Benedicte Maurseth-1670 Hardanger Fiddle

Benedicte Maurseth sings plays a 1670 Hardanger Fiddle at the Festival Memoire et Racines, 2008. Beautiful traditional music from Norway.

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Music

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• Benedicte
• Maurseth
• Hardanger
• Fiddle
• Norwegian
• Folk
• Music

[catbobhik5]

what happend to the bow

[fiddlereliz]

it is a short baroque bow, which was what they used in 1670. If you use a period fiddle, you'd better also use a period bow. :-)

[Lucybpink]

Nice!! is that a hardanger fiddle?

[fiddlereliz]

As the title says, it is a 1670 Hardanger fiddle. It was given to Benedicte right out of a museum showcase. The idea being that modern top drawer musicians should have access to the best instruments. Having Benedicte play this 1670 Hardanger fiddle is the equivalent of a Stradivarius violin being played by someone like Itzhak Perlman.

[Royceworld]

@moldyoreo Perlman is a hack.

[shounenbat510]

@stpauldandy Greetings from a fellow Minnesotan. I hope we can continue to preserve our Scandinavian culture.

[Perkisound]

Love the sound of that thing!...where can I get one?

[090513102]

Is the Fiddle really from 1670? Looks like a Isak Trondsen and then it is from the 18th century.

[stpauldandy]

Touches my Minnesota soul. It's the music of dark winter longings.

[CheckDare]

Lovely stuff; I've never heard the Hardanger fiddle!

Thank you for posting.

[CheckDare]

@moldyoreo

What a joyless scold.

I bet your handbag smells of coughdrops and mothballs, too.

[moldyoreo]

@fiddlereliz Except that Itzhak Perlman knows not to touch old varnish with his fingers as sweat and oils are corrosive.