Stradivarius : one cello, five violins and a genius /: one cello, five violins and a genius. (2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Toby Faber.
• Other Names: Faber, Toby, 1965-
• Contents: Five violins and one cello -- "The incomparably better violins of Cremona" -- "He was a genius already" -- "His costume scarcely ever varied" -- "So singular and so beautiful" -- "My violin should realize a large sum" -- "To the virtuosos of violins" -- "The turning-point in the history of virtuosity" -- "I have 80, 000 francs on me" -- "Unveiled in all its intact glory" -- "Find his majesty's soloist" -- "An immense reserve of strength" -- "No matter what the price" -- "What can we sell this as?" -- "The sound kept on coming and coming" -- "A run-of-the-mill Strad."
• Publisher Details: London : Pan
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (295 pages)
• Subjects: 787.21923092; Biography: Historical, Political & Military; Violin makers -- Italy -- Biography; Violin -- History; Bowed stringed instruments; Violin; Cello; Bowed stringed instruments; Cello; Violin; Violin makers; Geigenbau; Italy; Cremona; Biography; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780330475860
• Related ISBNs: 033047586X
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.