Composer: Giuseppe Tartini
Performer: Peter Sheppard Skærved
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Toccata
Catalogue: TOCC0363
Release: 2017
Size: 750 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Violin Sonata No. 19 in E Minor, B. e2
01. I. Andante cantabile
02. II. Allegro
03. III. Allegro assai
04. IV. Menuet
05. V. Allegro assai
Violin Sonata No. 20 in F Major, B. F2
06. I. Grave
07. II. Allegro non presto
08. III. Allegro
09. IV. Presto
Violin Sonata No. 21 in A Minor, B. a2
10. I. Andante
11. II. Tra l’orror dell tempesta: Allegro
12. III. Presto
13. IV. Allegro assai
Violin Sonata No. 22 in E Major, B. E2
14. I. Andante cantabile
15. II. Presto
16. III. Aria
17. IV. Menuet
18. V. Grave
19. VI. Giga
20. Cantabile in A Major
Violin Sonata No. 23 in D Major, B. D4
21. I. Andante cantabile
22. II. Allegro assai
23. III. Aria cantabile
24. IV. Furlana
25. V. Amico il fato mi guida
Violin Sonata No. 24 in D Minor, B. d2
26. I. Andante cantabile
27. II. Allegro
28. III. Allegro assai
In the last years of his life, the great composer, violinist and swordsman Giuseppe Tartini labored at a cycle of sonatas for solo violin. Tartini is remembered by the general public only for his ‘Devil’s Trill’ Sonata but he is a far more important composer than that work would suggest: taken together, these sonatas form the most important composition for solo violin after Bach. At six hours in duration, it is the largest integrated work for the instrument. The music is surprisingly lyrical, and frequently has echoes of folk music from Tartini’s Istrian homeland.
Peter Sheppard Skaerved is the dedicatee of over 300 works for solo violin. His discography stretches from Telemann to many of the works written for him, and he was nominated for a Grammy in 2007. He is the leader of the Kreutzer Quartet and Viotti Lecturer at the Royal Academy of Music, London.