Someone with attention deficiency disorder wouldn't have the concentration to compose the music that Mozart composed, especially when you consider that such passages as the contrapuntal finale of the "Jupiter".
@bsd300d I'd say more than likely it is too much sustain pedal. The reason the bass strings cross over is so you can put longer strings in any given size piano.
very, very critically important commentary. Yes, modern performances create different impressions than those of earlier times on different instruments.
seems like it's a laptop with an audio input and some sort of unnecessary hi-tech software. Trust your ears for those pure thirds and fifths. BTW, you're either a fan of J.S. or G.F. ;) Cheers!
thanks. but given that the human ear is not capable of hearing a pure third (we can get close, but not exact, which leads to various glitches), I have wondered whether a device like that would help the process, especially during the learning stage...
btw, while j.s. rightfully sits at the top of the composer heap, it is d. scarlatti's wild honesty that wins my heart, and not g.f. -- at least at this point during my development
Are you learning to count the beats? That's how I do it. Nothing gets me going than real quarter comma meantone. I refuse to use electronic devices to tune, mostly because none were available to the players, theorists, composers, etc. who invented those tunings. Those glitches can be so much fun! Yay wolf tones! I mean what's the point of a Bb minor chord if it's well in tune?
Well, he mentions that there is a difference in tuning between the two, but not the actual temperament itself. I think he was referring to the difference in absolute pitch. Put simply, on the Mozart piano, the keynote of this piece lies in-between B and C by modern standards (i.e. in comparison to the Modern Piano, which is tuned to concert pitch A = 440Hz). But temperament concerns the tuning of notes in relation to each other.
There's no mention of the tuning system on the Mozart piano. He would have used an irregular temperament (not equal temperament), but nothing is ever said of this. Key-characteristics only exist in irregular temperaments, so F minor can only be distinct from E minor in an irregular temperament (not equal temperament).
Someone with attention deficiency disorder wouldn't have the concentration to compose the music that Mozart composed, especially when you consider that such passages as the contrapuntal finale of the "Jupiter".
bayreuth79 3 months ago
He sounds like Carl Sagan :p
bartelman5 11 months ago 2
@bartelman5 carl sagan fan over here LOL
metstudioversions 8 months ago
Those lowest notes remind me of the low F and G on the harpsichord.
DerAlteKlavieren 1 year ago
Are the crossed bass string in my baby grand why some of notes get muddled when i play?
bsd300d 1 year ago
@bsd300d I'd say more than likely it is too much sustain pedal. The reason the bass strings cross over is so you can put longer strings in any given size piano.
tnmtemerity 9 hours ago
very, very critically important commentary. Yes, modern performances create different impressions than those of earlier times on different instruments.
davidgee100 2 years ago
Does anyone know what kind of tuning device (with visual display) the fortepiano tuner is using? It is shown between times 1:05 and 1:20. Thanks...
continuo1685 4 years ago
seems like it's a laptop with an audio input and some sort of unnecessary hi-tech software. Trust your ears for those pure thirds and fifths. BTW, you're either a fan of J.S. or G.F. ;) Cheers!
sk8nruff 3 years ago
thanks. but given that the human ear is not capable of hearing a pure third (we can get close, but not exact, which leads to various glitches), I have wondered whether a device like that would help the process, especially during the learning stage...
btw, while j.s. rightfully sits at the top of the composer heap, it is d. scarlatti's wild honesty that wins my heart, and not g.f. -- at least at this point during my development
continuo1685 3 years ago
Are you learning to count the beats? That's how I do it. Nothing gets me going than real quarter comma meantone. I refuse to use electronic devices to tune, mostly because none were available to the players, theorists, composers, etc. who invented those tunings. Those glitches can be so much fun! Yay wolf tones! I mean what's the point of a Bb minor chord if it's well in tune?
fagottehautboy 3 years ago
actually, he does mention that the Stein has a different tuning -- just before the end of this segment when he is comparing the Mozart piece...
continuo1685 4 years ago
Well, he mentions that there is a difference in tuning between the two, but not the actual temperament itself. I think he was referring to the difference in absolute pitch. Put simply, on the Mozart piano, the keynote of this piece lies in-between B and C by modern standards (i.e. in comparison to the Modern Piano, which is tuned to concert pitch A = 440Hz). But temperament concerns the tuning of notes in relation to each other.
IsaacIsaiahMusic 4 years ago
There's no mention of the tuning system on the Mozart piano. He would have used an irregular temperament (not equal temperament), but nothing is ever said of this. Key-characteristics only exist in irregular temperaments, so F minor can only be distinct from E minor in an irregular temperament (not equal temperament).
IsaacIsaiahMusic 4 years ago