Stradivari's Genius: Five Violins, One Cello, and Three

Stradivari's Genius: Five Violins, One Cello, and Three Centuries of Enduring Perfection

Antonio Stradivari (1644â‚¬"1737) was a perfectionist whose single-minded pursuit of excellence changed the world of music. In the course of his long career in the northern Italian city of Cremona, he created more than a thousand stringed instruments; approximately six hundred survive, their quality unequalled by any subsequent violin-maker. In this fascinating book, Toby Faber traces the rich, multilayered stories of six of these peerless creationsâ‚¬â€œfive violins and a celloâ‚¬â€œand the one towering artist who brought them into being. Blending history, biography, meticulous detective work, and an abiding passion for music, Faber takes us from the salons of Vienna to the concert halls of New York, and from the breakthroughs of Beethovenâ‚¬s last quartets to the first phonographic recordings. This magnificent narrative invites us to share the life, the intrigue, and the incomparable beauty of the worldâ‚¬s most marvelous stringed instruments.

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer	Random House Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	Illustrated
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2006-04-04
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780375760853

Stradivari's Genius: Five Violins, One Cello, and Three Centuries of Enduring Perfection