The rare Stradivarius violin putting the spotlight on an unknown Polish composer
There is only one Stradivarius violin in Poland, a rare example that survived the turmoil of the Second World War and ...
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1715 Stradivarius sold for $23 million becomes most expensive violin in history
A record-breaking Stradivarius has sold for $23 million (£17.8 million), the highest sum ever paid for a violin. The 1715 ‘Baron Knoop’, hailed for its quality, volume and articulation, was crafted ...
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Digitized Stradivari: CT Scanning the World's Greatest Violoncello
In 2016, Computer Science Professor Harry Mairson received a Provost Research grant to to work on his software for classical stringed instrument design. In the very early morning, we were off to ...
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Stepner's Graceful Bow to the Past, and Present
Daniel Stepner, professor of the practice of music at Brandeis and longtime first violinist in the Lydian String Quartet, plays a “modern” violin crafted in 1727. And a “period” instrument made by the ...