Ex-Lugo

Catedral de Lugo

The first hall

Violin by Matthias
Albanus, Bozen, ca. 1680

The first hall: the world of the violin

Violas d’amore by Schorn and Salomon

Viola d’amore by Salomon, Paris, ca. 1740

Viola d’amore by Johann Christoph Leidollf, Vienna, 1750

The Instruments of the Habsburg Court at the time of Haydn and Mozart

Violoncello by Simone Cimapane, Rome, 1692, and Roland Houël, 2007

Violoncello by Simone Cimapane, Rome, 1692, which was played in the orchestra of Arcangello Corelli !

Entering the second hall: the world of the viola da gamba

The viola da gamba in Italy

Violas da gamba by Gasparo da Salò, Gianpaolo Maggini and Giovanni Balla Bugger

Tenor viola da gamba Gasparo da Salò, ca. 1570

Bass viola da gamba by Gian Paolo Maggini, Brescia, ca. 1600

Violas da gamba by Ventura Linarolo, Venice, 1585 and anon. Veneto, ca. 1600

Do you notice a similarity between this display and the following painting?

Gonzales Coques: musical scene

Look again!

Bass viola da gamba by Gianbattista Grancino, Milano, 1697

A Chest of Viols: English viols by William Turner, Edward Lewis

A young master selecting his future instrument.

A Chest of Viols: English viols by William Turner, Edward Lewis

Viols by William Turner, Edward Lewis

Bass viola da gamba by William Turner, painting of a similar viol dating 1683.

Viola da gamba by William Turner, London, 1656

Viola da gamba by William Turner, London, ca. 1650

Viola da gamba in Germany and Austria

Bass viola da gamba by Jakob Stainer, Absam, 1671

Plans of the Michael Albanus viola da gamba realised by the Violin-Making School of Hallstatt and sold all over the world!

Painting by Netscher or de la Haye, Viola da gamba by Maussiell, Nürnberg

Painting by Netscher or de la Haye, Holland, 17th. C.

Viola da gamba by Joachim Tielke, Hamburg, 1683

Christian Döbereiner,
with the viola da gamba by Joachim Tielke in 1905

Viola da gamba by Joachim Tielke, Hamburg, 1683

•Eva Heinitz with the viola da gamba by Joachim Tielke, ca. 1930

Eva Heinitz with the viola da gamba by Joachim Tielke, ca. 1950

Eva Heinitz with the viola da gamba by Joachim Tielke, just before she passed away.

Pardessus de viole and quinton by Louis Guersan, Paris, ca. 1740

Bow for a pardessus de viole, conductor’s baton, ornamented in ivory and silver.

Five-string violin by Joachim Tielke, ca. 1700

Head of the five-string violin by Joachim Tielke, ca. 1700

Five-string violin by Joachim Tielke, ca. 1700

Two head: pardessus de viole, Paris, ca. 1740 and bass viola da gamba, Cremona, ca. 1690

Head of a pardessus de viole, Paris, ca. 1740

Baryton, violoncello by Posch, Indian instrument with sympathetic strings.

Indian instrument:

Baryton, violoncello by Anton Posch

A surgical table of the 18th C.: Marin Marais - The Operation of the Bladder Stone

Matías, chief technician of the museum, Charo, in charge of exhibitions, Antonio, a luthier from Lugo, at the exhibition.

Inaugural concert

Inaugural concert with the choir “Solo Voces”

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Visita guiada

Conciertos durante la exposición

Conciertos durante la exposición: Museos de la Provincia de Lugo

Concerts during the exhibition in the Museums of the Province of Lugo

Conciertos durante la exposición: Museos de la Provincia de Lugo

Concerts during the exhibition in the Museums of the Province of Lugo

Conciertos durante la exposición: Museos de la Provincia de Lugo

Concerts during the exhibition in the Museums of the Province of Lugo

Conciertos durante la exposición

Orpheon Foundation in Lugo
Museo Provincial de Lugo: June-July, 2008 
Since 2004 Orpheon has been presenting exhibitions all over Europe, accompanied by a series of concerts and courses on the instruments of the collection, which have been very favourably received. Within its programme: “Culture-2000 Mozart Call” the European Union has awarded Orpheon a substantial grant in recognition of this work.

See also: EU-PROJEKT
To order a CD: http://festesdethalie.org/formulaireCD.html

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