The Art of Playing on the Violin

Album by Francesco Geminiani & Gottfried von der Goltz

The Art of Playing on the Violin is a treatise by Italian Baroque composer and violinist Francesco Geminiani, published in 1751. The book outlines Baroque violin technique, ornamentation and principles of bowing and articulation, reflecting eighteenth-century performance practice and serving as a pedagogical work in Geminiani's career and the literature on historical violin technique.
First released: 2nd June 2017

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    The Art of Playing on the Violin, Op. 9: Improvisation
    1:01
  2. 2.
    The Art of Playing on the Violin, Op. 9: Composition No. 1, Adagio
    1:40
  3. 3.
    The Art of Playing on the Violin, Op. 9: Composition No. 2, Allegro
    1:48
  4. 4.
    The Art of Playing on the Violin, Op. 9: Composition No. 3, Allegro assai
    2:10
  5. 5.
    The Art of Playing on the Violin, Op. 9: Composition No. 4, Allegro assai
    2:09
  6. 6.
    The Art of Playing on the Violin, Op. 9: Composition No. 5, Allegro assai
    2:33
  7. 7.
    The Art of Playing on the Violin, Op. 9: Composition No. 6, Allegro assai
    2:00
  8. 8.
    The Art of Playing on the Violin, Op. 9: Composition No. 7, Andante
    2:58
  9. 9.
    The Art of Playing on the Violin, Op. 9: Composition No. 8, Allegro
    1:46
  10. 10.
    The Art of Playing on the Violin, Op. 9: Composition No. 9, Andante moderato
    2:20
  11. 11.
    The Art of Playing on the Violin, Op. 9: Composition No. 10, Allegro moderato
    2:00
  12. 12.
    The Art of Playing on the Violin, Op. 9: Composition No. 11, Allegro assai
    2:39
  13. 13.
    The Art of Playing on the Violin, Op. 9: Composition No. 12, Allegro assai
    3:12
  14. 14.
    Violin Sonata in D Minor, Op. 4 No. 8, H.92: I. Largo
    1:29
  15. 15.
    Violin Sonata in D Minor, Op. 4 No. 8, H.92: II. Allegro
    5:07
  16. 16.
    Violin Sonata in D Minor, Op. 4 No. 8, H.92: III. Andante
    3:13
  17. 17.
    Violin Sonata in D Minor, Op. 4 No. 8, H.92: IV. Allegro
    2:16
  18. 18.
    Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 4 No. 6, H.90: I. Adagio
    2:27
  19. 19.
    Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 4 No. 6, H.90: II. Allegro
    3:19
  20. 20.
    Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 4 No. 6, H.90: III. Andante
    4:19
  21. 21.
    Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 4 No. 6, H.90: IV. Allegro
    3:20

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