You are standing before the masterpieces of classical violinmaking owned by the Town Hall and the Fondazione Stauffer who have purchased some of the precious instruments here present and placed them at the disposal of the violin museum. We shall add nothing else and leave you to the contemplation of this musical “treasure chest” on the notes of a moving piece of music.
Instruments on exhibition (click to open details about the instrument and video about a performance):
Andrea Amati (1505c.-1577) – violin “Carlo IX”, 1566c.
(Cremona, Comune di Cremona)
Girolamo Amati (1548c.-1630) – viola “Stauffer”, 1615
(Cremona, Fondazione Walter Stauffer)
Nicolò Amati (1596-1684) – violin “Hammerle”, 1658c.
(Cremona, Comune di Cremona)
Antonio Stradivari (1644c.-1737) – violin “Clisbee”, 1669
(Cremona, Comune di Cremona)
Giuseppe Guarneri fiulius Andreæ (1666-1740) – violin “Quarestani”, 1689
(Cremona, Comune di Cremona)
Antonio Stradivari (1644c.-1737) – cello “Stauffer – ex Cristiani”, 161700
(Cremona, Fondazione Walter Stauffer) – temporaneamete non esposto / temporarily not on display
Antonio Stradivari (1644c.-1737) – violin “Il Cremonese”, 1715
(Cremona, Comune di Cremona)
Antonio Stradivari (1644c.-1737) – violin “Vesuvius”, 1727
(Cremona, Comune di Cremona)
Giuseppe Guarneri “del Gesù” (1698-1744) – violin “Stauffer”, 1734
(Cremona, Fondazione Walter Stauffer)
