据“昨日音乐”网站: Mathias Albani was a renowned violin maker, born 1621, at Botzen, was one of Stainer’s best pupils.
The tone of his violins, which are generally very high in the belly, and have a dark red, almost brown, varnish, is more remarkable for power than for quality. He died at Botzen in 1673. His son, also named Mathias, was at first a pupil of his father, afterwards of the Amatis at Cremona, and finally settled at Rome.
His best violins, which by some connoisseurs are considered hardly inferior to those of the Amatis, are dated at the end of the 17th and beginning of the 18th century. A third Albani, whose Christian name is now known, and who lived during the 17th century at Palermo, also made good violins, which resemble those of the old German makers.
Mathias Albani 是一位著名的小提琴制作师,1621年生于Botzen,是Stainer 最好的学生之一。他的琴通常腹部较高,几乎是棕色的深红漆饰,以音量宏大著称而非其音色。他于1673年死于Botzen。他的儿子也叫Mathias,先跟父亲学制琴,后师从Cremona的Amatis,最终定居于罗马。他最好的琴制作于17世纪末到18世纪初,一些鉴赏家认为并不亚于Amatis的作品。第三位教名为Albani 的,活跃于17世纪的Palermo,也制作很好的小提琴,类似这些德国老制琴师。
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