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Leading the way: the ‘Baron d’Erlanger’ Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ violin 1732

2025-04-16T08:32:00

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Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ made the 1732 ‘Baron d’Erlanger’ violin near the start of his most productive period. Florian Leonhard explores how it shows the maker’s early style and reveals the history of its most famous owner

Reconstructing the history of an instrument is a complex task, especially when it concerns the work of one of the greatest masters of Cremonese violin making. Unlike Antonio Stradivari, Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ had a short and financially turbulent life. His most important instruments, including the ‘Baron d’Erlanger’ violin examined here, were made within a brief period of time…

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