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Family Reunion III
The Leidolffs: Dynasty for an Empire A prestigeous imperial house the likes of the Habsburgs, with its proverbially lavish musical establishment, may have well occasionally imported the best from abroad, but it also fostered indigenous instrument-making to such a extent, that its craftsmen were able to earn universal acclaim, both at home and beyond the imperial confines, throughout the 17th and 18th Centuries, for the fine instruments they created. In the field of instrument-making, Innsbruck, Salzburg, Vienna and Prague have nothing to envy other metropoles: the luthiers serving the Imperial Court produced masterfully crafted instruments of the highest order. Nikolaus Leidolff, the pater patriae of this distinguished Viennese Dynasty of luthiers, studied most likely in Cremona, as witness the work on many of his instruments. He later settled in Vienna, passing his knowledge on to his son, Johann Christoph, and his grandson, Joseph Ferdinand.

In the collection: Nikolaus Leidolff: viola da gamba of 1695, viola, violoncello of 1690 Johann Christoph Leidolff: violin 1, violin 2, violin 3, violin 4, violoncello Joseph Ferdinand Leidolff: violin

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Viola da gamba by Nicolaus Leidolff, Vienna, 1695
Viola da gamba by Nicolaus Leidolff, Vienna, 1695
Head of the viola da gamba by Nicolaus Leidolff, Vienna, 1695
Head of the viola da gamba by Nicolaus Leidolff, Vienna, 1695
Rosette of the viola da gamba by Nicolaus Leidolff, Vienna, 1695
Viola da gamba by Nicolaus Leidolff, Vienna, 1695
The viola da gamba by Nikolas Leidolff in June, 2008 (José Vázquez)
The viola da gamba by Nikolas Leidolff in June, 2008 (José Vázquez)
Viola most likely by Nicolaus Leidolff, but with label of Johann Christoph
Magnificent back of the Leidolff viola
Viola in exhibition in Salzburg
Sound hole of the viola by Leidolff
The red is the remains of a wax seal from the church where this instrument served.
Head of the Leidolff viola
Head of the Leidolff viola
Scroll of the Leidolff viola
Violoncello by Nicolaus Leidolff, Vienna, 1690
Left, the Nicolaus Leidolff cello, which retains the original larger body size, typical of the 17th Century
A quartet of Viennese instrumnets, including the Nicolaus Leidolff violoncello, 1690
Peter Trefflinger, with the Leidolff violoncello, during a rehearsal of the Baroque orchestra
Violin, 1739 by Johann Christopher Leidolff
Violin, 1739 by Johann Christopher Leidolff
Violin, 1739 by Johann Christopher Leidolff with a Jakob Stainer neck and fingerboard
Violin, 1748 by Johann Christopher Leidolff
Violin, 1748 by Johann Christopher Leidolff
Violin, 1748 by Johann Christopher Leidolff
Violin, 1748 by Johann Christopher Leidolff
Violin, 1747 by Johann Christopher Leidolff
Violin, 1747 by Johann Christopher Leidolff
Violin, 1746 by Johann Christopher Leidolff, in original condition
Violin, 1746 by Johann Christopher Leidolff
Violin, 1746 by Johann Christopher Leidolff
The original neck has been slightly raised, the fingerboard dates from the 18th C.
Katarzyna Brzoza, performing on the Leidolff violin during an orchestra production
Violin by Joseph Ferdinand Leidolff, 1767
Violin by Joseph Ferdinand Leidolff, 1767
Violoncello by Johann Christoph Leidolff, 1750
 
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