De Munck (Stradivarius cello)

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The De Munck Stradivarius of 1730, also called the De Munck-Feuermann, is an antique cello crafted by Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari. It was notably owned and played by Ernest de Munck and Emanuel Feuermann. [1] Steven Isserlis has described the instrument as his "dream cello [...] it has everything." [2]

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It is currently owned by the Nippon Music Foundation, who has loaned the instrument to a number of prominent cellists. [3]

Background

The De Munck-Feuermann, while labelled 1710, was made during Stradivari's "late period". It owes its nicknames to two notable owners and players of the instrument, cellists Ernest de Munck (acquired in 1869 [3] ) and Emanuel Feuermann (acquired in 1934 [3] ), the latter being considered one of the greatest cellists of the 20th century. [1] After Feuermann's death in 1942, the instrument was acquired by American collector Russell B. Kingman, and then sold to cellist Aldo Parisot in 1956. [3]

The instrument was sold by Parisot to the Nippon Music Foundation in December 1996. [3] It was on loan to Steven Isserlis until May 2011, then to Danjulo Ishizaka.[ citation needed ] On 24 September 2019, it was loaned to Camille Thomas for a period of one year. [4]

Measurements

The De Munck-Feuermann is characterised by its long narrow shape. Its detailed dimensions, as measured by calliper, are: [5]

PartMeasurement
Back length74.5 centimetres (29.3 in)
Upper bouts32.35 centimetres (12.74 in)
Lower bouts41.6 centimetres (16.4 in)
Middle bouts21.3 centimetres (8.4 in)
Depth of ribs11.6 centimetres (4.6 in)

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References

  1. 1 2 "Emanuel Feurmann". The New Yorker. February 17, 2003. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "Famous Strads: the Davydov, the De Munck and the Duport". The Irish Times. January 29, 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 ""Feuermann"". Nippon Music Foundation. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  4. ↑ "'De Munck, Feuermann' Stradivarius cello is loaned to Camille Thomas". The Strad. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  5. ↑ Morreau, Annette (2008). Emanuel Feuermann. ISBN   0300183933 . Retrieved 2 August 2019.


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