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Family Reunion II The Turners This is the story of three trebles and a bass viola da gamba from the 17th Century, choice instruments by William Turner, London, ca. 1650. The first treble was acquired from a dealer in Basel, who was reconstructing it as a modern viola! One month later the second treble appeared on a Sotheby’s sale in London. Many years later, a bass viol by William Turner was put on sale in an auction in France. The third treble was acquired more recently at an auction in Britain. It is very seldom that one can enjoy the experience of performing on a set of matched viols of the 17th Century! Treble I viola da gamba, London, 1647 Treble II viola da gamba, London, 1656 Treble III, viola da gamba, London, ca. 1650 Bass viola da gamba, London, ca. 1650 See also: Orpheon Panorama To order a CD: http://festesdethalie.org/formulaireCD.htmlhttp://www.orpheon.org/OldSite/Seiten/Instruments/vdg/vdgd_turner1.htmhttp://www.orpheon.org/OldSite/Seiten/Instruments/vdg/vdgd_turner2.htmhttp://www.orpheon.org/OldSite/Seiten/Instruments/vdg/vdgd_turner3.htmhttp://www.orpheon.org/OldSite/Seiten/Instruments/vdg/vdgb_turner.htmhttp://web.mac.com/vazquezjose/iWeb/Orpheonhttp://festesdethalie.org/formulaireCD.htmlshapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2shapeimage_2_link_3shapeimage_2_link_4shapeimage_2_link_5
Treble viola da gamba I by William Turner, 1647
Heart of Treble II viola da gamba
by William Turner
Treble II viola da gamba
by William Turner, 1656
Treble III viola da gamba
by William Turner
Treble III viola da gamba
by William Turner
Treble III viola da gamba
by William Turner
Back decoration on Treble II viola da gamba
Back decoration on Treble II viola da gamba
Striking similarity to the  decoration
on Treble III viola da gamba
Back decoration on Treble III viola da gamba
by William Turner
Rosette on Treble III viola da gamba
by William Turner
Rosette on Treble III viola da gamba
by William Turner
Head on Treble I viola da gamba
by William Turner
and on Treble II: like father, like son!
Head of Turner III viola da gamba
by William Turner
Treble III viola da gamba
by William Turner
before restration
Back of Treble III viola da gamba
by William Turner
before restoration
Bass viola da gamba by William Turner, ca. 1650
Bass viola da gamba by William Turner,
acquired in an auction in France!
The young Lord Langham in 1683, with a very similar viola da gamba
Back of the Turner viola da gamba
Sound holes on the bass viola da gamba by Turner
The head on the bass viol is probably French, 18th C.,
but could also be Spanish
Head on the William Turner bass viola da gamba
very similar to the holes on
Treble II viola da gamba
by William Turner
Bass viola da gamba  by Turner in concert,
Château de Thoiry, France:  
Jose Vazquez
Bass viola da gamba by Turner in concert,
Château de Thoiry, France
Jose Vazquez
Petr Vavrous & Jan Stejskal examining Treble III
viola da gamba upon arrival.
Jan Stajskal during the restoration of Treble III
viola da gamba by Turner
Performing in the Musée Calvet in Avignon 
on Treble II viola da gamba by Turner: 
Jose Vazquez
Vazquez
Musée Calvet in Avignon:
Treble II viola da gamba by Turner;
Jose Vazquez
Musee Calvet in Avignon:
Bass viola da gamba by Turner
Jose Vazquez
Kunihiro Mimura with the Turner bass viola da gamba in the Castle of Duino
Kunihiro Mimura with the Turner bass viola da gamba in the Castle of Duino
The English violas da gamba at the Castello di Duino
The English violas da gamba at the Castello di Duino
The English violas da gamba in the Castle of Kremsegg, now one big, happy family!
The English violas da gamba in Gijón, with their colleagues, Lewis, Jaye
The English violas da gamba in Gijón, meeting new friends!
The English violas da gamba
in Mallorca
The English violas da gamba
in The Cloister of Noirlac
The English violas da gamba
in The Baroque Museum
of Salzburg
The English violas da gamba
in Tenerife
The English violas da gamba
in The Minoriten Church Vienna
The English violas da gamba
in concert!
Tenerife: one happy family!
English viols at the Froville Festival, 2008
English viols at the Froville Festival, 2008
Treble I viola da gamba
in the Festival Froville: José Vázquez
Bass viola da gamba
in the Festival Froville: Kunihiro Mimura
Christa Opriessnig and Susanne Braumann at the Froville Festival, 2008
Lúcia Krommer, Vit Bebar, Kunihiro Mimura at the Froville Festival, 2008
 
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