Inside 221B: Stradivarius
Sep 13, 2018•17 min•Season 2Ep. 89
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Episode description
"off to violin-land, where all is sweetness and delicacy and harmony" [REDH]
One of the most off-hand but arresting comments that Sherlock Holmes made was that he owned a Stradivarius violin. That he had purchased for a mere 55 shillings!
What do we know of Stradivarius instruments, and about Holmes's own ability on the violin?
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Links / Notes
- This episode: ihose.co/trifles89
- Stradivarius (Wikpedia)
- The tale of Roman Totenberg's stolen Stradivarius (NPR)
- Top image via the Falk Archive - KFA
Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra
Publisher Info.: Washington, DC: United States Marine Band
Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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