In Feletto in 1825, the Serassi Brothers enclosed an orchestra in an organ! Let's pay a visit to this spectacular instrument that Maestro Valter Savant-Levet calls 'the one-man orchestra'.
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The sumptuous organ of Feletto (TO) is an extraordinary instrument in many respects: from the imposing wooden case to the majestic Ripieno of 18 rows in the Basses and 20 in the Sopranos, from the rare presence of the Third division to the unusual division of the registers of the Echo division, up to one of the oldest attestations from the Albanese with its trills, a pedal-controlled mechanism that simultaneously activates: bass drum, cymbal, sistrum and rollante.
The instrument was restored by Pietro Barchietti in 1869, repaired by Angelo and Cesare Nava in 1893 and by Alfredo Cordone in 1964.
Preserved substantially intact, a fact that makes it even more unique and precious, from 2006 to 2009 it underwent a long and painstaking restoration that brought it back to full functionality and restored its original phonic and mechanical characteristics.
All this took place against the backdrop of "a compelling story that reveals to us a Feletto of the early 19th century dotted with influential people, lovers of music and art, eager to equip their church with the best that the Organ Art of the time could offer". (Adriano Giacometto)
🎵 If you want to keep the Sontuoso in your company
here is the world premiere recording from 2009, freshly restored
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and the second, made in 2010 for the 150th anniversary of the Unification of Italy
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🕘 Chapters
0:00 - Introduction
0:42 - The case
1:40 - A bit of history
3:34 - Introduction to the organ: the Serassi
5:02 - Bass Bassoon and Soprani Trumpets
5:57 - Rollante and Albanese
7:16 - Flute
9:28 - Flute and Piccolo: Filling the Grand Organ
11:30 - A Nineteenth-Century Fashion
12:26 - Bass Harpones
13:11 - Three-pipe Cornetto
14:04 - Bass Flagioletto of the Grand Organ and Echo
15:17 - The pride and joy of the people of Feletto
15:37 - Bagpipes
17:00 - Oboe
17:51 - Thunder
19:00 - Nightingales
20:18 - Empress Maria Theresa of Austria visits the Serassi organ workshop
20:36 - All
Sources:
📚 Giosuè Berbenni, Serassi's Risorgimento Organ on the Paths of the Unification of Italy .
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📚 Adriano Giacometto, I Serassi in Canavese: Feletto C.se (TO). Reconstruction of the original phonic arrangement , Antichi Organi del Canavese, 2004.
www.antichiorganidelcanavese....
📚 Adriano Giacometto, The sumptuous organ "Fratelli Serassi 1825" of the Parish Church of Feletto .
www.antichiorganidelcanavese....
🎧 The pieces Gran symphony in D major and Le sanguinose giornate di marzo ossia la Rivoluzione di Milano: Allegro con fuoco by Padre Davide da Bergamo are taken from the album Musiche Risorgimentali sul sontuoso Organo Fratelli Serassi 1825, Chiesa di S. Maria Assunta, Feletto (TO) recorded in 2010 by Valter Savant-Levet. Copyright belongs to Antichi Organi del Canavese.
🖼️ The Five Days of Milan: it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinque_...
🖼️ Father Davide da Bergamo: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
🖼️ La Bela Rusin (Rosa Vercellana): it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Ve...
🖼️ Empress Maria Theresa of Austria: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Sincere thanks to Maestro Valter Savant-Levet and Mrs Francesca; to the parish priest Don Stefano Teisa, to Sergio Actis and to Antichi Organi del Canavese in the persons of Adriano Giacometto and Roberto Ricco.
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27 июл 2024
