Stradivari’s Genius: Five Violins, One Cello, and Three Centuries of Enduring Perfection

A study of the life and work of the legendary violin maker Antonio Stradivari explores the extraordinary accomplishments of the seventeenth-century Italian whose craftmanship revolutionized the making of the violin, cello, and viola, exploring his achievements through the history of six of his acclaimed instruments over the course of three centuries. Reprint. 30,000 first printing.