Sound sample of an old Austrian Violin with an powerful voice. The player is a student violinist. The piece is Allegro Brillant, Op. 19 by composer WillemTen Have. Willem Ten Have was born 12 August, 1831 in Amsterdam, Holland and was a student of Charles De Bériot, becoming a famous violinist in Europe (Ten Have later bought two violins from De Bériot, including the famousGuarnari del Jesu De Bériot 1744, now owned by Ruggiero Ricci.)

Duration : 0:1:48

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Sound sample of a very nice 3/4 sized antique French violin. The piece is POLISH DANCE by Edmund Severn (December 10, 1862-May 14, 1942). Severn was an American composer and violinist. Born in England, in Nottingham, he moved to the United States at age four, settling in Hartford, Connecticut and studying violin with his father; he later took further musical study in Berlin. As a composer he wrote mainly orchestral music, as well as many pieces for his instrument, including a concerto; he also wrote three string quartets. He died in Melrose, Massachusetts.

Duration : 0:1:10

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This is a very fine American violin made in Boston circa 1920s. The piece is Novacek’s Perpetuum Mobile played by a student violnist.

Duration : 0:2:52

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