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The Vieuxtemps Guarneri is a violin built by the renowned Italian instrument maker Giuseppe Guarneri around 1741. One of the last built by Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri, this Guarneri del Gesù instrument gained its name after being owned by the Belgian 19th century violinist Henri Vieuxtemps .
The Guarneri (/ ɡ w ɑːr ˈ n ɛər i /, [1] [2] UK also /-ˈ n ɪər-/, [3] Italian: [ɡwarˈnɛːri]), often referred to in the Latinized form Guarnerius, is the family name of a group of distinguished luthiers from Cremona in Italy in the 17th and 18th centuries, whose standing is considered comparable to those of the Amati and Stradivari families.
Antonio Stradivari (c.1700) "...once the principal instrument of a well-known 20th century violinist, and currently belongs to an institution that loans it to gifted violinists. It came to us from a soloist who had used it for numerous concerts and several commercial recordings in recent years." O2 Guarneri ‘del Gesu’ (c.1740)
Jascha Heifetz owned a c. 1740 Guarneri del Gesù from the 1920s until his death in 1987. It was his favorite instrument, even though he owned several Stradivarius. One of Norwegian virtuoso Ole Bull's favorite instrument was the del Gesù violin of 1744 named after Bull, which is also believed to be the last work of Guarneri del Gesù. [11]
The Strad" May 2018 "Part 1 - Unspoiled Charm: The Vieuxtemps Guarneri del Gesu" "The Strad" June 2018 "Part 2 - A Unique Pearl: The Vieuxtemps Guarneri del Gesu" "The Strad" January 2013 "Material Facts: A comparison of density in wood used by classical makers throughout Europe"
A promising young violin maker named Antonio Stradivari was emerging, who in 1680 moved his workshop to the Piazza San Domenico, just a few metres away from the Casa Guarneri. [1] Because of this increasing local competition, by 1683, Pietro had moved to Mantua, leaving Giuseppe to work in their father's shop. [1]
These are the instruments that are often compared closely with that of Stradivari and Guarneri. Nemessányi had a predilection for del Gesù models. He copied some instrument models so perfectly that his unbranded and unlabeled instruments were often in circulation as genuine del Gesù's and other famous Italian makers.
The two most famous violin makers, Antonio Stradivari (1644–1737) and Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù (1698–1744), both used an open string length of 12.8 inches (330 mm) for their violins, which had already been established a generation before by Jacob Stainer (c. 1617 –1683). Later makers have been unwilling to deviate from this.