Sweelinck / Leonhardt - Works for Organ / Gu - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

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 InchCongregation of the Oratory of Saint Philip NeriInch, 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. InchPadreInch 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 InchpleasantInch 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

Svend Simon Schultz (1913-1998) is one of the most remarkable Danish composers and as a conductor he made a significant contribution to Danish songs, not least during his 30 years as head of the Danish Radio Chamber Choir. He was constantly composing and wrote music for movies, chamber ensemble and especially for choir. Svend S. Schultz made a stamp on Danish choral music which is still beaming today. His songs are known by every Dane and his production probably one of the most encompassing of all Danish composers. This is the third CD of a project to record all his nearly 90 choral songs, all of them musically and technically on the highest possible level. Album Tracks 1. Landsbyens forår 2. Fire korsange~I. Det grønne forår 3. Fire korsange~II. Sommermorgen 4. Fire korsange~III. Efterårsstorm 5. Fire korsange~IV. Ved forårsjævndøgn 6. Majnats skælmeri 7. Fem madrigaler~I. Nordlys 8. Fem madrigaler~II. Je suis Eve 9. Fem madrigaler~IV. Lykken 10. Fem madrigaler~V. Regnen i roserne 11. Fem madrigaler~VI. Dejlige sol 12. Morgenhanen atter gol 13. To Sommersange~Storm ved sommerhuset 14. To Sommersange~Torden-bygen 15. Nytaar 16. Paa Week-end

Album Tracks 1. Toccata 2. Echo Fantasia 3. Est-Ce Mars 4. O Süã?Er, O Freundlicher, O Gütiger Herr Jesu Christe 5. Lobet Den Herren, Denn Er Ist Sehr Freundlich 6. Preambulum in G 7. Versus 1 8. Versus 2 9. Eile, Mich, Gott, Zu Erretten, Herr, Mir Zu Helfen! 10. Toccata in D 11. Ich Ruf Zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ 12. Passacaglia in D 13. Fuga in C 14. Komm Heiliger Geist, Herr Gott 15. Klag-Lied