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[9] Moreover, Guarneri's instruments were recognized by a world-class soloist three decades before Stradivari's were likewise championed; by the 1750s, Gaetano Pugnani is known to have acquired and preferred a Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù violin, but it is not until the 1780s that his pupil, Giovanni Battista Viotti, became an advocate of ...
In 1690, Giuseppe married young Barbara Franchi, a parishioner of Sant’ Agata, who then joined the Guarneri family in the house on Piazza San Domenico. [1] In the meantime the health of Andrea seems to have further declined, thereby increasing his son's responsibility in the running of the family workshop.
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.
The Violin Museum (Italian: Museo del Violino), formerly the Stradivarius Museum (Italian: Museo Stradivari), is a musical instrument museum located in Cremona.The museum is best known for its collection of stringed instruments that includes violins, violas, cellos, and double basses crafted by renowned luthiers, including Antonio Stradivari and Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù.
The "ex-Primrose" Guarneri is an antique viola named after the viola player William Primrose who purchased it in 1954. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This late 17th-century instrument is one of seven known Guarneri family violas.
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 Lord Wilton Guarnerius, sometimes called the ex-Yehudi Menuhin, [1] is an antique and valuable violin fabricated by Italian luthier Bartolomeo Giuseppe "del Gesù" Guarneri (1698–1744), usually called Guarneri del Gesù. The violin was made in 1742 in the city of Cremona. [2]
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