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Hier vindt u een verzameling artikelen uit kranten en tijdschriften die betrekking hebben op het fenomeen viool.

Peter Brandt (vioolbouwer) in de Klassieke muziekagenda:

Zijn voorliefde voor hout is er altijd geweest. ”Het is fantastisch om mee te werken, het is een natuurprodukt, warm en goed te bewerken en te modeleren. Het daagt me uit, ik ben een detaillist en perfectionist van aard en de kunstgeschiedenis heeft mij leren kijken”. Lees alles...


Stradivarius in de NRC van zaterdag 31 oktober 1998: (nog steeds actueel!)

Het artikel in Wet & Onderwijs-katern van 3 oktober 'Dromen van een Stradivarius' raakt een reëel probleem in het muziekleven (in het bijzonder voor strijkers in opleiding), doch met voorbijgaan aan enkele factoren die het geheel toch nog wat gecompliceerder maken dan een simpele kwestie van geld. Hieraan lijdt ook het in het artikel genoemde rapport van de Stichting voor Economisch Onderzoek dat is opgesteld in opdracht van het Nationaal Muziekinstrumentenfonds van september 1998. Dit rapport is door economen gemaakt na gesprekken met en enquêtes van factoren op de markt voor instrumenten, te weten muziekstudenten, beroepsmusici en bouwers/handelaren. Hiermee is echter nog niet alles gezegd over deze door veel misverstanden, vooroordelen en geloof versluierde markt waar per saldo toch vrij vaste regels gelden. Lees alles...


Stradivarius found above chicken coop:

An elderly Hungarian is said to become a millionaire after finding a priceless Stradivarius violin hidden above his chicken coop. Imre Horvath, 68, makes a living from the poultry and egss he sells from his home on a smallholding, near Debrecen.He believes the violin was hidden in the roof space by his musician father, Zoltan, before he went off to fight in the war.

Zoltan was killed in the war and never had a chance to tell his family where the instrument was hidden, reports Debreceni Napelo. He built the house in the 1920s and lived there with his family until he was called up to fight, and never returned. Imre said he had no use for the instrument, and had taken it to an expert in Debrecen to have it valued because it looked like it was particularly good quality. He said: "They were very excited - but sent me to the capital to have their findings checked, and they confirmed the violin was made by the famous 17th century Italian instrument maker Antonio Stradivari. “I was delighted but then terrified because I have nowhere I can keep the violin in my little house, I just want to sell it as soon as possible and put the money in the bank. Then I can relax.“ Only about 650 genuine Stradivarius violins are believed to exist today and one recently sold in the US for more than $ 1 million.


Artikel uit Buitenleven: Peter Brandt vioolbouwer

Het beeld dat leken van een vioolbouwer hebben is nogal wisselend. De één verwacht een soort André Rieu, de ander een wat artistiek uitziend figuur met baard en wuivende lokken. Peter Brandt voldoet aan geen van beide. Hij is een man die leeft voor, maar ook ván muziek en muziekinstrumenten, een man met een subtiel gevoel in beide handen en een grote technische kennis. Maar ook een man die, ondanks het feit dat hij al zo'n 20 jaar violen bouwt, iedere dag leert. Zijn atelier, met geurige houtkrullen en pruttelende lakken. Met behulp van gevoel en gereedschappen, die wat vorm en gebruik betreft soms eeuwenlang nauwelijks veranderd zijn, krijgt het hout en uiteindelijk het instrument, zijn vorm en klank! Lees alles...


 


Violinists can't tell new violins from old, study shows in USA Today 8 april 2014

Old Italian violins are deemed the king of all violins. A Stradivarius can rake in millions at auction, and players have long noted the superior tonal qualities of violins from the 1700s compared to newer violins. Many researchers have tried to explain the supposed superiority of the old Italian violins, testing everything from the old wood to the ingredients in the varnish used on the violins. A new study published today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, by acoustic scientist Claudia Fritz and violin maker and researcher Joseph Curtin, shows that there really may not be a distinguishable difference in old vs. new violins. ”When you see a fantastic violinist confused and unable to tell the difference between a Strad and a newer instrument, it really makes an impression,” Curtin said. The researchers asked 10 world-renowned soloists to choose a violin to hypothetically replace their own from a batch of six new and six old Italian violins, five of which were Stradivarius models. In the blind study, the violinist wore dark goggles and tested the instruments in 75-minute sessions, one in a rehearsal room and a 300-seat concert hall outside of Paris. Six of the 10 soloists chose new violins as their preference, and when comparing playing qualities of their favorite new violin and favorite old violin, they rated the new violin higher on average. Lees alles...


Over-Hyped $45 Million 1719 MacDonald Stradivari Viola Fails to Sell

Despite the highly-publicized marketing strategy, London-based auction house Ingles & Hayday has failed in its attempt to deliver a buyer for the 1719 Macdonald Viola grossly over-estimated, at bids over USD 45 Million. A collaborative sale with Sothebys, the auction houses used a sealed-bid process in hope of finding a buyer outside of the traditional string instrument market. One of only 11 confirmed Stradivari violas in existence, the Macdonald was used by Peter Schidolf of the Amadeus Quartet from 1964 to 1987 and has been kept in storage since. From a condition standpoint, it is believed to be the finest Stradivari viola in existence.


Kreutzer Strad, Found in Reclusive Heiress Closet, to Sell for Upto $10M

The 1731 Kreutzer Stradivarius violin, found hidden in the closet of the late eccentric heiress Huguette Clarks Manhattan apartment, is expected to sell at auction in New York this week for upto USD $10 million. The reclusive heiress, who died aged 104 in 2011, was the daughter of copper magnate and politician William A Clark once believed to be the richest man in America. The 1731 golden-period instrument, which had been left untouched for more than 25 years, was named after its former owner French violin virtuoso, Rodolphe Kreutzer. Our pre-sale estimate on this is $ 7.5 million to $ 10 million, Kerry Keane, head musical instrument specialist at Christies New York has said.


Kreutzer Strad, failed to sell

This announcement comes just a week after Christie's failed in an attempt to sell the 1731 Kreutzer Stradivarius violin, in New York and has signaled, for many experts, a potentially major downward shift in the roof of the ultra-high-end string instrument market. This announcement comes just a week after Christie's failed in an attempt to sell the 1731 Kreutzer Stradivarius violin, in New York? and has signaled, for many experts, a potentially major downward shift in the roof of the ultra-high-end string instrument market.