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The Viola da gamba by Joachim Tielke
Hamburg, 1683 The story may not be quite complete, but what little we know about the history of this instrument is overwhelming...! This viola da gamba has been in the hands of soloists since - as far as we now know - 1905, when Christian Döbereiner, Munich, posed with it. It passed on to the very notable violist and violoncellist, Eva Heinitz sometime early in the 20th C. In 1996 Eva Heinitz agreed to sell me her playing partner for several decades, stating that it was her wish that the viol remain in the hands of a player and not be placed behind glass in a museum, never to be heard again. It is a great honour to have this illustrious instrument in the collection, where it is often used for performance and recording. See also: Orpheon Panorama To order a CD: http://festesdethalie.org/formulaireCD.htmlhttp://www.orpheon.org/OldSite/Seiten/Instruments/vdg/vdgb_tielkevdg.htmhttp://www.orpheon.org/Seiten/Instruments/vdg/vdgb_tielkevdg.htmhttp://www.orpheon.org/Seiten/Instruments/vdg/vdgb_tielkevdg.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_4
Viola da gamba: Joahim Tielke, Hamburg, 1683
Viola da gamba: Joahim Tielke, Hamburg, 1683
Viola da gamba: Joahim Tielke, Hamburg, 1683
Viola da gamba: Joahim Tielke, Hamburg, 1683
Viola da gamba: Joahim Tielke, Hamburg, 1683
Viola da gamba: Joahim Tielke, Hamburg, 1683
Christian Döbereiner (1874-1961) with  the Viola da gamba by Tielke
Verein für Alte Musik München, Döbereiner with the Tielke Viola da gamba
Döbereiner conducting the Verein für Alte Musik München
Programa de 1923-12-14 en La Coruña, Spain
Programa de 1923-12-14 en La Coruña, Spain
Döbereiner conducting the Verein für Alte Musik München
Programa de 1923-12-18 en Málaga, Spain
Programa de 1923-12-18 en Málaga, Spain
Verein für Alte Musik München, Döbereiner with the Tielke Viola da gamba
Programa de 1923-12-27 en Sabadell (Barcelona), Spain
Programa de 1923-12-27 en Sabadell (Barcelona), Spain
Döbereiner, examining another viola da gamba by Tielke
Viola da gamba: Joahim Tielke, Hamburg, 1683
Eva Heinitz (1907-2001) with the Viola da gamba by Tielke (ca. 1930)
Eva Heinitz with her sisters (ca. 1916)
Signed photo from Klemperer to Eva Heinitz
Eva Heinitz with her violoncello (ca. 1930)
Eva Heinitz with Wanda Landowska (ca. 1940)
Eva Heinitz with the Viola da gamba by Tielke (ca. 1955)
Eva Heinitz with the Viola da gamba by Tielke (ca. 1955)
Eva Heinitz with the Viola da gamba by Tielke (ca. 1955)
Eva Heinitz with the Viola da gamba by Tielke just before she died (ca. 2001)
Two phonograph records with Eva Heinitz on the Tielke viola da gamba
Two phonograph records with Eva Heinitz on the Tielke viola da gamba
Two phonograph records with Eva Heinitz on the Tielke viola da gamba
Two phonograph records with Eva Heinitz on the Tielke viola da gamba
Two phonograph records with Eva Heinitz on the Tielke viola da gamba
Two phonograph records with Eva Heinitz on the Tielke viola da gamba
An article in The Strad after the death of Eva Heinitz
An article in The Strad after the death of Eva Heinitz
Viola da gamba by Tielke, today in our museum
Lúcia Krommer with the Tielke Viola da gamba (2005)
José Vázquez with the Tielke Viola da gamba, Lúcia Krommer  (2004)
Viola da gamba by Tielke Photo of Döbereiner
Viola da gamba by Tielke Exhibition in Salzburg
Viola da gamba by Tielke Photo of Heinitz
Viola da gamba by Tielke Exhibition in Vienna
Viola da gamba by Tielke Exhibition in Vienna
Viola da gamba by Tielke Exhibition in Vienna
Viola da gamba by Tielke Exhibition in Vienna
Viola da gamba by Tielke Exhibition in Vienna
Viola da gamba by Tielke Exhibition in Ibiza
Philippe Pierlot with the Tielke viola da gamba, Noirlac, France, 2007
Spontaneous trio: Pierlot, Vázquez, Krommer in trios by Marin Marais, Noirlac, France, 2007
Concerts in Thoiry, France
Concerts in Thoiry, France
Concert with Bach Sonatas in Budapest
Lecture-concert at the course in Tongerlo, Belgium, 2008
A very rare five-string violin by Tielke
A very rare five-string violin by Tielke
Carved lion’s head, very typical of the work of Tielke
A jour (perforated) pegbox, also typical of the work of Tielke
Carved lion’s head, very typical of the work of Tielke
Characteristic purfling, rim and ivory edge