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Stradivari's relatively early success in his career may have allowed him to use a more experimental approach to violin building. [39] In fact, Stradivari's early career is marked by wide experimentation, and his instruments during this period are generally considered of a lesser quality than his later work. [40]
Antonio Stradivari, by Edgar Bundy, 1893: a romanticized image of a craftsman-hero. A Stradivarius is one of the string instruments, such as violins, violas, cellos, and guitars, crafted by members of the Stradivari family, particularly Antonio Stradivari (Latin: Antonius Stradivarius), in Cremona, Italy, during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
Kadambini was a noted Hindi-language literary monthly magazine from Delhi-based Hindustan Times Media. [1] Established in 1960, [2] it covers a wide range of subjects including literature, science, history, sociology, politics, films and sports. [3]
Stradivari is a 1935 German drama film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Sybille Schmitz and Harald Paulsen. [ 1 ] The film's sets were designed by the art director Emil Hasler .
In Stradivari's time violas came in two sizes, tenor and alto. Tenor violas have become largely obsolete, whereas alto has become the standard voicing for violas. There were originally two violas in the Medici set, the other being an alto: the two instruments appear to have become separated in the late 18th century.
The Jupiter Stradivarius is a violin constructed in 1700 by luthier Antonio Stradivari of Cremona. It is one of only 700 extant Stradivari instruments in the world today. The Jupiter was once owned and played by virtuoso violinist Giovanni Battista Viotti. The Jupiter Strad is an instrument used as a pattern for violin makers.
The Cholmondeley (/ ˈ tʃ ʌ m l i / CHUM-lee) is the name of a Stradivarius cello (violin) that was made in Cremona, Italy, by Antonio Stradivari around 1698. It holds the record as the world's most valuable cello. At an auction at Sotheby's in London on 22 June 1988 it fetched the highest auction price ever at £682,000 [1] (US$ 1.2 million ...
According to the celebrated violin expert Charles Beare, La Pucelle is the first example of the instruments forming Stradivari's "Golden Period", the pilot model. The violin is currently owned by collector David L. Fulton. He calls it one of his finest items in his collection and considers it one of the finest Stradivari instrument in the U.S.