Vitali Tomaso Antonio

De Chaconne in g mineur is een compositie welke wordt toegeschreven aan de Italiaanse componist Tomaso Antonio Vitali, maar evenzogoed een “muzikale hoax” kan zijn. De chaconne is geschreven voor viool met basso continuo.

De chaconne werd voor het eerst gepubliceerd in 1867 door de componist Ferdinand David in een bundel met andere werken van Vitali, genaamd Die Hoch Schule des Violinspiels.

Door de veelvuldige verwisselingen van toonsoort in de chaconne lijkt het werk totaal niet uit de barokperiode te komen en eerder uit de romantiek. Hierdoor rees de vraag op of David het stuk zélf niet had gecomponeerd of anders zwaar had aangepast. David liet de muziekwereld tot zijn dood in het ongewis. Tot op de dag van vandaag zijn we nog niets wijzer geworden op de vraag of Vitali de eigenlijke componist was.

Ondanks de dubieuze authenticiteit is het stuk een populair werk geworden onder violisten. Zo speelde Jascha Heifetz het werk op zijn debuut in de Carnegie Hall in 1917.4 https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaconne_(Vitali)

Nathan Milstein plays Vitali Chaconne
Vitali: Chaconne. Josef Suk

Josef Suk-Violin, Aleš Bárta-Organ. Josef Suk, (8.8. 1929 Prague-7.7. 2011 Prague ) the legendary Czech violinist – also violist, chamber musician and conductor. He is the both the grandson of the composer of the same name and the great-grandson of Antonin Dvorak. In his home country he carries the title of National Artist. The violinist’s extraordinary talent was spotted early by Jaroslav Kocian who tutored him until his death in 1950. Suk first appeared on concert platforms at the age of eleven. His Prague debut in 1954 rapidly led to an international career. Before long he was recognized as the heir to the best tradition of the Czech violin school and his 1959 tour with the Czech Philharmonic covered three continents and was one of the greatest expressions of Czech music the world had until then ever heard.In addition to a dazzling career as a soloist, esteemed for his refined tone, deep sense of lyricism (expressed unforgettably for example in his peerless Martinu interpretations) and commitment to the music he plays, he has also shown an extraordinary affinity for chamber music. He was for some years the first violin of the Prague Quartet, and founder of the Suk Trio. This affinity has yielded extraordinary fruits, especially through his partnerships with pianist Jan Panenka and the harpsichordist Zuzana Ruzickova – and from 1973 he was a frequent additional player with the Smetana Quartet, playing second viola. Suk plays on rare instruments built by Antonio Stradivari (1729), Giuseppe Guarneri “del Gesu” (1744) and Giovanni Battista Guadagnini (1758). Josef Suk has had a long and distinguished career in the recording studio, winning the Grand Prix du Disqueno less then six times as well as the Wiener Floetenuhr Prize and the Edison Prize.

Vitali Chaconne Plays David Oistrach :)))
Sarah Jang Vitali Chaconne in G Minor
Henryk Szeryng plays Vitali’s Chaconne Pianist: Charles Reiner
Heifetz – Vitali `Chaconne` with organ
Zino Francescatti plays Vitali’s Chaconne in G minor, arranged by Leopold Charlier. Edmond De Stoutz and the Zurich Chamber Orchestra.
Arthur Grumiaux : Vitali, Chaconne Riccardo Castagnone, piano
Vitali Chaconne Ida Haendel – Violin Geoffrey Parsons Piano 1976, London
T. Vitali – Chaconne ~ Boris Goldstein (with Organ) Organ: Claus Kühnl Year: 1977

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