Manuel Tomadin: Martini – Complete Organ Music (24/96 FLAC)

Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini
Performer: Manuel Tomadin
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Brilliant Classics
Catalogue: 96182
Release: 2022
Size: 11.5 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes

001. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 3: I. Preludio
002. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 3: II. Allegro
003. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 3: III. Adagio
004. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 3: IV. Gavotta
005. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 3: V. Canon ad diapason Intensum
006. Al post communio in C Major
007. Aria 11 in B-Flat Major
008. Pieno per organo 11 Andantino
009. Sonata Appendice: I. Allegro
010. Sonata Appendice: II. Largo
011. Sonata Appendice: III. Aria
012. Elevazione in E-Flat Major
013. Sonata in D Major
014. Sonata, Op. 3 No. 1: I. Preludio
015. Sonata, Op. 3 No. 1: II. Allegro
016. Sonata, Op. 3 No. 1: III. Vivace
017. Sonata per l’organo con flauti in C Major
018. Sonata, Op. 3 No. 4: I. Adagio
019. Sonata, Op. 3 No. 4: II. Vivace
020. Pieno per organo 10 Andante
021. Sonata, Op. 3 No. 2: I. Allegro
022. Sonata, Op. 3 No. 2: II. Adagio in G Minor
023. Pieno per organo 25 Andante
024. Toccata in C Minor
025. Toccata in C Minor (2)
026. Aria 13 in D Major
027. Post communio in G Major
028. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 5: I. Preludio
029. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 5: II. Allegro
030. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 5: III. Adagio
031. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 5: IV. Allegro
032. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 5: V. Sarabanda
033. Pieno per organo 24 Andante
034. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 7: I. Preludio
035. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 7: II. Allegro
036. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 7: III. Adagio
037. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 7: IV. Allegro
038. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 7: V. Aria
039. Sonata da organo per postcommunio in C Major
040. Sonata in E-Flat Major
041. Aria 16 in C Major
042. Sonata sui flauti in C Major
043. Pieno per organo 17 Largo
044. Sonata da organo in F Major
045. Toccata III in D Major
046. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 6: I. Preludio
047. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 6: II. Allegro
048. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 6: III. Adagio
049. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 6: IV. Allegro
050. Sonata V. Balletto
051. Versetti I, II, III, IV, V
052. Toccata in B Major
053. Sonata per l’organo in C Minor
054. Preludio in E Minor
055. Pastorale I in C Major
056. Ouverture e allegro 3,4 in D Minor
057. Elevazione in F Major
058. Toccata in B Major (2)
059. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 4: I. Preludio
060. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 4: II. Allegro
061. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 4: III. Adagio
062. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 4: IV. Allegro
063. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 4: V. Aria
064. Pieno per organo 6 Andante
065. Sonata 14 in B-Flat Major
066. Post communio col flauto in D Major
067. Grave per la Benedizione
068. Toccata in G Major
069. Pieno per organo 14 Andante
070. Preludio e sonata 1,2 in C Minor
071. Preludio in B-Flat Major
072. Sonata in A Major: I. Preludio
073. Sonata in A Major: II. Fuga
074. Sonata in A Major: III. Largo
075. Sonata in A Major: IV. Fuga
076. Sonata da organo in A Minor
077. Sonata in C Major
078. Sonata in F Major
079. Toccata in B-Flat Major
080. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 2: I. Preludio
081. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 2: II. Allegro
082. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 2: III. Adagio
083. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 2: IV. Corrente
084. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 2: V. Aria
085. Toccata e fuga per l’offertorio in G Major
086. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 8: I. Preludio
087. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 8: II. Allegro
088. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 8: III. Sarabanda
089. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 8: IV. Corrente
090. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 8: V. Giga
091. 4 Versetti per Organo
092. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 9: I. Preludio
093. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 9: II. Allegro
094. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 9: III. Sicciliana
095. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 9: IV. Corrente
096. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 9: V. Minuetto
097. Sonata sui flauti III in F Major
098. Pieno per organo 3 in G Minor
099. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 11: I. Preludio
100. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 11: II. Allegro
101. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 11: III. Adagio
102. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 11: IV. Allegro
103. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 11: V. Aria
104. Toccata per il deo gratias in D Major
105. Toccata e fuga in D Major
106. Sonata per l’elevazione in G Minor
107. Post communio in B-Flat Major
108. Messa da Morti
109. Aria 9 in A Major
110. Per la benedizione e toccata in B-Lat Major
111. Pieno per organo 18 Andante
112. Sonata all’offertorio in G Major
113. Aria 10 in F Major
114. Elevazione in D Major
115. Pieno per organo 8 in C Major
116. Largo in E Major
117. Messa Solemnis
118. Post comunio in C Major
119. Per l’elevazione in F Major (At the Venzone Organ)
120. Pieno per organo 20 andante Mosso
121. All’offertorio in A Major
122. Elevazione in G Major
123. Fuga in B-Flat Major
124. Sonata da organo per l’elevazione in E-Flat Major
125. Pieno per organo I in D Minor
126. Toccata in C Minor (3)
127. Pieno per organo 7 in F Major
128. Elevazione in E-Flat Major (2)
129. Sonata sui flauti in D Major
130. Grave e toccata per benedizione in G Major
131. Pieno per organo 2 in C Major
132. Sonata, Op. 3 No. 3: I. Allegro
133. Sonata, Op. 3 No. 3: II. Aria
134. Sonata, Op. 3 No. 3: III. Minuetto
135. Sonata, Op. 3 No. 6: I. Adagio
136. Sonata, Op. 3 No. 6: II. Allegro
137. Sonata all’offertorio in A Major
138. Sonata all’elevazione in G Major
139. Pieno per organo 16 Andante
140. Pastorale in C Major
141. Post communio in F Major
142. Toccata in G Major (2)
143. Toccata e fuga per l’offertorio in G Major (2)
144. Sonata in G Major
145. All’elevazione in G Minor
146. Pieno per organo 23 Andante
147. Toccata in B-Flat Major (2)
148. Sonata da organo in F Major (2)
149. Per la benedizione e toccata in G Major
150. Pastorale II in C Major
151. Sonata in C Major (2)
152. Sonata per l’organo con flauti in F Major
153. Pieno per organo 9 Andante
154. Toccata II in C Minor
155. Pieno per organo 12 Adagio
156. Toccata in E Major
157. Pieno per organo 26 Andante
158. Toccata I in C Major
159. Versetto I tono e amen in D Minor
160. Post communio in B-Flat Major (2)
161. Toccata e fuga in B-Flat Major
162. Sonata in B-Flat Major
163. Toccata in G Minor
164. Sonata sui flauti II in F Major
165. Toccata deo gratias in G Major
166. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 10: I. Preludio
167. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 10: II. Allegro
168. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 10: III. Andante
169. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 10: IV. Allemanda
170. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 10: V. Minuetto
171. Toccata e fuga per L’offertorio: I. Toccata per L’offertorio
172. Toccata e fuga per L’offertorio: II. Fuga per L’offertorio
173. Toccata e fuga per L’offertorio: III. Grave
174. Toccata e fuga per L’offertorio: IV. Toccata
175. Allegro in C Minor
176. Adagio in C Major
177. Elevazione II in F Minor
178. Pieno per organo 22 Andante
179. Fuga in A Minor
180. Sonata in E-Flat
181. Pieno per organo 19 Andante
182. Sonata al post communio sui flauti in D Major
183. Pieno per organo 4 Largo
184. Aria 12 in A Major
185. Pieno per organo 5 Andante
186. Sonata in C Major (3)
187. Sonata all’Offertorio II in G Minor
188. Sonata in G Major: I. Allegro
189. Sonata in G Major: II. Adagio
190. Sonata in G Major: III. Allegro
191. Sonata in G Major: IV. Aria
192. Pieno per organo 13 Largo
193. Sonata in C Major: I. Adagio
194. Sonata in C Major: II. Minuetto
195. Sonata in C Major: III. Vivace
196. Pieno per organo 15 Andante
197. Rondeau in C Major
198. Pieno per organo 21 Largo
199. Preludio in F Major
200. Allegro in F Major
201. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 1: I.
202. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 1: II.
203. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 1: III.
204. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 1: IV.
205. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 1: V.
206. Allegro in G Minor
207. Aria 20 in D Major
208. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 12: I. Allemanda
209. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 12: II. Allegro
210. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 12: III. Grave
211. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 12: IV. Aria
212. Sonata, Op. 2 No. 12: IV. Gavotta

A first-ever complete recording for the organ output by a pivotal figure in 18th-century music across Europe.


‘Upon so short an acquaintance I never liked any man more,’ wrote the English traveller Charles Burney, ‘and I felt as little reserve with him after a few hours conversation, as with an old friend or beloved brother.’ The young Mozart was also privileged to enjoy his friendship: ‘I never cease to grieve that I am far away from that one person in the world whom I love, revere and esteem most of all.’


They are writing of (and to) Giovanni Battista Martini (1706-1784), who was referred to at his death as ‘Dio della musica de’ nostri tempi’ – the God of music of our time. Born and raised in Bologna, he took holy orders at an early age and rarely left his home city, apparently due to poor health.


However, this cloistered lifestyle scarcely inhibited a mind of prodigious energy and industry. In 1758 he was made a member of Bologna’s most select academic society after presenting a paper (in Latin) on the use of geometry in music. Martini also wrote comprehensive manuals on counterpoint and music history, demonstrating an erudition which he passed on to many students who would become among the most noted composers of the day, among them J.C. Bach, Grétry, Jommelli, Mozart and Naumann.


His own music speaks of a lively mind, thoroughly schooled in 18th-century conventions but presenting a considerable variety of styles, doubtless informed by his scholarship. His organ output is dominated by a set of 12 Sonatas op.2, some composed as French dance suites, others as Italian trio sonatas, readily transferrable between harpsichord and organ.


Then there are many individual shorter pieces for liturgical use, to mark the Elevation of the Host, the final Blessing and the end of Mass, which Martini would doubtless have first played himself at the Bologna church where he was director of music for almost 60 continuous years. Around the specifically liturgical pieces, Manuel Tomadin arranges Toccatas, Allegros and ‘Pieni per organo’ to make nine recitals which cover the full stylistic range of Martini’s output and may be enjoyed independently of the others.


This box is the latest of Manuel Tomadin’s achievements for Brilliant Classics in reviving more or less unfamiliar figures from the Baroque era with first-ever complete editions of their keyboard music. Previous such editions have been dedicated to, among others, Hans Leo Hassler (95331), Anthoni van Noordt (95895) and Johann Ludwig Krebs (95363), and many of them have won enthusiastic reviews.


‘Yet another entry in the excellent series of recordings by Brilliant Classics of organ repertoire by little-known Italian Renaissance and Baroque masters… Manuel Tomadin has obviously become a major house organist for Brilliant Classics, which is good news, as his playing is unfailingly stylish and tasteful… The proceedings are vividly recorded; enthusiastically recommended.’ – Fanfare on Bertoldo/Borgo, 95874


Played on a variety of historic Italian organs from the 18th century