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Guarnerius

American  
[gwahr-nair-ee-uhs] / gwɑrˈnɛər i əs /

noun

  • Guarneriuses
    plural
  1. a violin made by Guarneri or by a member of his family.


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I’ll bet you a 1734 Guarnerius once owned by Bronislaw Huberman that you can’t find an interview or profile that doesn’t foreground some prominent mention of a certain landmark 1986 Tanglewood performance.

From Washington Post ● May 12, 2021

On Thursday Mr. Zimmermann played another presumably priceless violin from that era, a Guarnerius del Gesù, on loan for a few weeks from a benefactor.

From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2015

She lost a Guarnerius del Gesù when the lender decided he wanted to sell it.

From New York Times ● Jan. 29, 2012

Playing a reddish Stradivarius, David was short, pudgy and genial; playing a yellowing Guarnerius, Igor was tall, sleek and reserved.

From Time Magazine Archive

GUARNIERI, or Guarnerius, a celebrated family of violin-makers of Cremona.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various

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