Guadagnini Violin, 1773

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I love Guadagninis. I have a very soft spot for them, for their power and their indomitable temperaments. They are musician's instruments, with compelling personalities of their own- and that's the thing with violins: you have to fight for them. It's not that you master the instrument and bend it to your will, you have to coax it out of it's shell, place trust in it, and learn how to work with it. A violin is a living, breathing individual, simply because you- the violinist- give this part of yourself into the instrument. It's a beautiful thing.
And I'm waxing ridiculously poetic about this violin because it is gorgeous. The tone is butter, and it just tweaks the corners of your mouth upward because it is delicious to play, a wicked thrill. It also happens to be my former teacher, Lewis Kaplan's, violin- so there are countless premieres that happened on this instrument- to make it even more interesting!
Pieces played:
Ysaye, Sonata No. 2 "Obsession" Mvmnts 1 and 4
Stravinsky, Suite Italienne Mvmnts 1 and 2
Vaughan Williams, "The Lark Ascending"
Piazzolla, "Le Grand Tango"
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[@JT-xs7es]

Always glad to hear a Guadagnini.. thanks

[@zvonimirtosic6171]

I could listen to this violin forever. It has such an impeccable, silky, delicious sound ...

[@sadhbhdelahunt]

Love it and history

[@Hamfantasy56]

Detto da un italiano di Milano: quel signore fortunato dovrebbe mettersi una mano sul cuore e regalarti il suo GB Guadagnini perché te lo meriteresti proprio...cheers from Italy!!

[@ariankonci5727]

Such a great beautiful sound instrument from the master Guadagnini, one of the best makers of violins ever ..

[@terrybachman7397]

Thank you very much for sharing this with us. I look forward to your next video.

[@Tennis_player_sean]

So brilliant

[@rockyferraro6168]

Loved the video. Thank you so much 🎼🎵🎶🎻❤⚘

[@liamnevilleviolist1809]

6:23 that back is gooooorggeeoouusss!!! I can't remember the last time I saw a Guadagnini with a one-piece back!

[@peterzabriskie8624]

A chance to hear a wonderful instrument played by an excellent violinist!

[@stevehutchesson1321]

What a lovely violin, very clean edge and wonderful depth. I guess it help that it was being played well but it sounded like it had been played well over its entire life.

[@aTonalHits]

Mr. Kaplan definitely did exactly that :)

[@germanruiz7144]

Very nice program

[@tonyschram1260]

Great video, thanks 👍

[@chrisebbesen5798]

Kathas, Bach Partita in my humble estimation,you have superceeded Lark, and Benedetti and the new upstart women violinists I think your top lady now in violin eschelon. Your adoring fan chris e. Usa.❤❤❤

[@RevMYMoney]

I love these videos for the information you provide, but even more to hear you play on these instruments. I am convinced that you could pull tone out of a potato! LOL

[@aTonalHits]

Lol! Maybe that's the next video...

[@johnalexander301]

Awesome video. Thanks!

[@masael255]

Absolutely lovely instrument and great video; full of info! Your trills are so DELIGHTFUL that I replayed that section a few times just to hear them. Cheers to you both! :)

[@aTonalHits]

Hey!!! Was wondering where you wandered off to! So good to hear from you, and THANK YOU about the trills, that was something I worked on for a long time in conservatory, hah! :)

[@masael255]

@@aTonalHits It's been a crazy year but things are finally settling down a bit! Glad you guys are still making amazing videos. :) And I can tell! Those trills are "on fleek" as the kids say. 😂😂 I hope life has been good for the both of you! How did your first concert go last month??? I would have loved to have been there!!

[@kathanater88]

@@masael255 Concert went really well! Of course, there's always bits that you wish you played better, but, you know! The vibe was super positive, and it was a full concert, so that's we're looking for! And geez- 'on fleek'?? my kids always are rolling my eyes at how outdated my speech is, but I've never heard that one!!

[@masael255]

@@kathanater88 That's great! It must have felt great to do a concert after this long haul of social isolation. So happy for you guys! Lol "on fleek" is a few years old. It was primarily used to refer to well done eyebrows but I have cringely adopted it to be anything well done. It might have been a California thing but see if your kids roll their eyes to it! 😂

[@patriciajrs46]

Very nicely done. Thank you for your expertise and the research.

[@lund6006]

Leo Machuda,s family in Chicago own a Guadagnini violin. He let me borrow it at Notre Dame several times when I soloed. It was tremendous.

[@cdfanto6094]

soul spoken aloud

[@gdpjm]

Love your videos.

[@josephpetrino1741]

Thanks for the heads up about the concert. I'm planning to attend.

[@aTonalHits]

Fantastic! It's promising to be a fun event :)

[@ultimawerewolfbluephoenix9670]

Such a lovely buttercream sweet tone. so his turin violins are the powerhouse period. interesting.

[@NathanielRobinson]

G.B. Guadagnini worked with Stradivari in his younger years. He didn’t suddenly start making masterpieces in 1740. Phillip Injeian wrote about this in the Strad and how Guadagnini’s hand can be seen in Stradivari’s later violins, including the 1737 ‘Ames’ Stradivari.

[@erlethepearl]

Beautiful playing & interpretation; your embellishments are gorgeous.

[@aTonalHits]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@williamkauffman5745]

I did the calculation and I live 632 miles from New York City, otherwise, I would plan to attend the Bach fest.!

[@RModillo]

One of the nicest you have featured. The good late Strads have a bit more magic, but this has everything a violinist needs.

[@finemasterviolins]

Always enjoying your violin videos ….nice 😊

[@fryzfairy7592]

aTonal Hits..👍👍👍

[@VentoRacing1]

Loved it!

[@ksychess]

Deve ser maravilhoso tocar em um violino desse!!!

[@chrisebbesen5798]

I concur, she could pull tone from a potatoe. Well said.

[@mortonbaychestnut4072]

Wow! Oh BTW, is there a review of your violin?! Sounds nice!!

[@raymondtingkahlikkpm-guru73]

Beautiful recording The other 1773 truly sounds brighter than 1785

[@hectorberlioz1449]

Gidon Kremer & Boris Belkin are/ were Guadagnini players !

[@lrstaf6]

This man made wonderful instruments. And you play his instruments amazingly well. What a pleasure it is to listen to. I would love to hear you play Richard Strauss's Concerto for violin & orchestra in D minor on it. Thanks for the video.

[@aTonalHits]

Strauss Concerto.. a good idea! Incredibly underplayed. Just starting to get back into concertos, and leaving the idea of orchestras behind. (Who can wait a lifetime to play this music, just for want of an orchestra??)

[@lrstaf6]

@@aTonalHits I was wondering if you had any connections to an orchestra. I'm sure you could make it beautiful without an orchestra. I really hope you do that concerto.

[@johannesbachlein149]

Increased hickey = increased practice time: did he borrow you his violin for a while? ;) What's interesting is the incredible perfection of the flames on the back, while the top has a very huge imperfection. Normally, you would not necessarily chose this kind of wood because you don't know what you will finally get out of it, but it seems he was able to handle it very well. It's kind of brave building a violin like that, and it is very unique. Imperfections are beautiful, but most customers don't want them. Maybe it was just a proof of concept for Guadagnini if even this wood will work? We'll never know. Did I already mention how much I like this series? :)

[@aTonalHits]

I know, isn't that a lovely knot/imperfection? That violin is such a beautiful thing!! And yes, lol- lots of practicing for concert and recording session! It keeps coming! :)

[@andrewgraybill7920]

Gorgeous sounding Guadagnini. Perhaps the best sounding (Tonally) of all the violins you have featured on this channel. Not sure about ease/playability...

[@scottloar]

Most eloquent description by you of the instrument but... ah, how the instrument itself speaks.

[@lincolnosiris3665]

I know. it is a weird question, but you are so well suited to answer it, since you played so many of them: What are the main differences between the stereotypical Strads, Guarneris and Guadagninis? Is it even possible to talk in "stereotypes"?

[@aTonalHits]

That's a super tricky one, since you can't really peg one description onto each maker. That being said! Stradivaris tend to be smaller than Guadagninis- not necessarily than Guarneris- and tend to have a very fine, pure sound. The best ones are like spun gold, truly just an exquisite sound! Guarneri I'm not going to comment on, because I just don't know them well enough! But Guadagnini is like the polar opposite of a Strad- at least his Turin period- big, weighty sound. Not so fine, real monsters of instruments- power houses that are incredibly fun to play! So, in very broad generalizations, I hope that answers your question! :)

[@lincolnosiris3665]

@@aTonalHits Thx a lot 😀

[@amezcuaist]

At 6.08 that violin could easily(?) be played with almost no vibrato at all . The sound is so clean and pure. That might be a big adjustment for any player, but here the demonstrator has an ideal steady bow hand to try that . It`s a violin with a big generous sound that needs a large room at least . One to remember .

[@aTonalHits]

That's one of the things that is always a tell from these instruments- how does it sound in it's purest form, without vibrato? It's the most shivery, ecstatic sound! :)

[@gordonw4542]

Hi Katha, listen to Montagnana violin then remember the Guadagnini you just played. its the same tonal range. Both violin have extraordinary range from B to G. What does this mean there is high possibility the Lorenzo master was Domenico Montagnana in Venice.. The question is how did Montagnana learn this fancy stuff ? He reverse engineer Gasparo Da Salo. Lorenzo was more then a farm manager but top tier Luthier.

[@danielcabrera4161]

Please do Hopfs violins!!!

[@michaelalava8943]

2:18 gave me a mini heart attack

[@aTonalHits]

HAH, it did the same for Illya! I suppose I'm more used to that, but it's funny how especially players from the older generation seem to be even more comfortable with their instruments than we are!

[@gerardoramirez2739]

Love your videos! What kind on microphone are you using? Is it always the same? Thanks

[@williamkauffman5745]

Julia Fishcer plays a Guadagnini....they are first rate

[@Fidi987]

I liked the other Guadagnini with the darker sound better.This one is nice, too, but the other one had more character to my ear.

[@llcc77]

what is that line above the chinrest on the lower left bout of the violin?

[@cool-jg2050]

How to make strings balanced on the violin?

[@patriciajrs46]

What are the dimentions of this violin, please? It looks very long/tall. Thank you.

[@rlilac643]

Video on Vuillaume coming when?

[@Lumen857]

Hi! I would like to know what is your opinion on Mittenwald's violins?

[@user-nw8ki2xf2y]

???:stradivari has gone.... wow

[@laurencelebeustclair6844]

Katha was that bow a viola bow ?

[@aTonalHits]

Nope, it’s a violin bow- but it needed some work, it was very difficult to play on!

[@Pocketfarmer1]

Shouldn’t the violin go back to the woman it was stolen from?

[@MM-tn3br]

I personally prefer linguini or fettuccini over this one. Just saying.