Along with the instruments of Stradivari and del Gesu, the violins of Giovanni Battista Guadagnini have long been favored by professional musicians. This 1949 volume remains the most comprehensive study of the G. B. Guadagnini's life, work, and legacy. Includes a catalogue of masterpieces and new In[...]
For over 200 years, Antonio Stradivari has been universally regarded as the greatest violin maker who ever lived, yet it is not widely known that he made virtually every kind of bowed- and plucked-string instrument popular in the Baroque period, including lutes, viols, mandolins, guitars, and harps.[...]
Written by a renowned musicologist -- with assistance from noted violin-maker and dealer Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume -- this survey explores the early history and construction of stringed instruments. Topics include the work of the Italian master violin-makers and the bows of Francois Tourte. This valua[...]