A Stradivarius violin was sold yesterday at Christie's for £902,000, the highest price ever paid for a Strad. The violin, owned by the Mendelsohn family, was made in 1720, and, because of its colour, it was known as the 'Red Strad'. It was bought by a professional musician.
In its years in the Mendelssohn family, it was played very little, except by amateurs, but its beautiful tones were demonstrated by a Japanese violinist before the auction (vente aux enchères) yesterday.
'It is in a very good condition because it was kept in a special case', said Yoshito Ito. 'It was looked after very well.'
<span>The violin was reached such a high price because of its date of 1720 (the height of Stradivari's Golden Age), when his finest instruments were made. Strads were admired all over the world for their purity and deep, clear sound.
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1)will do/doesn't want
2) will kill/finds out
3) give/will she think
4) Will I have/ I use
5) I will not get/ I pass
At fifteen - seventeen years, is incredibly difficult to choose the one unique profession that then you will give many years of life, will improve their skills. But I was lucky, I knew from early childhood that will artist. My grandfather and father - artists. I love to watch them work. Father - a painter, and his father - the schedule. I have not decided what I will give preference I like arts and crafts. I myself have manufactured jewelry boxes, and then I paint their magical designs or uncomplicated scenes from folk life. It attracts me and monumental painting murals in churches. These majestic creatures survived the centuries and now have a lot to tell us about their creators, their genius and skill. This artist loved summer - in his bright palette raznotsvete without dimming centuries of paint. And then I worked ascetic lines of his drawings are stingy and impeccably accurate, there is no external prettiness, but they are perfect, a few strokes create a whole world. Attracts me and the work of theater artists, decorators, their skill never ceases to amaze and delight. That appears on the scene an old overgrown garden, a lake with swans, an ancient castle or gay village street. All this created a skilled and talented hands of professional artists. But to become a master, you must work very hard, to develop his own style, otherwise we should not take on such a complex and wonderful work. I hope that you fall and you suddenly become famous - did not succeed. We must work hard every day, hone your style and skills, only then something can get. But first we must decide. And it is very difficult, I want to try myself in everything. Father says I scatter. And I'm looking for a way to select it, and then regret not achieve excellence in the profession. Otherwise, it is nothing to get started. Mediocrity does not want to be.
У нас был пикник с футбольной командой "Castle Hill School". Я сидел за столом для пикника, когда кто-то позвонил мне и сказал "Привет, Макс". Это я Дэвид Трейнор . Мы ходили в ту же школу. Он переехал в другой дом и изменил школу год назад. Мы наблюдали футбольную практику других мальчиков, когда он начал говорить. Он сказал что он чувствовал себя одиноким, потому-что не мог завести новых друзей в школе. Потом он рассказал мне о своем новом доме, его интересов...
Забавно, мы едва знали друг друга тогда, но было что-то о нем я доверял. Теперь мы лучшие друзья.
They decided to buy a new dog.
She likes watching TV, but she don't like watching melodramas.
They want to get married next month.
I enjoy reading magazined about fashion.
Children refuse to eat healthy food.