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The romantic connotations of Tartini's Violin Sonata in G minor, the Devil's Trill, deriving from the composer's account of an appearance by the devil in a dream, have contributed towards making... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Catalogue No: HMU907213
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Length: 68 minutes

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Tartini: Violin Sonata in G minor 'Devil's Trill'

Work length19:13

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Andrew Manze

I. [Largo]

Track length6:40

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II. Allegro

Track length6:09

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III. Andante - Allegro - Adagio

Track length6:24

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Tartini: L'arte del arco

Work length12:11

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Andrew Manze

Theme and variation I

Track length1:00

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Variations 2 and 4

Track length1:08

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Variations 9, 15 and 12

Track length1:28

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Variations 10 and 20

Track length1:51

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Variation 29

Track length0:45

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Variation 30

Track length0:37

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Variation 33

Track length2:04

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Variation 34

Track length1:11

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Variation 23

Track length0:53

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Variation 38

Track length1:14

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Tartini: Sonata in A minor

Work length23:47

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Andrew Manze

I. Cantabile

Track length1:56

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II. Allegro

Track length1:56

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III. [Andante]

Track length4:53

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IV. Giga

Track length2:35

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V. Aria [with variations]

Track length1:40

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VI. Variation I

Track length1:18

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VII. Variation II

Track length3:51

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VIII. Variation III

Track length1:32

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IX. Variation IV

Track length2:42

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X. Variation V

Track length1:24

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Tartini: Pastorale for violin in scordatura

Work length13:31

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Andrew Manze

I. Grave

Track length5:02

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II. Allegro

Track length3:30

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III. Largo - Presto - Andante

Track length4:59

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"One night I dreamt that I had made a pact with the devil... I was so overcome that I stopped breathing and awoke gasping. The piece I then composed is without doubt my best, and I still call it The Devil's Sonata," said the great seventeenth-century violin virtuoso, prolific composer and famous teacher Giuseppe Tartini.

Four of his most dazzling works, including a set of variations drawn from L'arte del arco, make up this CD, all played without basso continuo, just as Tartini intended.

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2010

The romantic connotations of Tartini's Violin Sonata in G minor, the Devil's Trill, deriving from the composer's account of an appearance by the devil in a dream, have contributed towards making it one of the great morceauxfavoris of the 19th and 20th centuries. Furthermore, it's just about the only remaining piece of Baroque music where a piano accompaniment can still be countenanced without raised eyebrows.
Some traditions die hard. But Tartini never intended anything of the kind; in fact, he probably never envisaged a keyboard continuo part at all, since none of his surviving autographs contains a figured bass for keyboard realisation.
Most include unfigured bass parts, though these were often provided as an afterthought, for reasons of convention. Andrew Manze sees this as a justification for playing all the pieces in his programme without bass accompaniment. On the whole the experiment works well, since the expressive content and structural power of the music lies foremost in Tartini's melodic line.
There are moments, however, where harmonic support from the bass is required, and at such times, above all in the Devil's Trill Sonata, Manze has had to introduce chords in the violin part to compensate for the absence of a cello.
His athletic technique, his musical sensibility and perhaps, too, his engaging sense of fun, ensure fascination and entertainment in equal measure. None will regret the passing of the piano in this context. A stimulating release, beautifully recorded, and rich in fantasy.

Tartini - The Devil's Sonata

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