Description
Alina Rotaru showcases the beautiful sound of the magnificent Renaissance organ in the Evangelical Reformed Church in Uttum (East Frisia, Northwestern Germany) with Italian, Franco-Flemish, German, and Eastern European works. Although the repertoire has been handed down in sources from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, it appears tailor-made for this organ, which provides an ideal tonal foundation for the music of the 16th and 17th centuries. The informative booklet text highlights that the instrument is of European significance and This recording is the first album dedicated entirely to this organ since its restoration was completed in 2021. A distinguished musician, Alina Rotaru is internationally renowned as an outstanding interpreter of early music. Her artistic focus is on historical keyboard instruments, particularly the harpsichord and organ, and she has already made a name for herself with various highly acclaimed recordings (Froberger, Sweelinck, English virginal music). For this recording in Uttum, she combines her extensive experience of Renaissance and Baroque repertoire with the distinctive sound of a unique historical instrument.
