1851 Erard

[Avery Todd]

Stephen,

   I'd enjoy hearing it. Did they use HT's?

>Now for something completely different...
>I just came across a new recording that I can recommend.

   I do have one question though. Composers? :-)

>Emmanuel Ax playing a very well-restored 1851 Erard.
>Piano Concerto No. 2 (F minor) plus Grand Fantasia on Polish Airs Op 13
>and the Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise Op 22, all with the
>Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (period instruments).
>Superb sound. Superb balance.
>
>Sony Classical 63371
>
>Stephen Birkett Fortepianos
>Authentic Reproductions of 18th and 19th Century Pianos
>464 Winchester Drive
>Waterloo, Ontario
>Canada N2T 1K5
>tel: 519-885-2228
>email: birketts@wright.aps.uoguelph.ca

Avery