Intermezzo Sinfonico de Cavalleria Rusticana

This, and the next two uploads are designed to show some of the "novel versatility" of the instrument.

I've already upload this piece on the Salisbury Willis: http://www.contrebombarde.com/concerthall/music/28141

I don't think this is as "refined" as Salisbury, but some things, like the interplay between the oboe and flutes is even better on this organ.

The richness and density of the Salisbury strings are unmatched, but this still comes off very nicely.

Pietro Antonio Stefano Mascagni (7 December 1863 – 2 August 1945) was an Italian composer most noted for his operas. His 1890 masterpiece Cavalleria Rusticana caused one of the greatest sensations in opera history and single-handedly ushered in the Verismo movement in Italian dramatic music. While it was often held that Mascagni, was a "one-opera man" who could never repeat his first success, L'amico Fritz and Iris have remained in the repertoire in Europe (especially Italy) since their premieres.

Mascagni wrote fifteen operas, an operetta, several orchestral and vocal works, as well as songs and piano music. He enjoyed immense success during his lifetime, both as a composer and conductor of his own and other people's music. He created a variety of styles in his operas: a Sicilian passion and warmth of Cavalleria, the exotic flavor of Iris, the idylls of L'amico Fritz and Lodoletta, the Gallic chiaroscuro of Isabeau, the steely, Veristic power of Il piccolo Marat, the over-ripe post-romanticism of the lush Parisina, which demonstrate a versatility.

The score is attached below, as well as several photos of Pietro Mascagni.