Which answer matches this clue: the Cremonese violin-making family whose instruments, especially del Gesù, rival those of Stradivari?

• A Amati
• B Rugeri
• C Bergonzi
• D Guarneri ✓

Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù made violins prized for their dark powerful tone; Niccolò Paganini's favourite instrument was a Guarneri.