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The ''Barjansky'' is named after [[Russians|Russian]] cellist [[Alexandre Barjansky]], who played the instrument during the first half of the 20th century. Barjansky was the dedicatee of [[Ernest Bloch]]’s ''[[Schelomo]]'' which he performed on this instrument and he also premiered the cello concerto by [[Frederick Delius]] with the instrument. |
The ''Barjansky'' is named after [[Russians|Russian]] cellist [[Alexandre Barjansky]], who played the instrument during the first half of the 20th century. Barjansky was the dedicatee of [[Ernest Bloch]]’s ''[[Schelomo]]'' which he performed on this instrument and he also premiered the cello concerto by [[Frederick Delius]] with the instrument. Further, Barjansky premiered the [[Frederick Delius|Delius Concerto]] in 1921 in [[Frankfurt]], January 30.<ref name ="The Strad">[http://www.julianlloydwebber.com/instrument.asp The Strad] article on the Barjansky</ref> |
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The date of its making is unclear. Julian Lloyd Webber is sure that it is one of Stradivarius's later cellos, if not his last: |
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<blockquote>The catalogue date is 1684 and the label inside the cello says 1684. But before the sale I did some research on the instrument and found it listed rather erratically in Henley's book on Stradivari's instruments. It is listed there as the "Barjansky" Strad, 1736, the last cello he ever made. Dealers who know the cello think that it is certainly not so early as 1684 which is a good thing because the very early models were not really built as cellos but viola da gambas and cut down. This instrument was very obviously built as a cello. According to the Henley book he didn't really establish his cello model until round about 1707 at which time the cello was only first becoming established as a solo instrument."<ref name ="The Strad"/></blockquote> |
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==Description== |
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The Sotheby's 1983 catalogue describes the Barjansky Stradivarius as being 29 7/8 inches (75.9 cms) along the back, with a golden brown varnish.<ref name ="The Strad"/> |
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Barjansky was the previous owner when the Cremonese cello came up for auction at Sotheby's in 1983. It sold for a record price to British cellist [[Julian Lloyd Weber]] whose previous instrument was a [[Giovanni Battista Guadagnini|Guadagnini]] of the 1700s. The purchase price was undisclosed.<ref name="The Strad"/> |
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A comparable one sold around that time for $650,000 in New York.<ref name="The Strad"/> Itzak Perlman bought the 1714 Soil Stradivari from Yehudi Menuin for £600,000 in 1986.<ref>[http://able2know.org/topic/94136- 2007 article]</ref> Another Stradivarius cello, broken when it fell during a photoshoot in [[Spain]] in April 2012, was valued by Sotheby's at $20million<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2140907/Stradivarius-cello-worth-20MILLION-broken-slipped-table-photo-shoot.html] ''[[Mail Online]]'' article by Phil Vintner.</ref> |
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* [http://www.julianlloydwebber.com/instrument.asp The Strad] article on the Barjansky. |
* [http://www.julianlloydwebber.com/instrument.asp The Strad] article on the Barjansky. |
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{{cite web | author= | title=Cello by Antonio Stradivari, 1692 (Barjansky) | url=http://www.cozio.com/Instrument.aspx?id=1607 | publisher=Cozio.com | date= | accessdate=2008-02-10}} |
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Revision as of 00:42, 29 April 2014
 | It has been suggested that Barjansky Stradivarius Cello be merged into this article. (Discuss) Proposed since April 2013. |
The Barjansky Stradivarius of c.1690 is an antique cello fabricated by the Italian Cremonese luthier Antonio Stradivari (1644-1737).
Eponym
The Barjansky is named after Russian cellist Alexandre Barjansky, who played the instrument during the first half of the 20th century. Barjansky was the dedicatee of Ernest Bloch’s Schelomo which he performed on this instrument and he also premiered the cello concerto by Frederick Delius with the instrument. Further, Barjansky premiered the Delius Concerto in 1921 in Frankfurt, January 30.[1]
Age
The date of its making is unclear. Julian Lloyd Webber is sure that it is one of Stradivarius's later cellos, if not his last:
The catalogue date is 1684 and the label inside the cello says 1684. But before the sale I did some research on the instrument and found it listed rather erratically in Henley's book on Stradivari's instruments. It is listed there as the "Barjansky" Strad, 1736, the last cello he ever made. Dealers who know the cello think that it is certainly not so early as 1684 which is a good thing because the very early models were not really built as cellos but viola da gambas and cut down. This instrument was very obviously built as a cello. According to the Henley book he didn't really establish his cello model until round about 1707 at which time the cello was only first becoming established as a solo instrument."[1]
Description
The Sotheby's 1983 catalogue describes the Barjansky Stradivarius as being 29 7/8 inches (75.9 cms) along the back, with a golden brown varnish.[1]
History
Barjansky was the previous owner when the Cremonese cello came up for auction at Sotheby's in 1983. It sold for a record price to British cellist Julian Lloyd Weber whose previous instrument was a Guadagnini of the 1700s. The purchase price was undisclosed.[1]
A comparable one sold around that time for $650,000 in New York.[1] Itzak Perlman bought the 1714 Soil Stradivari from Yehudi Menuin for £600,000 in 1986.[2] Another Stradivarius cello, broken when it fell during a photoshoot in Spain in April 2012, was valued by Sotheby's at $20million[3]
Since then the Barjansky Stradivarius has been played by Lloyd Webber who has made more than 30 award-winning recordings on the instrument, including a renowned version of Elgar Cello Concerto, conducted by Yehudi Menuhin.
Chapter Eight of Margaret Campbell's biography of Lloyd Webber, Married to Music, is called "The Barjansky" Strad.
References
External links
- Gramophone article referencing the Barjansky.
- The Strad article on the Barjansky.