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Brilliant Classics

Rossi: Toccate & Correnti for Organ & Harpsichord

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Details

Composer
Michelangelo Rossi
Artist
Manuel Tomadin
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Mar 20, 2026
Catalog #
BRI97248
UPC
5063758972482

About

Michelangelo Rossi (1602-1656) was an Italian composer, violinist, and organist of the early Baroque period, known for his highly expressive and often daring keyboard music. Born in Genoa, Rossi was a pupil of Girolamo Frescobaldi, one of the greatest keyboard composers of the time, whose influence is evident in Rossi's intricate counterpoint and rich harmonic language. Rossi later served as a musician in Rome, including at the court of Cardinal Maurizio of Savoy and at St. Peter's Basilica. There he earned recognition both as a virtuoso performer and as a composer. Rossi's surviving keyboard works include a collection of Toccatas and Correntes, which are remarkable examples of early 17th-century Italian keyboard style. His Toccatas follow the model established by Frescobaldi but push it's expressive boundaries even further. They are characterized by rapid contrasts of tempo, rhythm, and affect, alternating between improvisatory, rhapsodic passages and tightly structured contrapuntal sections. Rossi's harmonic language is unusually bold for it's time, often featuring unexpected chromaticism and dissonant progressions that create moments of intense emotional tension. These daring harmonic experiments make his music stand out even among the avant-garde tendencies of early Baroque Italy. The Correntes, by contrast, are more rhythmically regular and dance-like, reflecting the growing importance of stylized dance forms in instrumental music. Yet even within these seemingly simple pieces, Rossi introduces subtle variations and expressive harmonic turns that elevate them beyond mere functional dance music. Played on organ and harpsichord: Organ G.B. Gavinelli (17th century at the S. Anna Church in Bellinzago Novarese, harpsichord from G.B. Giusti 1681 by Andrea di Maio (2006). Manuel Tomadin is one of the foremost Italian organists of today, a scholar and passionate musician, with an impressive discography to his name: Husumer Organ Book, Alberti's Complete Keyboard Works, Van Noordt, Krebs, Lübeck, Hassler, Martini, Erbach and other North German organ masters.

Tracklist 27 tracks

  1. 1 Toccata No. 1 04:06
    Track
    1
    Title
    Toccata No. 1
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Michelangelo Rossi
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  2. 2 Corrente No. 6 01:31
    Track
    2
    Title
    Corrente No. 6
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Michelangelo Rossi
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  3. 3 Toccata No. 2 05:08
    Track
    3
    Title
    Toccata No. 2
    Duration
    05:08
    Composer
    Michelangelo Rossi
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  4. 4 Corrente No. 4 01:16
    Track
    4
    Title
    Corrente No. 4
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    Michelangelo Rossi
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  5. 5 Toccata No. 3 05:19
    Track
    5
    Title
    Toccata No. 3
    Duration
    05:19
    Composer
    Michelangelo Rossi
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  6. 6 Toccata No. 4 04:54
    Track
    6
    Title
    Toccata No. 4
    Duration
    04:54
    Composer
    Michelangelo Rossi
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  7. 7 Toccata No. 5 05:33
    Track
    7
    Title
    Toccata No. 5
    Duration
    05:33
    Composer
    Michelangelo Rossi
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  8. 8 Corrente No. 2 01:27
    Track
    8
    Title
    Corrente No. 2
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    Michelangelo Rossi
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  9. 9 Toccata No. 6 04:12
    Track
    9
    Title
    Toccata No. 6
    Duration
    04:12
    Composer
    Michelangelo Rossi
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  10. 10 Toccata No. 7 05:15
    Track
    10
    Title
    Toccata No. 7
    Duration
    05:15
    Composer
    Michelangelo Rossi
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  11. 11 Corrente No. 9 02:43
    Track
    11
    Title
    Corrente No. 9
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Michelangelo Rossi
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  12. 12 Toccata No. 8 05:10
    Track
    12
    Title
    Toccata No. 8
    Duration
    05:10
    Composer
    Michelangelo Rossi
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  13. 13 Toccata No. 9 04:47
    Track
    13
    Title
    Toccata No. 9
    Duration
    04:47
    Composer
    Michelangelo Rossi
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  14. 14 Corrente No. 3 01:15
    Track
    14
    Title
    Corrente No. 3
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Michelangelo Rossi
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  15. 15 Toccata No. 10 06:40
    Track
    15
    Title
    Toccata No. 10
    Duration
    06:40
    Composer
    Michelangelo Rossi
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  16. 16 Corrente No. 8 01:25
    Track
    16
    Title
    Corrente No. 8
    Duration
    01:25
    Composer
    Michelangelo Rossi
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  17. 17 Toccata No. 11 03:04
    Track
    17
    Title
    Toccata No. 11
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Michelangelo Rossi
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  18. 18 Corrente No. 1 01:02
    Track
    18
    Title
    Corrente No. 1
    Duration
    01:02
    Composer
    Michelangelo Rossi
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  19. 19 Toccata No. 12 05:58
    Track
    19
    Title
    Toccata No. 12
    Duration
    05:58
    Composer
    Michelangelo Rossi
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  20. 20 Corrente No. 10 02:05
    Track
    20
    Title
    Corrente No. 10
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Michelangelo Rossi
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  21. 21 Toccata No. 13 04:06
    Track
    21
    Title
    Toccata No. 13
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Michelangelo Rossi
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  22. 22 Toccata No. 14 01:51
    Track
    22
    Title
    Toccata No. 14
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Michelangelo Rossi
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  23. 23 Corrente No. 5 01:06
    Track
    23
    Title
    Corrente No. 5
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Michelangelo Rossi
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  24. 24 Passacaille del seigr. Louigi 03:12
    Track
    24
    Title
    Passacaille del seigr. Louigi
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Michelangelo Rossi
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  25. 25 2 Versetti 01:59
    Track
    25
    Title
    2 Versetti
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Michelangelo Rossi
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  26. 26 Corrente No. 7 01:33
    Track
    26
    Title
    Corrente No. 7
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Michelangelo Rossi
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin
  27. 27 Partite sulla Romanesca 03:23
    Track
    27
    Title
    Partite sulla Romanesca
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Michelangelo Rossi
    Performer
    Manuel Tomadin