A musical inquiry into the nature of violin sound, comparing the "voices" of fifteen historic and rare instruments made by:
A1: Andrea Amati, c. 1560-70
A2: Antonio Stradivari - The "Rode", 1733
A3: Nicolo Amati, 1656
A4: Antonio Stradivari - The "Monasterio", 1719
A5: Joseph Guarneri de Gesù - The "Plowden", 1735
A6: Antonio Stradivari - The "Spanish", 1677
A7: Joseph Guarneri de Gesù - The "Lafont", 1735
B1: Gasparo da Salo, C. 1570-80
B2: Carlo Bergonzi - The "Constable", 1731
B3: Joseph Guarneri de Gesù - The "De Beriot", 1744
B4: Antonio Stradivari - The "Madrileño", 1720
B5: Joseph Guarneri de Gesù - The "Ex-Vieuxtemps", 1739
B6: Antonio Stradivari - The "Joachim", 1714
B7: Joseph Guarneri de Gesù - The "Gibson", 1734
B8: Antonio Stradivari - The "Ernst", 1709
A brief history on each violin and its ownership is given on inside sleeve.
Tracklist
A1: Intrada (Desplanes)
A2: Larghetto (Nardini)
A3: Praeludium (Vivaldi)
A4: Cantabile And Waltz (Paganini)
A5: Adagio (Mozart)
A6: Improvisation, Op. 21, No.1 (Kabalevsky)
A7: Melodie Op. 42, No. 3 (Tchaikovsky)
B1: Largo (Veracini)
B2: Sicilienne (Paradies)
B3: The Violin Maker Of Cremona (Hubay)
B4: Larghetto (Handel)
B5: Romance In A Major (Schumann)
B6: Hungarian Dance No. 20 (Brahms)
B7: Hungarian Dance No. 17 (Brahms)
B8: May Breeze (Song Without Words, Op. 62, No. 1) (Mendelssohn)
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