Topic: A nice whimsical piece, but a real gem! Allegretto (Organteq 2)
Allegretto,
A whimsical, unusual, playful, and unpredictable, unclonventional, fanciful, odd…… don’t know what adjective to use about this piece
Valentin Neuville (1863 in Rexpoëde – 1941 in Lyon) was a French composer who studied organ in Brussels and was organist at Saint-Nizier Church, Lyon.
His operas "Tiphaine," "Les Willis," and "Madeleine, L'Enfant, L'Aveugle" were performed between 1899 and 1909 in Belgium, Germany and Sweden with success, but he was not recognized in France where his Wagnerisms were not welcomed.
"Allegretto" was first published in Brussels circa 1892. It is dedicated: "A mon ami Alphonse Seutin.”
The music is so special, so I had to add special unusual registrations too ....
All the best, everyone
Stig
There is much more to explore, this is just the top of the iceberg
More lesser-known composers and pieces coming
