The Fulton Collection
A collage of musical anecdotes, social history, the subtle craft of fine-instrument-making, and autobiography, this book is a learned and affectionate tribute to centuries of meticulous craftsmen, dedicated owners, passionate performing artists, and, of course, the rare and extraordinary stringed instruments themselves.
1st edition volume featuring large-format linen-bound hardcover, stunning museum quality photos, archival material, and first-hand recollections.
ISBN: 978-1-7398029-9-8
Publisher: Peter Biddulph Ltd
Language: English
Hardcover: 464 pages
Item Weight: 2.9kg
Dimensions:8.5 x 11 inches
Price: $150
DVDs and Blu-rays
Filmed in HD, this Juno-award-winning Blu-ray DVD is dedicated to 12 of the world’s greatest stringed instruments and their makers, all part of the Fulton Collection. It includes performances by Grammy Award-winning James Ehnes and interviews with leading authorities on rare instruments. Just as Stradivari brought a new level of artistry to instrument-making, this HD/Blu-ray DVD brings a new level of technology to the unique visual and audio qualities of these instruments.
"I recorded the Suite of Bach in 1985 for the Tricentennial of Johann Sebastian's birth. In the intervening years, I have come to the clear thought that I would want to do them again because I have changed as an artist. I felt I had more to say with a new recording, particularly on such a sublime instrument. David Fulton and I have been friends for a long time. His Stradivari , 'The Bass of Spain' is about the best-sounding cello in existence."
- Lynn Harrell
When a set of instruments is perfectly matched, their voices reinforce one another and the sound blossoms into deeply-moving, room-filling warmth. This Emmy-winning Blu-ray production attempts to capture that sound. Here are the instruments Fulton thought to be the best combination from all the instruments in his collection: 1st Violin: Antonio Stradivari, 1715, Baron Knoop — 2nd Violin: Pietro Guarneri, Mantua, 1698, Shapiro — Viola: Andrea Guarneri, Cremona, 1676, Landau — Cello: Antonio Stradivari, 1713, Bass of Spain. These were used by the Miró Quartet to make this superlative recording of the great Schubert string quartet, in G major, D. 887. Also, this Blu-ray production has a wealth of extra features about the great Schubert quartet, the quartet members, the recording process, and the instruments used.
During the late 17th and 18th centuries, two violinmakers from the same small town, indeed, the same block, were making the most sought-after violins ever created. Everyone has heard of Antonio Stradivari, but few know the name Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù. Through interviews with historians, experts, luthiers, and leading virtuosos, this riveting, Emmy-winning documentary, narrated by Alfred Molina, tells the story of these two violin masters and why the string instruments they sculpted 300 years ago in Cremona, Italy are worth millions of dollars to musicians and collectors today.