Is The Red Violin a real story?
Is The Red Violin a real story?
In the 1998 movie The Red Violin, a great violin maker named Nicolo Bussotti, based on the real-life luthier Antonio Stradivari, supposedly mixes the blood of his deceased beloved wife into the varnish of what is to be his most precious creation.
What is the story of The Red Violin?
The intricate history of a beautiful antique violin is traced from its creation in Cremona, Italy, in 1681, where a legendary violin maker (Carlo Cecchi) paints it with his dead wife’s blood to keep her memory alive, to an auction house in modern-day Montreal, where it draws the eye of an expert appraiser (Samuel L. Jackson). Over the years between, the violin travels through four different countries, where it has a profound impact on all those who own it.
The Red Violin/Film synopsis
What is a classical violin?
The violin, sometimes known as a fiddle, is a wooden chordophone (string instrument) in the violin family. They are most prominent in the Western classical tradition, both in ensembles (from chamber music to orchestras) and as solo instruments.
What happened to The Red Violin?
The missing violin was crafted in 1720. After two centuries it mysteriously resurfaced, first in a photo taken in Berlin in 1928, then acquired by a New York industrialist in 1945 and finally purchased for $1.7 million at a London auction in 1990.
Why are Stradivarius violins red?
Cochineal varnish became the signature appearance for instruments made in the Stradivari workshop. Stradivari was making instruments for the wealthy and powerful that were literally the colour of money – and he was the only maker to have this incredible varnish.
How many Stradivarius violins are there?
Only about 650 surviving Stradivarius violins exist, and many of them are in the hands of private collectors, safely hidden from public view. There are even fewer cellos, about 55, and about 12 violas.
Who did Joshua Bell marry?
Larisa Martinez
Larisa Martinez and Joshua Bell were married Oct. 5 at their home in Mount Kisco, N.Y. David Brooks, a friend of the couple and a New York Times columnist based in Washington who is a Universal Life minister, officiated. The bride, 32, a soprano, is a frequent recital partner of the Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli.
Who was Frederick Pope?
Frederick Pope Stamper (20 November 1877 – 12 November 1950), usually credited as F. Pope Stamper or F. Pope-Stamper, less often as Pope Stamper, was an English stage and film actor who appeared mostly in Edwardian musical comedy.
