Violin by Martin Schleske, Opus 89 anno 2007:
Description of the Violin: Top Plate put into a solid maple edge. Model: Schleske (2007).
Dedication of the Violin: "Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him and he will bring justice to the nations“ (Isaiah 42:1).
“Since I visited you, I haven’t been able to get your violin (op. 89) out my head, nor out of my heart honestly speaking... It has a lovely, animated sound, it doesn’t hold me back in any way, it gives me all the colours and shadings that I need, it is powerful like a Ferrari, and the volume is simply huge.
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Last week I played Mozart’s A-major concerto with orchestra twice: Your op. 89 was easily heard all the way into the back rows. Several listeners who sat in the back row during both concerts (Brahms Hall and Mozart Hall) confirmed that even the tiniest notes were audible without the violin ever sounding especially loud. The sound simply has a quality that makes it easy for the ear to follow.
While I was playing, I also had the sense of having no trouble projecting over the orchestra. I could play as quietly as I dared. The sound does not ‘disappear’ when I play piano and it doesn’t become thin.
