Francesco Ruggieri (1620-c. 1695) was the first and greatest of a family of violin makers working at Cremona, Italy. A pupil of Nicolo Amati, he patterned his instruments, with some modifications, ...
The album also features Stepner playing two other spectacular baroque instruments — a 1641 violin made by Nicolo Amati owned by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and a 1693 violin made by Antonio ...