The Stradivari violin known as the "Tuscan" ( Il Toscana ) received that name from a collector who owned it for a time. The instrument has had an interesting history, passing through various collections and dealerships before coming to rest at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, where it has been held in a museum collection and rarely played. Much of the attraction of this release by Baroque violinist Fabio Biondi, backed in these sonatas by a trio of continuo players, is simply the chance to hear the ...
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The Stradivari violin known as the "Tuscan" ( Il Toscana ) received that name from a collector who owned it for a time. The instrument has had an interesting history, passing through various collections and dealerships before coming to rest at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, where it has been held in a museum collection and rarely played. Much of the attraction of this release by Baroque violinist Fabio Biondi, backed in these sonatas by a trio of continuo players, is simply the chance to hear the instrument, strung and tuned as it might have been in the early 1700s. It has a startling, almost percussive quality, with a shimmering variety of tones in slower music. To hear what it can do, sample one of the virtuoso pieces, like the Presto from Tartini's Violin Sonata in G minor, Op. 1, No. 10 ("Didone abbandonata"), and imagine how the instrument's slashing attacks would have thrilled audiences of Tartini's day. The music is from periods later than 1690, but of course these...
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Antonio Vivaldi; Arcangelo Corelli; Francesco Geminiani; Francesco Maria Veracini; Giuseppe Tartini; Pietro Locatelli. New. New in new packaging. USA Orders only! Brand New product! please allow delivery times of 3-7 business days within the USA. US orders only please.
