Have you heard this one?

Posted by kuma (A) on June 15, 2017 at 19:38:40

In Reply to: "Maybe someone here has actually played on one?" posted by Chris from Lafayette on June 15, 2017 at 00:49:09:

Not that I have many piano forte recordings but one I like a lot is Andreas Steier's Schubert's Impromptus played on a 1996 Christopher Clarke Fortepiano copy of 1827 instrument by the Viennese maker Graf.

Certainly it's not a modern Steinway, but warm and atmospheric, this is a nice intimate recording. Slightly closed down and veiled but very little distortion through the frequency range and I think it has a realistic tonal colours and in-room presence to my ears. I was surprising that period instrument has this much bottom end. ( but then this is a replica so maybe they've improved some constructions here and there.)

P.S. I just googled and Graf was Beethoven's last piano.

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Topic - Ronald Brautigam's Beethoven Sonatas via the fortepiano - John C. - Aussie 00:05:07 06/15/17 (13)

"the precision one hears on the harpsichord, ... as it is a derivation of that instrument" WRONG!!! - Timbo in Oz 04:00:33 06/16/17 (0)

I'm glad you had a bit of an epiphany, I have not. The whole set was 1/2-off a couple of months ago and very - jdaniel@jps.net 06:46:49 06/15/17 (6)

I now suspect the fortepiano is not easy to reproduce well - John C. - Aussie 16:31:05 06/15/17 (5)

"the fortepiano" do you mean late 18C/early 19c Double-Action - Timbo in Oz 04:14:10 06/16/17 (0)

"Chris, please repeat your feelings on the fortepiano" - Chris from Lafayette 18:33:54 06/15/17 (3)

You like the sound of a fortepiano much more than I do - Analog Scott 07:56:57 06/17/17 (0)

"some inmates here just don't like to be exposed to my opinions about fortepianos" - jec01 07:03:35 06/16/17 (1)

Yes - that was a funny exchange! - Chris from Lafayette 10:43:29 06/16/17 (0)

RE: Ronald Brautigam's Beethoven Sonatas via the fortepiano - PAR 02:53:22 06/15/17 (0)

"Maybe someone here has actually played on one?" - Chris from Lafayette 00:49:09 06/15/17 (3)

Ignorance once AGAIN!!!! - Timbo in Oz 04:05:53 06/16/17 (1)

Not ignorance - YOU'RE making assumptions! - Chris from Lafayette 10:33:23 06/16/17 (0)

Have you heard this one? - kuma 19:38:40 06/15/17 (0)

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