Giuseppe Guarneri “del Gesù” (1698-1744)
Giuseppe Guarneri “del Gesù” Giuseppe Guarneri ranks as one of the greatest violin makers of all time, next to his famed contemporary, Antonio Stradivari. Although Guarneri and Stradivari share a lofty place in music history, the marked differences between the appearance and sound of Guarneri’s instruments and those of Stradivari make comparison almost impossible. Some …