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Fantasia - Mozart on the Organ

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Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Artist
Manuel Tomadin
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Feb 07, 2025
Catalog #
BRI97249
UPC
5028421972497

About

A unique take on Mozart's music from the organ loft. Mozart wrote sparingly for the solo organ - a relatively early collection of short Epistle Sonatas for liturgical use, and later on a few more individual pieces for a new mechanical organ. In neither case was he using the full extent of a large instrument as exploited by his Baroque predecessors. At the same time, Mozart himself was no stranger to the organ loft; he would have been regularly playing the instrument at St Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna had his plans come to fruition and he had lived long enough to attain the post of Director of Music there. Manuel Tomadin has imaginatively filled in this gap in the Mozart catalogue, as it were, with his own transcriptions of pieces particularly well suited to the soundworld of the organ. The A minor Sonata K310 shares a surging, Sturm und Drang sensibility with the two fantasias, in C minor and D minor. In turn this character lends itself to the Gothic grandeur of the 'king of instruments', when sensitively registered and nimbly executed. The coloristic possibilities of the organ, it's dynamic range and effects of perspective, are also put to dramatic use in bringing to life two of Mozart's opera overtures, from Cosi fan tutte and Die Zauberflote. Tomadin does not neglect the roots of Mozart's music in the Baroque, with a transcription of the rococo G major sonata K283 which he wrote at the age of 18, plus a much less familiar Preludio and Capriccio in C K394. In both of these pieces, Mozart was drawing on the legacy of CPE Bach, who had given him lessons as a child - a period to which Tomadin pays tribute with another rarity, one of the 'London Sketches' preserved in notebook form from the family's stay in the English capital. Tomadin has chosen an original and historically appropriate instrument for this fascinating exploration of Mozart on the organ, built in the late 1780s by the Montesanti firm for the parish church of Governolo in the province of Lombardy. The booklet includes a full specification of the organ, plus Tomadin's own introduction to the repertoire and his approach to it as a transcriber and performer. - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) had a profound connection with the church organ, an instrument that played a significant role in his musical development. As a child prodigy, Mozart was exposed to the organ in church settings, where he often performed. The organ's grandeur and complexity influenced his compositional style, particularly in his sacred music. - Although Mozart called it "The King of instruments" he wrote comparatively few works for the organ. Organist Manuel Tomadin professes his love for the composer and his considerable skill as an organist by transcribing several works for the organ: the overtures Cosi fan tutte and Die Zauberflote, two piano sonatas K 283 and 310, and several small keyboard works, perfectly suited for performance on the organ. - Played on a historical instrument: the 1788-1790 Andrea & Luigi Montesanti organ of the Parish Church of Governolo, Italy. - A feast of colours and timbres, celebrating the genius of Mozart's eternal music!

Tracklist 14 tracks

  1. 1 Rondo in D Major, K. 485 05:56
    Track
    1
    Title
    Rondo in D Major, K. 485
    Duration
    05:56
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  2. 2 London Sketchbook, K. Anh. 109b: [Andante] in G Minor, K. 15r 02:16
    Track
    2
    Title
    London Sketchbook, K. Anh. 109b: [Andante] in G Minor, K. 15r
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  3. 3 Fantasia in D Minor, K. 397 (completed by A.E. Müller) 06:39
    Track
    3
    Title
    Fantasia in D Minor, K. 397 (completed by A.E. Müller)
    Duration
    06:39
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  4. 4 I. Allegro 03:35
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    03:35
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  5. 5 II. Andante 05:00
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    05:00
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  6. 6 III. Presto 04:14
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Presto
    Duration
    04:14
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  7. 7 Fantasia in C Minor, K. 475 13:16
    Track
    7
    Title
    Fantasia in C Minor, K. 475
    Duration
    13:16
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  8. 8 Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620: Overture (arr. for organ) 08:03
    Track
    8
    Title
    Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620: Overture (arr. for organ)
    Duration
    08:03
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  9. 9 I. Allegro maestoso 04:55
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Allegro maestoso
    Duration
    04:55
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  10. 10 II. Andante cantabile con espressione 08:51
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Andante cantabile con espressione
    Duration
    08:51
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  11. 11 III. Presto 03:16
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Presto
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  12. 12 4 Preludes, K. 395 (previously known as K. 284a) 05:01
    Track
    12
    Title
    4 Preludes, K. 395 (previously known as K. 284a)
    Duration
    05:01
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  13. 13 London Sketchbook, K. Anh. 109b: [Contradanse] in B-Flat Major, K. 15gg 01:35
    Track
    13
    Title
    London Sketchbook, K. Anh. 109b: [Contradanse] in B-Flat Major, K. 15gg
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  14. 14 Così fan tutte, K. 588: Overture (arr. for organ) 05:44
    Track
    14
    Title
    Così fan tutte, K. 588: Overture (arr. for organ)
    Duration
    05:44
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin