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AlongwiththeinstrumentsofStradivarianddelGesù,theviolinsofGiovanniBattistaGuadagninihavelongbeenfavoredbyprofessionalmusiciansfortheirresponsiveness,tonalquality,andprojection.Originallypublishedin1949inaverylimitededition,thisstudyremainsthemostcomprehensiveaccountofG.B.Guadagnini'sworkandthelegacycarriedonbyhisdescendants.
AuthorErnestN.Doringconductedpainstakingresearchintoeighteenth-centurydocumentationofGuadagnini'sitinerantlife.Hetracesthecraftsman'sprogressfromPiacenza,Milan,Cremona,andParmatoTurin,whereGuadagninicreatedhismostprizedstringedinstruments.Acatalogofthefamily'smasterpiecesisorganizedbycityandprovidesadetailedprovenanceforeachinstrument.AnewIntroductionbyStewartPollens,aleadingauthorityonmusicalinstruments,offershistoricalperspectives.Widelyavailableforthefirsttimeinanaffordableedition,thisrareandauthoritativeworkprovidesviolinists,musicologists,andmusichistoryenthusiastswithafascinatingresource.,