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Starting in 2016, Ruchti developed the idea of a surround organ for the
Stadtkirche St. Laurenzen in St. Gallen. The existing organ in the church by Orgelbau Kuhn (III/Ped, 45 stops) is supplemented by three new pipe locations corresponding to the three main timbres of an organ (principals, flutes,
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for organ. The book presents the history surrounding the composition, premiere, and reception of the work in the 19th century. It provides insight into Liszt's performance practices, specifically about tempo. The starting point is the duration of the work of 45 minutes documented at the time it was
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for 10 months. He began composing music and wrote a number of piano pieces, including "Five Songs of The Wind." These were released on his album "Liszt & The Black Hills" in 2012. He released another album of his own works ("Echoes from
Chrysospilia") in 2017. In 2018, the world premiere of his
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His work started with the exploration of the academically controversial "double beat theory" by Willem Retze Talsma, which postulates an alternative use of the metronome and subsequently a much slower interpretation of classical music. Ruchti sees a historical justification for the idea of
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Since 2014, Ruchti has been the head of the musical activities at St. Laurenzen church. He has been organizing the traditional “Laurenzen
Concerts” as well as creating "Laurenzen Vespers". The “Laurenzen Vespers” consist of half an hour of music and poetry at monthly intervals.
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During his time as a student he became interested in the performance practice and playing technique of the 19th century. Inspired by his studies with
Bernhard Haas, he published an essay "Thoughts on the stimulation of organ playing by a pianistic playing technique" in 2006.
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Starting with Volume V of the A Tempo
Project, Ruchti does not explore the “double-beat-theory” anymore but turns more to the musical aspects of tempo through historically documented duration, with works by Franz Liszt and
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strings). These new pipe divisions are located on the three galleries of the church, creating a surround effect. The new organ, inaugurated in
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Since 2018, Ruchti has been conducting his "A Tempo
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first performed. This duration differs from modern interpretations by more than 15 minutes. Ruchti also recorded the work on the
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