The quartet was formed in 1994, when the violinist mariana sirbu and the cellist mihai dancila, who had previously had. Stradivari, antonio, the famous cremonese violinmaker, b. Antonio stradivaris name is synonymous with the very best violins and other classical instruments. Preussische quartette stradivari quartett on allmusic 2015. Mariana sirbu violin cristina dancila violin massimo paris viola mihai dancila cello. Dec 22, 2016 antonio stradivaris name is synonymous with the very best violins and other classical instruments.
Like a window into their daytoday life, stradivari census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more. For more than three hundred years, stradivarius instruments have been played, heard and admired by millions of people around the globe. Why stradivari violins smash auction records cnn style. Stradivari horse page with past performances, results, pedigree, photos and videos. Schumanns three string quartets are surely exemplars of the old adage that the best is the enemy of the good. Music school, music instruments stradivari strings. A highly refined art form, quartet playing requires consummate technical skill and dedication. In its playing the stradivari quartet seeks only optimal results. Stradivari quartett is a string quartet ensemble from zurich that counts to the most interesting ensembles of our time. Stradivari gets a bath friday morning may 20, 2016 after morning exercise in preparation for saturdays 141st running of the preakness stakes at pimlico race course in baltimore, md.
Stradivari 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 bowedand pluckedstring instrument popular in the baroque period, including lutes, viols, mandolins, guitars, and harps. There are 3,000 census records available for the last name stradivari. Stradivari 11e91 6v6 radio sternradio rochlitz, veb, rft, o. Stradivari article about stradivari by the free dictionary. These at first followed the smaller of amatis models, solidly.
We also provide information about stradivarius violins. Seoul arts center, may 2016 xiaoming wang, sebastian bohren, violins lech antonio uszynski, viola maja weber, cello. Stradivari group has several holdings and is active in the renewable energy, real estate, as well as in the agricultural, the publishing and the hotelsector. The swiss stradivari foundation habisreutinger lent four exceptional stradivari instruments to four terrific young musicians, who formed the stradivari quartet, based in zurich. Its leader plays the stradivarius aurea violin of 1715, while the violoncellists instrument, the suggia. In autumn 2008 the stradivari recorded a double cd of haydns opus 50 string quartets, which will be released by sony bmg in spring 2009 for the haydn anniversary. This is a list of stradivarius string instruments made by members of the house of antonio. Stradivari provides a fascinating biography of this legendary maker, based on newly discovered.
Powered by create your own unique website with customizable templates. Famiglia stradivari by giorgia dalla serra on prezi. The emerson string quartet introduces their new album, mozart the prussian quartets. In a long life, he produced about 1,100 stringed instruments. Antonio stradivari is almost universally regarded as the greatest violin maker in history, and the value of his instruments reflects that exalted status. The library of congress proudly holds and cares for six stradivari. Royal palace of madrid decorated stradivari quartet. 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 pluckedstring instrument popular in the baroque period, including lutes, viols, mandolins, guitars, and harps. A wonderful reminder of the delights of these three quartets musicians. Stradivari is a 1988 italian biographical drama film directed by giacomo battiato. With the stradivari solo violin, garritan aims to place one of the worlds best violins, three hundred years old and worth millions, in the hands of any performer with a computer and keyboard. Feb 11, 2010 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 pluckedstring instrument popular in the baroque period, including lutes, viols, mandolins, guitars, and harps. Download your free ambisonics audio and resource packet.
It depicts real life events of luthier antonio stradivari. Joined by musicians from rio and the uk in superb new arrangements of classic brazilian songs. After a stunning debut concert, referred to by the budapester zeitung as a moment when stars are born, the quartet was celebrated with standing ovations in its. The stradivari quartet has also been invited to appear at major festivals, including the lucerne festival, the bad kissingen summer festival, the rheingau music festival, the rubinstein piano festival in lodz, the schleswigholstein music festival and the stradivari festival in cremona. Learn more about berklee onlines master of music in. Antonio stradivari italian violin maker britannica. Stradivari records string quartet, george ricci, leopold mittman, samuel barber, hugo wolf stradivari records presents barber wolf barber. His life and work 16441737 paperback june 1, 1963 by w. Why centuriesold stradivari violins smash auction records written by nick glass, cnn samuel staples, a freshfaced 20yearold from londons guildhall school of. Stradivarius violin, lost years ago, resurfaces but new owner. Stradivari was still a pupil of nicolo amati in 1666 when he began to place his own label on violins of his making. With anthony quinn, stefania sandrelli, valerie kaprisky, francesco quinn. Viktoria mullova and friends capture the spirit and atmosphere of rio in this collection of songs by some of the greatest brazilian popular music composers of the 20th century such as claudio nucci, antonio carlos jobim and caetano veloso.
Antonio stradivari, italian violin maker who brought the craft of violinmaking to its highest pitch of perfection. Il famoso violino stradivari lady blunt stabilisce il. As there is no evidence of his birth and baptism in any of the parish registers of cremona, it is supposed that he was born in some village near that town. The stradivari quartet performs a wide range of music, while concentrating increasingly on major cycles of works by a. The string quartet is an established tradition that first appeared during the 18th century and remains for many the pinnacle of all classical music. It was filmed in sixteen weeks between cremona stradivaris hometown and. It was a visually extravagant smorgasbord, theatrically decadent and magnificently staged. Work is also under way on a solo viola and double bass, as well as a second violin this one made by guarneri. Violinist bartek niziol plays the aurea, stradivaris golden violin from his golden period ca. When comparing materiality to stradivari, nobody would say that keeneland is a faster track than gulfstream park. Mar 22, 2017 for the last 300 years or so, theres been a persistent mystique about the great italian luthier antonio stradivari and his violins. Welcome to the home page of the dallasfort worth based stradivarius string quartet. Convertor youtube muzica in mp3 convertor youtube video in mp3. We also provide information about stradivarius violins for sale, prices, the history of the violin, other famous violin makers, violin sizes, the difference between the fiddle and the violin, and much more.
National and international performances in the most famous concert halls and festivals. The quartetto stradivari is a happy blend of the new and the traditional, with its four worldclass string players bringing together a wealth of diverse talent passionately dedicated to the art of musicmaking en famille. Royal palace of madrid decorated stradivari quartet receives. Stradivari solo violin is a kontakt player 2 based violin sound library. He was born in or around cremona in 1644, and his 71year career is a vivid account of early mastery, fluid and ingenious. It is a mark of her stature as a musician that tifu plays the 1716 antonio stradivari which once belonged to napoleon bonaparte and is known as the berthier. Stradivari strings, a singapore based music school, is on a mission to provide music education to students, specializing in teaching violin, viola, cello, saxophone, flute, guitar, ukulele, piano. Stradivari strings music school, music instruments. Musicians prize them for the quality of their sound, which comes mostly from the way the. The musicians of the quiroga quartet from spain have been named the first artists in residence of the royal palace of madrid, allowing them access to the unique set of decorated stradivari instruments on display as part of the royal collection exhibition. Miro quartet antonio stradivari memorial concert library of. Thrilling dynamic and timbral changes can be created within a. As a boy the orphan antonio stradivari heard for the first time in his life the sound of a violin and he was fascinated by its voice.
Never one to let the grass grow under his feet, gary garritan is about to release a solo gofriller cello to accompany stradivari violin. This site uses cookies profiling, including third parties to send you targeted advertisements and services in line with your preferences. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Antonio stradivari was an italian luthier and a craftsman of string instruments such as violins. The latinized form of his surname, stradivarius, as well as the colloquial strad are terms often used to refer to his instruments. He was born in or around cremona in 1644, and his 71year career is a vivid account of early mastery, fluid and ingenious innovation, and indelible craftsmanship and artistry. As such, it resembles its namesake in the field of instrument making. Kyung chungwha no longer plays the harrison stradivari of 1693 it is in the shrine to music museum in south dakota. He was the son of alessandro stradivari and anna moroni. Rca red seal 88985492642 schumanns three string quartets are surely exemplars of the old adage that the best is the enemy of the good. Stradivari quartet schubert, string quartet in g major d.
847 901 1402 1263 1423 755 923 738 459 640 1063 648 294 742 1028 1179 737 1234 526 846 182 1012 180 460 1230 1192 1094 40 1237 169 1184 606 52 250 247 1233 659 428