I thought it was strange, I am young and innocent. Kristinn At 10:19 18.5.2000 EDT, you wrote: >Kristinn asked: >> I read in the paper that a Japanese pianist, Nobuo Yamamoto, is going to be >> playing quote : "the world„s oldest piano" in Italy later this month. >> They say it„s an early 18th century Cristofori piano forte that the pianist >> restored himself. >> Do you know whether this is actually THE first piano forte, or is it just a >> hype? >> >Certainly a mis-translation here. Nobuo has built a replica, or copy, of >the 1726 BC in Leipzig. I haven't seen it but was told that it is very >good...and there are a couple of recording available. He is probably >performing on his copy. > >There aren't any playable Cristofori original pianos around >(understandably). There are at least 3 or 4 copies now, and another being >started today by David Sutherland as we speak - his second. His original, >in the Schubert Club, St paul, is highly successful. As is David's new >Silbermann copy (Sebastian Bach 1748-type piano), which was delivered >last week. > >These Cristofori pianos are really creating a storm, after so many years >of everyone thinking they were tinny pieces or ill-formed junk, based >on the current status of the originals. I would recommend the new >recording on the Schubert Club Cristofori copy, Giovanni Platti sonatas >played by Elain Funaro. Wonderful playing and sound, and the una corda >has to be heard to be believed. > >Stephen > >Stephen Birkett Fortepianos >Authentic Reproductions of 18th and 19th Century Pianos >464 Winchester Drive >Waterloo, Ontario >Canada N2T 1K5 >tel: 519-885-2228 >mailto: birketts@wright.aps.uoguelph.ca > > > >
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