Francesco Basili (1767-1850)
- Magnificat in si bemolle maggiore (c.1795)
Performers: Judit Janzen (soprano); Regine Röttger (alto); Der Domchor
Münster;
Santini Kammerorchester; Heinz-Gert Freimuth (1939-2009,
conductor)
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Italian composer and conductor, son of Andrea Basili (1705-1777). He
initially studied music with his father, then with Giovanni Battista
Borghi and finally with Giuseppe Jannaconi at the Accademia di Santa
Cecilia in Rome. After successfully passing his examinations in 1783 he
was accepted as a member of the academy, and for the next 30 years
worked as maestro di cappella at Foligno (1786-1789), Macerata
(1789-1803) and Loreto (1809-1827); during this time his 13 operas, of
which Gl'Illinesi (Milan, 1819) was the most successful, were composed
and produced. He turned down the nomination for maestro di cappella at
Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome to become censor of the Milan Conservatory
in 1827, where he was responsible for Verdi's failure to be admitted to
the conservatory (1832). After the death of Valentino Fioravanti in
1737, he succeded him as maestro di cappella of St Pietro in Rome, a
post he held until his death. As a composer, he mainly wrote operas and
sacred music but he also composed symphonies, concertos and many chamber
music. Although now forgotten, he was well known in his day,
particularly for his church music. His son Basilio Basili (1803-c.1895)
was also a composer, active in Spain and mainly known by his Zarzuelas.
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