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The Europadisc Review
Tartini - Diavolo: 6 Violin Sonatas
Adrian Chandler (violin), La Serenissima
£9.52
Born in Pirano (present-day Piran in Slovenia), Giuseppe Tartini spent most of his life – apart from a three-year sojourn in Prague – in north-eastern Italy, in the lands surrounding the northern Adriatic. He was originally destined by his parents for the church, which involved studies in both the law and music. This did not prevent him from becoming an expert at fencing (which he took part in while in priestly garb!), and his character was an intriguing mixture of fieriness and mystical introspection.In 1710, against his parents’ wishes, he married Elisabetta Premazore, a woman of lower social standing and moreover mistress of Cardinal Giorg... read more
Born in Pirano (present-day Piran in Slovenia), Giuseppe Tartini spent most of his life – apart from a three-year sojourn in Prague – in north-eastern Italy, in the lands surrounding the northern Adriatic. He was originally destined by his parents for the church, which involved studies in both the l... read more
Tartini - Diavolo: 6 Violin Sonatas
Adrian Chandler (violin), La Serenissima
The Spin Doctor Europadisc's Weekly Column
Valete: Pollini, Eötvös & Janis 27th March 2024
27th March 2024
The past fortnight has brought news of the deaths of three major figures from the post-war musical scene: two pianists and a composer-conductor.
Anyone who follows the classical music headlines even slightly will have learned of the death at the age of 82 of Maurizio Pollini. He was simply one of the greatest pianists of the post-war era. Born on 5 January 1942 in Milan, he was raised in a home environment rich in culture. His father Gino was a leading modern architect, his mother Renata Melotti a pianist, and her brother Fausto a sculptor. An environment in which old and new artistic trends coexisted was crucial to developing the young Pollini’s tastes, as was the political environment of Milan in the 1950s. A fellow student was Claudio Abbado (a frequent musical collaborator over the years), and both men were committed from their youth to left-wing causes.
A... read more