Morandi: Organ Music Marco Ruggeri

• 1 I. Offertorio in E-Flat Major 08:18
• 2 II. Elevazione in G Major 05:53
• 3 III. Postcommunio in B-Flat Major 04:14
• 4 IV. Offertorio in D Major 07:49
• 5 V. Elevazione in A Major 05:20
• 6 Vi. Postcommunio in E Major 05:17
• 7 VII. Sinfonia in D Major 07:10
• 8 VIII. Allegro marziale in C Major 02:57
• 9 IX. Postcommunio in A Major 05:58
• 10 Pastorale in B-Flat Major 05:49
• 11 Gran sinfonia variata in D Major 08:04
• 12 Sinfonia per le feste di 1ª classe in D Major 06:23
• 13 Elevazione in G Major 06:28
• 14 Offertorio in C Major 07:11
• 15 Good save the King - Inno Inglese dell'immortale Haendel in F Major 05:29
• 16 Rondò con imitazione de' campanelli in F Major 04:36
• 17 Offertorio in D Major 04:26
• 18 Elevazione in E-Flat Major 07:17
• 19 Offertorio in F Major 08:50
• 20 Introduzione, tema con variazioni e finale in F Major 07:10
• 21 Postcommunio in B-Flat Major 03:03
• 22 Offertorio in C Major (2) 07:49
• Total Runtime 02:15:31

Info for Morandi: Organ Music

Giovanni Morandi is considered to be one of the most important Italian organ composers of the 19th century, alongside Padre Davide da Bergamo, Vincenzo Petrali and Polibio Fumagalli. The family hailed from Bologna: Morandi’s father Pietro, himself an excellent musician, had studied with Padre Martini and was a member of the prestigious Accademia Filarmonica.

Giovanni was born in Pergola - an enclave between Fano and Urbino in the hinterland of Le Marche - in 1777. Pietro had served as master of music at the cathedral there since 1764; in 1778 he secured a similar position at the cathedral in Senigallia, moving his family there and remaining in post until 1811.

Giovanni grew to maturity in Senigallia, receiving his musical education from within the family; he began to travel after taking a wife: in 1804 he married Rosa Morolli, a singer on the threshold of a major career at home and abroad; he remained at Rosa’s side throughout her travels, until her death in 1824. In a famous episode on one of those journeys, in 1810 the Morandi family helped to launch the career of the 18-year-old Gioachino Rossini: Rosa was under contract to the Teatro San Moise in Venice, and prompted the young Rossini to write a new work - La cambiale di Matrimonio – with which Rossini made his debut as an opera composer.

Tied as he was to his wife’s performing schedule, Morandi began to write organ music which Ricordi published in 1808-9: the Milan-based firm had set up in a small way in 1808, and Morandi’s collections - one for organ and one for piano – were among its first publications: Nos. 5 and 6. …

Marco Ruggeri, organ

Marco Ruggeri
was born in Cremona in 1969. He studied at the conservatoires of Piacenza and Brescia, graduating with diplomas in organ, harpsichord and choral conducting, before completing his studies with Andrea Marcon at the Schola Cantorum in Basel.

A former prizewinner at the International Organ Competition in Bruges (1996), Ruggeri’s accolades also include rst prize at the Sant’Elpidio a Mare Organ Competition (1998) and the National Harpsichord Competition of Bologna (1997). He also holds a degree in Musicology from the University of Pavia; scholarly publications of his include editions of Ponchielli’s organ music, the Catalogo del Fondo Musicale by Padre Davide da Bergamo, and a manual of harmony and basso continuo published by Ricordi.

Ruggeri’s recordings cover organ music by Padre Davide da Bergamo – described by Italian music magazine Musica as ‘exceptional music’ – Ponchielli, Serini, Mozart, Bossi and Petrali. He currently teaches at the Novara Conservatory, and in his home city of Cremona is assistant organist at the Cathedral and titular organist of the 1877 Lingiardi organ of San Pietro al Po. He is a consultant for the restoration of organs.

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