Biography of Guiseppe Tartini (1692-1770)

08.04.1692
Born in Pirana
1710
Studies law in Padua
1712
Abducts a violin student and marries her. As a consequence he is banished from the university in Padua and escapes to the monastry in Assisi.
1721
First violinist at the basilica di San Antonio in Padua
1723
For three years chamber musician in Prague for the count Kinsky. After this episode again in his old employment in Padua.
1726
Returns to Padua
1728
Foundation of a violin school of his own, there here teaches among others Nardini, Pasqualino and Johann Gottlieb Graun.
26.02.1770
Dies in Padua
Beside the flute concerto found in Stockholm he composed almost only for violin
Most famous violinist of his time.

Sheet music for flute:

Concerto à 5 Nr. 1 (G-Dur)
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(flute, piano orchestral excerpt)
Musikverlag Hans Sikorski, Ed. Nr. 297
Rating: difficult
  1. Allegro non tanto
  2. Andante
  3. Allegro
Might be the only composition by Tartini where not the violin is featured.
There is a score for the orchestra with single parts for each instrument or a complete set for orchestra, everything at Sikorski.
Sonata (A-Dur)
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(flute, viola da gamba (cello), piano basso continuo)
Edition Wilhelm Hansen, 29686
Rating: mid-grade
  1. Adagio
  2. A la Francese
  3. Allegro
The handwriting was found in the Royal library in Copenhagen.

CDs with/from Guiseppe Tartini

Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Constantine Orbelian, Raffaele Trevisani
Flute Concertos (2004)
jpc
Delos International
    Tomaso Albinoni: Concerto in G major:
  1. Adagio (02:40:00)
  2. Allegro (03:12:00)
  3. Allegro (01:48:00)
    4. Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: Concerto G major:
  4. Spiritoso (04:32:00)
  5. Adagio (05:14:00)
  6. Allegro spiritoso (03:22:00)
    7. Guiseppe Tartini: Concerto in D major:
  7. Allegro non tanto (03:45:00)
  8. Andante (04:33:00)
  9. Allegro (02:45:00)
    10. Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in C minor:
  10. Allegro non molto (05:07:00)
  11. Largo (02:47:00)
  12. Allegro (03:39:00)
    13. Baldassare Galuppi: Concerto in D major:
  13. Allegro (03:35:00)
  14. Adagio piano sempre (05:17:00)
  15. Allegro assai (02:57:00)
  16. Allegro molto (07:34:00)
  17. Adagio (05:04:00)
  18. Rondo - Allegretto (03:28:00)
James Galway, I Solisti Veneti, Claudio Scimone
Italian Flute Concertos (1993)
RCA Victor
    Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: Concerto G-Dur:
  1. Spiritoso (04:20:00)
  2. Adagio (04:24:00)
  3. Allegro spiritoso (03:11:00)
    4. Baldassare Galuppi: Concerto in D-Dur:
  4. Allegro (03:26:00)
  5. Adagio (04:57:00)
  6. Allegro assai (02:57:00)
    7. Romano Antonio Piacentino: Concerto in G-Dur:
  7. Allegro ma non troppo (05:07:00)
  8. Andante (03:52:00)
  9. Allegro (05:25:00)
  10. Luigi Gianella: Concerto lugubre (17:45:00)
    11. Guiseppe Tartini: Concerto in G-Dur:
  11. Allegro non molto (03:07:00)
  12. Andante (04:06:00)
  13. Allegro (02:19:00)
James Galway, I Solisti Veneti, Claudio Scimone
James Galway plays Flute Concertos (CD 3/12) (2011)
Pergolesi - Galuppi - Piacentino - Gianella - Tartini
jpc
RCA
    Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: Concerto for Flute & Orchestra No. 1 in G major:
  1. Spiritoso (04:20:00)
  2. Adagio (04:24:00)
  3. Allegro spiritoso (03:11:00)
    4. Baldassare Galuppi: Concerto for Flute & Stings in D major:
  4. Allegro (03:26:00)
  5. Adagio (04:57:00)
  6. Allegro assai (02:57:00)
    7. Romano Antonio Piacentino: Concerto for Flute & Orchestra in G major:
  7. Allegro ma non troppo (05:07:00)
  8. Andante (03:52:00)
  9. Luigi Gianella: Concerto lugubre for Flute & Strings (17:47:00)
    10. Guiseppe Tartini: Concerto for Flute & Strings in G major:
  10. Allegro non molto (03:07:00)
  11. Andante (04:06:00)
  12. Allegro (02:19:00)

Literature von/über Guiseppe Tartini

Last edit 21.11.2012