Dalla Gostena: Genus cromaticum. Organ Works (1599) Irene De Ruvo

• Giovanni Battista Dalla Gostena (1540 - 1593):
• 1 Fantasia XII 05:59
• 2 Fantasia VII 04:02
• 3 Fantasia XXIII 02:24
• Orlando di Lasso (1532 - 1594):
• 4 Susane un jour (Arranged by Giovanni Battista Dalla Gostena) 06:08
• Giovanni Battista Dalla Gostena (1540 - 1593):
• 5 Fantasia XXV 02:06
• 6 Fantasia IV 03:39
• 7 Fantasia IX 03:28
• Guillaume Costeley (1530 - 1606):
• 8 Mais que sert la richesse à l'homme (Arranged by Giovanni Battista Dalla Gostena) 03:37
• Giovanni Battista Dalla Gostena (1540 - 1593):
• 9 Fantasia XXIV 03:05
• 10 Fantasia XIX 03:30
• 11 Fantasia VIII 04:51
• 12 Fantasia I 04:12
• 13 Fantasia XVI 02:26
• 14 Fantasia XIII 02:23
• 15 Fantasia V 03:44
• 16 Fantasia XVII 04:36
• Thomas Crecquillon (1505 - 1557):
• 17 Pis ne me peult venir (Arranged by Giovanni Battista Dalla Gostena) 03:46
• Giovanni Battista Dalla Gostena (1540 - 1593):
• 18 Fantasia III 03:16
• 19 Fantasia XV 04:18
• 20 Fantasia XIV 03:13
• 21 Fantasia XXII 03:05
• Total Runtime 01:17:48

Info for Dalla Gostena: Genus cromaticum. Organ Works (1599)

Born in Genua, Giovanni Battista Dalla Gostena had a key role in the Italian music history between the XVI and XVII century. He began his studies in Genoa to continue them in Vienna with the composer Philippe de Monte, one of the most significant composers of the last period of the French-Flemish school. From 1584 to 1589 Dalla Gostena was kapellmeister at the San Lorenzo Cathedral in Genua. His musical output includes organ works, canzonettas, several madrigals and 3 magnificats, published in Venice and Genua. Dalla Gostena's complete organ works have been played and recorded for the first time on this album on the unique 1565 Antegnati organ in the Santa Barbara's church.

"The combination of music, organ and interpreter is a happy one. These are technically immaculate and musically compelling performances. Obviously this is the very first time these pieces have been recorded. I don't know whether they are or will be available in print. That would be nice, because they are an important addition to the repertoire of early Italian keyboard music." (International MusicWeb)

Irene De Ruvo, organ

Irene De Ruvo
After graduating in Organ, Harpsichord and Piano, she obtained a two-year advanced degree in Organ with highest honors. She has participated in numerous courses in organ performance practice with internationally renowned masters (L.F. Tagliavini, F. Cera, E. Bellotti, M. Radulescu, P. Crivellaro). She specialized in Basel (CH) in the Baroque repertoire with maestro J.C. Zehnder and took conducting courses with maestro P. Gelmini.

She has given concerts at important cultural venues in Italy and abroad. In 2013, she toured Japan where she was called to play in concert and to give some lectures on interpretation of Baroque organ music. She is the titular organist of the Livio Tornaghi mechanical organ (1850) at the church of S. Maria in Carrobiolo in Monza.

As a soloist, on organ and harpsichord, and as director of chamber and orchestral ensembles, he collaborates with internationally renowned musicians (P. O'Dette, D. Sherwin, B .Dickey). Inotre, he is artistic director of several musical seasons in Lombardy (ImagoMagi International Organ Festival, Antichi Organi della Provincia di Varese, Villa in Musica).

He is director of the Civic School of Music in Cassina de Pecchi and professor of Organ at the "Francesco Cilea" Conservatory of Reggio Calabria.

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