Track Listings (26) - Disc #1| All Artists: Giuseppe Tartini Title: Tartini: The Devil's Sonata / Andrew Manze Members Wishing: 1 Total Copies: 0 Label: Harmonia Mundi Fr. Release Date: 3/10/1998 Album Type: Import Genres: Special Interest, Classical Styles: Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Instruments, Strings Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 093046721329 |
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Violinist Andrew Manze did something truly breathtaking in 1998--he transformed the way we hear Giuseppe Tartini's The Devil's Sonata by playing it solo, without accompaniment. And we'll never hear it the same way again. I... more » |
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Amazon.com's Best of 1998 Violinist Andrew Manze did something truly breathtaking in 1998--he transformed the way we hear Giuseppe Tartini's The Devil's Sonata by playing it solo, without accompaniment. And we'll never hear it the same way again. It's a riveting performance, filled with as much improvisation as many jazz compositions, and yet it remains thoroughly faithful to Tartini's vision (Manze was inspired to play the work solo by the composer's own correspondence). Hands down, one of the best Baroque performances ever. --Jason Verlinde Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsUltimate Italian Baroque Violin!!! LizGraphix | Los Angeles, CA | 05/25/2002 (5 out of 5 stars) "I started years ago, collecting CDs of Vivaldi's works. Along the way I began to realize that, while I loved Vivaldi, there was a wealth of Italian Baroque works to be discovered and, the period, itself, being at the heart of my obsession.And then I discovered Tartini in this CD. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. The intricacy and the vision. The Devil's Sonata - aka, The Devil's Trill came to Tartini in a dream which he explains, he tried to capture upon waking. He feels he did a poor job but, there is nothing poor about this work. Nothing lacking either from his variations on Corelli ("L'arte del arco") or Sonata in A minor.If you enjoy this musical period and it's masters, you cannot be without this particular recording. It is well worth the 2 weeks waiting it may take to get it (it's an import). Andrew Manze has clearly embraced this period's music ... and soul ... and that clearly shines through this recording. I can't recommend this selection highly enough.If you love Vivaldi ... you will love this as well." Wonderfully different 12/21/2002 (5 out of 5 stars) "Very very interesting. If you are looking for a beautiful, fluid, modern recording of the Devil's Sonata/Devil's Trill, try, perhaps, Nathan Milstein's Italian Sonatas. But if you are familiar with the usual sound of Tartini and are looking for something that engages both musically and intellectually, this is it. Certainly as virtuousic as any baroque recording one can readily think of, but conjures up the baroque era as a passionate and creative time, not just a technically miraculous one." The Devil's Sonata as it Should be Played! Dr. K. C. MacDonald | Cambs, England | 11/06/2004 (5 out of 5 stars) "If I wish to demonstrate to someone why the 'Baroque Violin' is special, this is the album I play to them. There is no 'modern' rendering that approaches it. The dynamic range, intimacy and passion inherent in this CD are incomparable. Though I am sure the adherents of Josh Bell, Sarah Chang and Vanessa Mae would hoot me down, I will assert that in musicianship and technical ability Manze is the finest violinist living. Period.
In over 20 years of pursuing the 'ideal' solo violin recording this would be my choice." |
