Plotino/Hagen/Mela - Niccol� Paganini: His Music, His Instruments - For the first time together, Paganini's violin, cello and guitar

This exceptional recording was made using three original instruments that belonged to Paganini himself: the powerful 1743 Guarneri del Ges� violin; a six-string guitar by Ory, Paris, dated 1797; and a magnificent 1736 Stradivari cello, property of the Nippon Music Foundation and entrusted to Clemens Hagen, cellist of the Hagen Quartet. The three instruments are played together for the first time on this release. It was Giulio Plotino who conceived this project and took upon himself the difficult task of reuniting the three instruments. Indeed, this unique recording would not have been possible without him. A short history of each instrument is provided in the accompanying notes.