Passione for Viola

Pirastro as the world-wide leading manufacturer of strings has gained extensive knowledge since 1798. During all this time gut strings have been considered as the most beautiful sounding strings. Today Pirastro offers an alternative to the needs of violists with its new Passione for viola: The gut string for the 21 st century!
Please read below the product description.

• Very short playing-in-time, nearly the same as for synthetic core strings.
• Substantial increase in tuning stability.
• Well-balanced set harmony.
• Easy response on all levels of the dynamic range.
• The accuracy of contact point is easily manageable, similar to Obligato and Evah Pirazzi.
• Easier right hand articulation and tone attack.

• Typical beauty of gut string sound.
• Fascinating diversity of sounds , which allows musicians to alter their tone as desired.
• Core sound is full, round and warm and has a complex overtone spectrum causing brilliance and clarity and a great power of projection.
• Sound can be big and powerful as well as gentle and tender.

Standard Set

• A Aluminum 14 1/4, D Silver 14, G Silver 17, C Tungsten-Silver 20

Viola Passione A steel/chrome steel

• Remarkable full and round sound.
• Complex overtone spectrum , inspiring warmth.
• Precise and focused sound up to the highest register.
• Great power of projection.
• Very easy response.
• Suitable for all D, G and C strings.
• Removable ball end.

String gauges and technical information

Passione viola strings are available in three gauges with a difference of 1/4 PM in diameter.
As a rule of thumb:

• The thicker the string is, the more powerful is the sound and the higher is the tension. Strings in stark gauge can be used with a heavier bow and are therefore especially suitable for soloists.
• A thinner string will produce a brighter sound, however this does not mean that the sound is weaker or looses power. Strings in weich gauge are especially suitable to chamber music due to their easier response and even intonation.

Gauges in PM (1 PM = 0.05mm)

• To facilitate the installation of the Passione gut core strings, all strings have a ball end.
• available in envelopes or straight

Rosin

We advise to use our „Oliv/Evah“ rosin for Passione violin and viola strings.

Color Code

The New Steel Viola A-String:
Passione

The universal viola steel string for the future!
This viola A-string has an inspiring warm and brilliant tone together with a very easy response and great power of projection. For a steel string it has a remarkable full and round sound and a complex overtone spectrum. You can combine this Passione A-string with all existing and different kind of D-, G- and C-strings.

Gauges and technical information:

• Remarkable full and round sound.
• Complex overtone spectrum , inspiring warmth.
• Precise and focused sound up to the highest register.
• Great power of projection.
• Very easy response.
• Suitable for all D, G and C strings.
• Removable ball end.

The choice of the three different gauges allows musicians to choose their preferred gauge and makes it possible to respond to the individual tension and sound requirements of their instruments.

As a rule of thumb:

• The thicker a string is, the more powerful is the sound and the higher is the tension.
• A thinner string will produce a brighter sound, however this does not mean that the sound is weaker or looses power.

...about Passione Viola A steel/chromesteel string:
The new viola Passione is an incredibly powerful viola A string.
It's quite a remarkable change in a steel string. I usually don't use steel strings because
those that I have tried lack the depth and roundness which I love.  However, with this
string, I do find it has those qualities of depth and roundness. And the volume!!!
It's incredible how it projects. It's quite an advance in steel strings.
Diane Leung
Assistant Principal Opera Orchestra Valencia/Spain