Nosetti: Oeuvres D’Orgue

   in Choir & Organ (Jul, 2015)
Massimo Nosetti’s death in 2013 aged 53 brought to a far too early end the career of an engaging composer, tireless performer and committed teacher. This recital – appropriately enough on the 1990 IV/75 Francesco Zanin Grand Organ of Turin’s Santa Rita Basilica, where Nosetti was organist for more than three decades – is a heartfelt and lovingly played tribute by his former pupil Omar Caputi. Alongside a quartet of Gregorian-accented Masses (the Messa di Pasqua a work of quietly virtuosic vibrancy) are shorter pieces that include a vital Preludio festivo, exuberant Exultemus! and tranquil Elegy on an American Folk Tune. Poorly translated notes disappoint after Caputi’s elegant and eloquent playing. …