Famous Violinists of To-day and Yesterday

"Famous Violinists of To-day and Yesterday" by Henry Charles Lahee is a late 1800's record that presents many important violin players across history and their impact on how the instrument was played. The book moves through time by exploring the lives and careers of many famous performers rather than concentrating deeply on just some of them. The account starts discussing the violin's deeply felt emotional qualities, goes into its past, and looks at how violin making became great art in Italy between the 1400s and 1700s. It also talks about how the violin changed from a new instrument to one played by soloists, spotlighting important people like Andrea Amati and Antonio Stradivari. The book mentions violinists like Baltazarini and John Banister and shares their trouble gaining acceptance and what people thought about violinists back then, setting up a full look into violin artistry and history through different important artists.