Baroque Strad

[hemiola07]

Everyone is fully aware of the beauty, fame, and rarity of Stradivarius violins. I myself unexpectedly got to play one myself, and it was a real treat! But one must also remember that Strads were initially made in the Baroque era and that they too, like all Baroque violins, once had the "standard" features of the Baroque violin: Shorter neck and fingerboard, etc. One Strad has been restored to its original condition. Click here to read about it, as well as my commentary:

http://hemiola07.wordpress.com/2010/...erfectly-true/

[periodinstrumentfan]

This Re-issue of Skip Sempé and Capriccio Stravagante by Deutsche Harmonia Mundi is a rare CD where they used both The Gould Strad and the Amati restored to its Baroque Form at the MET...