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Bergamo, S. Alessandro in Colonna
Giuseppe Serassi 1778-1781
State of preservation: Organs and mechanisms were changed during the 19th c.; the original mechanical links between the organs were placed under the presbytery with 80 trackers of 33 m each. The links were dismantled in 1887 by Adeodato Bossi and reconstructed 1970. Restored by Tamburini 1970-75.
The instrument consists of two opposing organs played on one console with mechanical action.This construction fulfils with enormous effort a dream shared by many an organ maker and planner to connect the traditional pair of Gospel and Epistle organs with a common console. Something like this had been planned more often, like in Ottobeuren, but was hardly ever realised because of the gigantic efforts and costs. Giuseppe Serassi found a solution with a common console on the Epistle side and long trackers under the floor.
Serassi's organ style indicates the growing influences from France or Germany in Italy which formed the aesthetics of the 19th century. The advance of flute, strings and reed stops as well as compound stops like the french-style "Cornetto" 3f. is clearly visible here, even if some may be added during the frequent alterations of the 19th century.