Josef Szigeti: Tartini Violin Sonata G major Op. 2-12

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1. Andante
2:26 2. Allegro
4:29 3. Presto assai
Recorded in 1928. Kurt Ruhrseitz, piano

Giuseppe Tartini composed more than 130 Concerti for violin, two Concerti for flute and two Cello concerti as well as over 170 Sonatas for violin, with or without continuo, some 50 Sonatas a Tre and 4 Sonatas a Quatre. Only some 20 conerti and 50 sonatas were ever published so the remainder exist only in the forms of manuscripts. Due to the lack of chronology in the manuscripts, a catalogue of Tartini's concerti was drawn up by Minos Doumias, numbered according to their keys. It was possible for some of the works published during Tartini's lifetime to be dated a little more accurately and Doumias has divided the remainder on style, sorting the concerti into three main periods: prior to 1735, 1735-1750 and after 1750.