This unprecedented recording – released precisely in the year of the

celebrations commemorating one of the most significant figures in

human history – explores the musical output of Padre Giambattista

Martini dedicated to Saint Francis of Assisi. A Franciscan friar and

ecclesiastical musician, as well as a learned teacher and tireless

researcher, Martini composed a Mass (incomplete) and various

motets in honour of the Saint. From these, the Ensemble San Pietro –

directed by Marcello Rossi and Giacomo Contro – has reconstructed a

complete “Franciscan” Mass. The essay accompanying the CD also

features a curious analogy between the composer and his saintly

dedicatee, supported by a careful analysis of historical documents.