In Reply to: "in some cases, I prefer the sound of a Yamaha over a Steinway" posted by Chris from Lafayette on February 17, 2011 at 18:09:47:
As fine as Yamaha pianos may be (I have one too), hearing one played by Mr. Chiu is a different thing than hearing one played by most other people.
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - Steinway vs Baldwin vs Bosendorfer vs Yamaha - Mike Porper 08:38:54 02/17/11 (59)
- RE: Steinway vs Baldwin vs Bosendorfer vs Yamaha - LYNN RUTTER 22:54:02 06/28/12 (0)
- RE: Steinway vs Baldwin vs Bosendorfer vs Yamaha - learsfool 21:06:20 02/21/11 (0)
- Question to Timbo from Oz - Mike Porper 08:56:17 02/21/11 (0)
- Victor Borge said . . . - psgary 17:42:34 02/18/11 (0)
- Yamaha for experimental music - morgan1 07:34:33 02/18/11 (0)
- RE: Steinway vs Baldwin vs Bosendorfer vs Yamaha - Amphissa 21:08:23 02/17/11 (6)
- "Liszt also preferred Bosendorfer" ! I think you're more than a bit confused here. Yes Liszt preferred - Timbo in Oz 16:55:57 02/18/11 (5)
- I'm not confused .... - Amphissa 19:39:19 02/18/11 (4)
- Well the bosendorfers he preferred are quiet different in sound to the modern ones you were referring to - Timbo in Oz 19:59:15 02/18/11 (1)
- Liszt was very generous in his praise for different pianos - Chris from Lafayette 17:39:58 02/20/11 (0)
- Well the bosendorfers he preferred are quiet different in sound to the modern ones you were referring to - Timbo in Oz 19:53:23 02/18/11 (1)
- Liszt had a couple of Chickerings too. . . - Chris from Lafayette 10:23:49 02/19/11 (0)
- RE: Steinway vs Baldwin vs Bosendorfer vs Yamaha - HD Audio 20:27:38 02/17/11 (1)
- I always loved Garrick Ohlsson's comment. . . - Chris from Lafayette 10:29:20 02/19/11 (0)
- Stuart & Sons Australia. - Poindexter 19:38:45 02/17/11 (2)
- RE: Stuart & Sons Australia. - genungo 04:15:30 02/21/11 (1)
- RE: Stuart & Sons Australia. - cjm 19:39:07 02/21/11 (0)
- RE: Steinway vs Baldwin vs Bosendorfer vs Yamaha - Todd Krieger 19:26:52 02/17/11 (1)
- My piano is a Steinway Model 'O' 1911 (Hamburg) - Jay Buridan 09:57:06 03/11/18 (0)
- From my perspective... - mkuller 19:04:14 02/17/11 (0)
- RE: Steinway vs Yamaha - Paul_A 17:26:29 02/17/11 (2)
- "in some cases, I prefer the sound of a Yamaha over a Steinway" - Chris from Lafayette 18:09:47 02/17/11 (1)
- And Mr. Chiu is a brilliant pianist - rbolaw 06:35:37 02/18/11 (0)
- Read - unclestu 15:25:40 02/17/11 (1)
- Great book! nt - rbolaw 15:53:27 02/17/11 (0)
- RE: Steinway vs Baldwin vs Bosendorfer vs Yamaha - Tadlo 15:13:46 02/17/11 (2)
- NB that was a "Shigeru Kawai," a totally different animal - John Marks 09:15:06 02/18/11 (0)
- RE: Steinway vs Baldwin vs Bosendorfer vs Yamaha - Chris from Lafayette 15:47:47 02/17/11 (0)
- Is it not the case that Yamaha now owns B-dorfer? - John Marks 14:17:13 02/17/11 (3)
- No mention of Stuart & Sons, John? - Timbo in Oz 17:29:08 02/18/11 (1)
- I have mentioned them a lot! - John Marks 07:22:04 02/19/11 (0)
- The world's most expensive piano - rbolaw 14:43:37 02/17/11 (0)
- No love for Fazzioli? - Travis 13:45:15 02/17/11 (7)
- I actually dislike the sound of the Fazioli's I've heard... - krisjan 19:57:43 02/17/11 (0)
- Angela Hewitt owns a Faz - Chris from Lafayette 15:59:00 02/17/11 (0)
- $$$$$$ - rbolaw 13:51:23 02/17/11 (4)
- RE: $$$$$$ - vahe 13:11:52 02/18/11 (1)
- RE: $$$$$$ - rbolaw 13:22:17 02/18/11 (0)
- Reporting back to the group. - Travis 08:14:18 02/18/11 (1)
- Thanks! - rbolaw 10:44:30 02/18/11 (0)
- $$$ - genungo 13:31:42 02/17/11 (0)
- One very big difference - rbolaw 12:10:49 02/17/11 (0)
- Bosendorfer - Mike K 09:27:10 02/17/11 (16)
- RE: Bosendorfer - ahendler 11:08:05 02/17/11 (15)
- Oscar Peterson played a Bosendorfer... - musetap 12:31:21 02/17/11 (0)
- "Richter in later years played a Yamaha" - Chris from Lafayette 12:02:58 02/17/11 (13)
- RE: "Richter in later years played a Yamaha" - ahendler 16:49:24 02/17/11 (1)
- RE: "Richter in later years played a Yamaha" - Chris from Lafayette 17:18:50 02/17/11 (0)
- Earl Wild played a Baldwin - rbolaw 12:13:20 02/17/11 (10)
- RE: Earl Wild played a Baldwin - ahendler 16:52:58 02/17/11 (5)
- GG 1981 Goldbergs on a Yamaha C9 - Chris from Lafayette 17:18:11 02/17/11 (4)
- RE: GG 1981 Goldbergs on a Yamaha C9 - ahendler 18:57:44 02/17/11 (1)
- RE: GG 1981 Goldbergs on a Yamaha C9 - Chris from Lafayette 23:03:28 02/17/11 (0)
- RE: GG 1981 Goldbergs on a Yamaha C9 - ahendler 18:49:47 02/17/11 (1)
- Yes, it's pretty well established - rbolaw 08:11:43 02/18/11 (0)
- RE: Earl Wild played a Baldwin - Chris from Lafayette 12:36:38 02/17/11 (3)
- That's amazing - rbolaw 13:00:29 02/17/11 (2)
- The story - unclestu 15:31:51 02/17/11 (1)
- There's Bud Hesketh story - John Marks 08:08:24 02/18/11 (0)
Follow Ups
- And Mr. Chiu is a brilliant pianist - rbolaw 06:35:37 02/18/11 (0)