Displaying 1 of 1 2004 Format: Book Author: Faber, Toby, 1965- Title: Stradivari's genius : five violins, one cello, and three centuries of enduring perfection / Toby Faber. Publisher, Date: New York : Random House, ©2004. Description: xviii, 265 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm Summary: A study of the life and work of the legendary violin maker Antonio Stradivari explores the accomplishments of the seventeenth-century Italian whose craftmanship revolutionized the making of the violin, cello, and viola. Subjects: Stradivari, Antonio, approximately 1644-1737. Stradivari stringed instruments. Stradivarius violin. Cello. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-256) and index. Contents: Five violins and one cello -- "The incomparably better violins of Cremona" -- "He was a genius already" -- "His costume scarcely ever varied" -- "So singular and so beautiful" -- "My violin should realize a large sum" -- "To the virtuosos of violins" -- "The turning-point in the history of virtuosity" -- "I have 80,000 francs on me" -- "Unveiled in all its intact glory" -- "Find his majesty's soloist" -- "An immense reserve of strength" -- "No matter what the price" -- "What can we sell this as?" -- "The sound kept on coming and coming" -- "A run-of-the-mill Strad." Web Site: Sample text Contributor biographical information Publisher description LCCN: 2004051177 ISBN: 0375508481 9780375508486 Other Number: 56104342 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 151996 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 787.2192 Faber Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
