Valeri: Complete Organ Music

The first recording of the complete organ works by Valeri.

Gaetano Valeri (1760-1822) was born in Padua, Italy, bred and raised in the "Keyboard School of the Veneto region". A true "classical" composer he absorbed the style of Haydn and Mozart, while still under the influence of the Galant Style of Galuppi, Alberti and Turini.

Valeri's organ works contain indications of the use of certain stops, which were specific of the organs built in his time in the Veneto, by for instance the famous organ builder Callido.

Valeri's organ works form a happy mix of the Classical and Galant, strict forms containing beautiful cantabile melodies and lavish ornamentation.

Italian organist Paolo Bottini chose two beautiful historic organs from Valeri's time, the full specification of which are included in the booklet, which also contains scholarly written liner notes by the artist.