Giovacchino Maglioni's 'Istituzioni teorico-pratiche per Organo' was a truly extensive work that won national recognition and an award at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1878, making it the most important organ method published in Italy during the 19th century.
Compositional Technique
The album showcases the development of the 19th-century Tuscan organ school, ranging from operatic echoes to classical counterpoint and romantic expressiveness.
Composer Biography
Giovacchino Maglioni (1808/1809-1888) was a highly active musician in 19th-century Florence, considered an authority in sacred music and organ works, and was the organist at San Lorenzo.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Luigi Ferdinando Casamorata advocated for a reform of church music, favoring a return to earlier values and a contemporary musical idiom, aligning with the Cecilian Movement's promotion of Gregorian chant and Renaissance polyphony.
Composer Biography
Luigi Ferdinando Casamorata (1807-1881), a composer, music critic, and administrator, was a significant figure in Florentine musical life and a co-founder and President of the Regio Istituto Musicale Fiorentino, now the Luigi Cherubini Music Conservatoire.
Interpretation
Organist Matteo Venturini selected two period instruments for this recording to capture the original soundscape and spirit envisioned by the composers: the Vincenzo Colonna-Filippo Tronci organ in Corsanico and the Fratelli Serassi organ in Sestri Levante.
Composer Biography
Padre Antonio Casini, a 19th-century composer, was described by La Civilità Cattolica as a 'Gifted and felicitous maestro' whose style was clear, lively, grave, and dignified, making it well-suited to the Church.
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