Wednesday, 20 August 2025

Tartini: Two concertos

Day 232

Tartini: Two concertos

Violin concerto in E minor

Chouchane Siranossian

Venice Baroque Orchestra

Andrea Marcon

Flute concerto in G major

Mario Folena

L’Arte del Arco

Giovanni Guglielmo

Another day -  more baroque concertos, this time by Tartini.  All I know of him is the so-called Devil's Trill sonata, which I did hear once, but otherwise I know nothing of his music.

I am afraid to say that this struck me, like most of the music in this part of the project, as little more than musical wallpaper. Quite pleasant and easy on the ear, but without anything much more to commend it. There were a couple of moments of interest harmony in the flute concerto but that was about it: otherwise is just passed the time without really engaging the brain.

So that marks the end of this little exploration of the baroque concerto repertory. If I continued I might hit the jackpot, but I fear it would just be more of the same. So onto something much more challenging tomorrow.

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