The Washington Post, May 1st, 2005
Antonio Stradivari (1644-1737) may be forever, but the same cannot be said of his violins, especially the ones that have sustained several concert careers. "Even Strads wear out," says Toby Faber in Stradivari's Genius: Five Violins, One Cello, and Three Centuries of Enduring Perfection (Random House, $23.95). In all, the great instrument-maker produced about 1,000 Stradivariuses, of which about 600 have survived. Faber calls the master "perhaps the most celebrated craftsman in history," a verdict endorsed by the musicians who covet, collect and play his artifacts. One of these -- and an owne...
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