Is love congruous with the violin?  Let’s look at the instrument and the music it plays for a moment…Firstly, the shape of the violin and it’s uniquely feminine appearance exudes Venus herself.  The curvaceous, sensual and exotic shape of this wooden effigy appears to have a life of its own.  In the motion picture, The Red Violin, this is exemplified during the scene wherein Frederick Pope seduces a young woman, then plays (Joshua Bell – violinist) an absolutely amazing composition which came to him in a moment of “inspiration”. 

Secondly, the sound of the violin can be provocatively intoxicating, depending on the composition.  It’s diverse and oftentimes melancholy, ethereal, romantic strains can be heard from great distances, through country villages and urban apartments, penetrating not only our ears, but our very being.  What say you?  Many wonderful and inebriating “romances” have been composed for love.  A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy.” – Albert Einstein