Franco Vittadini (1884-1948)
Suite originale pour orgue dans un style facile
Six Pièces faciles et caractèristiques pour orgue ou harmonium
Douze Pièces originqles pour orgue ou harmonium
Quadretti francescani pour orgue ou harmonium
Mélodie pastorale
Élévation
Pastorale pour Noël
Suite contemplative
La Santa Messa
Hora Mystica!

Maria Cecilia Farina, orgue (Orgues Tamburini 1910, 1915 et 1937, Orgue Serassi 1837, Orgue Lingiardi 1910)

Among the notable musicians born in the city of Pavia, Franco Vittadini is undoubtedly one of the most significant. The city’s Istituto Superiore di Studi Musicali is named in his honor, and he served as its director from 1924 until his death. Maria Cecilia Farina uses historical organs on which to perform the author's organ music in a precise and philological manner. Rarely – and always in deference to the liturgical context – does Vittadini employ a grand and solemn language, using organo pleno sonorities or indulging in virtuosic displays. His stylistic hallmark is instead a gentle melancholy: a crepuscular atmosphere – comparable to the poetry of Guido Gozzano or Sergio Corazzini – and a contemplative, idyllic/nostalgic attitude pervade his pages, expressing his sense of faith.