| Authors: |
PBS Distribution (Firm)
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Forsen, John.
Fulton, David.
Davey, Pamela Mason.
Molina, Alfred, 1953-
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| Material type: |
DVD-Video |
| Subject: |
Violin makers -- Italy -- Cremona.
Violin -- Construction.
Nonfiction television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Biographical television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Stradivari, Antonio,d. 1737.
Guarneri, Giuseppe,1698-1744.
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| Language: |
English |
| Publisher: |
[New York] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, c2012. |
| Description: |
1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN: |
9781608837137 1608837130 |
| Notes: |
Originally broadcast on television by PBS in 2012. |
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Narrator, Alfred Molina. |
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DVD, NTSC region 1, widescreen presentation; 5.1 surround. |
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English audio ; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. |
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Editor, Tracy Dethlefs. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
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| Summary: |
During the late 17th and early 18th centuries, two violinmakers from the same small town were making the most sought-after violins ever created. Everyone has heard of Antonio Stradivari, but few know the name Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesu. This documentary tells the story of these two violin masters and why the stringed instruments they sculpted 300 years ago are worth millions of dollars to musicians and collectors today. |