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Vivaldi Le Quattro Stagioni; Tartini: Devil's Trill Sonata for Violin Solo

10/29/2021, 15 Tracks, 1:05:21

Featuring

  • Mauro Tortorelli
  • Antonio Vivaldi
  • Giuseppe Tartini

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Compositional Technique

The arrangements for solo violin on this album incorporate techniques from other composers, such as Paganini's double trills and left-hand pizzicato, and Bartok's pizzicato.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Antonio Vivaldi's 'The Four Seasons' includes accompanying sonnets, which were probably written by the composer himself, to enrich the listener's appreciation of the work.

Source: Booklet

Interpretation

Mauro Tortorelli, not being a baroque violinist, chose to use modern performance techniques for this recording, while adhering to revised and manuscript scores.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Giuseppe Tartini's 'Devil's Trill' Sonata is linked to a legend where Tartini dreamt the devil played a beautiful and unusual melody on his violin, which he then tried to reproduce.

Source: Booklet

Instruments

Mauro Tortorelli performs on a Giovanni Florentio Guidantus violin from Bologna, dating back to around 1730.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Mauro Tortorelli, the violinist, studied with legendary violinist Henryk Szeryng and also with Szeryng's pupil Georg Monch, from whom he learned formidable bowing techniques.

Source: Booklet

Interpretation

Mauro Tortorelli, the violinist on this recording, performs both the solo and orchestral parts simultaneously, which was a significant challenge.

Source: Booklet

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