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


Gijón, Spain, 14 July - 21 August, 2005

Viola da gamba Tielke
Head of a bass viola da gamba by
Joachim Tielke, Hamburg, 1683

1. The Exhibition

Exhibition historical musical instruments Orpheon Foundation

Halls of the Family of the Viola da gamba


Exhibition historical musical instruments Orpheon Foundation

Halls of the Family of the Viola da braccio:
violins, violas, violoncellos, double basses



Viola da gamba in Italy


Viola da gamba in Italy

Italian violas da gamba by Gianpaolo Maggini, Brescia, ca. 1600
and Gianbattista Grancino, Milano, 1697
Harpsichord after Giovanni Maria Giusti
Painting after Bonifacio Veronese




Viola da gamba Maggini

Viola da gamba by Gianpaolo Maggini, Brescia, ca. 1600





Viola da gamba Linarolo

Renaissance violas da gamba: bass by Ventura Linarolo, Venice, 1585



Viola da gamba Linarolo






Viola da gamba in Italy

Renaissance viola da gamba, anonymous, Veneto, ca. 1600
Painting by Bonifazio Veronese





Viola da gamba in Italy




Viola da gamba consort: 5 english instruments of the 17th C.

A viola da gamba consort of English instruments of the 17th Century
Treble viola da gamba by Henry Jaye, London, ca. 1620
Two treble violas da gamba by William Turner, London, 1647 & 1656
Bass viola da gamba by William Turner, London, ca. 1650
Bass viola da gamba by Edward Lewis, London, 1687


Viola da gamba consort: 5 english instruments of the 17th C.

A future viola da gamba player, selecting his first instrument!


Viola da gamba German

Twins!
Dendrochronology has proved that these two treble violas da gamba were made from the same tree!
Bass viola da gamba by Claude Boivin, Paris, ca. 1740


Viola da gamba France

Two pardessus de viole, the smallest members of the
viola da gamba family
Head from a pardessus and a bass viol


Viola da gamba Leidolff

Head of the bass viola da gamba by Nikolas Leidolff, Vienna, 1695





violin, violoncello in Italy

The trio sonata of the Baroque:
two violins, violoncello, harpsichord



Exhibition historical musical instruments Orpheon Foundation

School of Instrument-making of the Habsburg Empire:
Jacob Stainer and the Dynasties: Thir, Leidolff, Stadlmann, Eberle



String quartett Mozart Haydn


String quartett Mozart Haydn

String Quartet from the Time of Mozart and Haydn:
Violoncello by Nikolas Leidolff, Vienna, 1690
Viola by Joseph Antonius Laske, Prague, ca. 1787
Violins by Johann Christoph Leidolff and Johann Joseph Stadlmann





viola d'amore
The viole d'amore
Salomon, Leidolff, Fichtl, Hulinsky


Baryton, violoncello, viola Haydn

Large violoncello by Anton Posch, Vienna, ca. 1700
Viola by William Smith, Sheffield, ca. 1780
Baryton after Simon Schodler (1782) built by
Ferdinand Wilhelm Jaura, Munich, 1934



Exhibition historical musical instruments Orpheon Foundation

First guided visit of the exhibition

2. The Inaugural Concert

Orpheon Consort


Orpheon Consort

Orpheon Consort: inaugural concert
Christine Esser - soprano
Jose Vazquez, Lucia Krommer, Margit Meckel, Christa Opriessnig,
Eva Fürtinger, Christian Drechsel - viola da gamba

Vit Bebar - harpsichord and organ


2. The Early Music Course
With the instruments of the collection!

Orpheon Consort courses stages


Orpheon Consort courses stages


Orpheon Consort

Critic of the inaugural concert, July 15, 2005



updated 20.11.2007