Tartini: Sonatas for Solo Violin, Vol. 2

Featuring

Črtomir Šiškovič
Giuseppe Tartini

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Giuseppe Tartini, the composer, intended his solo violin sonatas to be played without bass accompaniment, despite the common practice of the time.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Tartini aimed to achieve in instrumental music the 'affections' found in the arias of Metastasio's operas, using a language suited to the violin.

Compositional Technique

Tartini's manuscript explicitly allows for the substitution of movements within a sonata and does not fix the order of movements, reflecting the freedom expected in performance.

Composition History

Tartini's autograph manuscript of thirty-one sonatas, likely written between 1745 and 1750, shows the evolution of his compositional thought, with later sonatas completely lacking a bass part.

Performer Biography

Črtomir Šiškovič, the violinist, has performed internationally with prestigious ensembles and conductors, and was named Naxos 'Artist of the month' in February 2017.

Compositional Technique

Many of Tartini's sonatas feature 'mottos' or cryptic indications, as well as texts by famous authors like Tasso and Metastasio, accompanying the musical parts.

Interpretation

Črtomir Šiškovič, the violinist on this recording and a specialist in Tartini's music, chose alternative movements for each sonata based on what he deemed best for his interpretation, as Tartini intended.