Baroque Museum, Salzburg, Austria
September 20 – November 04, 2007
Exhibitions of the Orpheon Foundation
The Vazquez Collection of Historical String Instruments
Violins, Violas da gamba, Viola d’amore, Violoncellos, Double Basses from 1500 to 1789
This exhibition is generously supported by a grant of the European Union,
Culture-2000, Mozart-Call: Project description
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The Poster
Violin by Amati
Violins by Nicolò Amati and an anonymous Brescian maker Violones by Johann Georg Thir and Jan U. Eberle
Baryton by Jaura, Violoncello by Anton Posch
Cellos
Two Viennese violoncelli of the 18th C.: Stadlmann and Thir
Oil painting by Roger de la Haye, five-string violin by Joachim Tielcke Treble viola da gamba by L. Maussiell, transverse flute
Leidolff
Viola by Nikolaus Leidolff, and violins by Johann Christopher Leidolff
Pardessus
Pardessus de viole and quinton by Luis Guersan, Paris, ca. 1740
Pardessus and quinto
Pardessus and quinton by Louis Guersan, Paris, ca, 1740
Quartett
String Quartett of the times of Mozart and Haydn Part of the Collection of Historical Bows
Trio Sonata of the Baroque Two violins and violoncello Part of the Collection of Historical Bows
Chest of Viols: English violas da gamba of the 17th C. by William Turner, John Collingwood
Italian viols from the 16th and 17th Century: Bass violas da gamba by Ventura Linarolo, Giovanni Paolo Maggini and Gianbattista Grancino. Tenor viola da gamba by Gasparo da Salò Treble violas da gamba by Giovanni Balla Bugger (Mantova, 1630) und Anonymous 16th C.
Italian violins
Italian violins by Carlo Giuseppe Testore, Marchi and others
The first concert of the series: Johann Sebastian and Carl Philipp Emmanuel