Title: Stradivari's genius
First published: 2004
Description: Antonio Stradivari (1644-1737) was a perfectionist whose single-minded pursuit of excellence changed the world of music. In the course of his long career in the northern Italian city of Cremona, he created more than a thousand stringed instruments; approximately six hundred survive. In this fascinating book, Toby Faber traces the rich, multilayered stories of six of these peerless instruments--five violins and a cello--and the one towering artist who brought them into being.
Subjects: Violin, Violoncello, Bowed stringed instruments, Large type books, Violin makers, Biography, History, Stradivarius violin, Stradivari stringed instruments, Cello
People: Antonio Stradivari (d. 1737)