The Devil’s Trill Sonata (Violin Sonata in G minor) - Giuseppe Tartini

The Devil’s Trill Sonata (Violin Sonata in G minor) - Giuseppe Tartini 00:00:00 Larghetto ma non troppo 00:05:57 Allegro moderato 00:09:47 Andante — Allegro assai The story about the dream of Tartini and the Devil: Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Tartini allegedly told the French astronomer Jérôme Lalande that he had dreamed that the devil had appeared to him and had asked to be Tartini’s servant and teacher. At the end of the music lesson, Tartini handed the devil his violin to test his skill, which the devil began to play with virtuosity, delivering an intense and magnificent performance. So singularly beautiful and executed with such superior taste and precision was the Devil’s performance, that the composer felt his breath taken away. The complete story is told by Tartini himself in Lalande’s Voyage d’un François en Italie: