Almasio: Opere per organo
Francesco Almasio
Almasio: Opere per organo
Francesco Almasio (Milan, 21 April 1802 – Milan, 14 November 1871) was one of the protagonists of the musical life of Milan during the nineteenth century, and is considered the father of the reformation of sacred music in Italy. He was Kapellmeister and organist in several Milanese churches, and the very first teacher in the organ course at the Conservatory of Milan: the few surviving manuscripts of sacred music compositions of his, and the printed corpus of his organ pieces, reveal the everyday life of his liturgical and teaching activities. Francesco Almasio was born in Milan to Pietro Almasio (1780-1846), from Legnano, who also was a Kapellmeister and organist, and Maria Porri; his father made him study the piano, the organ and composition. Organist Fabio Nava uses the historic Bossi-Urbani organ from 1886 in the Prepositurale Church of Leffe (Bergamo) to best render this recording of Francesco Almasio’s organ works. In addition to the original compositions, the organ transcriptions by the Milanese composer are particularly interesting. In addition to famous pieces such as Eja Mater from Rossini’s Stabat Mater and the symphony from Giuseppe Verdi’s La Forza del Destino, true musts of the era, he surprisingly adapts two movements from Beethoven’s Septet for organ, enriching the sacred and liturgical repertoire of his time with chamber music genre.
Tracklist
Francesco Almasio
Messa solenne da accompagnarsi con solo Organo
Pastorale per organo
Pastorale No. 1
Due preludi per organo
Pastorale No. 2
N°.5 Versetti brillanti
Francesco Almasio
Primo tempo del Settimino di Beethoven
Ultimo tempo del Settimino di Beethoven
Melodia di Golinelli
Eja Mater nello Stabat del Mo. Rossini
La forza del destino di G. Verdi Sinfonia per organo
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