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

Palma de Mallorca, Spain
27 February - 5 April, 2006


Exhibition historical musical instruments Orpheon Foundation
Halls of the Casa de la Cultura, Palma de Mallorca

Exhibition historical musical instruments Orpheon Foundation


Exhibition historical musical instruments Orpheon Foundation
Press conference at the inauguration, 27th February


Exhibition historical musical instruments Orpheon Foundation
French violas da gamba (left), five-string violin by Joachim Tielke (right)
Painting by Caspar Netscher


Exhibition historical musical instruments Orpheon Foundation
Violone (Contrabasso di viola da gamba), Venetian, 17th C., harpsichord after G-B. Giusti


Vazquez Collection of the Orpheon Foundation


The World of the Viola da gamba


viola da gamba Ventura Linarolo, Giovanni Paolo Maggini






Viola da gamba by Ventura Linarolo
Treble viola da gamba of the Brescian School, ca. 1600 (left)
Bass viola da gamba by Ventura Linarolo, Venice, 1585 (right)
Archlute copy after Railich
Music: Capricci by Vincentino Ruffo, printed 1585
Painting by Bonifacio Veronese, Venice, ca. 1550



Viola da gamba by William Turner, Henry jaye, Edward Lewis
The Viola da gamba in England
Bass viola da gamba by Edward Lewis, London, 1697 and William Turner, London, ca. 1650 and
Edward Lewis, London, 1697, treble violas da gamba by William Turner (standing) and Henry Jaye
Lyra-viol, copy after John Rose


viola da gamba in Austria viola d'amore
Bass violas da gamba by Joachim Tielke, Mchael Albanus, Nikolas leidolff, Jakob Stainer
Treble viols, anonymous, ca. 1730
Violas d'amore by Salomon, Leidolff, Hulinsky


Baryton viola da gamba
Baryton after Simon Schodler



The World of the Viola da braccio (violin)

violin Nicolo Amati, Testore, Goffriller
The violin in Italy:
Nicolo Amati, Carlo Testore and others


Quartet Mozart Haydn

Quartet Mozart Haydn
String Quartet from the Time of Mozart and Haydn:
Viola by Johann Christoph Leidolff, Vienna, 1719 (left, in case)
Violins by Johann Christoph Leidolff and Johann Joseph Stadlmann

Viola by Johann Joseph Stadlmann
Violoncello by Michael Ingaz Stadlmann


violin and viola by Johann Christoph Leidolff
Violin and viola by Johann Christoph Leidolff (above)
viola by Joseph Antonius Laske (below)


violin and viola Johann Georg Thir
Violin and viola by Johann Georg Thir‚


violone by Johann Georg Thir
Violone, five strings, by Johann Georg Thir, Vienna, 1750
Violoncello, Milano, ca. 1780



historical bows
The historical bow collection



violone by Eberle
Violone by Jan Udalricus Eberle



harpsichord after Ruckers, violoncello Montagnana-School
Harpsichord after Jan Ruckers, Antwerp, 1628
Violoncello, Montagnana School, ca. 1700


Visits of the School Classes of Mallorca

Exhibition historical musical instruments Orpheon Foundation


Exhibition historical musical instruments Orpheon Foundation




Exhibition historical musical instruments Orpheon Foundation


Exhibition historical musical instruments Orpheon Foundation






Exhibition historical musical instruments Orpheon Foundation