Pietro Giovanni Guarneri
Pietro Giovanni Guarneri (also Pietro Guarneri I , Pietro Guarneri of Mantua and Petrus Guarnerius , born February 18, 1655 in Cremona , † March 26, 1720 in Mantua ) was an Italian violin maker from the Cremonese luthier dynasty Guarneri . He is the eldest son and student of Andrea Guarneri , the founder of this dynasty.
Pietro Giovanni Guarneri initially worked in Cremona and later in Mantua. There he also worked as a violinist in the court orchestra of Duke Ferdinand Karl. "His instruments, which are valued, lack the brilliance."
literature
- Wilibald Gurlitt, Carl Dahlhaus (editor): Riemann Musik-Lexikon. In three volumes and two supplementary volumes. Cuarnerius (Guaneri, Guarnieri). 12th completely revised edition. 1. Personal section A – KB Schotts-Söhne, Mainz 1959, p. 691 (first edition: 1882). there also “Pietro Giovanni Guarneri”.
Individual evidence
- ^ Riemann Musik-Lexikon, 1959.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Guarneri, Pietro Giovanni |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pietro Guarneri I; Pietro Guarneri of Mantua; Petrus Guarnerius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian violin maker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 18, 1655 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cremona |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 26, 1720 |
| Place of death | Mantua |