The Cozio Carteggio
The Cozio Carteggio takes its name from Count Cozio’s notebooks, which form the first historical record of fine instruments and their makers. Each week, the Carteggio publishes features about the string world, from expert commentary on historic instruments and bows, to interviews with musicians and analysis of the string market. Contributors include Carlo Chiesa, John Dilworth, Philip J. Kass, Dmitry Gindin, Pierre Guillaume, Paul Childs, Alessandra Barabaschi and many other experts.
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Giuseppe Ornati and Ferdinando Garimberti, part 2
A lifetime of competition between Ornati and Garimberti appears to have pushed them to ever-greater heights in their work
By Dmitry GindinBy the mid-20th century Ornati and Garimberti were the most respected makers active in Milan. The two were lifelong acquaintances and competitors and their work is stylistically very similar – yet although Ornati no doubt influenced his younger colleague, he was never Garimberti’s mentor.
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