Sounds Like Thousand of Lives by Milota Sidorova

It was just yesterday, whilst passing down one of Bratislava's bridges, striking more than 33 degrees outside I have heard a sound completely different to the chaos of traffic jams storming just 2 meters above my head. Beautiful, fistful melody, forced by divine vibratos echoed by concrete – metal construction of solid walls has torn my heart into pieces.However, it's said, that Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia is legendary ' pearl on the river Danube', tourism has still not spread out its easy money making wings here.So the ubiquitous artists, known from Prag, Wien, Barcelona or any other European metropolis. Bratislava is kind of sleeping beauty. Indeed, it was more than unexpected to hear the music of young violin player, subtile girl, whose music overload even the powerful machines of our daily transport. It was the first time, I have seen somebody playing on this kind of artificial, not very cosy looking place.From that time, I had to think about terrific sound of her instrument. Moreover, when I have been digging into music from my childhood, playing the piano, guitar, flute and drums. I had to learn that each instrument has its own logic and philosophy. From touching your fingers and creating wheter melody or harmony, or both of them, to the longevity of the instrument itself.And that is a searching, at least the same exciting as archaeology or police inquiry. For instance, time is really important factor influencing quality of sound. However to the both of the sides. Whilst you can maybe recall old, out of tune pianos from western genre movies, such as old, dry guitars, the situation with string instruments (especially violins) is completely different. The older violin or cello you get, the better quality of sound you get. Hundreds of years, decades of human lives will impress wooden instrument with unusually sharp and clear tones. But it wasn't always like this. The revolution of wooden string instruments had begun with the name of Antonio Stradivari, Italian luthier and craftmen living around 17th century. He had probably begun his career in workshop of famous Nicolo Amati, pouring himself into the art of instruments. After settling down near Cremona, he began alternate Amati's models.It's more than necessary to say, that in these times, all the instruments were very quiet, almost whispering when compared to human voice. And this was exactly the breaking point for geniality of young Stradivari. Changing arching and curving the instruments, adding more layers of woods, forming the scrolls and consequently coloring of the final work, it all brought suddenly unexpected dimensions of string instruments.During his life he made approximately 1,101 instruments, from which around 650 have survived. The value of such violins, guitars and cellos is clearly out of question. After his death, Stradivari brand was kept by two sons, Omobono and Franceso, both of them instrument makers.Today, Stradivari is the best, what you can get from the world of music. Passing from the gray bridge of smother Bratislava, through master Stradivari's life I have to recommend a marvellous movie, capturing how interesting and immortal life of one violin can be. It's called the Red Violin and if you are just little bit music fan, please go to the nearest good DVD shop and get yourself really interesting afternoon.

by Milota Sidorova for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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