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The Countess of Stanlein Restored: A History of the Countess of Stanlein Ex Paganini Stradivarius Cello of 1707
Antonio Stradivarius of Cremona was the greatest of instrument makers. His violins and cellos remain the Platonic ideal and the template for contemporary luthiers; they show that technology cannot always match craftsmanship. The extant examples of his work are numerous--but those from the "great period" (1700-1720) are relatively few. The Countess of Stanlein cello is one of the best-known in this group. It has been copied often, physically dissected, discovered in a barrow on its way to a municipal dump, owned by Paganini, and applauded in hall after hall. Today the instrument, owned by the cellist Bernard Greenhouse, is in the atelier of the revered luthier Rene Morel. The craft of instrument repair remains quasi-medieval. In Morel's Manhattan workshop are apprentices from, Germany, Japan and Rumania as well as his native France. Morel is now engaged in a complete restoration of the instrument, a painstaking and meticulous enterprise that will last more than a year. This book tracks his progress; its subject is a work of art that must prove nonetheless functional, for the Countess of Stanlein Stradivarius is only itself when played. .
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The Stradivarius Code: Crack the Code to Explore the History of Musical Instruments (Reproducible, Grades 4+)
Grades 4+ * A follow-up to the best-selling "The Beethoven Code," this book offers an inventive and engaging way to approach the study of instruments Step 1: Study the article about an instrument-choose from flute, harp, violin, piano, bassoon, trumpet, timpani, bagpipes, guitar, and more. You'll learn about its history, famous compositions written for it, and the performers who play it, but to get to the really good stuff, you'll have to crack the code. Step 2: Read the first question, find its answer within the article, and start thinking; it's your first clue for solving the code. Different codes are used for each instrument unit and the codes vary in difficulty. Keys for the codes and answers to the questions are provided, and permission to reproduce the student pages is granted..
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Among the Great Masters of Music
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The Lost Stradivarius (Hesperus Classics)
Chilling in the extreme, The Lost Stradivarius is a classic tale of the supernatural While practicing in his rooms in Oxford, gifted violinist John Maltravers notices a strange phenomenon: whenever a certain air is played, a mysterious presence seems to enter. Unable to rationalize this away, Maltravers becomes increasingly unsettled, until he makes a startling discovery—tucked away in a hidden cupboard in his room is a priceless Stradivarius! Obsessed by his find, he becomes increasingly withdrawn from those around him, choosing instead to explore more sinister pursuits, little knowing the spell that this seemingly perfect violin is unleashing upon him. English poet and novelist J. Meade Falkner is best remembered for his novel, Moonfleet..
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Stradivarius
An inspirational story of young love and the transforming power of music, Stradivarius is a novel that will engage and delight everyone who believes that wonderful things can happen to good people. On the Korean peninsula during the freezing winter of 1951, a wounded American soldier finds a rare violin in the wall of a farmhouse where he has taken refuge. This is the beautifully told story of how a centuries-old Stradivarius came to be in that unlikely place and how it changed the life of all who possessed it. For this great instrument carries with it a kind of magic and all who use it well are wrapped in its beneficent spell. This is also the story of two families from different cultures and different parts of the world: one rural, Baptist, Southern; the other, sophisticated, European, Jewish. The link between them is an abiding love of great music, possession of the violin, and the boy genius from the mountains of West Virginia, Ailey Barkwood. The remarkable route by which the violin reaches Aileys talented hands, the course of love between two special but very different young people, and how great music, real genius, and moral choices can alter destiny are the ingredients that make Donald Ladews tale a novel that can be read, reread and remembered. .
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Stradivarius
A sweeping narrative of the greatest craftsman that ever lived and what became of the insturments he made.Everyone knows of the legendary quality and unbelievable price tag of a Stradivarius violin. In this, the first popular account of the Stradivari phenomena, Toby Faber explores the life and methods of this unsurpassed craftsman. Following the life of his insturments as they pass through the hands of many of the greatest musicians that have ever lived, we learn how and why they have become objects of such veneration and desire. It is a dramatic tale of grand artistry, fantastic music, shady dealers, forgery and science..
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The Secret of the Stradivarius
Seeing me turn towards him, he sprang from his seat, and before I could speak, snatched the fiddle from my hands, replacing it at once in its case; then closing the cover, he heaved a deep sigh of relief. I had no time to entreat, remonstrate, or resist; but as he took the fiddle from me, all wish to distinguish myself in a line that was not my own left me, and I almost laughed aloud at the folly and presumption of which I had been mentally guilty. Yet it was strange -- very strange..
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