- Matteo Goffriller
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Although it is known that Goffriller was born in Brixen, little else is known of him prior to his days in Venice before 1685. He is thought to have been active between 1689–1740, and is the founder of the "Venetian School" of luthiers, during the time when Venice was one of the most important centers of musical activity in the world.
In the past, Goffriller's celli had been erroneously attributed to the Guarneri family, Carlo Bergonzi, and even Antonio Stradivari, and was virtually unknown until the 1920s when his instruments began to be discovered. His cello of 1733 once owned by Pablo Casals was originally attributed to Bergonzi. His earliest identified instrument is a viola da gamba dated 1689.
Goffriller was married in 1686 to Maddalena Maria Caiser at the Madonna delle Grazie in Venice, and together had twelve children including five boys and seven girls in the span of 26 years. Francesco Goffriller, long thought to be his brother, may according to recent research, actually be his son.[citation needed] Goffriller died in Venice in 1742.
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Goffriller labels
The standard label for a Gofriller instrument, whether genuine or forged, uses the Latin inscription Mattheus Goffriller Fece in Venezia Anno [date]. This inscription displays the maker, the town (Venice), and "made in the year", followed by a date that is either printed or handwritten. In reality he labeled only a small percentage of his instruments compared to the ones he actually constructed. This was in order to evade paying his taxes in Venice.
Mattheus Goffriller feciebat Venetus, anno 1735
Mattio Gofrilleri in Venetia al' Insigna di Cremona. 1695
Mattio Goffriler Fece in Venezia. Anno 1709
Mattio Goffriller Fece in Venetia. 1721
Matteo Goffriller fecit Venetijis anno 17--
Legacy
Pablo Casals had a Goffriller which was his main concert instrument for most of his professional life. It was acquired by Casals in 1913 and used until his death in 1973. Since 2000, the use of this instrument has been awarded for two years to the winner of the International Pablo Casals Cello Competition in Kronberg, Germany.[1] Terence Weil played a Goffriller that had been played by Casals before.[2]
Other notable musicians:
- Daniel Mueller-Schott
- Zuill Bailey
- Emanuel Feuermann
- László Fenyö
- Matt Haimovitz
- Milt Hinton
- Édouard Lalo
- Susie Napper
- Johann Sebastian Paetsch
- Nicolo Paganini
- Carlo Alfredo Piatti
Goffriller instruments
Violins
Sobriquet Year Provenance Notes Goffriller violin 1695 currently played by Andrej Power Sammons 1696 Kenneth Sillito[3] Goffriller violin 1700 purchased and played by Alexander Yudkovsky since 2008 Goffriller violin ca. 1700 Stradivari Society currently played by Michala Høj[4] ex-Sivori; ex-Lalo 1700 Goffriller violin 1700 played on by Jorja Fleezanis Goffriller violin 1702 played by Jaakko Kuusisto Goffriller violin 1708 played by Jennifer Pike Goffriller violin ca. 1720 Alan Parmenter purchased in 2008 by an anonymous benefactor Goffriller violin 1722 stolen from violinist Charmian Gadd in 1999, subsequently recovered[5] Goffriller Violin 1723 played by Amanda Favier since 1996 Goffriller Violin 1730 the Counts of Colloredo Castle, Friuli Violas
Sobriquet Year Provenance Notes Goffriller viola ca. 1720 ex-Walter Trampler 1727 Richard O'Neill measures 41 cm Cellos
Sobriquet Year Provenance Notes Goffriller cello 1689 played by Geoffrey Rutkowski Goffriller cello 1690 previously Sabatier, Axelrod, The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra labeled: Nicolas Amatus, previously played by Maria Kliegel[6] Goffriller cello ca. 1700 Antonio Meneses ex-Leonard Rose; ex-Alfredo Piatti 1693 on loan to Leonard Elschenbroich Goffriller cello 1693 Mischa Schneider features a carved Rosette on the top, under the fingerboard; currently played by Zuill Bailey Goffriller cello 1695 played by Anner Bylsma Count Marcello 1697 Nicholas Anderson; Count Girolamo Marcello; Aldo Pais of Venice; Irving Klein[7] Rosette 1698 Leslie Parnas features a carved rosette decoration Goffriller cello 1698 played by Andres Diaz Goffriller cello 1698 exhibited at the Landesmuseum Joanneum, Graz, Austria D'Archambeau ca. 1700 Iwan D'Archambeau played by Jonathan Miller of the Gramercy Trio, Boston Artists Ensemble, and Boston Symphony Orchestra Goffriller cello 1700 Ex-Amadeus Quartet played by Christian-Pierre La Marca Goffriller cello 1701 played by Gautier Capuçon Goffriller cello 1703 Karl Fruh; Raya Garbousova (1930–1951) The Star 1705 Janos Starker (1965)[8] ex-Warburg 1706 played by François Kieffer (Amedeo Modigliani Quartet) Goffriller cello 1707 Previously Hershel Gorodetzky (now Gordon), The Philadelphia Orchestra & Stringart Quartet. played by Eric Kim Goffriller cello 1708 Istituto della Pietà, Venice Goffriller cello 1710 played by Matt Haimovitz Goffriller cello 1710 played by Anthony Ross, principal cello, Minnesota Orchestra Goffriller cello 1710 played by Richard Hirschl, cellist, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Goffriller cello 1711 played by Marc Coppey Goffriller cello 1712 Venice Research, has this uncut cello. Goffriller cello 1715 Samsung Foundation of Culture played by Sara Sant'Ambrogio Goffriller cello 1715 Stradivari Society Goffriller cello 1720 Emanuel Feuermann played by Joseph Schuster Goffriller cello 1720 played by Moray Welsh Goffriller cello 1720 "ex-Lederlin" played by David Delacroix Goffriller cello 1722 Yo-Yo Ma played by Valentin Erben Goffriller cello 1722 played by Pierre Fournier ex-Cossmann 1726 played by Carl Fuchs, Jenska Slebos; once thought to be a Bergonzi.[9] Saphir; ex-Harvey Shapiro 1727 currently played by Daniel Müller-Schott Goffriller cello 1728 Samuel Mayes currently played by Timothy Eddy Guffy 1730 Johann Sebastian Paetsch played by Gunther Paetsch (1970–1985) ex-Pablo Casals 1733 played by Matt Haimovitz; currently played by Claudio Bohorquez. Goffriller cello 1735 Hermann Busch currently played by Matthias Naegele[10] Double Basses
Sobriquet Year Provenance Notes La Salute 1712 the twin of the Benedetto Marcello; fabricated for the Santa Maria della Salute, Venice Benedetto Marcello 1712 the twin of the La Salute. exhibited in at the Venice Conservatory References
- ^ Claudio Bohórquez winner of "1. Internationaler Pablo-Casals-Wettbewerb der Kronberg Academy" 2000 (in German)
- ^ Obituary Terence Weil The Independent, William Waterhouse, 9 March 1995
- ^ "Albert Edward Sammons". The Strad Magazine 97 (1156). August 1986. http://www.thecoopercollection.co.uk/art3.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
- ^ Stradivari Invest
- ^ The Little Box That Sings. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2000-12-13.
- ^ "Cello by Matteo Goffriller, 1690c". Cozio.com. http://www.cozio.com/Instrument.aspx?id=1042. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
- ^ Nicholas Anderson (2005). "The “Count Marcello” Gofriller". nicholas-anderson.com. Archived from the original on 2005-12-17. http://web.archive.org/web/20051217221935/http://nicholas-anderson.com/gof.html. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
- ^ Katherine Millett. "All Things Strings: Born to Teach, page 3". Strings Magazine. http://www.allthingsstrings.com/article/141/141,3705,Feature-3.asp. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
- ^ "Cello by Matteo Goffriller, 1726 (ex-Cossmann)". Cozio.com. http://www.cozio.com/Instrument.aspx?id=928. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
- ^ "The Moebius Ensemble: Who We Are". The Moebius Ensemble. 19 May 2003. http://www.music.columbia.edu/~moebius/Who_We_Are_Naegele2.htm. Retrieved 2007-05-06.
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- People from Brixen
- Bowed string instrument makers
- Italian musical instrument makers
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