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Along with the instruments of Stradivari and del Gesù, the violins of
Giovanni Battista Guadagnini have long been favoured by professional
musicians for their responsiveness, tonal quality, and projection. Originally
published in 1949 in a very limited edition, this study remains the most
comprehensive account of G. B. Guadagnini's work and the legacy carried on by
his descendants.Author Ernest N. Doring conducted painstaking research into
eighteenth-century documentation of Guadagnini's itinerant life. He traces
the craftsman's progress from Piacenza, Milan, Cremona, and Parma to Turin,
where Guadagnini created his most prized stringed instruments. A catalog of
the family's masterpieces is organised by city and provides a detailed
provenance for each instrument. A new Introduction by Stewart Pollens, a
leading authority on musical instruments, offers historical perspectives.
Widely available for the first time in an affordable edition, this rare and
authoritative work provides violinists, musicologists, and music history
enthusiasts with a fascinating resource.