Violin

Nicolò Amati (Cremona 1596–1684 Cremona) Italian

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 684

Nicolò Amati, the preeminent violin maker of the Amati family of instrument builders, is known for instruments of elegant design, responsiveness, and sweet sound. In 1630 the plague wiped out most of the violin makers in Cremona, and Nicolò is thought to have been the sole surviving maker in his town to carry on the tradition of his famed school. He took on many apprentices, including Andrea Guarneri and Giovanni Rogeri and, reputedly, Antonio Stradivari.

#Jorg Michael Schwarz. A prelude from Nicolini Cosma's "Select Preludes & Vollentarys for the Violin". Recorded February 2010

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  1. Jorg Michael Schwarz. A prelude from Nicolini Cosma's "Select Preludes & Vollentarys for the Violin". Recorded February 2010
  2. Gigue & autre gigue from Suite for solo violin in A major by Johann Paul von Westhoff (1656-1705). Performed by Manfredo Kraemer on the Nicolo Amati violin from 1669 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art for CD "Il Violino," BMG 1995.
  3. Paduana del Re, anonymous, Spain, 16th c. Amy Domingues, Shirley Hunt, and Elizabeth Weinfeld, viols and Jude Ziliak, violin. Performing using instruments 1976.8.37, 1989.44, 1988.365, and 1974.229. October 1, 2014.
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Violin, Nicolò Amati (Cremona 1596–1684 Cremona), Spruce, maple, Italian (Cremona)

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Violin, Nicolò Amati (Cremona 1596–1684 Cremona), Spruce, maple, Italian (Cremona)
Violin, Nicolò Amati (Cremona 1596–1684 Cremona), Spruce, maple, Italian (Cremona)
Violin, Nicolò Amati (Cremona 1596–1684 Cremona), Spruce, maple, Italian (Cremona)
Violin, Nicolò Amati (Cremona 1596–1684 Cremona), Spruce, maple, Italian (Cremona)
Violin, Nicolò Amati (Cremona 1596–1684 Cremona), Spruce, maple, Italian (Cremona)
Violin, Nicolò Amati (Cremona 1596–1684 Cremona), Spruce, maple, Italian (Cremona)
Violin, Nicolò Amati (Cremona 1596–1684 Cremona), Spruce, maple, Italian (Cremona)

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