Sacile, Italy, november 13-23, 2003
Exhibitions of the Orpheon Foundation
The Vazquez Collection of Historical String Instruments
Violins, Violas da gamba, Viola d’amore, Violoncellos, Double Basses from 1500 to 1789

Italian bass violas da gamba
Italian bass violas da gamba:
Ventura Linarolo (Venice, 1585), Giovanni Paolo Maggini (Brescia, ca. 1600),
Gianbattista Grancino (Milano, 1697)

English violas da gamba
English violas da gamba:
Basses by Edward Lewis (London, 1687), William Turner (London, ca. 1650)
Trebles by Henry Jaye (London, ca. 1620) and Willliam Turner (London, 1647)

English violas da gamba
English violas da gamba:
Basses by Edward Lewis (London, 1687), William Turner (London, ca. 1650)
Trebles by Henry Jaye (London, ca. 1620) and Willliam Turner (London, 1647)

Italian bass violas da gamba
Italian bass violas da gamba:
Ventura Linarolo (Venice, 1585), Giovanni Paolo Maggini (Brescia, ca. 1600),
Gianbattista Grancino (Milano, 1697)

Italian bass violas da gamba
Italian bass violas da gamba:
Ventura Linarolo (Venice, 1585), Giovanni Paolo Maggini (Brescia, ca. 1600),
Gianbattista Grancino (Milano, 1697)

Italian bass violas da gamba
Italian bass violas da gamba:
Ventura Linarolo (Venice, 1585), Giovanni Paolo Maggini (Brescia, ca. 1600),
Gianbattista Grancino (Milano, 1697)

Italian bass violas da gamba
Italian bass violas da gamba:
Ventura Linarolo (Venice, 1585), Giovanni Paolo Maggini (Brescia, ca. 1600),
Gianbattista Grancino (Milano, 1697)

Viola da braccio and da gamba
Viola da braccio (Brescia or Veneto, ca. 1600) and treble viola da gamba (Anon.)

Pardessus de viole
Pardessus de viole (Flemish, 18th C.)
and its own bow, by Louis Tourte père (Paris, ca. 1740)

Violoncelli
Violoncelli by Nikolas Leidolff (Vienna, 1690), Montagnana School (Venice, ca. 1700) and Anoymous (German, 18th C.)

Violas da gamba
Violas da gamba by Jakob Stainer (Absam, 1671), Johann Seeloss (Linz, 1691) und
Nikolas Leidolff (Vienna, 1695)

Violas
Violas of three different sizes: Thomas Smith (Sheffield, 18th C.),
Johann Joseph Stadlmann (Vienna, 18th C.) and Anonymous (18th C.)