Giovanni Battista Martini Œuvres pour orgue non-publiées Cominetti - LDV14029

His sacred compositions are considered to be of absolute value for their formal rigor and teaching counterpoint, whereas the works for keyboard instruments, mostly composed for the religious service at St. Francis chapel in Bologna, already anticipate that gallant taste, with the practice of the accompanied melody, which will become trendy at the end of the XVIII Century. Also the Sonatas included in this CD, many of which have eloquent titles as Elevazione or Post-Communio, dont go beyond that context and if this feature can result a small interest for such works, they certainly deserve more attention for their historical value. It is important not to confuse the organic collection of 16 compositions for organ recorded for the first time in this CD (ms HH.36, Musical Civic Museum of Bologna) with the best-known Sonatas for the organ and the harpsichord, op. 3 or the Sonatas of tablature for the organ and the harpsichord, op. 2. Our performance follows the modern edition, edited by Maurizio Machella and published by Edizioni Musicali Armelin of Padua.