Composer: Luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, Antonio Casini, Gioacchino Maglioni
Performer: Matteo Venturini
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Brilliant
Release: 2021
Size: 376 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Casini: Offertorio
02. Casini: Elevazione
03. Casini: Post communion
04. Casini: Toccata
Casamorata: Short Exercises in the Form of Verses for Organ
05. I. Allegro
06. II. Andante
07. III. Andante
08. IV. Allegretto
09. V. Presto
10. VI. Andante
11. VII. Allegro
12. VIII. Adagio
13. IX. Allegro
14. X. Allegro
15. XI. Sostenuto
16. XII. A Cappella
Casamorata: Messa complete
17. I. Preludio
18. II. Offertorio
19. III. Elevazione
20. IV. Comunione
21. V. Toccata
Maglioni: Istituzioni teorico-Pratiche per organo
22. Parte terza: I. Post communio – In voce exultationis resonent epulantes in mensa domini
23. Parte terza: II. Elevazione – Preghiera per organo
24. Parte terza: III. Corale XXXII – In festo S. Laurentii
– This recording illustrates the development of the Tuscan organ school of the 19th century. The collection ranges from Father Antonio Casini’s brilliant compositions, with their echoes of contemporary opera, to the classical refinement of Luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, whose work occasionally reveals a recourse to counterpoint, and to the heartfelt romanticism of Giovacchino Maglioni, where melodic élan and imposing sound require extraordinary virtuoso skills, including the extensive use of the Pedal.
– To capture the original sound and spirit envisaged by the composers, for this recording organist Matteo Venturini has selected two period instruments. With its brilliant, direct voice, the monumental organ at Corsanico lends itself perfectly to the brilliant compositions of Father Antonio Casini. The organ in the Basilica di Santa Maria di Nazareth in Sestri Levante, with its intriguing solo register sound and magnificent tutti voices, was chosen for the works by Casamorata and Maglioni. The technical specifications of these instruments are included in the booklet.
– Matteo Venturini, one of the foremost organists of Italy, has already successfully recorded for Brilliant Classics, works by Gronau, Weckmann and Müthel.