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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


 Château de Thoiry
April - May, 2005

Provisional photos! For the final version, please go to:
Festes de Thalie


viola da gamba Boivin
Bass Viola da gamba by Claude Boivin, Cembalo by Blanchet



viola da gamba Boivin
Bass viola da gamba by Claude Boivin, Cembalo by Blachet



viola da gamba Leidolff
Bass Viola da gamba by Nikolas Leidolff, Vienna, 1695
Treble Viola da gamba by anonymous, ca. 1730



violoncello Cimapane
Violoncello by Simone Cimapane, Rome, 1692
This instrument was played in the orchestra of Arcangelo Corelli!



viola da gamba Leidolff Albanus
Bass Viola da gamba by Nikolas Leidolff, Vienna, 1695
Treble Viola da gamba by anonymous, ca. 1730
Bass Viola da gamba by Michael Albanus, Graz, 1706



viola d'amore Salomon
Viola d'amore by Jean Baptiste Deshayes Salomon, Paris, ca. 1740



violin Amati violoncello Montagnana-School
Violoncello of the Montagnana School, Venice, ca. 1700
Violin of the Goffriller School, Venice, ca. 1700


violin Amati, Testore, Tielke
Violin by Nicolò Amati, Cremona, 1669
Violin by Carlo Testore, Milano, ca. 1700
Five-string violin by Joachim Tielke, Hamburg, ca. 1700



viola Leidolff, violoncello Posch
Viola by Johann Christoph Leidolff, Vienna, 1719
Violoncello by Anton Posch, Vienna, ca. 1700



Exhibition historical musical instruments Orpheon Foundation
Violin by Matthias Albanus, Bozen, ca. 1680
Violin by Johann Schorn, Salzburg, 1707
Viola by Matthias Thir, Vienna, ca. 1786



Exhibition historical musical instruments Orpheon Foundation
Treble viol of the Brescian or Venetian School, 16th C.
Painting of the School of Bonifazio Veronese
Other viols and a theorbo


updated 20.11.2007