"their previous film, ""Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould"" (1993), including cinematographer Alain Dostie, editor Gaétan Huot and actor Colm Feore. The co-production also allowed for shooting in Canada, China and around Europe, including the cities of Vienna, Shanghai and Montreal. Girard, McKellar and producer Niv Fichman went location scouting at the beginning of production, visiting Prague and Hong Kong and meeting writers who helped correct foreign-language dialogue. Ultimately, they decided they needed to film in Vienna and Shanghai to properly depict those cities. In Cremona, Italy, Girard visited violin-making schools and met some people who made the instruments,"
"help of Massimo Bacigalupo. Genoa was a centre of Occitanie culture in Italy and for this reason it developed an important school of troubadours: Lanfranc Cigala, Jacme Grils, Bonifaci Calvo, Luchetto Gattilusio, Guillelma de Rosers, and Simon Doria. Genoa is the birthplace of the composer Simone Molinaro, violinist and composer Niccolò Paganini, violinist Camillo Sivori and composer Cesare Pugni. In addition, the famous violin maker Paolo de Barbieri. Paganini's violin, Il Cannone Guarnerius, is kept in Palazzo Tursi. The city is the site of the Niccolò Paganini Music Conservatory. Alessandro Stradella, a composer of the middle baroque, lived in Genoa"
"brown impregnating through, elastic and as smooth as foulard. Most skillful modeling with no imperfections to be criticised by the keenest eyes. Players fastidious in tonal matters should welcome these superb violins as an invaluable economy of time when assiduously practicing for rapid fingering clarity."" - William Henley Andrea Postacchini Andrea Postacchini (1788–1862) was an Italian violin maker born in Fermo, known as the ""Stradivari"" of the Marches (a region of central Italy). Postacchini was born on 30 December 1786 in Fermo, a hilltop town near the east coast in Italy's marches region. He came from a wealthy, religious family"
"Lendinara Lendinara is a town and ""comune"" in the province of Rovigo, Veneto, northern Italy. It is part of the historical and geographical region of Polesine. It is the birthplace of Domenico Montagnana (1680–1750), one of the world's finest violin and cello makers. Tenor Domenico Ronconi was also born in the town. In the latter part of the 19th century it was the home of Jessie White Mario, the English woman who took an active part in the struggle for the Unification of Italy at the side of Mazzini and Garibaldi. Outside of the town stands the Sanctuary of Nostra"
"Amati Amati is the last name of a family of Italian violin makers who lived at Cremona from about 1538 to 1740. Their importance is considered equal to those of the Bergonzi, Guarneri, and Stradivari families. Today, violins created by Nicolò Amati are valued at around $600,000. Andrea Amati () designed and created the violin, viola and cello known as the ""violin family"". He standardized the basic form, shape, size, materials and method of construction. Makers from nearby Brescia experimented, such as Gasparo da Salò, Micheli, Zanetto and Pellegrino, but it was Andrea Amati in Cremona, Italy, who gave the"
"in Brescia 2007. Micheli's son, Pellegrino Micheli, was also an instrument maker. Zanetto Micheli Zanetto Micheli (c. 1489 – after 1560) was the first representative of the oldest known family of string instrument makers from the famous Renaissance Brescian school of strings and violin making, from which many very clear archive documents but (more important) some perhaps 20 original instruments (violins, violas, viols, double basses) seems to survive. Micheli was born in the Italian village of Montichiari, and later moved to the nearby town of Brescia. The birth date is deduced from a document of 1550 in which Zanetto declared"
"Andrea Postacchini Andrea Postacchini (1788–1862) was an Italian violin maker born in Fermo, known as the ""Stradivari"" of the Marches (a region of central Italy). Postacchini was born on 30 December 1786 in Fermo, a hilltop town near the east coast in Italy's marches region. He came from a wealthy, religious family of farm workers. The young Postacchini was sent to a monastery in Fermo where he met a priest who made violins using primitive tools. Postacchini became fascinated with this craft and upon his departure (age of 28), he decided to become a violinmaker. Although he was self-taught, Postacchini"
"the finest modern Italian makers and many of his instruments are now being copied by shops and makers"" - Life for Violin Making by Gianfranco Boretti Viewed below, is a very fine example of this master's work. Sesto Rocchi violin 1975 made for his daughter. Sesto Rocchi Sesto Rocchi (1909–1991) was a violin maker from Reggio Emilia in Italy. Sesto Rocchi was born in Reggio Emilia, Italy. He started his violin making studies at the School of Violin Making at the Conservatory of Music in Parma under Amina J. Mohammed. After approximately 6 years of study, he moved to Milan"
"issued a CD entitled ""Vivaldi's Ring of Mystery"". It is an original story about an orphan girl in the early 1700s who goes in search of her roots. A central clue to the mystery is a missing Stradivarius violin that the Duke of Cremona has brought to Vivaldi's school of the ""Pietà"" in the hopes of finding his long-lost grandchild. Vivaldi's music is featured throughout the story. Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (; 4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian Baroque musical composer, virtuoso violinist, teacher, and priest. Born in Venice, the capital of the Venetian Republic,"
"Domenico Montagnana Domenico Montagnana (24 June 1686 – 6 March 1750) was an Italian master luthier based in Venice, Italy. He is regarded as one of the world's finest violin and cello makers of his time. His pieces, particularly his cellos, are extremely sought after by orchestras, notable musicians or collectors, and many form parts of collections in museums. Prices for authentic pieces can reach millions of US dollars at auction. Montagnana was born in Lendinara, Italy in 1686. His father, Paolo, was a shoemaker. He made stringed musical instruments (violins, violas, cellos) and double basses in Venice. He was"
"the City Council for the Arts of Cremona, Italy. Dimitri Musafia Dimitri Musafia is an artisan maker of violin and viola cases for his own company, Musafia. Residing in Cremona, Italy, he first trained as a violinist, and subsequently as a violin maker at the Stradivari Institute in Cremona, before self-teaching to make cases, beginning in 1983, on the basis of his previous studies. A Musafia violin case has been made for violins and violas by Stradivari, Guarneri del Gesu, Amati and other makers of the classic period of violin making, including the 1742 Guarneri del Gesu called “the Cannon”"
"Igino Sderci Igino (Iginius) Sderci (1884 - 1983) was born in Florence, Italy. He devoted his entire career to violin making, studying under master maker Leandro Bisiach. A very prolific maker making more than 700 instruments including many large violas. He won gold medals at the prestigious Stradivarius Exhibition at Cremona in 1937 marking the bicentanary of Stradivari's death (as well as prizes in 1949). From his earliest childhood Igino Sderci was interested in music & art. He studied sculpture in Siena and had a gift for wood carving. He made his first violin without supervision. In Siena Sderci was"
"Gaetano and Pietro Sgarabotto Gaetano Sgarabotto (1878–1959) was born in Vicenza, Italy. He devoted his entire career to violin making. He was a very prolific violin maker, making more than 700 instruments including violas and cellos. His son, Pietro Sgarabotto (1903–1990), born in Milan, retired 1971, still produced masterworks as late as 1979; both worked for their entire lives in Italy as master violin makers. Gaetano S. worked initially in the city of Vicenza for many years before moving to Milan in 1901 to work for Leandro Bisiach. He moved to Parma in 1926, where he stayed almost without interruptions"
"Gagliano family Gagliano is the name of a famous family of Italian luthiers from Naples, dating back to the early 18th century. The Gagliano dynasty - particularly Alessandro, Nicolò I and Gennaro - are considered the high point of Neapolitan violin making. There are as many as eighteen ""Gagliano"" violin makers known worldwide today. Below is a family tree of a few of its most recognizable luthiers. (c. 1700 - c. 1735) Naples, Italy. As a youth, Alessandro worked in the shops of famed luthiers Nicolo Amati and Antonio Stradivari. After returning to Naples from Cremona, he became the founder"
"Donizetti; Brescia is hosts the impressive 1709 Teatro Grande; Cremona is regarded as the birthplace of the commonly used violin, and is home to several of the most prestigious luthiers in the world, and Mantua was one of the founding and most important cities in 16th- and 17th-century opera and classical music. Other cities such as Lecco, Lodi, Varese and Pavia also have rich musical traditions, but Milan is the hub and centre of the Lombard musical scene. It was the workplace of Giuseppe Verdi, one of the most famous and influential opera composers of the 19th century, and boasts"
"Sgarabotto & David Oistrakh photo Gaetano and Pietro Sgarabotto Gaetano Sgarabotto (1878–1959) was born in Vicenza, Italy. He devoted his entire career to violin making. He was a very prolific violin maker, making more than 700 instruments including violas and cellos. His son, Pietro Sgarabotto (1903–1990), born in Milan, retired 1971, still produced masterworks as late as 1979; both worked for their entire lives in Italy as master violin makers. Gaetano S. worked initially in the city of Vicenza for many years before moving to Milan in 1901 to work for Leandro Bisiach. He moved to Parma in 1926, where"
"Giovanni Paolo Maggini Giovanni Paolo Maggini (c. 1580 - c. 1630), was a string maker born in Botticino (Brescia), Italy. Maggini was a pupil of the most important violin maker of the Brescian school, Gasparo da Salò. Maggini's early instruments are now considered very desirable because, despite their apparent naive craftsmanship, they are wonderful instruments. They first tended to be modified copies of his teacher's instruments. But once established on his own around the year 1606, Maggini developed his skills and experimented with his designs until he achieved a level of expertise that is still highly regarded. His violas, like"
"was included as one of the 72 castles controlled by the monastery of San Clemente a Casauria. Salle, Abruzzo Salle is a ""comune"" and town in the Province of Pescara in the Abruzzo region of Italy, well known for its castle and its history in the violin-string industry. The village was built in the 9th century at the same time as Caramanico Terme. The old part of the town, referred to as Salle vecchia, was hit by an earthquake in 1915 and later a landslide in 1933. The current town lies nearby, with much of the old town still abandoned."
"grew accordingly. Beginning in the 16th century, Cremona became renowned as a centre of musical instrument manufacture, with the violins of the Amati and Rugeri families, and later the products of the Guarneri and Stradivari shops. To the present day, their work is widely considered to be the summit of achievement in string instrument making. Cremona is still renowned for producing high-quality instruments. In 2012 the """"Traditional violin craftsmanship in Cremona"""" was declared an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO. Cremona had a band tradition linked to the ""Guardia nazionale"" founded under Napoleonic influence. In 1864, native son Amilcare Ponchielli became"
"downtown. Fiorini quickly achieved a reputation in his new environment and was able to attract apprentices of great talent, including his son Giuseppe. Raffaele won a silver medal with praise during the International Music Exhibit of Arezzo in 1882, and a silver medal during the Torino Exhibition in 1884; he received also great acclaim for his restoration work. Up to the first half of the nineteenth century, violin making in Italy had come to a standstill, but during the second half of the century, Raffaele Fiorini gave new impulse to it. Thanks to him, born in Musiano di Pianoro, the"
"of the Bolognese School Bolognese Violin Makers 'Up to the first half of the nineteenth century, Violin Making in Italy was in a standstill cycle; yet, during the second half of the century, Raffaele Fiorini gave new impulse to it. Thanks to him, born in Musiano di Pianoro, the luthier's ancient Art was brought back to a new life.' - History Raffaele Fiorini Raffaele Fiorini (15 July 1828 – 18 October 1898), was an influential Italian violin maker. Innovator, personality and pioneer of the great rebirth of contemporary Bolognese violinmaking, Fiorini was born at Musiano di Pian di Macina di"
"workshop. A prize-winner at the competition of Rome in 1920 and in numerous exhibitions, he taught at the violin-making school in Cremona from 1961 to 1963. His production is characterized by accuracy and elegance. View a fine example of Giuseppe Ornati violin Milan circa 1921 close-up: Giuseppe Ornati Giuseppe Ornati - (1887 in Albairate near Milan – 1965 in Milan). Considered to be one of the greatest violin makers of his time, he trained as a carpenter and then received the first notions of violin making from the amateur maker Carlo Moneta. Towards 1903, he went to work at the"
"Suono di Bologna Discover the history of the Bolognese School 'Up to the first half of the nineteenth century, Violin Making in Italy was in a standstill cycle; yet, during the second half of the century, Raffaele Fiorini gave new impulse to it. Thanks to him, born in Musiano di Pianoro, the luthier's ancient Art was brought back to a new life.' - History | Bolognese Violin Makers | www.ilsuonodibologna.org | The Violin making Tradition of Bologna View a fine example of Gaetano Pollastri violin Bologna circa 1936 : Gaetano Pollastri violin Bologna circa 1936 Gaetano Pollastri - violin 1936"
"recognition and his business blossomed. He gradually developed his own style, and made his best instruments during the 1920s. Annibale Fagnola Annibale Fagnola (1866–1939) was one of the greatest Italian violin makers of the 20th century. He was born in Montiglio Monferrato, Italy, and in 1894 moved to Turin, where he worked until his death. His instruments today are prized for their beautiful craftsmanship and sonorous tone. He was largely self-taught, though may also have studied with Marengo-Rinaldi. Through beautiful copies of important violins by Guadagnini, Pressenda, Oddone and Rocca, he transmitted the tradition of the 18th and 19th Century"
"Museo del violino The Violin Museum (in ) is a musical instrument museum located in Cremona. The museum is best known for its collection of stringed instruments that includes violins, violas, cellos and double basses crafted by renowned luthiers, including Antonio Stradivari and Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù.: At the time of his death in 1883, Enrico Ceruti, a prolific and successful Italian luthier and musician in his own rights, passed down the objects from his workshop to Michelina, the widow of his son, Paolo. Michelina was at that time, married the second time to Giovanni Battista Cerani, who was also"
"Sacconi, the glory of Cremona was re-established with the opening of the School of Violin Making (officially in 1938, Cremona)."" Enrico Ceruti Enrico Ceruti (1806–1883) was an Italian violin maker born in Cremona, known as the last of the great line of violinmakers of Cremona. He was the son of Giuseppe Ceruti and grandson to Giovanni Battista Ceruti. He was also an active dealer of fine old instruments dealing with Luigi Tarisio and Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume among others. Being 3rd generation violin maker, he learned his trade from his father Giuseppe, and was a double bass player as well, like his"
"Zanetto Micheli Zanetto Micheli (c. 1489 – after 1560) was the first representative of the oldest known family of string instrument makers from the famous Renaissance Brescian school of strings and violin making, from which many very clear archive documents but (more important) some perhaps 20 original instruments (violins, violas, viols, double basses) seems to survive. Micheli was born in the Italian village of Montichiari, and later moved to the nearby town of Brescia. The birth date is deduced from a document of 1550 in which Zanetto declared to be over 60 years old. The oldest record of Micheli is"
"violin making of the Sgarabotto makers is always graceful, that of the father Gaetano said to be presenting a lighter touch whilst the graduation used by Pietro is more consistent. The sonority and general musical quality of these master violins of course shall forever be residing in their handling by the musicians and experts who are fortunate enough to play a Sgarabotto violin, viola, violoncello…. Liuteria Parmense - In Parma, the 20th century tradition (of violin making) commenced with Gaetano Sgarabotto, who served his apprenticeship in the workshop of the Bisiachs, and can therefore be traced back to a Milanese"
"other musical instruments that were made here (many members of the Stradivari, Amati, Guarneri and Bergonzi families of luthiers were all prominent citizens of Cremona), and was also well known for its concert bands. A band school was started here in 1864 under the auspices of the composer Amilcare Ponchielli. The ""traditional violin craftsmanship in Cremona"" was declared an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2012. Province of Cremona The Province of Cremona (; Cremunés: ; Cremasco: ; Casalasco-Viadanese: ) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital city is Cremona. The province occupies the central section"
"life. The city of Venice in Italy has played an important role in the development of the music of Italy. The Venetian state—i.e. the medieval Maritime Republic of Venice—was often popularly called the ""Republic of Music"", and an anonymous Frenchman of the 17th century is said to have remarked that ""In every home, someone is playing a musical instrument or singing. There is music everywhere."" In Padova, musical ensembles such as the ""Amici della Musica di Padova"", the ""Solisti Veneti"" and the Padova-Veneto Symphony are found. Concerts are often held in the historic Loggia Comaro, built in 1524. As well,"
"Niccolò Paganini Niccolò (or Nicolò) Paganini (; 27 October 178227 May 1840) was an Italian violinist, violist, guitarist, and composer. He was the most celebrated violin virtuoso of his time, and left his mark as one of the pillars of modern violin technique. His 24 Caprices for Solo Violin Op. 1 are among the best known of his compositions, and have served as an inspiration for many prominent composers. Niccolò Paganini was born in Genoa, then capital of the Republic of Genoa, the third of the six children of Antonio and Teresa (née Bocciardo) Paganini. Paganini's father was an unsuccessful"
"Annibale Fagnola Annibale Fagnola (1866–1939) was one of the greatest Italian violin makers of the 20th century. He was born in Montiglio Monferrato, Italy, and in 1894 moved to Turin, where he worked until his death. His instruments today are prized for their beautiful craftsmanship and sonorous tone. He was largely self-taught, though may also have studied with Marengo-Rinaldi. Through beautiful copies of important violins by Guadagnini, Pressenda, Oddone and Rocca, he transmitted the tradition of the 18th and 19th Century Piedmontese masters and made it his own. He exhibited at Genoa and Milan in 1906 where he gained international"
"1952. Vincenzo Rugeri Vincenzo Rugeri (30 September 1663 – 4 May 1719) (also known as Ruger, Rugier, Rugieri, Ruggeri, Ruggieri, Ruggerius), was an Italian luthier of string instruments such as violins, cellos, and, violas in Cremona, Italy. His instruments are noted for their craftsmanship and tone quality. Vincenzo came from a distinguished family of luthiers, the first of whom was his father, Francesco Rugeri. Despite the local tradition of artisan families laboring together through generations, Vincenzo left the family shop and set up a successful shop of his own in the center of Cremona. Vincenzo was the third son of"