The harpsichord used on this recording was built in 2002 by W. Horn, inspired by a 1681 instrument by G.B. Giusti from Lucca.
Composition History
Tartini's private teaching activity was known as the 'School of Nations' because he taught countless violinists who came to Padua from all over Europe.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Tartini's teaching methods aimed to avoid standardization and preserve the individual musical personality and style of his students.
Composer Biography
Giuseppe Tartini, who served as concert master in the Basilica of St. Anthony in Padua from 1721, also taught music privately from 1727.
Performer Biography
Giovanni Guglielmo, the violinist on this recording, won first prize at the National Violin Competition 'Città di Vittorio Veneto' in 1962.
Performer Biography
Giovanni Guglielmo has founded famous chamber groups such as L'Arte dell'Arco, which performs early music on original instruments, and 'I Solisti Filarmonici Italiani'.
Performer Biography
Enrico Zanovello, the harpsichordist and organist, is also the director and harpsichordist of the Archicembalo Ensemble, now Orchestra Barocca Andrea Palladio, since 1990.
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