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#1988347 - 11/19/12 12:41 AM
Re: C. Bechstein piano--including Liszt's
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Registered: 11/23/10
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Loc: Melbourne, Australia
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As I mentioned in previous post finding performances on other than Steinway grands can take awhile. Here's a few performances on C. Bechstein pianos, the first one being played (really well) on a piano once owned by Liszt. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi2Hr6-4Zeo&feature=relmfuI'd take a top quality upright over that one-for sure.The tuning is a little off on some notes, but it still sounds a lot better than any upright I've played.
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#1989338 - 11/21/12 10:59 AM
Re: C. Bechstein piano--including Liszt's
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Registered: 03/24/10
Posts: 822
Loc: California
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ando,
Get a chance, try the very top of the line Bechstein and Steinway uprights/verticals as well as other quality brands.
Think then you'd change your mind.
Bech
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#1989349 - 11/21/12 11:25 AM
Re: C. Bechstein piano--including Liszt's
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Registered: 11/23/10
Posts: 2671
Loc: Melbourne, Australia
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ando,
Get a chance, try the very top of the line Bechstein and Steinway uprights/verticals as well as other quality brands.
Think then you'd change your mind.
Bech
My mother has a top of the line Steinway upright. It's nice enough, but I still think that Bechstein has a lovely character that is being hamstrung by the poor tuning. Sure, it has probably seen better days, but I still think it is a quality instrument and I'm surprised by your level of distaste for it.
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#1989430 - 11/21/12 02:06 PM
Re: C. Bechstein piano--including Liszt's
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Registered: 10/14/10
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There's a manufacturer in Italy who makes these double pianos or pedal pianos - Doppio Borgato. Great for playing organ music: Franck's Prélude, fugue et variation works well on it. Incidentally, Borgato also makes a 'normal' concert grand (Borgato L282) which has a wonderful sound, quite different from Fazioli, the other great Italian manufacturer.
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#1990460 - 11/24/12 07:31 PM
Re: C. Bechstein piano--including Liszt's
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Registered: 03/24/10
Posts: 822
Loc: California
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Another C. Bechstein performance. That lowest bass note. Wow! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1J-KCyHyfs&feature=endscreen&NR=1Bech
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#1990563 - 11/25/12 02:09 AM
Re: C. Bechstein piano--including Liszt's
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Registered: 08/17/08
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I've played a Bechstein that Liszt played on before actually, and I have a video of my buddy playing Islamey on it...well, in theory I have it somewhere, I can't quite recall where :P
Can you say holy light keys? It takes zero effort to play. Zero.
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