First published in 1925, this renowned reference remains unsurpassed as a source of essential information, from construction and evolution to repertoire and tec

An in depth study of the most superlative violin performers and teachers in history. The result of more than eleven years of deep investigation on the subject,

The spellbinding memoir of a violin virtuoso who loses the instrument that had defined her both on stage and off -- and who discovers, beyond the violin, the mu