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Violin master works and their interpretation, 1925
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1The "Aria con variazioni" on a ground bass (basso ostinato) with which the Sonata in F minor concludes, is one of the loveliest inspirations of the period in which it was written. A note of the deepest, sincerest anguish is voiced by the Theme, especially in the second section:
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5And in this theme the key of F minor makes a grateful and welcome impression.
7In the Third Variation, Poco più moto:
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12the impression made on the listener is due entirely to the harmonious blending of the two expressive voices moving together.
14The Fifth Variation, provided with the indications Appassionato, forte and con gran' espressione, is charmingly thrown into relief by a brilliant figuration for the left hand in the piano accompaniment. The closing Cadenza, conforming to the original in style, has been supplied by the editor.
16Pietro Nardini (1722-1793), together with his teacher Tartini and Locatelli, is one of the most important composers of the post-Corellian epoch. His Sonata in D major* as well as his violin Concerto in E minor are among the most beautiful works of their day, works to whose musical and artistic values is added their usefulness as study material.
18The Adagio at the beginning of the first movement calls for a very deliberate playing of the eighth-notes as in similar movements by Bach, Handel and the Italian masters of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The Allegro which follows is accompanied by the phrase con fuoco: This explanatory phrase added by the composer is one which I most whole-heartedly endorse. The movement is an exceptionally
20* Pietro Nardini, Sonata in D major. Revised and edited by Theodore Spiering. Carl Fischer, Inc., New York.
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