Resounding beauties : the beauty of sound / Franca Falletti -- Mucial instrument collections in Renaissance and Baroque Italy / Renato Meucci -- Italian musical instruments in Europe : the dynamics of ...

Think of Italy, and you think of food, wine, cheese, and football. For Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi, music is added to the list. Growing up in Atessa, in Southeastern Italy, it was part of the family.

Italian master Antonio Stradivari's priceless violins and tools from his workshop will soon be on view for the first time ever in New York City, alongside letters from La Bohème composer Giacomo ...