Martini: Complete Organ Music / Tomadin

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Brilliant Classics
Release Date
August 26, 2022
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Giovanni Battista Martini
    • PERFORMER
      Manuel Tomadin
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      August 26, 2022
    • UPC
      5028421961828
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      BRI96182
    • LABEL
      Brilliant Classics
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      9
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Preludio

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    2. II. Allegro

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    3. III. Adagio

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    4. IV. Gavotta

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    5. V. Canon ad diapason Intensum

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    6. Al post communio in C Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    7. Aria No. 11 in B-Flat Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    8. Pieno per organo No. 11

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    9. I. Allegro

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    10. II. Largo

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    11. III. Aria

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    12. Elevazione in E-Flat Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    13. Organ Sonata in D Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    14. I. Preludio

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    15. II. Allegro

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    16. III. Vivace

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    17. Sonata per l'Organo con Flauti in C Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    18. I. Adagio

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    19. II. Vivace

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    20. Pieno per organo No. 10

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    21. I. Allegro

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    22. II. Adagio

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    23. Pieno per organo No. 25

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    24. Toccata in C Minor (1)

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    25. Toccata in C Minor (2)

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    26. Aria No. 13 in D Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    27. Post communio in G Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    28. I. Preludio

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    29. II. Allegro

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    30. III. Adagio

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    31. IV. Allegro

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    32. V. Sarabanda

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    33. Pieno per organo No. 24

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    34. I. Prelude

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    35. II. Allegro

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    36. III. Adagio

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    37. IV. Allegro

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    38. V. Aria

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    39. Sonata da organo per postcommunio in C Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    40. Organ Sonata in E-Flat

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    41. Aria 16 in C Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    42. Sonata per l'Organo con Flauti in C Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    43. Pieno per organo No. 17

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    44. Organ Sonata in F Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    45. Toccata III in D Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    46. I. Preludio

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    47. II. Allegro

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    48. III. Adagio

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    49. IV. Allegro

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    50. Organ Sonata No. 6: V. Balletto

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    51. Versetti I, II, III, IV, V

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    52. Toccata in B Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    53. Organ Sonata in C Minor

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    54. Prelude in E Minor

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    55. Pastorale I in C Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    56. Overture e Allegro 3, 4 in D Minor

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    57. Elevazione in F Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    58. Toccata in B Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    59. I. Preludio

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    60. II. Allegro

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    61. III. Adagio

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    62. IV. Allegro

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    63. V. Aria

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    64. Pieno per organo No. 6

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    65. Organ Sonata No. 14 in B-Flat Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    66. Post Communio col flauto in D Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    67. Grave per la Benedizione

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    68. Toccata in G Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    69. Pieno per organo No. 14

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    70. Preludio e Sonata 1, 2 in C Minor

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    71. Prelude in B-Flat Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    72. I. Preludio

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    73. II. Fuga

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    74. III. Largo

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    75. IV. Fuga

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    76. Sonata da Organo in A Minor

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    77. Organ Sonata in C Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    78. Organ Sonata in F Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    79. Toccata in B-Flat Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    80. I. Preludio

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    81. II. Allegro

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    82. III. Adagio

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    83. IV. Corrente

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    84. V. Aria

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    85. Toccata e fuga per l'offertorio in G Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    86. I. Preludio

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    87. II. Allegro

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    88. III. Sarabanda

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    89. IV. Corrente

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    90. V. Giga

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    91. 4 Versetti per Organo

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    92. I. Preludio

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    93. II. Allegro

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    94. III. Sicciliana

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    95. IV. Corrente

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    96. V. Minuetto

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    97. Sonata sui Flauti 3

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    98. Pieno per organo No. 3 in G Minor

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    99. I. Preludio

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    100. II. Allegro

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    101. III. Adagio

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    102. IV. Allegro

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    103. V. Aria

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    104. Toccata per il Deo Gratias in D Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    105. Toccata e fuga in D Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    106. Sonata per l'Elevazione in G Minor

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    107. Post Communio in B-Flat Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    108. Messa da morti

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    109. Aria No. 9 in A Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    110. Per la Benedizione e Toccata in B-Flat Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    111. Pieno per organo No. 18: I. Andante

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    112. Sonata all'Offertorio in G Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    113. Aria No. 10 in F Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    114. Elevazione in D Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    115. Pieno per organo No. 8 in C Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    116. Largo in E Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    117. Missa Solemnis

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    118. Post Comunio in C Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    119. Adagio

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    120. Pieno per organo No. 20: I. Andante mosso

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    121. All'Offertorio in A Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    122. Elevazione in G Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    123. Fuga in B-Flat

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    124. Sonata da organo per l'Elevazione in E-Flat

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    125. Pieno per organo No. 1 in D Minor

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    126. Toccata in C Minor

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    127. Pieno per organo No. 7 in F Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    128. Elevazione in E-Flat Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    129. Sonata sui flauti in D Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    130. Grave e toccata per Benedizione in G Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    131. Pieno per organo No. 2 in C Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    132. I. Allegro

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    133. II. Aria

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    134. III. Minuetto

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    135. I. —

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    136. II. —

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    137. Sonata all'Offertorio in A Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    138. Sonata all'Elevazione in G Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    139. Pieno per organo No. 16: I. Andante

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    140. Pastorale in C Major: I. Allegro

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    141. Post Communio in F Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    142. Toccata in G Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    143. Toccata e fuga per l'Offertorio in G Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    144. Sonata in G Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    145. Adagio

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    146. Pieno per organo No. 23 I. Andante

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    147. Toccata in B-Flat Major (2)

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    148. Sonata da organo in F Major (2)

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    149. Grave e toccata per Benedizione in G Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    150. Pastorale II in C Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    151. Sonata in Major (2)

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    152. Organ Sonata in F Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    153. Pieno per organo No. 9. Andante

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    154. Toccata in C Minor (2)

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    155. Pieno per organo No. 12. Adagio

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    156. Toccata in E Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    157. Pieno per organo No. 26. Andante

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    158. Toccata in C Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    159. Versetto I tono e amen in D Minor

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    160. Post-Communio in B-Flat Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    161. Toccata e fuga in B-Flat Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    162. Sonata in B-Flat Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    163. Toccata in G Minor

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    164. Sonata sui Flauti 2

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    165. Toccata deo gratias in G Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    166. I. Preludio

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    167. II. Allegro

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    168. III. Andante

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    169. IV. Allemanda

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    170. V. Minuetto

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    171. I. Toccata per L'offertorio

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    172. II. Fuga per L'offertorio

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    173. III. Grave

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    174. IV. Toccata

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    175. Allegro in C Minor

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    176. Adagio in C Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    177. Elevazione II in F Minor

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    178. Pieno per organo No. 22. Andante

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    179. Fuga in A Minor

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    180. Sonata in E-Flat

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    181. Pieno per organo No. 19. Andante

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    182. Post Communio col flauto in D Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    183. Pieno per organo No. 4. Largo

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    184. Aria No. 12 in A Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    185. Pieno per organo No. 5. Andante

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    186. Sonata in C Major (3)

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    187. Sonata all'Offertorio II in G Minor

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    188. I. Alegro

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    189. II. Adagio

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    190. III. Allegro

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    191. IV. Aria

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    192. Pieno per organo No. 13 (arr. M. Tomadin)

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    193. I. Adagio

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    194. II. Minuetto

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    195. III. Vivace

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    196. Pieno per organo No. 15 (arr. M. Tomadin)

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    197. Rondeau in C Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    198. Pieno per organo No. 21 (arr. M. Tomadin)

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    199. Preludio in F Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    200. Allegro in F Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    201. I. —

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    202. II. —

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    203. III. —

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    204. IV. —

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    205. V. —

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    206. Allegro in G Minor

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    207. Aria No. 20 in D Major

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    208. I. Allemanda

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    209. II. Allegro

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    210. III. Grave

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    211. IV. Aria

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin

    212. IV. Gavotta

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Martini

      Performer: Manuel Tomadin


Giovanni Battista Martini (1706-1784) was born in Bologna, in that era part of the Papal States. His father, Antonio Maria Martini, a violinist, taught him the elements of music and the violin and he later learned singing and harpsichord playing and the art of counterpoint from Giacomo Antonio Perti. Having received his education in classics from the priests of the "Congregation of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri”, he became a priest himself in 1722. In 1725, though only nineteen years old, he received the appointment of chapel-master at the Basilica of San Francesco in Bologna, where his compositions attracted attention. At the invitation of amateurs and professional friends he opened a school of composition at which several celebrated musicians were trained; as a teacher he consistently declared his preference for the traditions of the old Roman school of composition. Martini was a zealous collector of musical literature, and possessed an extensive musical library, estimated at 17,000 volumes. Among his many students was…Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who held him in high regard and always spoke fondly of him. “Padre” Martini, as he was called, wrote an immense oeuvre of more than 2500 works, many of them sacred vocal works. His keyboard works include more than 100 sonatas.

This new recording presents the complete organ works of Martini, consisting mainly of Sonatas, but also shorter pieces like fugues, toccatas and preludes. In his earlier works Martini adopted the style of his illustrious predecessors, the masters of Baroque counterpoint, later he wrote in a less learned, more elegant and “pleasant” style, according to the demands of his audience. Played on a variety of historic Italian organs from the 18th century by Manuel Tomadin, one of the foremost Italian organists of today, a scholar and passionate musician, with an impressive discography to his name.

REVIEW:

Scholar, bibliophile, musicologist, teacher, composer: the life of Giovanni Battista Martini was divided between faith and scores. After brilliant studies, he was admitted to orders at the Monastery of San Francesco in his native Bologna. He became chapel master at just nineteen years old. It was from there that he corresponded with luminaries of the time, where he taught for five decades without asking for remuneration, to students from all over Europe. A certain W.A. Mozart took lessons (a CD by Stefano Molardi from Divox paid tribute to this meeting). A selfless, affable, modest person - revered as such. And prolific: sacred music of course, but also symphonies, and numerous keyboard pages.

Until now, however, the discography had not panicked around the organ work of Padre Martini, sporadically included in the 18th century anthologies of gallant style. Few albums are entirely dedicated to him...As in his box sets covering works by Johann Ludwig Krebs, Hans Leo Hassler and Christian Erbach on the same label, Manuel Tomadin sees broad and dares long-distance running, total immersion: nothing less than an announced complete works edition, here a dozen hours on the clock; a treasure hunt. We do not know according to what criteria the works were distributed over the nine discs, but the fact remains that the allocation optimizes the timings (78'47, 75'15, 77'42, 79'32, 77'41 , 79'09, 75'23, 78'36, 75'41).

The two large collections of sonatas [Op. 2 and Op. 3] are there, except that the fifth of opus 3, dedicated to the harpsichord, does not appear...The rest provides a harvest of sweet Sonata sui flauti, Toccatas, Elevazioni, (simili) solemn Pieni, but also liturgical contributions...

...the exhaustive discovery turns out to be addictive...The recipes never tire (we salute here a certain genius for loquacity), the delicacies are renewed, especially as Manuel Tomadin chooses the registrations masterfully. Another incentive for immoderation in listening: the box set alternates locations from one disc to another. No less than nine historic organs from Northern Italy, including five by Gabriel Callido, all built at the end of the settecento except that of Val di Zoldo (1812, the last of this maker), and the Pescetti of Polcenigo, a bit earlier (1732). The distinguished plenitude of the Principals, the enchanting Flutes, the luscious basses, the verbose reeds which take us to the theater: we swoon, especially when the sound recordings flatter the ear like this.

...the desire for completeness did not compromise the care of the production, carried out over only sixteen months. Manuel Tomadin, who is known to be an expert in the less luminous and more austere regions of Northern Germany, here demonstrates a sonic imagination and a Latin volubility which do more than convince...his marathon approach does not prevent perfectionism or preciousness. In this regard, note that the last page of the booklet details the temperature and humidity of each session.

For this great euphonious work and its lively and colorful interpretation, this inexhaustible candy box erects a powerful bulwark against all gloom.

-- Crescendo