Bøker av Franz Farga

¿Violins & Violinists¿ is a fantastic guide to the history of the violin by Franz Farga. Within it, Farga walks the reader through how the violin came into existence, how master craftsmen brought it to perfection, and how the great artists achieved everlasting fame with help from the instrument. This book is highly recommended for lovers of the violin and those with an interest in its fascinating history. Contents include: ¿Roads to the Violin¿, ¿The Structure of the Violin¿, ¿The Birth of the Violin¿, Cremonä, ¿The Amati Dynasty¿, ¿The Divine 'Strad'¿, ¿Cremona after Stradivari and Violin-making in the Rest of Italy¿, ¿Jacob Strainer, an Austrian Genius¿, ¿The German School of Violin-making¿, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on the history of the violin.