All stradivarius articles – Page 4
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GalleryFrom the Archive: the 'Zahn' Stradivarius, 1719
This illustration of the 1719 'Zahn' violin by Antonio Stradivari was published in The Strad, September 1985. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs: The violin shown on this month's front cover is the 'Zahn' Stradivarius made in 1719. The instrument is an ...
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Bach duet on 1734 Stradivarius and Guarneri del Gesù violins
Chicago Symphony Orchestra assistant concertmaster David Taylor and his former student Clarissa Bevilacqua perform on two violins made in 1734 - the Antonio Stradivari 'Lam, ex Scotland' and the Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù 'Prince Doria' - housed at the Museo del Violino in Cremona, Italy. The ...
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Croall, McEwen' Stradivarius violin, worth £2m, to be auctioned
Previous violinists who have performed on the instrument include Frank Peter Zimmermann, Alexander Gilman and Suyeon Kim
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From the Archive: the 'Harrison' Stradivarius violin, 1693
This illustration of a 1695 violin by Antonio Stradivari [the date has since been corrected to 1693] was published in The Strad, June 1985. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs The Shrine to Music Museum [now named the National Music Museum or ‘NMM’] ...
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From the Archive: the 'Pierre Rode' Stradivarius violin, 1715
This illustration of the 'Pierre Rode' Stradivarius violin was published in The Strad, April 1985. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs: The violin shown on this month's front cover is the 'Pierre Rode' Strad, made in 1715 and now owned by Oscar Shumsky. ...
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Research suggests chemical wood treatment may account for the 'Stradivarius sound'
The findings by scientists at the National Taiwan University have been published in the PNAS journal
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István Várdai receives 'Du Pré-Harrell' Stradivarius cello on extended loan
The 1673 cello was purchased recently for Várdai by a benefactor who wishes to remain anonymous
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3D imaging: Stradivarius 'Benvenuti' violin, 1727
This short video shows a visualisation of the inside of the 'Benvenuti' violin made by Antonio Stradivari in Cremona, Italy, in 1727. The 360-degree rendering of the instrument's interior was made using scans taken at the Vienna Micro-CT Lab. Andrea Zanrè tells the story of the ‘Benvenuti’ violin, while Rudolf ...
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Shlomo Mintz plays the 'Vesuvius' Stradivarius violin
Israeli violinist Shlomo Mintz tries out the 1727 'Vesuvius' Stradivarius for the first time before performing on the instrument at the prize giving ceremony of the Cremona Musica Award 2016 - which he won in October. The violin forms part of the collection of the Museo del Violino ...
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From the Archive: the 'Bucher' Stradivarius violin, 1683
This illustration of the Stradivarius 'Bucher' violin was published in The Strad, April1984. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs: The violin illustrated is the 'Bucher' of 1683. Stradivari was a mere stripling of 39 when he made it; not so young by common ...
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From the Archive: the Stradivarius 'Barjansky' cello, 1684
This illustration of the Barjansky Stradivarius cello was published in The Strad, August 1983. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs: Sotheby's auction on 23 June was another of their marathon events, divided into two sessions, and there were some sensational prices among the ...
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From the Archive: a Stradivarius violin from the 1695 period
This illustration of a violin by Antonio Stradivari was published in The Strad, April 1983. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs: This violin, which is not recorded in any of the books listing Stradivari's works, belongs to the 1695 era, the so-called long ...
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Janine Jansen receives 1707 Stradivarius violin on ten-year loan
The Dutch violinist has been loaned the instrument by Norway's Dextra Musica foundation
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From the Archive: copy of a late Stradivarius violin by Nicholas Lupot
This illustration of a violin by Nicholas Lupot was published in The Strad, February 1983. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs: Lupot was the first maker, together with his colleague Francois Pique, to recognise and establish beyond doubt the superiority of the Stradivarius model and ...
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Steven Isserlis and his Stradivarius cello – the relationship between soloist and instrument
In the process of researching his book on Stradivari instruments, Toby Faber spoke to the British cellist about the powerful connection between a musician and his instrument
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Sugar vs caramel: comparing the sound of the 'Joachim-Ma' Stradivarius to that of other violins
Alexi Kenney describes playing the 300-year-old 'Joachim-Ma' Stradivarius violin, on loan to him through the New England Conservatory
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Frank Peter Zimmermann regains access to ‘Lady Inchiquin’ Stradivarius violin
The instrument has been purchased by the North Rhine-Westphalia government in Germany for use by the violinist
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The Strad June 2016 issue is out now
We investigate the relationship between Stradivari's purfling corners and his violin forms
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Yehudi Menuhin's 'Khevenhüller' Stradivarius violin copy by Emile Français
The instrument was made expressly for the great violinist for his 19th birthday, writes Stewart Pollens
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Photographing a 299-year-old Stradivarius violin
After each shot I turn the violin 30 degrees and take another picture. I have to turn the violin to shoot it in 12 different angles. It's all about precision' What does it take to photograph the qualities of a Stradivari violin? Photographer Søren Jonesen takes us through ...
