A STOLEN STRAD.
M. Eugene Ysaye, the famous violinist, has had a great loss. He was playing in the Imperial Marie Theatre, at St. Petersburg, when someone stole his reserve violin a “ Stradivarius ” out of his dressing-room. • The instrument was worth /J2OOO or It is a wellknown violin. It dates from 1732. In 1892 it was sold for to Hugo Hermann, of Frankfort; and in 1895, M. Ysaye bought it for and a “ Guadagnini violin. Its tone is said to lend itse.f to the words of Mozart, Haydn, and some Italian composers; but when Ysaye is playing Beethoven, Bach, and some other works, he prefers his “ Guarnerius,” because of its fulness of tone- Two years ago Ysaye was offered for the instrument that has just been stolen.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/NZISDR19080227.2.28.7
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVI, Issue 938, 27 February 1908, Page 17
Word Count
127A STOLEN STRAD. New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVI, Issue 938, 27 February 1908, Page 17
Using This Item
See our copyright guide for information on how you may use this title.
Acknowledgements
This material was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.