This is the official artist's blog for Dizzy O'Brian; a composer of classical pop music. Find information here about new music releases by Dizzy and where you can listen to music by Dizzy O'Brian
Monday, December 7, 2020
'Meditation' From The Opera 'Thais' On A 200 Year Old Violin
This is a video I made of me playing the ‘Meditation’ from the opera ‘Thais’ by Massenet on a my 200 year old Carcassi violin.
Here’s some interesting facts about violins; A good violin will improve with age. A violin that’s made by a reputable violin maker will double in value about every five years. It’s the older violins that may be the best and most valuable. So it’s not like, “get a job and maybe you will be able to afford a new one!” (lol!). One thing; for a violin to improve in quality, it must be played. This is why museumsthat keep Stradivarius violins hire violinists to come and play them on a regular basis. The violin I’m playing in the video is an Italian violin made by Carcassi in the early 1700’s. It’s current value is around $35,000.00.
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