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From Venice to Leipzig - Organ Music / Manuel Tomadin
Brilliant Classics

From Venice to Leipzig - Organ Music / Manuel Tomadin

$13.99

Details

Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Johann Gottlieb Graun, Georg Frideric Handel, Giuseppe Torelli, Antonio Vival
Artist
Manuel Tomadin
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Feb 03, 2023
Catalog #
BRI96664
UPC
5028421966649

About

Whether or not they actually traveled south of the Alps, as Handel did early in his career, all 18th-century German composers of note were influenced by the Italian style of vocal and instrumental writing at the time. Manuel Tomadin’s latest album for Brilliant Classics explores the connections between these apparently disparate traditions, beginning with the Toccata, Adagio and Fugue BWWV564 which stands among the most striking examples of JS Bach’s work during his years as Capellmeister to the ducal court in Weimar (1710-1717). The Italian qualities of the concerto-like nature of the opening Toccata in BWV564 and then the pathos of the Adagio, with its walking bass and Neapolitan harmonies, are underlined by the following transcription made by Bach of a Vivaldi Concerto, the A minor RV522, and then Walther’s transcription of a concerto by Torelli. Just as Bach was later influenced by the violin playing and writing of the virtuoso Pisendel, German-born but widely traveled in Italy, Johann Gottlieb Graun was a pupil of Pisendel’s who had also studied with the prince of Italian violinist-composers, Giuseppe Tartini, and so Tomadin includes a solo-organ concerto of Graun’s which abounds in violinistic figuration. An arrangement of Handel’s opening Sinfonia to his oratorio Esther, another Vivaldi concerto and Bach’s magnificent A minor Prelude and Fugue BWWV543 complete this stimulating program.

This album is also a valuable record of the historically significant organ in St Peter’s Church in the Dutch town of Leens. Dating from 1733-34, and thus contemporary with the music recorded here, the instrument is the work of the Dutch organ-builder Albertus Anthoni Hinsz. He modelled his designs on the instruments by the Schnitger family who dominated North-German organ-building at the time, and the example in Leens is a superbly preserved and scrupulously restored example of this heritage. The booklet is generously annotated with an essay by Manuel Tomadin exploring the Italian connections between the music on the album, a history of the organ, a full stop-list and a record of the specific registration used for each piece.

Tracklist 19 tracks

  1. 1 Toccata 05:43
    Track
    1
    Title
    Toccata
    Duration
    05:43
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  2. 2 Adagio 05:05
    Track
    2
    Title
    Adagio
    Duration
    05:05
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  3. 3 Fugue 05:09
    Track
    3
    Title
    Fugue
    Duration
    05:09
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  4. 4 Trio in G Major, BWV 1027a (after BWV 1027) 03:51
    Track
    4
    Title
    Trio in G Major, BWV 1027a (after BWV 1027)
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  5. 5 I. — 04:09
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. —
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  6. 6 II. Adagio 03:55
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    03:55
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  7. 7 III. Allegro 04:10
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  8. 8 I. Allegro - II. Adagio 04:53
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Allegro - II. Adagio
    Duration
    04:53
    Composer
    Johann Gottfried Walther
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  9. 9 III. Allegro 03:35
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    03:35
    Composer
    Johann Gottfried Walther
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  10. 10 I. Animoso 04:43
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Animoso
    Duration
    04:43
    Composer
    Johann Gottlieb Graun
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  11. 11 II. Adagio 02:29
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Johann Gottlieb Graun
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  12. 12 III. Allegro 03:53
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Johann Gottlieb Graun
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  13. 13 Andante 02:46
    Track
    13
    Title
    Andante
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  14. 14 Allegro 02:57
    Track
    14
    Title
    Allegro
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  15. 15 I. Allegro 02:48
    Track
    15
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Antonio Vivaldi
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  16. 16 II. Largo 03:12
    Track
    16
    Title
    II. Largo
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Antonio Vivaldi
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  17. 17 III. Allegro 04:42
    Track
    17
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    04:42
    Composer
    Antonio Vivaldi
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  18. 18 Prelude 03:41
    Track
    18
    Title
    Prelude
    Duration
    03:41
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  19. 19 Fuga 06:53
    Track
    19
    Title
    Fuga
    Duration
    06:53
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin