Violin Masters, Two Gentlemen of Cremona
Saturday, July 13 at 7:00 pm on Channel
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During the late 17th and early 18th centuries, two violinmakers from the same small town, indeed, the same block, were making the most sought-after violins ever created. Nearly everyone has heard of Antonio
... [See more]Stradivari, but few know the name Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù. Through interviews with historians, experts, luthiers and virtuosos, this documentary tells the story of these two masters of violinmaking and why today their stringed instruments are worth millions of dollars to musicians and collectors the world over. Alfred Molina narrates. Featured violinists include Joshua Bell, James Ehnes, Cho-Liang Lin, Loren Maazel, Midori, Elmar Oliveira, Peter Oundjian, Itzhak Perlman, Julian Rachlin, Vadim Repin and Pinchas Zukerman.
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