Manuel Tomadin - From Venice to Leipzig (2023) [Official Digital Download 24/88]

Regardless of whether they actually traveled south of the Alps, as Handel did early in his career, all of the major German composers of the 18th century were influenced by the Italian vocal and instrumental styles of the period. Manuel Tomadin's latest album for Brilliant Classics explores the connections between these seemingly disparate traditions, beginning with the Toccata, Adagio and Fugue BWWV564, one of the most impressive examples of JS Bach's work during his years as Kapellmeister at the ducal court in Weimar (1710-1717).

The Italianate qualities of the concertante character of the opening Toccata in BWV564 and then the pathos of the Adagio with its striding bass and Neapolitan harmonies are underscored by Bach's following transcription of a Vivaldi concerto, the A minor Concerto RV522, and then by Walther's transcription of a concerto by Torelli. Johann Gottlieb Graun, a pupil of Pisendel who had also studied with Giuseppe Tartini, the prince of Italian violin composers, was, like Bach, later influenced by the violin playing and composition of Pisendel, a German-born virtuoso who traveled widely in Italy, and so Tomadin includes a solo organ concerto by Graun that is rich in violinistic figuration. An arrangement of Handel's Sinfonia for the opening of his oratorio Esther, another Vivaldi concerto, and Bach's magnificent Prelude and Fugue in A minor BWWV543 round out this stimulating program.

TRACKLIST

1. Manuel Tomadin - Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564: I. Toccata
2. Manuel Tomadin - Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564: II. Adagio
3. Manuel Tomadin - Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564: III. Fugue
4. Manuel Tomadin - Trio in G Major, BWV 1027a
5. Manuel Tomadin - Concerto No. 8 in A Minor, RV 522 from J.S. Bach, BWV 593: I. Allegro
6. Manuel Tomadin - Concerto No. 8 in A Minor, RV 522 from J.S. Bach, BWV 593: II. Adagio
7. Manuel Tomadin - Concerto No. 8 in A Minor, RV 522 from J.S. Bach, BWV 593: III. Allegro
8. Manuel Tomadin - Concerto by Mr. Torelli Appropriate to the Organ by J.G. Walther: I. Allegro - Adagio
9. Manuel Tomadin - Concerto by Mr. Torelli Appropriate to the Organ by J.G. Walther: II. Allegro
10. Manuel Tomadin - Concerto ex G.B for Organ Solo with Obligatory Pedal: I. Animoso
11. Manuel Tomadin - Concerto ex G.B for Organ Solo with Obligatory Pedal: II. Adagio
12. Manuel Tomadin - Concerto ex G.B for Organ Solo with Obligatory Pedal: III. Allegro
13. Manuel Tomadin - Ouverture in Esther Oratory, HWV 50: I. Andante
14. Manuel Tomadin - Ouverture in Esther Oratory, HWV 50: II. Allegro
15. Manuel Tomadin - Concerto No. 6 delle stravaganze in D Minor from the Manuscript "Anne Dawson's Book": I. Allegro
16. Manuel Tomadin - Concerto No. 6 delle stravaganze in D Minor from the Manuscript "Anne Dawson's Book": II. Largo
17. Manuel Tomadin - Concerto No. 6 delle stravaganze in D Minor from the Manuscript "Anne Dawson's Book": III. Allegro
18. Manuel Tomadin - Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 543: I. Prelude
19. Manuel Tomadin - Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 543: II. Fugue



Thanks to the Original customer.