Giuseppe Tartini
Giuseppe Tartini (8 April 1692 – 26 February 1770) was an Italian composer and violinist of the Baroque era born in Pirano in the Republic of Venice (now Piran, Slovenia). Tartini was a prolific composer, composing over a hundred pieces for the violin, the majority of them violin concertos. He is best remembered for his Violin Sonata in G Minor (the Devil's Trill Sonata). |
Birth and Death Data: Born Piran (coastal town of Slovenia), Died February 26, 1770 (Padua (commune and capital city of the Province of Padua, Veneto, Italy) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1910 - 1939
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 31 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-8977 | 10-in. | 5/18/1910 | Variations | Fritz Kreisler | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | B-10516 | 10-in. | 6/8/1911 | Largo | Alfred Lennartz | Cello solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BS-83213 | 10-in. | 3/11/1935 | The devil's trill—Sonata | André Benoist ; Albert Spalding | Violin and piano duet | composer | |
| Victor | CS-89311 | 12-in. | 3/11/1935 | The devil's trill—Sonata | André Benoist ; Albert Spalding | Violin and piano duet | composer | |
| Victor | CS-89312 | 12-in. | 3/11/1935 | The devil's trill—Sonata | André Benoist ; Albert Spalding | Violin and piano duet | composer | |
| Victor | BS-89314 | 10-in. | 3/11/1935 | The devil's trill—Sonata | André Benoist ; Albert Spalding | Violin and piano duet | composer | |
| Victor | PBS-09024 | 10-in. | 10/30/1936 | Largo | Kenshu Wanifuchi | Violin solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-038249 | 10-in. | 7/10/1939 | Presto | Joseph Kahn ; William Primrose | Viola and piano duet | composer | |
| Columbia | 37132 | 12-in. | 1/15/1915 | Concerto in D minor : Adagio | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | 48616 | 12-in. | 2/28/1916 | Variations on a theme by Corelli | Eddy Brown ; George Falkenstein | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | 75902 | 12-in. | approximately 1917 | Devil's trill sonata | Albert Sammons | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Brunswick | C2655 | 10-in. | 12/11/1928 | Devil’s trill sonata | Alexander Sebald | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Brunswick | C2656 | 10-in. | 12/11/1928 | Devil’s trill sonata | Alexander Sebald | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Brunswick | C2657 | 10-in. | 12/11/1928 | Devil’s trill sonata | Alexander Sebald | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Brunswick | C2658 | 10-in. | 12/11/1928 | Devil’s trill sonata | Alexander Sebald | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Brunswick | TC2408 | 10-in. | 10/6/1928 | Devil’s trill–Sonata in G minor | Alexander Sebald | Violin solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | TC2409 | 10-in. | 10/6/1928 | Devil’s trill–Sonata in G minor | Alexander Sebald | Violin solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | TC2410 | 10-in. | 10/6/1928 | Devil’s trill–Sonata in G minor | Alexander Sebald | Violin solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | [Br (U.K.) cat 123-b] | 10-in. | approximately August 1927 | Variations on a theme by Corelli | Maude Gold | Violin solo | composer | |
| Edison | 1017 | Not documented | 5/1/1912 | Variations on a theme of Corelli | Kathleen Parlow | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Edison | 2677 | 10-in. | 1/2/1914 | Variations on a theme by Corelli | Samuel Gardner | Violin solo | composer | |
| Edison | 18683 | 10-in. | 8/27/1928 | Variations on a theme of Corelli | Josef Adler ; Erna Rubinstein | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Edison | N-391 | 12-in. | 8/27/1928 | Variations on a theme of Corelli | Erna Rubinstein | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Gramophone | HO4492af | 12-in. | 7/16/1920 | Sonata in G minor | Renée Chemet ; Marguerite Delcourt | Violin and piano | composer | |
| Gramophone | HO4494af | 12-in. | 7/16/1920 | Sonata in G minor : Largo (Third movement) | Renée Chemet ; Marguerite Delcourt | Violin and piano | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tartini, Giuseppe," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102738.
Tartini, Giuseppe. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102738.
"Tartini, Giuseppe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.
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External Sources
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LCNAR: Tartini, Giuseppe, 1692-1770 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80035829
Wikidata: Giuseppe Tartini - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q108555
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/66653168
MusicBrainz: Giuseppe Tartini - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/90c8118e-b5cc-4df8-80d3-8079879c9cef
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/52263 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/52263
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