Violin

Carlo Antonio Testore Italian

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 681

Carlo Antonio Testore was born in Milan. He was the son of the violin maker Carlo Giuseppe Testore, who studied with Giovanni Grancino.

The donor of this instrument was Charles W. Jones, a composer, violinist, and teacher, who was an associate of Darius Milhaud.

Description: Spruce top of medium to fine grain, two-piece back with figure descending to left, pegbox grafted to modern neck.

#Andante-Allegro from String Quartet Op. 41, no. 3 by Robert Schumann played by the Amphion QuartetL Katie Hyun (Testore violin 1997.237.1), David Southorn (Gragnani violin 1997.147), Andy Lin (viola), and Mihai Marica (Vuillaume cello 1984.114.1) October 5, 2011

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  1. Andante-Allegro from String Quartet Op. 41, no. 3 by Robert Schumann played by the Amphion QuartetL Katie Hyun (Testore violin 1997.237.1), David Southorn (Gragnani violin 1997.147), Andy Lin (viola), and Mihai Marica (Vuillaume cello 1984.114.1) October 5, 2011
  2. "You Is My Woman Now," from Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin, arranged by Jascha Heifetz, performed by Sean Avram Carpenter, violin, and Gabriela Martinez, piano, 2012.
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Violin, Carlo Antonio Testore (Milan 1687-1765 Milan), Spruce, maple, Italian

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