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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Lev's Violin: A Story of Music, Culture and Italian Adventure

Lev's Violin: A Story of Music, Culture and Italian Adventure

Attlee, Helena

Hardcover

ItalyItalian HistoryMusic Instruction: Strings

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ISBN10: 1643137204
ISBN13: 9781643137209
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Published: Apr 6 2021
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.80
Height: 1.10 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
Instantly entranced by the captivating voice of a violin, the author of The Land Where Lemons Grow takes us on a journey through five centuries of Italian history and culture to discover the stories embodied in this sensual instrument.

From the moment she hears this violin for the first time, Helena Attlee is captivated. She is told that it is no ordinary violin. It's known as Lev's Violin and it is an Italian instrument, named after its former Russian owner.

Eager to discover all she can about its ancestry and the stories contained within its delicate wooden body, she sets out for Cremona, birthplace of the Italian violin. This is the beginning of a beguiling journey whose end she could never have anticipated.

Making its way from dusty workshops, through Alpine forests, cool Venetian churches, glittering Florentine courts, and far-flung Russian flea markets, Lev's Violin takes us from the heart of Italy to its very furthest reaches. Its story of luthiers and scientists, princes and orphans, musicians, composers, travellers and raconteurs swells to a poignant meditation on the power of objects, stories and music to shape individual lives and to craft entire cultures.

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