[CAUT] New CD !

[Laurence Libin]

Could you tell us who owns the piano or where it is? The name Hafner is 
sometimes confused with Ru(e)fner, so I'd like to confirm the name.
If not ET, what temperament would you rather have used for Schumann?
Thank you,

Laurence
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Brekne" <ricb at pianostemmer.no>
To: "caut" <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 2:12 PM
Subject: [CAUT] New CD !


> Hi folks
>
> My latest project has been one of my most challenging and exciting. 
> Recorded on a Hafner forte from  1830 restored in 1994 and played by Liv 
> Glasser the album "The Poet Speaks" is a gem.
>
> A couple cuts I can share for a short time with you to illustrate this 
> beautiful instrument, and Robert Schumanns work.
>
> These are in windows media format... hope that works for you. This 
> instrument was particularly difficult to keep acceptably in tune by modern 
> standards, but I think came out charmingly well.... especially since ET 
> was insisted upon by both producer and artist.
>
> http:/www.pianostemmer.no/music/jægerliedchen.wma
> http://www.pianostemmer.no/music/no30.wma
>
> Cheers
> RicB