Rui Fernando Soares - Fischer & Kerll Arp-Schnitger Organ of the Monastery of Moreira da Maia (2022)

Arp Schnitger (1648 -1719) was probably the greatest and most influential German organ builder. He firstly built in Northern Europe, especially in the Netherlands and Germany, but some of his organs can also be found in Portugal, Brazil, England, Russia and Spain. In 1853-54, Siwert Meijer, organist in Groningen (Netherlands), wrote that according to Arp Schnitger’s original manuscripts, in 1701 Schnitger had sent two new organs to Portugal, each with 12 registration, two keyboards and a bellow, their destination however being unknown. Finally, around 1986-87, one of these “two organs”, was found in Moreira, and was later restored by the German master organ maker Georg Jann.
Tracklist
[02:13] 01. Rui Fernando Soares - Preludio VIII
[03:33] 02. Rui Fernando Soares - Chaconne
[01:28] 03. Rui Fernando Soares - Suite Uranie: I. Toccata
[01:36] 04. Rui Fernando Soares - Suite Uranie: II. Allemande
[01:15] 05. Rui Fernando Soares - Suite Uranie: III. Courante
[02:10] 06. Rui Fernando Soares - Suite Uranie: IV. Sarabande
[01:23] 07. Rui Fernando Soares - Suite Uranie: V. Gavotte
[03:48] 08. Rui Fernando Soares - Suite Uranie: VI. Riguadon
[05:10] 09. Rui Fernando Soares - Suite Uranie: VII. Passacaglia
[00:43] 10. Rui Fernando Soares - Suite Euterpe: I. Preludio
[04:10] 11. Rui Fernando Soares - Suite Euterpe: VI. Chaconne
[03:37] 12. Rui Fernando Soares - Toccata I
[02:36] 13. Rui Fernando Soares - Capriccio sopra il cucu
[02:16] 14. Rui Fernando Soares - Ciaconda
[03:05] 15. Rui Fernando Soares - Canzona
[03:46] 16. Rui Fernando Soares - Toccata VIII
[02:28] 17. Rui Fernando Soares - Ricercata in Cilyndrum
[06:11] 18. Rui Fernando Soares - Passacaglia
[04:09] 19. Rui Fernando Soares - Battaglia