Lev's Violin : A Story of Music, Culture and Italian Adventure, Hardcover by ...

Description: Lev's Violin : A Story of Music, Culture and Italian Adventure, Hardcover by Attlee, Helena, ISBN 1643137204, ISBN-13 9781643137209, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Instantly entranced by the captivating voice of a violin, the author ofThe Land Where Lemons Growtakes us on ajourney through five centuries of Italian history and cultureto discover the stories embodied in this sensual instrument. From the moment she hears this violin for the first time, Helena Attlee is captivated. She is told that it is no ordinary violin. It's known as Lev's Violin and it is an Italian instrument, named after its former Russian owner. Eager to discover all she can about its ancestry and the stories contained within its delicate wooden body, she sets out for Cremona, birthplace of the Italian violin. This is the beginning of a beguiling journey whose end she could never have anticipated. Making its way from dusty workshops, through Alpine forests, cool Venetian churches, glittering Florentine courts, and far-flung Russian flea markets,Lev's Violintakes us from the heart of Italyto its very furthest reaches. Its story of luthiers and scientists, princes and orphans, musicians, composers, travellers and raconteurs swells to a poignant meditation on the power of objects, stories and music to shape individual lives and to craft entire cultures.

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