“Stradivarius: The tonal secrets of select violins”
A film by Irina Bosse-Kohlhaas. Television report by Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR)
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Dates of broadcast: April 30, 2002, Prisma science show (NDR) and May 15, 2002, Globus – Program for research and the environment (ARD)
About the content: “Martin Schleske makes tonal copies of priceless instruments. He uses techniques from physics to come extremely close to the original instruments. Maybe Stradivari didn't have a secret? Analysis by this violinmaker and physicist: ‘Attempts to discover Stradivari's secret...’”
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“A portrait of violinmaker Martin Schleske”
A film by Monika Martin. Television report by Deutsche Welle (Berlin)
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Date of broadcast: Thursday, October 16, 2003, euromaxx (Deutsche Welle Berlin)
About the content: Workshop methods and interview with master violinmaker Martin Schleske
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Fernsehaufzeichnung BR
Concert: Mendelssohn-Bartholdy e-minor Op.64. Soloist: Ingolf Turban. Soloviolin made by Violinmaker Martin Schleske (anno 2008. Op.108). Orchestra: Munich Broadcast Orchestra (BR). Conductor: Gerd Schaller.
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“A body with four strings - On the secret life of violins”
A film by Klaus Hundsbichler and Ernst Trost.
Date of broadcast: Sunday, December 9, 2001, 9:35 AM, ORF 2
About the content: “Stradivarius, Guarnerius and Amatis – There are legends wrapped around these violins. What is so special about these instruments and why are they unmatched? In their documentary entitled "A body with four strings - On the secret life of violins", director Klaus Hundsbichler and author Ernst Trost explore these questions and more in a joint production involving the ORF, Austrian National Bank and Aurel-Film. Based on the famous violin collection of the Austrian National Bank, artists such as Gidon Kremer and Julian Rachlin team with experts from Cremona, Vienna and Munich to examine the secrets of the art of violinmaking while shining light on a fascinating chapter in the history of music.”
“How violins speak”
A film by Jörg Kuhn. Television report by Evangeliums-Rundfunk Wetzlar (ERF)
Date of broadcast: December 25, 2005 (NBC Europe). Access content
“The final secrets of Stradivarius – Achieving the perfect violin sound with advanced technology and craftsmanship”
A radio report by Monika v. Aufschnaiter. Bavarian Radio (B3)
Violinmakers have sought after the perfect sound for centuries. Instruments by the old Italian masters Stradivarius, Amati and Guarneri typically serve as models. Until now, these violins have managed to withhold many of their secrets.
Munich violinmaker and physicist Martin Schleske uses scientific techniques to study instruments by these masters and make modern tonal copies.
