Exhibitions of the Orpheon Foundation
The Vazquez Collection of Historical String Instruments
Violins, Violas da gamba, Violoncellos, Double Basses
from 1500 to 1789



Sacile, November, 2003


violin Amati Goffriller-School

Violins: School of Goffriller and Nicolò Amati

viola da gamba viola da gamba




viola 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)


viola da gamba

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



baroque violin




baroque violin

Violins of the Italian, German and Austrian Schools



baroque violin



baroque violin

Violin by Aeguidius Kloz (Mittenwald, 1717)



VIOLA DA GAMBA

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





baroque violoncello

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



viola da gamba

Viola da gamba by Joachim Tielke (Hamburg, 1683)



viola da gamba

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



historical bows



Baryton

Viola di Pardone (Baryton)



viola da gamba pardessus de viole

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




Sacile: concert




baroque viola

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



Jose Vazquez


Audible results: in concert!


updated 16.10.2007