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Giuseppe Tartini (1692-1770) dreams of Jeannie. I mean, satan.
Mister Aitch (alias Mr. H) of the legendary art blog Giornale Nuovo recently held a third CD giveaway. That’s where he gives away music CDs he no longer listens to or likes. The rule is first-come, first-served, so while I missed out the last time and got squat, I was early this time and got a lot. Specifically: this. It’s Anne-Sophie Mutter playing (among other things) Tartini’s famous Devil’s Trill sonata. (<– Click for midi file)
You might not know it, but Tartini was born in Slovenia, in the beautiful seaside town of Piran. Since he was an Italian, you won’t find his name on any list of famous Slovenes, but the center square of Piran (Tartinijev trg) still carries his name. Since I didn’t have any Tartini in my collection, I expressed my interest in it. A short while later, Mr. H. e-mailed me to ask for my home address, which I unsuspectingly gave to him. When a small package arrived from Sweden, I was sure it was my CD. But when I opened it, I found this instead: