Publications
We are always working on historical researches about violin making, with a particular view on the school of Genoa. See below for publications and news.
Alberto Giordano is author or co-author of several publications, among which we suggest you:
Un secolo di Liuteria Italiana - Vol.3 - Liguria
Eric Blot and Alberto Giordano
Turris Editrice
This is the most comprehensive work about violin making in Liguria region from early Nineteenth century untill the second world war: an in depth analysis about the history and the style of the most important genoese makers such as Niccolò Bianchi, Eugenio Praga, Enrico Rocca, Cesare Candi, Paolo DeBarbieri and others. The book shows 35 original instruments in high quality color pictures. Italian and English
Paganini Divo e Comunicatore
The international congress "Paganini Divo e Comunicatore" was held in Genova in Santa Maria della Grazie la nuova, a medioval convent recently restored that now host the "House of Paganini".
The publication features the interventions of european and italian experts who gathered in Genova on 3rd, 4th, 5th December 2004 to discuss and study the art, the history, the personality of the greatest violinplayer of all times.
Interventions by: Alma Brughera Capaldo, Maria Rosa Moretti, Carmela Bongiovanni, Giuseppe Isoleri, Stefano Fera, Alessandro Del Lago, Roberto Grisley, Marco Battaglia, Ingolf Turban, Mauro Balma, Tatiana Berford, Philippe Borer, Claudio Pavolini, Alberto Giordano, Anna Maria Salone, Fausto Amalberti, Paola Brocero, Antonio Delfino, Bozhanca Mocinova, Stefano Termanini, Anna Sorrento.
Published by Serel International - Eeditrice.com.
624 pages - italian only.
The refurbishment of the violin of Paganini
The one day congress, organized by the Councillarship of the Communication and Promotion of the Town of Genova, was held in Genova on October 14th 2004: interventions by John Dilworth, Alberto Giordano, Bruce Carlson, Pierre Guillaume, Philippe Borer and others describing the history of the conservation of the Cannone, the refurbishment job, the bows of Paganini and more. You can download the PDF files of the texts from the site of the Town of Genova at: http://www.paganini.comune.genova.it/violi_convegno.htm
Originali, Modelli e Copie - Catalogue
Following the Exhibition of Cremona in October 2001, this catalogue featuring a chapter written by Alberto Giordano, describes the influence of Guarneri del Gesù on violin makers of Nineteenth and Twentieth century from France, Great Britain and Italy.
Italian and English.
Il violino di David Oistrakh "Stradivari Conte de Fontana 1702"
Dynamic
CD + Book + Poster
A collection of Hystorical recordings with the famous violin by Antonio Stradivari played by its famous owners: the sound of the violin can be heard played by David Oistrakh (1961), Riccardo Brengola (1982), Franco Gulli (1985) and Mariana Sirbu (2002).
Book by Danilo Prefumo and Alberto Giordano.
Poster of the violin with measurements by Alberto Giordano and Yuta Takahashi.
The violinmaker Cesare Candi and the violin of Paganini
Carlo Nardi
CremonaBook editore
An anasthatic reprint of an interview with the maker taken by mr Carlo Nardi in 1947, few months before Candi's death. With a foreword of A.Giordano describing the personality of Cesare Candi. Italian and English version.
The Legacy of Cremona (L’eredità di Cremona)
Ruggiero Ricci
1 CD + Book
The great virtuoso plays a selection of 18 modern violins that includes a Giordano copy of Del Gesł. Preface by Roger Hargrave, forewords by Ruggiero Ricci.
Paganini's Violin - its history, sound and photographs
Dynamic
1 CD + Book
Salvatore Accardo plays the Paganini's violin, Edward Neill and Alberto Giordano wrote notes and comments about the great violinist and its instrument Containig pictures, portraits, documents about the violin. Italian, English, French, German.
L. Van Beethoven - Violin Concerto Bin Huang plays the violin of Paganini Michele Trenti conductor
The "Cannone" for the first time in CD-Rom! Containig The Beethoven Concerto, an in depth analysis by Michele Trenti, comments about the violin of Paganini by Alberto Giordano, pictures, videos and more. Italian, English, French, German.
