Description: The Gabrieli Consort's Monteverdi violins.
violin construction (3) claudio monteverdi (2) gabrieli consort and players (1) paul mccreesh (1) oliver webber (1) george stoppani (1) amati brothers (1) vespro della beata virgine (1) vespers of the blessed virgin (1) 1610 vespers (1)
For this recording, violinists Catherine Martin and Oliver Webber commissioned two violins from luthier George Stoppani.
The process of researching and making these violins was fascinating and raised many questions about performance practice.
We would like to share here some of the issues that have intrigued and challenged us during this project.