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Picchi: Organ Music
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Picchi: Organ Music

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Composer
Luigi Picchi
Artist
Paolo Bottini
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Sep 22, 2023
Catalog #
BRI96098
UPC
5028421960982

About

Luigi Picchi learned the rudiments of music from his father Faustino; a self-taught organist; and later studied with the Pavia-based teachers Giovanni Baroni and Franco Vittadini in preparation for admission to the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan in 1909. The first phase of his musical activity saw him engaged in the concert and operatic life of the province as well as composing: instrumental and vocal works; a Requiem Mass (1922) and musical accompaniments for the Passione di Cristo (1925) to a text by Don Ennio Bernasconi. In Como; Picchi’s true vocation; for sacred music; was able to be realized: as a boy he had had the opportunity to play for liturgical services on the Sairano organ and; as a young student at the Conservatory; he had continued this activity in villages in the surroundings of Milan. He also composed pieces for organ which were featured in L’Organista italiano (1922–26) and I Maestri dell’Organo (1931); journals issued by the Carrara music publishing house of Bergamo; whose founder Vittorio Carrara was astute enough to sense and appreciate Picchi’s talents: his artistic substance as well as the playability of his music and its suitability for the liturgy. In 1932 Carrara entrusted him with the editorship of a new journal; L’Organista liturgico; which he held until 1943. Alongside his music for organ Picchi also composed vocal works for use by the cathedral choir as well as amateur choral groups and public assemblies; including various motets as well as masses (Cristo risusciti; 1932; Italica; 1940; Christus vincit; 1941) and also educational music (theatrical sketches; school songs) and theoretical works (Scuola moderna di Teoria e Solfeggio; 1941–44). His wish to set the text of the mass in an appropriate manner together with his faithfulness to Cecilian ideals led Picchi to the innovations of his Missa Misericors Deus (1949); published by Ricordi together with the masses in honour of San Nicolao della Flüe (1947) and San Pio X (1954) and his collections of Christmas Carols (1947) and Easter Songs (1950–54). In 1954 Picchi established a new journal on organ music; Laus Decora; operating from Como; it was issued over the course of a decade with associated publications from the Schola music publishing house and introduced readers to a wide range of vocal compositions by Picchi; including various songs and motets; the masses Rex pacificus (1945); In onore di Maria Vergine Assunta (1950) and Auxilium Christianorum (1960) as well as various school songs and educational works (Nuovo Corso di Solfeggio; 1954; Metodo teorico-pratico per lo studio dell’Armonio e del Pianoforte; 1956). The resumption of his collaboration with the Carrara publishing house coincided with the implementation of the liturgical reforms as stipulated by the Second Vatican Council; of which Picchi had already been a precursor in his interpretative consistency as well as his involvement of the assembly of the faithful; namely in his songs for Il popolo alla messa; 1953; written in collaboration with Don Luigi Agustoni and Don Silvano Albisetti. His greatest success in this field was the Messa Vaticano II (1965) followed by the Messa dei Defunti (1966) and the Messa Apostolica (1968). Picchi’s organ output included compositions written for later editions of Laus Decora (1966–67) as well as for the journal I Fiori dell’Organo (1968–70).

Tracklist 29 tracks

  1. 1 Fides invicta 03:00
    Track
    1
    Title
    Fides invicta
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Luigi Picchi
    Performer
    Paolo Bottini
  2. 2 Jerusalem 02:23
    Track
    2
    Title
    Jerusalem
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Luigi Picchi
    Performer
    Paolo Bottini
  3. 3 Minuetto 02:41
    Track
    3
    Title
    Minuetto
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Luigi Picchi
    Performer
    Paolo Bottini
  4. 4 Impressioni: Scherzo in re maggiore 02:55
    Track
    4
    Title
    Impressioni: Scherzo in re maggiore
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Luigi Picchi
    Performer
    Paolo Bottini
  5. 5 Toccata 02:24
    Track
    5
    Title
    Toccata
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Luigi Picchi
    Performer
    Paolo Bottini
  6. 6 Resurrezione 05:17
    Track
    6
    Title
    Resurrezione
    Duration
    05:17
    Composer
    Luigi Picchi
    Performer
    Paolo Bottini
  7. 7 Impressioni: Per un eroe 04:48
    Track
    7
    Title
    Impressioni: Per un eroe
    Duration
    04:48
    Composer
    Luigi Picchi
    Performer
    Paolo Bottini
  8. 8 Tempo di sonata 04:08
    Track
    8
    Title
    Tempo di sonata
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Luigi Picchi
    Performer
    Paolo Bottini
  9. 9 Capriccio 01:52
    Track
    9
    Title
    Capriccio
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Luigi Picchi
    Performer
    Paolo Bottini
  10. 10 Minuetto - Scherzo 04:04
    Track
    10
    Title
    Minuetto - Scherzo
    Duration
    04:04
    Composer
    Luigi Picchi
    Performer
    Paolo Bottini
  11. 11 Marcia Lauda Sion 04:33
    Track
    11
    Title
    Marcia Lauda Sion
    Duration
    04:33
    Composer
    Luigi Picchi
    Performer
    Paolo Bottini
  12. 12 Marcia Alleluia 05:54
    Track
    12
    Title
    Marcia Alleluia
    Duration
    05:54
    Composer
    Luigi Picchi
    Performer
    Paolo Bottini
  13. 13 Marcia Veni creator 03:21
    Track
    13
    Title
    Marcia Veni creator
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Luigi Picchi
    Performer
    Paolo Bottini
  14. 14 Offertorio in do maggiore 02:31
    Track
    14
    Title
    Offertorio in do maggiore
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Luigi Picchi
    Performer
    Paolo Bottini
  15. 15 Alla Madonna delle lacrime 05:03
    Track
    15
    Title
    Alla Madonna delle lacrime
    Duration
    05:03
    Composer
    Luigi Picchi
    Performer
    Paolo Bottini
  16. 16 Regina cæli 02:18
    Track
    16
    Title
    Regina cæli
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Luigi Picchi
    Performer
    Paolo Bottini
  17. 17 Capriccio in do maggiore 01:20
    Track
    17
    Title
    Capriccio in do maggiore
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Luigi Picchi
    Performer
    Paolo Bottini
  18. 18 Tuba insonet salutaris 03:11
    Track
    18
    Title
    Tuba insonet salutaris
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Luigi Picchi
    Performer
    Paolo Bottini
  19. 19 Assolo di tromba armonica 03:22
    Track
    19
    Title
    Assolo di tromba armonica
    Duration
    03:22
    Composer
    Luigi Picchi
    Performer
    Paolo Bottini
  20. 20 Exultet orbis 04:08
    Track
    20
    Title
    Exultet orbis
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Luigi Picchi
    Performer
    Paolo Bottini
  21. 21 Marcia nuziale 02:31
    Track
    21
    Title
    Marcia nuziale
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Luigi Picchi
    Performer
    Paolo Bottini
  22. 22 Offertorio in mi maggiore 03:59
    Track
    22
    Title
    Offertorio in mi maggiore
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    Luigi Picchi
    Performer
    Paolo Bottini
  23. 23 Canzonetta 02:03
    Track
    23
    Title
    Canzonetta
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Luigi Picchi
    Performer
    Paolo Bottini
  24. 24 Scherzo in sol maggiore 02:36
    Track
    24
    Title
    Scherzo in sol maggiore
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Luigi Picchi
    Performer
    Paolo Bottini
  25. 25 Berceuse e saltarello 05:41
    Track
    25
    Title
    Berceuse e saltarello
    Duration
    05:41
    Composer
    Luigi Picchi
    Performer
    Paolo Bottini
  26. 26 Moto perpetuo 01:43
    Track
    26
    Title
    Moto perpetuo
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Luigi Picchi
    Performer
    Paolo Bottini
  27. 27 Finale giocoso 02:07
    Track
    27
    Title
    Finale giocoso
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Luigi Picchi
    Performer
    Paolo Bottini
  28. 28 Davanti alla cuna 04:10
    Track
    28
    Title
    Davanti alla cuna
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Luigi Picchi
    Performer
    Paolo Bottini
  29. 29 Musetta 02:26
    Track
    29
    Title
    Musetta
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Luigi Picchi
    Performer
    Paolo Bottini