Sounds coming directly from more than two centuries ago... Really charming. Sometimes I wonder how great masterpieces could be composed on so "primitive" instruments, compared to the present... This makes that geniuses greater, if possible.
I wouldn't consider this instrument inferior to the modern piano. The modern piano is inferior to the older piano! There are so many shortcomings with the modern piano, which make grossly over powered and underwhelming tone wise. The older instruments had timbre differences between the registers where the modern instrument is homogoneous!
@Clavichordist I can't say if modern piano is inferior to the older, o vice versa, they were born in different historical periods. Sure we're used to listen to this music played on modern pianos, which are the result of an "evolution" motivated by taste transformations. I totally agree with you about the timbre richness of fortepiano, but maybe it has more expressiveness limits in comparison to the modern one. But at the end it's still a question of taste... :)
Well even the older "modern" pianos such as a 1907 Blüthner is not a fortepiano. This is a full-sized 9-foot concert grand that sounds much better than the modern beast. In the older times, the manufacturers took pride in the differences between their pianos instead of masking them so they all sound the same. The modern piano also has a bigger and heavier action too, which makes them ungainly and beastly sometimes to play.
@Clavichordist I very much agree with you. While the modern piano found it's true voice in impressionistic writings of Debussy and Ravel, for any expression otherwise the modern grand has a stiltingly vanilla gooey totalitarian quality about it that is quite repellant... not to mention that the attack and immediacy of a modern grand is as slow as a 100 year old arthritis sufferer.
I love the sound of this instrument: Dangerous, reedy, and edgy in the bass and teonr, the alto and soprano areas have a haunted songbird-like quality. The contrast of the two elements is extremely pleasurable to my era. The tone is very interestingly a mix of percussive and wind instrument with a dramatic overringing and a lovely implication of spatial dimension. Thank you for the post.
Sounds coming directly from more than two centuries ago... Really charming. Sometimes I wonder how great masterpieces could be composed on so "primitive" instruments, compared to the present... This makes that geniuses greater, if possible.
spacesciatto 1 week ago
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I wouldn't consider this instrument inferior to the modern piano. The modern piano is inferior to the older piano! There are so many shortcomings with the modern piano, which make grossly over powered and underwhelming tone wise. The older instruments had timbre differences between the registers where the modern instrument is homogoneous!
Clavichordist 1 week ago
@Clavichordist I can't say if modern piano is inferior to the older, o vice versa, they were born in different historical periods. Sure we're used to listen to this music played on modern pianos, which are the result of an "evolution" motivated by taste transformations. I totally agree with you about the timbre richness of fortepiano, but maybe it has more expressiveness limits in comparison to the modern one. But at the end it's still a question of taste... :)
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Well even the older "modern" pianos such as a 1907 Blüthner is not a fortepiano. This is a full-sized 9-foot concert grand that sounds much better than the modern beast. In the older times, the manufacturers took pride in the differences between their pianos instead of masking them so they all sound the same. The modern piano also has a bigger and heavier action too, which makes them ungainly and beastly sometimes to play.
Clavichordist 1 week ago
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Clavichordist 1 week ago
@Clavichordist I very much agree with you. While the modern piano found it's true voice in impressionistic writings of Debussy and Ravel, for any expression otherwise the modern grand has a stiltingly vanilla gooey totalitarian quality about it that is quite repellant... not to mention that the attack and immediacy of a modern grand is as slow as a 100 year old arthritis sufferer.
VelikyRostov9 22 hours ago in playlist Готика конце зимы
I love the sound of this instrument: Dangerous, reedy, and edgy in the bass and teonr, the alto and soprano areas have a haunted songbird-like quality. The contrast of the two elements is extremely pleasurable to my era. The tone is very interestingly a mix of percussive and wind instrument with a dramatic overringing and a lovely implication of spatial dimension. Thank you for the post.
VelikyRostov9 2 months ago
A fascinating historical recording!
gerardbedecarter 1 year ago