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Artist:  Stefano Molardi.  Organ Serassi (1825) St. Maria, Campagna, Piacenza. Organ Bossi (1797), Roncole Verdi, Busseto, Parma Album:   Giuseppe Verdi - Organ Transcriptions Released:  2003 Label:   Tactus Catalog N°:  TC 812201 Genre:  Classical File Format:  eac_wv_cue_log scans complete, 3014mb. mp3 (lame) VBR-250 V0, 108mb During the nineteenth century, bands and organs were the tireless spokesmen for operatic music composed for the theater. The phenomenon was both cultural and social since the need for opera, which was felt at every level of Italian society in the1800s, was nourished and sustained by various factors. First and foremost, obviously, came the artistic and musical aspects, but these were closely followed by the star system of singers and actors, and, finally, by a healthy dose of political propaganda which coincided with the establishment and consolidation of national unity (consider the roles played by Nabucco, in full Risorgi...

Artist: Stefano Molardi - I Virtuosi delle Musi Album: Viaggio a Venezia Released: 2008 Label: Divox Antiqua Catalog N°: CDX-70602 File Format: eac wv cue log scans complete. 468MB ... The main figures on this CD are George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) and Nicola Porpora (1686-1768). Both lived and worked in Venice at different times of their lives, and both were sought-after composers in London. Porpora, however, later fell into oblivion after the Neapolitan opera went out of fashion in the late 18th century. Even if Porpora's instrumental works represent only a small percentage of his overall output, the originality of his works was highly esteemed in his day, and the Virtuosi delle Muse succeed in giving voice to the beauty and songfulness of his works. Francesco Gasparini (1668-1727) began his career in Rome before going on to the Ospedale della Pietà in Venice. Antonio Caldara (1670-1736), a native of Venice, was a singer and instrumentalist at San Marco before transferrin...

Artist: Luca Scandali (organo), Marie Bournisien, Masako Fujimura (arpe barocche), LA MODERNA PRATTICA con strumenti originali, Stefano Molardi (clavicembalo e concertazione) Album: Giovanni Maria Trabaci - Il Primo Libro de Ricercate... Released: 2001 Label: Tactus Catalog N°: TC 572001 Genre: Classical File Format: eac_wv_cue_log scans complete 408MB On this CD: 01.    Gagliarda prima        01:44 02.    Gagliarda quarta        01:35 03.    Partite sopra Rugiero        10:00 04.    Canzona franzesa settima Cromatica        03:27 05.    Canzona franzesa quinta sopra        03:39 06.    Terzo Tono con tre fughe        02:21 07.    Capriccio sopra un sogetto solo        ...

Artist: Stefano Molardi Album: Claudio Merulo - Complete Organ Works Vol.2 Released: 2006 Label: Divox Antiqua Catalog N°: CDX-70311/12 File Format: eac iso flac cue log covers. 2CD ~910MB We are pleased to present volume 2 of the world premiere recording of the complete organ works of Merulo. These works represent the complete range of musical development of compositions for keyboard instruments in the 16th century. Since their quality had no equal at that time, Merulo’s opus is of immense importance for the history of music... Disc One : Colombi-Organ of Valvasone 01. Toccata 9_2 07:33 02. Ricercare 11 07:39 03. Onques amour 04:28 04. La rolanda 02:40 05. La ironica 03:08 06. Toccata 5_2 06:07 07. Toccata 4_1 03:57 08. La jolette 04:06 09. La zambeccara 04:09 10. Transilvano 04:06 11. La benvenuta 03:23 12. Ricercare 12 08:39 13. Toccata 10_2 08:3...

Artist: Stefano Molardi at the Colombi-Organ, of Valvasone Album: Claudio Merulo - Complete Organ Works Vol.1 Released: 2004 Label: Divox Antiqua Catalog N°: CDX-70309/10-6 File Format: eac iso flac cue log covers. 2CD ~870MB In May 2004 was the 400th anniversary of the death of Claudio Merulo (1533-1604), a great organist and composer of the Renaissance times. We are pleased to present the world premiere recording of the complete organ works of Merulo. These works represent the complete range of musical development of compositions for keyboard instruments in the 16th century. Since their quality had no equal at that time, Merulo’s opus is of immense importance for the history of music. Tapping the full potential of the then usual forms of expression and structure, Claudio Merulo – a contemporary of Gabrieli and his colleague as ”maestro di cappella” at the Marcus Cathedral in Venice – was an important pathfinder in a highly creative era. And he opened up a new one: the Baroqu...