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Almasio: Organ Works

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Details

Composer
Francesco Almasio
Artist
Fabio Nava
Format
CD
Label
Tactus
Released
Nov 07, 2025
Catalog #
TC800190
UPC
8007194200720

About

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 25 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Ripieno: Moderato maestoso 04:27
    Track
    1
    Title
    Ripieno: Moderato maestoso
    Duration
    04:27
    Composer
    Francesco Almasio
    Performer
    Fabio Nava
  3. 2 Versetto No. 1: Allegro 01:59
    Track
    2
    Title
    Versetto No. 1: Allegro
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Francesco Almasio
    Performer
    Fabio Nava
  4. 3 Versetto No. 2: Moderato 02:59
    Track
    3
    Title
    Versetto No. 2: Moderato
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Francesco Almasio
    Performer
    Fabio Nava
  5. 4 Versetto No. 3: Moderato 03:06
    Track
    4
    Title
    Versetto No. 3: Moderato
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Francesco Almasio
    Performer
    Fabio Nava
  6. 5 Versetto No. 4: Andante 03:41
    Track
    5
    Title
    Versetto No. 4: Andante
    Duration
    03:41
    Composer
    Francesco Almasio
    Performer
    Fabio Nava
  7. 6 Versetto No. 5:Allegro scherzando 02:17
    Track
    6
    Title
    Versetto No. 5:Allegro scherzando
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Francesco Almasio
    Performer
    Fabio Nava
  8. 7 Offertorio - Sinfonia: Allegro maestoso, Allegro 08:07
    Track
    7
    Title
    Offertorio - Sinfonia: Allegro maestoso, Allegro
    Duration
    08:07
    Composer
    Francesco Almasio
    Performer
    Fabio Nava
  9. 8 Elevazione: Lerghetto 04:36
    Track
    8
    Title
    Elevazione: Lerghetto
    Duration
    04:36
    Composer
    Francesco Almasio
    Performer
    Fabio Nava
  10. 9 Consumazione: Moderato scherzo 06:02
    Track
    9
    Title
    Consumazione: Moderato scherzo
    Duration
    06:02
    Composer
    Francesco Almasio
    Performer
    Fabio Nava
  11. 10 Pastorale 03:07
    Track
    10
    Title
    Pastorale
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Francesco Almasio
    Performer
    Fabio Nava
  12. 11 4 Versetti fugati pel Tantum ergo 02:38
    Track
    11
    Title
    4 Versetti fugati pel Tantum ergo
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Francesco Almasio
    Performer
    Fabio Nava
  13. 12 Pastorale No. 1 03:24
    Track
    12
    Title
    Pastorale No. 1
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Francesco Almasio
    Performer
    Fabio Nava
  14. 13 No. 1. Lento 01:16
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 1. Lento
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    Francesco Almasio
    Performer
    Fabio Nava
  15. 14 No. 2. Adagio 02:06
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 2. Adagio
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Francesco Almasio
    Performer
    Fabio Nava
  16. 15 Pastorale No. 2 04:51
    Track
    15
    Title
    Pastorale No. 2
    Duration
    04:51
    Composer
    Francesco Almasio
    Performer
    Fabio Nava
  17. 16 No. 1. Allegro vivace 02:16
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 1. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Francesco Almasio
    Performer
    Fabio Nava
  18. 17 No. 2. Moderato 03:26
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 2. Moderato
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Francesco Almasio
    Performer
    Fabio Nava
  19. 18 No. 3. Moderato 02:56
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 3. Moderato
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Francesco Almasio
    Performer
    Fabio Nava
  20. 19 No. 4. Allegretto 02:33
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 4. Allegretto
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Francesco Almasio
    Performer
    Fabio Nava
  21. 20 No. 5. Moderato 04:26
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 5. Moderato
    Duration
    04:26
    Composer
    Francesco Almasio
    Performer
    Fabio Nava
  22. Disc 2
  23. 1 I. Adagio - Allegro con brio 09:18
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Adagio - Allegro con brio
    Duration
    09:18
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Fabio Nava
  24. 2 IV. Tema con variazioni: Andante 07:06
    Track
    2
    Title
    IV. Tema con variazioni: Andante
    Duration
    07:06
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Fabio Nava
  25. 3 Melodia (after S. Golinelli) [Musica Sacra per organo de maestro Francesco Almasio, Vismara, Milano, 1871] 04:34
    Track
    3
    Title
    Melodia (after S. Golinelli) [Musica Sacra per organo de maestro Francesco Almasio, Vismara, Milano, 1871]
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Francesco Almasio
    Performer
    Fabio Nava
  26. 4 Stabat Mater: Eja, Mater, fons amoris (arr. F. Almasio for organ) 03:59
    Track
    4
    Title
    Stabat Mater: Eja, Mater, fons amoris (arr. F. Almasio for organ)
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Fabio Nava
  27. 5 La forza del destino: Sinfonia (arr. F. Almasio for organ) 05:55
    Track
    5
    Title
    La forza del destino: Sinfonia (arr. F. Almasio for organ)
    Duration
    05:55
    Composer
    Giuseppe Verdi
    Performer
    Fabio Nava