Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù: the ‘Baltic’ of c. 1731
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- Tarisio will present the 'Baltic' Guarneri del Gesù at auction on March 16, 2023. It has been over thirty years since a Guarneri of this quality has come to auction. Original in all parts, made of exemplary tonewood, in excellent condition and covered in a stunning, deep red-brown varnish-the 'Baltic' is breathtaking. Learn more at tarisio.com/baltic.
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I had the good-AND BAD-fortune to play on the Baltic for two weeks back in the early 1970s. I kid you not that I seriously thought of running away with the instrument.* It was so perfect and pure that it made my violin sound like it was an opera singer with a cold. When I say that it was BAD FORTUNE to play on it was because it waa devastating to have to return to my violin, and I was never satisfied with another instrument in my entire career. In short, I just suffered and "got by." When you tell this sort of thing to a modern maker, they don't want to believe it. When you tell it to a lot of younger players, they can't even imagine what you are talking about. When you talk to very fine violinists who have owned great instruments for a long time, they will say things like, "I've had my ___________for thirty years and I"m still finding new things I can do with it."
When the violin-making community eventually figures this out, it will be a great day for the poor violinists who have to put up with only passably useful tools.
It certainly IS true, however, that all Stradivari and Guarneri violins are not of this calibre. And a few modern makers are getting close. I'm wishful but not hopeful.
* BTW, in an episode of "Northern Exposure" a young violinist runs away with a Guarneri violin. It had nothing to do with my personal experience; purely coincidental.
Thanks for the story, hearing it from a professional sure shows the difference and that this is not a legend. About the violins that are approaching... where are they from? Who are the luthiers?
The reason is you need to maintain and play the best music on a violin for over a hundred years before it opens up and resonates more and more at those pitches. The woods used were extremely old in them too. The secret no one says is right in plain sight - time.
Is already been done, I mean anyone with half a brain could see that statement is ignorant. We've far exceeded 1600s Luther technology and there have been many superior violins for 150 years now. It's even been confirmed in blind tests that the Stradivarius is just a placebo and there's no actual difference other than the status symbol.
@@kishascape it's a Guarneri not a Stradivarius.
@@srinitaaigaura I think the age thing is mostly folklore, and that a violin "opens up" (whatever that means) more in the first 10 years than it does in the next 300. I've played violins completed in the last few months or years that sound and feel more "open" than others that are extremely old. Every violin has its own personality. The "secret" of Guarneri is that he made some very good and innovative instruments, not that he made them a long time ago. No doubt they were great instruments back when they were new. There are contemporary makers who are doing exceptionally good work at a far more affordable price. I suspect that bench copies are often passing as the real thing on concert stages.
Beautiful instrument, beautiful players, and beautiful presentation. Someday I hope to play an instrument of this caliber. Even once or twice in my life, and I could die a happy man.
It sounds like a bouquet of fresh mixed flowers
it is a fine violin, of the first mark; I play an antique, exact replica of the Baltic
Thanks for talking over the music. Great decision. 👍
Beautiful done! Thank you so much!
Sweet and mellow 😊
Very Instructive, Bravo !
Magnífico som fantástico ❤❤❤
Sound so sweet full of colour😊😊
Iv'e said before ìts not just the instrument its the player that can make it sing and love it 😊
🎻🎼🎵🎶🔝
Also, Amati'a sons were prominemt in that time frame.
I've never heard of Bergonsi. Are there many of his violins still existing today?
There was a Bergonzi family, which included The master, Carlo; then his sons and grandsons Michel Angelo, and Nicolo, (plus a couple of others). Carlo is sort of the Vermeer of violin makers, having made only very few instruments, but they are masterpieces. I believe, without unpacking my books, that there are only about 25 around-this compared to 600-700 Stradivari. Within the last few years there was an exhibit in Cremona and a book published with very good photos.
And there are two cellos of smaller frame. I played one of them and due to its smaller size it didn’t have the biggest sound, but beautiful!
It sold for $9.44 million, which was a bit short of the $10 million estimate.
Thank you, who bought the Baltic?
I’ll take two.
Foi o primeiro a fábrica o violino
Какой. Звук.. Мастер. Знал. Какой-то. Секрет... 😮...
1:31.... is that a massive crack on the bass side??
No; is the reflection of the string on varnish
Ninguém fala do Andrea amati foi o pioneiro no violino
Another quite-high bow hold.... are we slowly creeping back into the Baroque hold?
what is the name on the first piece she play?Thnx
Tchaikovsky violin concerto if im not mistaken
From the first movement of the Tchaikovsky Concerto.
What piece is Stella playing?
„The Lark Ascending“ by Ralph Vaughan Williams
I think it is a Butterfly Concerto.
Actually Sounds very similar..
Why does everybody ( violin player) have to play that piece? Yes, it shows off note clarity and tone quality of the instrument and profeciency of the soloist, but there are many others that could do the same thing.
Yes indeed, any Handel or Bach sonata would be very good.
it attract more guesses lol
@@stephanebelizaire3627they can't Handel it
This is the "guameri" sound.
Marketing... Pumping up the price
How did the original jewish owner loose ownership? He escaped persecution and carried it with him.