Violas
The viola's austere and dark sound may be the main reason why this instrument is thought of as the violin's melancholy big sister. Playing an essential role in chamber and orchestral music, the solo repertoire for the viola is a predominantly modern phenomenon, the instrument's special qualities were overlooked for a very long time. Today the viola can be widely heard in film scores, and important soloists such as Kim Kashkashian are exploring new spheres by bringing the viola into jazz and world music. Our online catalogue presents a selection of interesting antique instruments with rich, resonant and warm sounds.
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| Good Mittenwald Sandner viola (sold) | Mittenwald | 40.7 cm | 1970 circa | 1,500.00 € |
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| Beautiful old German Saxon viola, prob. Schuster & Co. | Markneukirchen | 38.7 cm | 1900 circa | 1,500.00 € |
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| Good sounding Bohemian viola | Bohemia | 39.5 cm | 1900 circa | 1,800.00 € |
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| Old Markneukirchen viola by Nicolaus Bernhard | Markneukirche | 38.5 cm | 1900 circa | 2,500.00 € |
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| English viola by Harold Lester Styles | Bath | 41.1 cm | 1980 | 2,500.00 € |
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| Mittenwald viola by Ottomar Hausmann | Mittenwald | 40.2 cm | 1920 circa | 2,800.00 € |
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