Below are videos showing Lynn Harrell playing his Dungey cello - the Mendelssohn D minor piano trio, with Anne-Sophie Mutter and Andre Previn
movement 1
movement 2
movement 3
movement 4
Friday, March 27, 2009
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
New cello!
This has taken me a long time, mostly because I had to make time to take pictures. The cello is astounding. I can't think of enough superlatives to describe it. Every person who has played it has the same reaction - utter amazement and absolute pleasure.
It is beautiful to look at and even more beautiful to listen to. The C-string has a clarity and power that I've never heard before from a cello. The upper registers are very pure and powerful. The sound is even throughout all of the strings.
Christopher Dungey made the cello. He recently made a cello for Lynn Harrell, who is performing regularly with his Dungey cello.
My cello is made from the same pattern as Lynn Harrell's Dungey cello. The body is the same as his 1720 Montagnana cello. It has a narrow top side to side and is has a much larger curve in the body than other cellos I have seen. The smaller size on top is much more comfortable to play, especially on the A string near the tip of the bow.
I feel like I've won the lottery of cellos, but, on the other hand, I put myself on Chris's waiting list over 4 years ago. It feels like investing in a new artist before the artist becomes famous. I was expecting a wonderful cello from Chris, but I think he has really surpassed himself with this cello and I feel pretty lucky to be the owner of it.
It is beautiful to look at and even more beautiful to listen to. The C-string has a clarity and power that I've never heard before from a cello. The upper registers are very pure and powerful. The sound is even throughout all of the strings.
Christopher Dungey made the cello. He recently made a cello for Lynn Harrell, who is performing regularly with his Dungey cello.
My cello is made from the same pattern as Lynn Harrell's Dungey cello. The body is the same as his 1720 Montagnana cello. It has a narrow top side to side and is has a much larger curve in the body than other cellos I have seen. The smaller size on top is much more comfortable to play, especially on the A string near the tip of the bow.
I feel like I've won the lottery of cellos, but, on the other hand, I put myself on Chris's waiting list over 4 years ago. It feels like investing in a new artist before the artist becomes famous. I was expecting a wonderful cello from Chris, but I think he has really surpassed himself with this cello and I feel pretty lucky to be the owner of it.
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