[uchihaitachi]

Came across a short article on Fazioli pianos. I remember Uchi wrote about them along with Steinways and Bösendorfers a little while ago. I found it an interesting light read.
However the final paragraph on Mr Fazioli's 'special software' made me do a double take :confused_face(1):  

http://www.economist.com/news/books-and-arts/21698225-why-more-and-more-pianists-are-opting-instruments-costing-200000-piano-nobile

Article is rather polite about how Steinway conducts itself. Once you sign up as a Steinway artist, they will make it hellishly difficult to switch to a different make.

 

[gerelmx1986]

I don't like baroque pieces on the modern piano, I find the expression of the piano wrecks them

 

[Quinto]

I don't like baroque pieces on the modern piano, I find the expression of the piano wrecks them

I feel the same about those dreadful harpsicords

 

[perhapss]

I don't like baroque pieces on the modern piano, I find the expression of the piano wrecks them

 
 
IMO a "baroque piece" is not a baroque piece at all on a modern piano.
It may sound good but it`s not idiomatic.

 

[gerelmx1986]

I don't like baroque pieces on the modern piano, I find the expression of the piano wrecks them

IMO a "baroque piece" is not a baroque piece at all on a modern piano.
It may sound good but it`s not idiomatic.

yes I know it sound good but on original instruments are godly

 

[RRod]

At the end of the day we have no idea what the composer would like his music to sound like *today*. For all we know Bach would be playing his keyboard works on a Bösendorfer Imperial wearing sunglasses and a sequins codpiece if he had his druthers in 2016.

 

[Quinto]

There must be a reason nobody writes music for the harpsicord anymore..

 

[RRod]

  There must be a reason nobody writes music for the harpsicord anymore..

 
Not within a couple of orders of magnitude of what they write for peener, but they do write for it…

 

[gerelmx1986]

There must be a reason nobody writes music for the harpsicord anymore..:rolleyes:

harpsichord is not that bad

 

[EDN80]

  A beautiful recording by Sinopoli and Studer.
 

 
Studer's voice became somewhat thin and steely later in her career, but must have a listen. 
So far, loving LISA DELLA CASA imho, with SCHWARTZKOPF a close second -
 

 

[EDN80]

 
 
Some of the beautiful music ever composed and this NEGRI set for Philips is the best of all recordings IMHO. Difficult to get and quite expensive @ now $125 and up most places.
Margaret Marshall has the voice of an angel. 
 
http://www.amazon.com/Sacred-Music-Ameling/dp/B00000C2F9?ie=UTF8&keywords=vivaldi%20sacred%20music%20negri&qid=1463029916&ref_=sr_1_3&sr=8-3

 

[icebear]

  Came across a short article on Fazioli pianos. I remember Uchi wrote about them along with Steinways and Bösendorfers a little while ago. I found it an interesting light read.
However the final paragraph on Mr Fazioli's 'special software' made me do a double take

 
 
http://www.economist.com/news/books-and-arts/21698225-why-more-and-more-pianists-are-opting-instruments-costing-200000-piano-nobile

Interesting article indeed. However I think that Fazioli's are not universally suitable for all kinds of music. I have the Angela Hewitt Debussy recording which sounds great and the slightly more resonant sound of the Fazioli pairs well with the music and her playing. On the other side of the spectrum with Louis Lortie playing Liszt "Annees de Pelerinage" it sounds at times as if the instrument is just tiny step shy of breakdown.

 

[Quinto]

Not bad for a former olympic weightlifter 

 

[gerelmx1986]

Some of the beautiful music ever composed and this NEGRI set for Philips is the best of all recordings IMHO. Difficult to get and quite expensive @ now $125 and up most places.
Margaret Marshall has the voice of an angel. 

http://www.amazon.com/Sacred-Music-Ameling/dp/B00000C2F9?ie=UTF8&keywords=vivaldi%20sacred%20music%20negri&qid=1463029916&ref_=sr_1_3&sr=8-3

I have it the complete edition e.g. The red, green and blue boxes

 

[uchihaitachi]

 
Not bad for a former olympic weightlifter 

You seem to have a lot of favourite Japanese artists! Are you from Japan or is the preference just a coincidence?