Gianbattista Grancino
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Gianbattista Grancino or Giovanni Battista Grancino (born 1673 – died ca.1730) was a member of the family of luthiers Grancino (in German). Other members included Giovanni Grancino
, Andrea Grancino, Francesco Grancino and Paolo Grancino
.
Their instruments were played by Yehudi Menuhin
(violin), Ladislav Černý
(viola), Siegfried Palm
(cello) and Adrian Beers
(double bass), among others.
Giovanni Grancino
Giovanni Grancino , son of Andrea Grancino, was one of the early Milanese luthiers, and may have worked with his brother, Francesco.Grancino's workshops were all located on Contrada Larga, now Via Larga in Milan...
, Andrea Grancino, Francesco Grancino and Paolo Grancino
Paolo Grancino
Paolo Grancino is a 17th century violin maker of obscure origin and unverifiable existence. He is thought to have been a student of Andrea Guarneri. Instruments who appear to be made by him are of a recognizable "Grancino" style which also appears in the work of later Grancinos, yet they are of an...
.
Their instruments were played by Yehudi Menuhin
Yehudi Menuhin
Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, OM, KBE was a Russian Jewish American violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in the United Kingdom. He was born to Russian Jewish parents in the United States, but became a citizen of Switzerland in 1970, and of the United Kingdom in 1985...
(violin), Ladislav Černý
Ladislav Černý
Ladislav Černý was a Czech violist and teacher.- Biography :Černý studied violin at the Prague Conservatory with Ferdinand Lachner and Jindřich Bastař, and chamber music with František Spilka...
(viola), Siegfried Palm
Siegfried Palm
Siegfried Palm was a German cellist who is known worldwide for his interpretations of contemporary music. Many 20th-century composers like Kagel, Ligeti, Xenakis, Penderecki and Zimmermann wrote music for him....
(cello) and Adrian Beers
Adrian Beers
Adrian Simon Beers MBE was a British double bass player and teacher at the Royal College of Music and the Royal Northern College of Music...
(double bass), among others.