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Stradivari's Genius: Five Violins, One Cello, and Three Centuries of Enduring PerfectionToby Faber
Rating: 4.5/5 Stars Rank: 35679 This engaging appreciation celebrates the maestro's legacy by following the adventures of six of his instruments. Faber, the former managing director of British publishing house Faber and Faber, begins with a short account of Stradivari's life (1644–1737) and methods in the Italian city of Cremona, where violin-making techniques achieved their zenith. As the Cremonese violins passed through the hands of musicians, the instruments' rich tone and penetrating sonic power stimulated a new style of virtuoso violin-playing that held Europe's concert halls enthralled. And as time passed and the violins' value soared, they spawned whole new industries in collecting, appraising, curating and faking them. Faber's stylish account savors Stradivari's marvelous acoustics and the individual personalities of his instruments while exploring the science behind them (X-rays, chemical tests and tree-ring analysis have all been deployed to unlock their secrets) and regaling readers with colorful tales of the musicians who built their careers around them. The result is an illuminating look at an enduring cultural monument. Photos. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. About the AuthorBorn in Cambridge, England, in 1965, TOBY FABER now lives in London with his wife and daughter. He was previously managing director of his family’s renowned publishing firm, Faber and Faber.This is his first book. EditorialsSample 3 of 5Stradivari's Genius: Five Violins, One Cello, and Three Centuries of Enduring Perfection Toby Faber
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