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. They include expert commentary on historic instruments and bows, interviews with leading musicians and analysis of the string market. Contributors include Jason Price, Carlo Chiesa, John Dilworth, Philip J. Kass, Dmitry Gindin, Pierre Guillaume, Paul Childs, Alessandra Barabaschi and many other experts.
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Latest Feature
Historic Women Performers: the Sisters Milanollo
The story of two young prodigies who included Joseph Joachim among their fans and were bequeathed fine violins by Domenico Dragonetti
By Alessandra Barabaschi‘I have, I don’t know why, my own antipathy to see a woman with a violin, perhaps because I love only the round shapes of a woman, and playing the violin brings out all the angular ones,’ so began a typically misogynistic review...
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