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    Fasolo: Masses & Hymns
    Brilliant Classics

    Fasolo: Masses & Hymns

    CD · 3 discs

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    Composer
    Giovanni Battista Fasolo
    Artist
    Federico Del Sordo, Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona
    Released
    Apr 18, 2025
    Majesty, solemnity and brilliance: Volume 3 of a series dedicated to the works of Giovanni Battista Fasolo (1598-1664), a little-known friar and composer for the church from southern Italy. Individual pieces by Fasolo have featured on a few compilations of sacred music from 17th-century Italy, but until now there has been no comprehensive survey of this overlooked but significant figure. Made at the cathedral of Verona in August 2024, this new 3CD set of his organ masses is the most substantial set of his work ever issued. All the music here was published in 1645, but composed at least a decade earlier, from Fasolo's period of service to various ducal chapels in Naples and Rome. The three Mass settings follow the orthodox form of 'organ masses': each line of the text is sung in Gregorian chant, alternating with new and original instrumental elaborations of those lines on the organ. Thus the weight of musical 'content' falls heavily on the organ part, performed here with both exuberance and sensitivity by Federico del Sordo. The 51 verses composed by Fasolo for this trio of organ Masses cover a spectrum of musical styles. They show how much Fasolo wished to break out of the idioms he had inherited from Renaissance composers such as Frescobaldi, and extend the syntax into Baroque territory. The Masses are complemented on each disc by Fasolo's settings of motets and ancient hymns for the church such as the Te Deum and Pange lingua, all organised according to the same alternatim practice. Alberto Turco and Federico del Sordo have won praise for two previous collections of Fasolo's music on Brilliant Classics. Of their collection of Magnificats and a Salve Regina (95512), the critic in Fanfare wrote: 'The keyboard playing by Federico del Sordo is capable and always lively... I like the brilliant registrations chosen for the organ, which give it considerable resonance. A fine disc, and one that should show that Fasola was no slouch when exercising his craft.' - Giovanni Battista Fasolo (1598-1680) was born in Asti (Italy) and spent his life as a Franciscan Friar in Rome, Naples and finally as Maestro di Cappella at the Cathedral of Monreale, Sicily. He is mainly known for his "Annuale", the largest compendium of organ music for liturgical use written in the 17th century. - Fasolo'sworks exemplify the intricate and expressive qualities of sacred music during the era. Fasolo's contributions to liturgical music, particularly his masses and hymns, reveal his mastery in fusing traditional polyphony with the emerging Baroque idioms. - Fasolo's masses stand out for their balance of solemnity and melodic grace, tailored for the sacred context. Utilizing the contrapuntal style inherited from the Renaissance, he infused these works with a sense of spiritual depth while embracing the clarity and harmonic richness characteristic of the early Baroque. His masses often feature clear textual declamation, ensuring liturgical accessibility. - His hymns similarly demonstrate an affinity for melodic inventiveness and expressive nuance. Fasolo crafted these pieces with attention to the liturgical calendar, providing a musical foundation for communal worship. These compositions are marked by their lyrical beauty and ability to evoke devotion, often employing alternation between chant-like simplicity and more elaborate polyphonic textures. - Performed by the Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona, conducted by Alberto Turco, and Federico Del Sordo, playing the historic Antegnati organ of the Verona Cathedral. Both musicians have already successfully recorded works by Fasolo, Merulo and Salvatore for Brilliant Classics.
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  • Fasolo: Masses & Hymns
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    Fasolo: Masses & Hymns

    Brilliant Classics Apr 2025
    3 discs
    CD
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    1. Fasolo: Magnificat, Salve Regina, Ricercates
    2. Fasolo: Magnificat, Salve Regina, Ricercates
    Brilliant Classics

    Fasolo: Magnificat, Salve Regina, Ricercates

    CD · 2 discs

    $17.99
    Composer
    FASOLO, GIOVANNI BATTISTA
    Artist
    Del Sordo, In Dulci Jubilo, Turco
    Released
    Jan 26, 2018
    Giovanni Battista Fasolo (1598-1664) took Franciscan orders as a young man and worked in Naples and Rome as a master of music at various chapels before moving Sicily, where he held the post of maestro di cappella to the Archbishop of Monreale, near Palermo, from 1659 until his retirement or death in 1664, when his name disappears from the historical record. Interspersed here with solo organ works are eight alternatim settings of the Magnificat, in which a choir intones a line of the hymn, followed by an instrumental fantasia based on the line of chant. Two organs are represented on the album, both of historical significance. The Magnificats, the Salve Regina, the Ricercate, and the Fughe sopra Girometta and Ut re mi fa sol la were recorded on the Antegnati organ (c. 1589) in Verona Cathedral; whereas the Canzoni are played on the organ at Trevi in Umbria, built in 1509 by Paolo Pietro da Montefalco. Despite subsequent alterations, the original nucleus of the pipes remains intact, such that when the instrument was restored during the 20th century the sound equipment was found to be pretty much as it was when it was first installed. Today it is recognized as one of the earliest organs in the world. This album is the latest in a series of successful partnerships on record between the organist and harpsichordist Federico del Sordo and the priest and conductor Alberto Turco. Together they have also recorded alternatim mass settings by Claudio Merulo (BC95145) and Giovanni Salvatore (BC95146). del Sordo has also accompanied the violinist Valerio Losito in Baroque sonata albums by Telemann (BC95131), Tessarini (BC94787) and Veracini (BC94822). The Merulo album was welcomed by MusicWeb International for its ‘stark beauty’ as ‘a fine experience… well worth exploring.’ There is much rewarding listening here for fovers of Renaissance and Baroque choral music as they explore another overlooked figure.
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  • Fasolo: Magnificat, Salve Regina, Ricercates

    Fasolo: Magnificat, Salve Regina, Ricercates

    Brilliant Classics Jan 2018
    2 discs
    CD
    $17.99
  • Fasolo: Secular Songs

    Fasolo: Secular Songs

    Alpha Sep 2007
    1 disc
    CD
    $20.99
    1. Fasolo: Annuale opera ottava, Venezia 1645
    2. Fasolo: Annuale opera ottava, Venezia 1645
    Tactus

    Fasolo: Annuale opera ottava, Venezia 1645

    CD · 1 disc

    $21.99
    Composer
    FASOLO, GIOVANNI BATTISTA
    Artist
    Scandali
    Released
    Mar 03, 2017
    Giovanni Battista Fasolo most probably composed its Annuale simultaneously to the famous "Fiori Musicali" by Girolamo Frescobaldi; the Annual, however, was delivered to printing only ten years later, in 1645, possibly for editorial reasons because it was the same Venetian printer - Alessandro Vincenti - specialized in keyboard music, to publish both collections. The goal pursued by Fasolo with his Annuale was to provide "tutto quello, che deve far un Organista, per risponder al Choro tutto l'Anno" (everything that an organist has to do, responding to the Choir throughout the year). More than an artistic stand-alone product, the collection was an example of the repertoire suitable to the liturgical service of the time: a compilation of models and forms, styles and modes of composition tha thad to be learned for finally being reused in the daily practice. Unlike Frescobaldi, Fasolo does not provide any toccata intro: a genre completely absent in teh Annuale. On this album organist Luca Scandali is performing three complete masses at the historic Luca di Bernardino da Cortona organ accompanied in alternatim by the ensemble Bella Gerit.
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  • Fasolo: Annuale opera ottava, Venezia 1645

    Fasolo: Annuale opera ottava, Venezia 1645

    Tactus Mar 2017
    1 disc
    CD
    $21.99
    • Ostinato / Vincent Dumestre, Le Poeme Harmonique
    Alpha

    Ostinato / Vincent Dumestre, Le Poeme Harmonique

    CD · 1 disc

    $11.99
    Composer
    VARIOUS
    Artist
    Dumestre, Poeme Harmonique
    Released
    Jan 08, 2013

    The Ostinato literally went through ages... It's a musical process founded on the repetition of a rhythmic, or melodic, or harmonic formula. It's the 'weft' of passacaglias, ciacconas... and of very popular works such as Ravel's Boléro, or Pachelbel's Canon. This process also inspired a lot of pop musicians, or minimalist American composers. Vincent Dumestre chose this way to propose, as much to 'fans' as to the general public, a thematic route within the best Poème Harmonique's recordings. It's at the same time a sort of Poème Harmonique's portrait, proposed at a very attractive price...

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  • Ostinato / Vincent Dumestre, Le Poeme Harmonique

    Ostinato / Vincent Dumestre, Le Poeme Harmonique

    Alpha Jan 2013
    1 disc
    CD
    $11.99