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The 'Macdonald' Viola by Antonio Stradivari, the greatest viola in existence, created by Stradivari in 1719. This exquisitely preserved and extremely rare viola is one of only ten complete violas Stradivari made during his lifetime and the only example from his golden period. Listen as violist David Aaron Carpenter plays the opening to J.S Bach's (Cello) Suite no.3 in C Major on this extraordinary instrument. The viola was valued at $45 million in 2014 by Sotheby's, although they failed to find a bidder...