Holding the Baroque Violin, part 1: Sources, paintings and treatises

In this video Claire Duff uses sources, paintings and treatises to explore how we might approach holding the Baroque violin today.
Music taken from 'Welcome Home Mr.Dubourg' by the Irish Baroque Orchestra
Vivaldi A major Double Violin concerto, soloists Sophie Gent and Claire Duff, Director Peter Whelan

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I hold with Ludwig Von Motzart. I may reinstall my shoulder and chin rest but currently love the extra fidelity yielded by lack of chin rest. I prefer mobility rather than locked down security. Having said all that I also hold that the wonderful Nicola Benedetti and her Libero chin rest make vibrato certainly more efficatious. If I can find a Libero shoulder rest shurely will do so in the Benedetti fashion. Otherwise may be content with baroque Motzart hold with chin over high E. String. My current pattern is to emulate David Ostrach and play the instrument on its side to avoid jabbing fellow musician in the eye with my haphazard bow. Initially I was trained without a shoulder rest. My biggest flaw has been to grip the neck with my thumb which kills vibrato. Thank you for an excellant comparison of fine art violinist depiction thereby indicating proper cradle of the Lira debracio! I look forward to more of your fastenating vidios. Thank you and goodday!😅

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