Giovanni Mazza (age 14) plays on G.B. Guadanini 1760 Violin on generous loan from Bein and Fushi Chicago at Staples Center. Giovanni Mazza National Anthem Arrangment Copyright 2016
What a BEAUTIFUL INSTRUMENT! For those not knowledgeable about it: G.B. Guadagnini is widely regarded as the greatest violin maker of the second half of the 18th century, a title he earned through 44 years of labor and experimentation, perseverance in a multitude of regional markets, and an original style that produced some of the best instruments in history.
I was fortunate enough to borrow this Guadagnini from Bein and Fushi Violins in Chicago both in 2018 for a couple weeks and again in 2020. One day I hope to have my own Guadagnini. I've tried a few others of this maker, and every one of them have sounded incredibly beautiful. Dreams!
Thank you so much. I arranged this song after I had been working on unaccompanied Bach Partitas, and I wanted to have those beautiful chords. Even though I arranged it, it took some time to get those double stops right.
