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The Countess of Stanlein Restored - A History of the Countess of Stanlein Ex Paganini Stradivarius Cello of 1707 (Hardcover)
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The Countess of Stanlein Restored - A History of the Countess of Stanlein Ex Paganini Stradivarius Cello of 1707 (Hardcover)
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It is a truth universally acknowledged that Antonio Stradivari of
Cremona (1644-1737) was the noblest of bowed wooden stringed
instrument makers. His work remains the Platonic ideal and template
for contemporary 'luthiers'; present day technology may hope to
match but not alter the standard of such craftsmanship. Extant
examples of the master's instruments are numerous--but cellos from
the 'great period' (1707-1720) are relatively few. The Countess of
Stanlein-ex Paganini Stradivarius violoncello of 1707 is one of the
best known in this exalted group. It has been copied often,
physically dissected, discovered in a barrow on its way to a
municipal dump, owned by Paganini, and applauded in hall after
hall.
Today the 'Stanlein' belongs to the cellist Bernard Greenhouse. In
his eighties and semi-retired, he determined 'to give back
something of value to the world of music that had given him so
much.' In September 1998 he deposited the cello in the New York
atelier of virtuoso luthier Rene Morel. The craft of instrument
repair remains rooted in tradition; its practitioners belong to a
quasi-mediaeval guild. Morel began a complete restoration of the
instrument, a painstaking and meticulous enterprise that took him
nearly two years. This book tracks that process--the intricacies,
anxieties and pleasures that precede the cello's triumphal
unveiling at the World Cello Congress in June 2000. Its subject is
a work of art that must prove nonetheless functional, for the
Countess of Stanlein-ex Paganini Stradivarius is only itself when
played.
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