a discussion of concert pianos

[alocispepraluger102]

i found the comments about concert pianos interesting--not necessarily the article,but the responses. i came away with slightly lesser regard for the steinway name.

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[mikeweil]

Interesting what pianist Stephen Hough has to say about them ...

Yes there are some great ca. 100 year old New York Steinways. Too bad their sound dominates the modern scene. In the 19th century there was an incredible variety which made it hard for touring pianists but much more interesting, sound-wise. I talked to German Tobias Koch, who now plays on historical pianos exclusively, and the thinks it is a challenge and some of the music certainly sounds a lot more convincing on the proper piano used by the composer at the time he wrote the music. Problem is, it is hard to do in concert, as transport, maintenenance and insurance of the older instruments cost a lot, and you need proper, smaller concert halls. I know that Hardy Rittner, who received rave reviews for his recent Brahms recordings on historical pianos, played his Spring tour on Steinways for that reason ...

Edited April 22, 2012 by mikeweil

[alocispepraluger102]

thanks for the insights on pianos and performance....

Edited April 22, 2012 by alocispepraluger102

[A Lark Ascending]

'a discussion of concert pianos'

Never knew that was the collective noun.