HELIOS CDH 55334 TARTINI VIOLIN CONCERTOS CD WALLFISCH (2010) ENGLAND

Hyperion

Tartini: Violin Concertos [Audio CD] Elizabeth Wallfisch; Nicholas Kraemer: The Raglan Baroque Players\n\nTartini lived a long life for his time yet his name has been etched on the history of music for just one single piece, the so-called Devils Trill sonata (recorded by Elizabeth Wallfisch on Hyperion CDA66430). This enterprising new recording should go a long way to revealing the richness of the vast body of his music that has remained perhaps overshadowed by his reputation as a one-piece composer. This is violin music that even its protagonists are happy to have described as real fiddle music, music that understands and indeed stretches the instrument from an inside-out knowledge of the instrument. These concertos are fabulous vehicles both of violin virtuosity and of baroque sensibility at its most energetic and fetching. Elizabeth Wallfisch has earned a world-wide reputation for her panache and perfection in this repertoire and as can be seen from her discography on Hyperion, th!