Bluthner 1890's Upright Piano Playing Chopin Black Key Etude

[presa1200]

beautiful bluthner

[JANOMEMANN]

Who did the work on this piano. It is very well done. Very well done

[Jackintheboxmarvel]

how did you record this?

[pianojeans]

It sounds a little wooden. Would anyone agree? - Perhaps the soundboard is damaged !

[shinjiemisato]

actually that is how this kind of XIX century piano´s mechanic sounded.

[eddietwang]

@pianojeans this piano needs playing in (looks re built to me)...and it has been automated!!

[afertyus1000]

@pianojeans yes i don't like the sound it is too schmaltzy

[LeAzEMOval]

no music in playing

[DrGsto]

I must say- quite well played =). It's one of my favorite Chopin Etudes... Sounds very nice on that piano as well- very nice restoration job!

[Brandotuomikoski]

I think it is a machine playing...

[ChopinFan231]

I believe it's a person playing - you can see the shadow of the performer at the beginning of the video.

[ChopinFan231]

I believe it is a person playing (although forgive me if i am wrong) - you can see the shadow of the performer at the beginning of the video.

[Brandotuomikoski]

Ah! your eyes are better than me!

Did Bluthner ever make pianos with a player system in them?

[ChopinFan231]

Actually, I don't know. I think it would be best to ask the uploader of this video. I believe they may have made some for a certain model, although not for this one.

[pianoman1984]

bluthner had a contract with the Hupfeld company. so you could get a Bluthner with a Hupfeld player system in it, 73-note in the beginning or 65-note for abroad where this system was common, later the system played all 88 notes and also combination instrumenst were build.

top of the line was a Lipp or Bluthner grand with Triphonola (pedal & electric) system in it.

[pianoman1984]

this was from about 1905 till about 1930/35

[timfey]

i saw this person who happened to play all the black keys in white during the middle of the song

[rocky407407]

wow...very good, how can u play those chords that are so far apart while playing something else too?

[Starwalker6978]

Who is the amature that plays?

[wwwpianosparescom]

Maybe you could pop a video up and show me how you would play it and also record it with a 10 year old camcorder?

[ChopinFan231]

exactly - it is CLEARLY OBVIOUS that someone who can play Chopin's Etude op.10 No.5 in G flat major "Black Keys" at this level is no mere amateur - i doubt that Starwalker6978 could do any better.

[MTGBrandon]

@wwwpianosparescom pshh i can do that!

[n01c3m]

@Starwalker6978 you're just jelly

[Brandotuomikoski]

sounds like my Krakauer piano, but it has a different action.

[alterman156]

I certainly agree with you that any good quality piano including a straight strung, overdamped upright performs better than an inferior quality piano especially an inexpensive spinet. I have a sound file of the "Black Key" Etude played on an 1851 Erard grand. The piano had a nice sound to it. It had some of the sound of a modern Steinway grand.

[dpkaiser]

It's Chopin's Etude Opus 10 number 5

[wwwpianosparescom]

Thank you for your comment, but I could not get its AKA and its official name in the title.

[dpkaiser]

Yes of course, it's familiarly known as black keys etude, nothing wrong about that!