All Historical articles – Page 4
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Premium ❘ FeatureZosimo Bergonzi: Family fortunes
Zosimo Bergonzi, son of Carlo, was for a time the only luthier active in Cremona . Michel Samson tracks his career through his known works
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: an 1812 viola by Giuseppe Marconcini
Jonathan Marolle takes a look at a viola from one of the ‘Ferrera school’ makers
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: a 1759 viola by Petter Hellstedt
Stefan Lindholm examines an instrument by the Swedish maker
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Premium ❘ FeatureFrom the archive: a 1618 Henry Jaye viol
The work of British violin maker Henry Jaye is testament to the unsung tradition of viol making in 17th-century London. John Dilworth examines a strikingly varnished Jaye instrument from 1618
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Premium ❘ FeatureMarino Capicchioni: A one-of-a-kind luthier
Self-taught and living far away from any centres of lutherie, Marino Capicchioni became famous in his time for the superb quality of his instruments.
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NewsAmati five-string cello bought by New York museum
The c.1610 instrument is thought to be the only surviving five-string cello made in Cremona from that era
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FocusIn Focus: The ‘Wieniawski’ Stradivari violin of 1719
In this article from the May 2009 issue, Florian Leonhard takes a close look at a violin which ’encapsulates everything that made Antonio Stradivari such a legendary figure’. Photographs by Richard Valencia
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GalleryIn Focus: A 1778 G.B. Guadagnini violin
Dorothy DeLay’s favourite instrument comes from Guadagnini’s Turin period, and shows the influence of his patron Count Cozio di Salabue, writes John Dilworth
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Premium ❘ Feature1709 ‘King Carlos IV’ Stradivari violin: A crown jewel
Florian Leonhard reveals the history behind the 1709 ‘King Carlos IV’ Stradivari violin
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: a 1784 Vicente Assensio violin
Jordi Pinto examines a violin by the Spanish luthier
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: A 1926 violin by Jeromos Cigl
Zoltán Délczeg examines an instrument by the Hungarian maker
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FocusOn the trail of a 1708 Stradivari: J.T. Carrodus and a mystery violin
In an addendum to his article in the June 2023 issue, Gennady Filimonov uncovers how a 1708 Stradivari violin was mistaken for a cello, and other sundry observations
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Premium ❘ FeatureA mystery collector: On the trail of a Russian nobleman
Gennady Filimonov investigates a mysterious collector known in many publications as ‘a Russian nobleman’
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: An 1856 Giuseppe Rocca violin
David Bonesy examines a violin based on the ‘Alard’ Guarneri ‘del Gesù’
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: An 1819 David Stirrat violin
David Rattray examines an instrument by the Edinburgh maker
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: A 1660 Jacob Stainer viola
Bradley Strauchen-Scherer takes a closer look at a viola from one of the most important makers of the violin family
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Premium ❘ FocusBow maker James Tubbs - From the archive: June 1913
Towry Piper gives an account of the life and work of London bow maker James Tubbs (below), still going strong at the age of 78
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: a 1902 Enrico Rocca violin
Alberto Giordano examines a violin from maker with an interesting past
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: A c.1718 Daniel Parker violin
John Dilworth takes a closer look at a violin by the English maker
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: A 1669 Richard Meares bass viol
Shem Mackey takes a look at a Meares bass viol with distinctive carved head
