Cornetta a tre file (dal 2° do) 50 Arpone 8’ bassi 28 Corno Inglese 8’ (dal 2° do) 6 Viola Gamba 8’ bassi 51 Clarino 8’ soprani 29 Violoncello 8’ bassi 7 Viola Gamba 8’ soprani 52 Violoncello 8’ bassi 30 Oboe 8’ soprani 8 Principale 16’ bassi 53 Oboe 8’ soprani 31 Viola d’Amore 8’ (dal 2° do) 9 Principale 16’ soprani ORGAN RESTORED IN 1985 54 Dulciana 4’ bassi 32 Flauto traversiere 8’ soprani 10 Principale primo 8’ bassi BY BOTTEGA ORGANARIA 55 Violino 4’ soprani 33 Unda Maris 8’ soprani 11 Principale primo 8’ soprani CAV . E MILIO PICCINELLI E FIGLI 56 Violetta 8’ soprani 34 Ottavino 2’ soprani 12 Principale secondo 8’ bassi IN PONTERANICA (B G) 57 Salicionale 4’ soprani 35 Contrabbassi 16’ 13 Principale secondo 8’ soprani 58 Voce flebile 8’ soprani 36 Subbasso16’ 14 Ottava prima 4’ bassi 59 Voce Corale 16’ soprani 37 Timballi 8’ 15 Ottava prima 4’ soprani 38 Tromboni ai pedali 8’ 16 Ottava seconda 4’ 39 Duodecima 17 Duodecima 2’ 2/3 40 Violone 8’ 18 Decimaquinta 2’ 41 Unione Eco al Grand’Organo 19 Due file di Ripieno 42 Unione Canto al Grand’Organo 20 Due file di ripieno 43 Terza mano al Grand’Organo 21 Due file di Ripieno 44 Unione Grand’Organo al pedale 22 Due file di Ripieno

Stop-Action Pedals Expression Pedal Combination Pedals Timballone Espressione Organo Eco Ripieno Grand’Organo Tromba 16’ Combinazione Libera Terzamano al Grand’Organo Combinazione Libera Organo Eco Terzamano al Canto Unione Eco al Grand’Organo Unione Canto al Grand’Organo Unione Grand’Organo al Pedale Piano Pedale

In cooperation with:

Mechanical actions. Three cromatic 61-notes original keyboards (C1-C6), divided stops bass sopran B2-C3. 20-notes pedalboard (C1-G2), all real sounds. Great Organ stop actions and Chant Organ stop actions at right of the console. Comunità Frati Domenicani Echo Organ stop actions at left of the console. S. Alessandro della Croce Ton church in Pignolo Friday, October 25 Koopman 9 p.m.

Koopman’s most ambitious projects Organist: has been the recording of the complete Ton Koopman in memory of Silvio Albini Bach cantatas, a massive undertaking for which he has been awarded the Deutsche Schallplattenpreis “Echo Klassik”, the BBC Award, the Hector Anonimo Berlioz Prize and has been nominated - Batalha Famosa in C major for the Grammy Award (USA) and the Gramophone Award (UK). In addition Pablo Bruna (1611-1679) of Bach, Koopman has long been an - ‘Tiento sobre la letanía de la Virgen’ in G minor advocate of the music of the predecessor D.Buxtehude; following the completion Girolamo Frescobaldi (158 3-1643) of the Bach project, he embarked in from ‘Fiori Musicali: La Messa della Madonna’ 2005 on the recording of the Buxtehude Opera Omnia. The edition consists of - Bergamasca 30 CDs, the last having been released from ‘Secondo Libro di Toccate’ in 2014. Ton Koopman is President of - Toccata Terza da sonarsi alla levatione Born in Zwolle (1944, The Netherlands) the International Buxtehude Society. Ton Koopman had a classical In 2006 he was awarded the Bach- Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707) education and studied organ, Prize of the City of Leipzig, in 2012 the harpsichord and musicology in Buxtehude Prize of the city of Lübeck, - Prelude and Fugue in G minor BuxWV163 Amsterdam. He received the Prix and in 2014 he received the Bach - ‘Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern‘ BuxWV223 d’Excellence for both instruments. Prize of the Royal Academy of Music Naturally attracted by historical in . In 2016 he received an Domenico Scarlatti (168 5-1757) instruments and fascinated by honorary professorship with the - Sonata in D major K287 the philological performance style, Musikhochschule Lübeck and became - Sonata in D major K288 Koopman concentrated his studies Honorary Artistic Advisor of Guangzhou - Sonata in G major K328 on Baroque music, with particular Opera House. In recent years, Ton attention to J.S. Bach, and soon Koopman has been very active as became a leading figure in the guest conductor too working with John Stanley (171 2-1786) “authentic performance” movement. the most prominent orchestras of the - Voluntary in D major op.6 n.6 As organist and harpsichordist Ton world. Ton Koopman has recorded (Adagio, Andante for trumpet, Adagio, Echo) Koopman has appeared in the most an enormous number of disc and prestigious concert halls of the world CD for Erato, Teldec, Sony, Deutsche Johann Sebastian Bach (168 5-1750) and played the most beautiful Grammophon, Philips and his own - Pastorale in F major BWV590 historical instruments of Europe. “Antoine Marchand”. He publishes - ‘Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ‘ BWV639 At the age of 25, he created his regularly. He has edited the complete first baroque orchestra; in 1979 Händel Organ Concertos for Breitkopf he founded the Amsterdam Baroque & Härtel and recently published new Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (171 4-1788) Orchestra followed in 1992 by the editions of Händel’s Messiah and - Sonata in D major Wq.70 n.5 Amsterdam Baroque Choir. Combined Buxtehude’s Das Jüngste Gericht for (Allegro di molto, Adagio e mesto, Allegro) as the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra Carus Verlag. Koopman is Professor & Choir, the ensemble soon gained at the University of Leiden, Honorary worldwide fame as one of the best Member of the Royal Academy of ensembles on period instruments, Music in London and artistic director playing in the best sites of the world. of the Festival “Itinéraire Baroque”. ORGAN Great Organ (II) 22 Terzamano 1 Principale 16’ bassi SERASSI n° 659 23 Corni da Caccia 16 ’soprani 2 Principale 16’ soprani 24 Cornetto I soprani 3 Principale I 8’ bassi 1860 25 Cornetto II soprani 4 Principale I 8’ soprani 26 Fagotto 8’ bassi 5 Principale II 8’ bassi 27 Tromba 8’ soprani 6 Principale II 8’ soprani 28 Clarone 4’ bassi 7 Ottava 4’ bassi 29 Corno Inglese 16’ soprani 8 Ottava 4’ soprani 30 Violoncello 8’ bassi 9 Ottava II 4’ bassi e soprani ORGAN RESTORED IN 1991 31 Oboe 8’ soprani 10 Duodecima 2’ 2/3 BY BOTTEGA ORGANARIA 32 Violone 8’ bassi 11 Quintadecima I 2’ CAV . E MILIO PICCINELLI E FIGLI 33 Flutta 8’ soprani 12 Quintadecima II 2’ IN PONTERANICA (B G) 34 Viola 4’ bassi 13 Due di Ripieno (XIX e XXII) 35 Clarinetto 16’ soprani 14 Due di Ripieno (XIX e XXII) 36 Flauto in VIII 4’ soprani 15 Due di Ripieno (XXVI e XXIX) 37 Flauto in XII soprani 16 Due di Ripieno (XXVI e XXIX) 38 Voce Umana 8’ soprani 17 Quattro di Ripieno (XXXIII e XXXVI doppi) 39 Voce Umana 4’ soprani 18 Contrabassi I 16’ 40 Ottavino 2’ soprani 19 Contrabassi II 16’ 41 Tromboni 8’ 20 Basso 8’ 42 Bombarda 16’ 21 Ottava 4’ 43 Timballi

Echo Organ (I) 44 Principale 8’ bassi 52 Arpone 8’ bassi 45 Principale 8’ soprani 53 Violoncello 8’ soprani 46 Ottava 4’ bassi 54 Violoncello 8’ bassi 47 Ottava 4’ soprani 55 Voce Corale 16’ soprani 48 Quintadecima 2’ 56 Viola 4’ soprani 49 Decimanona 57 Flutta camino 8’ soprani 50 Vigesimaseconda 58 Flauto in Selva 4’ soprani 51 Due di Ripieno (XXVI e XXIX) 59 Violino 4’ soprani 60 Voce Flebile 8’ soprani

Stop-Action Pedals Combination Pedals Timballone Ripieno Grand’Organo Distacco tasto al pedale Combinazione Libera Grand’Organo Unione Tastiere Ripieno Eco Terzamano al Grand’Organo Espressione Eco Corno Inglese 16’ S. Fagotto 8’ B. Tutte Ance

Mechanical actions. In cooperation with: Two 70-notes original keyboards (C-1 A5), 70 real sounds, cromatic counter-octave, divided stops bass-sopran B2 C3. Parish of 24-notes pedalboard (C1 B2), 12 real sounds (C1 B1). Great Organ stop-actions at right of the console. S.Alessandro della Croce Echo Organ stop-actions at left of the console. Our previous guests:

1992 2004 2012 Jean Guillou (France) Ewald Kooiman (Holland) Michel Bouvard (France) Stefano Innocenti (Italy) Omar Zoboli (Italy) - oboe- 1993 Thierry Escaich (France) Stefano Molardi (Italy) Josè Luis Gonzalez Uriol (Spain) Robert Houssart (England) Bob van Asperen (Holland) Gianluca Cagnani (Italy) Francesco Tasini (Italy) Francois Seydoux (Switzerland) Paul Goussot (France) Organisti di Bergamo (Italy) 2005 1994 Theo Brandmüller (Germany) Jan Willem Jansen (Holland) Guy Bovet (Switzerland) Zuzana Ferjencíková (Slovakia) Ferruccio Bartoletti (Italy) Alessio Corti (Italy) Wolfgang Seifen (Germany) William Porter (USA) Ben van Oosten (Holland) Loïc Mallié (France) 1995 Lorenzo Ghielmi (Italy) 2013 Rudolf Meyer (Switzerland) Isabella Bison (Italy) -vl- Philippe Lefebvre (France) Luca Antoniotti (Italy) Hans-Jakob Bollinger (Switzerland) -cor- Christoph Bossert (Germany) 2006 Brett Leighton (Australia) Olivier Latry (France) 1996 Baptiste-Florian Marle-Ouvrard (France) Gerben Mourik (Holland) Jean Ferrard (Belgium) Marco Ruggeri (Italy) Nigel Allcoat (England) Franz Josef Stoiber (Germany) Jürgen Essl (Germany) Bruce Dickey (USA) -cor- Erik-Jan van der Hel (Holland) Liuwe Tamminga (Holland) 2014 1997 Bruno Canino (Italy) -pf- Jane Parker-Smith (England) Claudio Brizi (Italy) Stef Tuinstra (Holland) François-Henri Houbart (France) Francesco Finotti (Italy) 2007 Martin Sturm (Germany) Peter Planyavsky (Austria) Sietze de Vries (Holland) Matt Curlee (USA) Michael Radulescu (Austria) David Briggs (England) Mirko Guadagnini (Italy) -te n- 1998 Marco Beasley (Italy) -ten- Maurizio Croci (Italy) Benoît Mernier (Belgium) Guido Morini (Italy) Krzysztof Ostrowski (Polonia) Robert Kovács (Hungary) 2015 Martin Baker (England) Barbara Dennerlein (Germany) Cameron Carpenter (USA) Naji Hakim (France) Hans Fagius (Sweden) 2008 1999 Leo van Doeselaar (Holland) Simon Preston (England) Gustav Leonhardt (Holland) Juan de la Rubia (Spain) Lionel Rogg (Switzerland) Winfried Bönig (Germany) Rudolf Lutz (Switzerland) Ulrich Walther (Germany) David Cassan (France) Frédéric Blanc (France) Antonio Frigé (Italy) Andrea Boniforti (Italy) Gabriele Cassone (Italy) -tr- 2016 2000 Louis Robilliard (France) Thomas Trotter (England) Martin Haselböck (Austria) Simone Vebber (Italy) Wolfgang Seifen (Germany) 2009 Ursula Heim (Switzerland) François Ménissier (France) Daniel Roth (France) Hayo Boerema (Holland) Pier Damiano Peretti (Italy) Wayne Marshall (England) Jacques van Oortmerssen (Holland) Ludger Lohmann (Germany) Speciale Bach 2000 Aaron Edward Carpenè (Australia) Francesco Finotti (Italy) David Franke (Germany) 2017 Olivier Latry (France) 2001 Kenneth Gilbert (Canada) John Scott (England) Geerten Liefting (Holland) 2010 Erwan Le Prado (France) Edoardo Bellotti (Italy) Jean Guillou (France) Jos van der Kooy (Holland) Ansgar Wallenhorst (Germany) Jan Raas (Holland) Jean-Claude Zehnder (Switzerland) David Cassan (France) Jean-Baptiste Dupont (France) Jürgen Essl (Germany) 2002 Corrado Colliard (Italy) - ser- Klemens Schnorr (Germany) Vittorio Zanon (Italy) 2018 Hans-Ola Ericsson (Sweden) P. Theo Flury (Switzerland) David Briggs (UK-USA) Ansgar Wallenhorst (Germany) Thomas Gaynor (New Zealand) Jean Guillou (France) 2011 Eric Lebrun (France) Jeremy Joseph (South Africa) 2003 Claudio Astronio (Italy) Yuzuru Hiranaka (Japan) Michael Kapsner (Germany) Gemma Bertagnolli (Italy) -sop- S.V. Cauchefer-Choplin (France) László Fassang (Hungary) Kalevi Kiviniemi (Finland) Eugenio Maria Fagiani (Italy) Luigi Ferdinando Tagliavini (Italy) Samuel Liégeon (France) Orchestra Pomeriggi Musicali Pierre Pincemaille (France) (Germany) Yusuke Kumehara (Japan) -dir-

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