Produced in partnership with J & A Beare, 12 Stradivari brings together a dozen of the world’s rarest violins, some never before recorded. Instruments that were played by Viotti, Alard, Vieuxtemps, Kreisler, Zimbalist, Milstein, Shumsky, Grumiaux, Ida Haendel and many others can be heard in music specially curated by Janine Jansen to showcase the unique qualities of each violin.
‘What emerges from this comparative listening odyssey … is simply an even richer love and admiration for Jansen’s own artistry’ (Gramophone)
BBC Music Magazine
‘Tones on offer from this complex assemblage, arranged through the violin specialist J & A Beare, range from brilliant to dainty, ethereal to smoky, each more or less suited to the 15 short pieces pla ...
BBC Music Magazine‘Tones on offer from this complex assemblage, arranged through the violin specialist J & A Beare, range from brilliant to dainty, ethereal to smoky, each more or less suited to the 15 short pieces pla ...