Dear acortot, please can you test for me how many pepetitions per second you can make on a key (maximum) of this forte-piano? It is not necessary to test every key. An average number is sufficient.
The Graf pianos were very highly regarded in their day and this modern instrument is a close representative of what they sounded like. At the Frederick Collection in Ashburnham, MA They have an original instrument from 1828/29. It has that same warm sound that is hard to describe. The music can make the piano glow when it's played well. ;) I wish modern pianos sounded like this.
The better pianofortes of the 1830s and 1840s have an immediacy and colorful quality that I too find preferable to the urbanely consistent rotundity of the modern instrument,although Graf is not my favorite from that era because of it's lack of an element of percussive reediness.
Dear acortot, please can you test for me how many pepetitions per second you can make on a key (maximum) of this forte-piano? It is not necessary to test every key. An average number is sufficient.
Thanks!
GerardvanR 5 months ago
@GerardvanR can't do that but you could ask Cristopher Clarke!
acortot 5 months ago
Really superb - thanks so much for posting this. Is the board above the strings for acoustic effect?
latribe 1 year ago
@latribe yes, it's to mellow-out the sound, I imagine make the sound less directional, and it's also a dust cover.
some say that it helps amplify the sound a bit, but I've yet to check if that is true in practice
acortot 1 year ago
The piece played by Sally fortino( first piece) is Diabelli : Sonatine Op 168 Nr 7 -1
squarepiano 1 year ago
The first piece is Anton Diabelli's Sonatina in a minor, Op. 168 No. 7.
amazingdoggo 1 year ago
Someone PLEASE say what the first piece is. I've heard it before, I just can't remember the name. It's seriously going to drive me insane.
dtscott13 1 year ago
i would kill for a piano like that
I know i heard the first song before and i Cannot think what it is
its gonna kill me
Abchase1890 2 years ago 4
What's the name of the first piece being played? I'd like a copy.
guerino07 3 years ago
@guerino07 You can find the sheet music at IMSLP (Google it). Composer: Diabelli; 7 Sonatinas, Op 168. The piece in question is No. 7.
amazingdoggo 1 year ago
The Graf pianos were very highly regarded in their day and this modern instrument is a close representative of what they sounded like. At the Frederick Collection in Ashburnham, MA They have an original instrument from 1828/29. It has that same warm sound that is hard to describe. The music can make the piano glow when it's played well. ;) I wish modern pianos sounded like this.
Clavichordist 3 years ago
The better pianofortes of the 1830s and 1840s have an immediacy and colorful quality that I too find preferable to the urbanely consistent rotundity of the modern instrument,although Graf is not my favorite from that era because of it's lack of an element of percussive reediness.
ClassicalMusicReview 2 years ago
Bravo Sally Fortino. She plays so well.
Thanks for posting.
squarepiano 3 years ago
Formidable!
jeanseborg 3 years ago 2