| Their position must have been but little inferior to that of the Amati family. |
| In 1985, Raymond Dessaints founded the Camp musical des Laurentides and the Ensemble Amati Chamber Orchestra. |
| Like the Amati violins, this instrument has seen perhaps centuries of use and conversion to adapt to changing musical fashion. |
| In this present recording, l'Ensemble Amati has used arrangements by Québec composer, Léon Bernier. |
| Moreover, with the violinists having studied in the same class, the Ensemble Amati performs with a natural homogeneity. |
| In the middle of the 16th century,Andrea Amati from the Cremona school set the standard of the violin as we know it today. |
