Is Stradivarius an entire?
Unlike Cirrus Des Aigles, Stradivarius remains an entire horse, which presents different challenges, according to John Gosden, who co-trains the star stayer with his son Thady. Goldikova, the third winningmost horse of Group races trained in Europe with 15 victories, was a mare.
Violins Bearing a Stradivarius Label
About 650 of these instruments survive today.
GB: Stradivarius, the superstar stayer whose retirement from racing was announced on Monday [Sept 26], will at the National Stud from 2023. The prolific son of Sea The Stars won seven G1 races and close to £3.5million in prize money, as well as the Weatherbys Hamilton Stayers' £1million bonus two years running.
1714 Dolphin Stradivarius
It is currently owned by the Nippon Music Foundation in Japan, which owns a raft of Stradivari instruments.
The Messiah violin by Antonio Stradivarius is estimated to have a worth of $20 million and ranks among the most expensive violins in the world. Made in 1716, this historic instrument remains incredibly in almost perfect "like new" condition.
Only about 650 surviving Stradivarius violins exist, and many of them are in the hands of private collectors, safely hidden from public view. There are even fewer cellos, about 55, and about 12 violas.
When the violinist Toscha Seidel stumped up for a Stradivarius in 1924 he boasted that its tone possessed “outstanding power and beauty” and that it was one of the greatest ever made.
In real life, the Red Mendelssohn – the Stradivarius of 1720 on which The Red Violin is based – sold for $1.7 million in 1990 and is now owned by the violinist Elizabeth Pitcairn.
The violin remained in the family of Gabriel Jean Joseph Molitor until World War One. The Molitor violin represents a golden period of Stradivari's work, therefore it reached the price of $3.6 million in 2010, which was the highest price for a violin at that time. The buyer and current owner is Anne Akiko Meyers.
The Label – To really know if it's an original one you can always identify it in the instrument's label. Stradivari's violins always had a label that read “Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis Faciebat Anno”, followed by the year they were made.
What is so special about a Stradivarius?
The Stradivarius violin is the stuff of musical legend. Over the centuries the maker's instruments have graced concert stages, museums, private collections and recording studios. They have been praised for the clarity, richness and individual character of their sound.
Supply and Demand: One reason the value of a Stradivarius violin is so dear is because there are so few of them left, and they are no longer being made. Simple economics dictates that when there is a demand but little supply, value increases.
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