Horowitz and Mohr

[Bill Ballard]

At 9:16 AM +0200 5/9/03, Richard Brekne wrote:
>What I never understood was what gave Steinway the right to reclaim the
>thing and wreck it in the first place ? Was it THEIR piano or was it
>Horowitz's ? Did they buy it back ? Was it given to them ? What was the
>deal ?

The D at his house was a gift to him from the factory. The ones he 
toured with belonged to C&A. Rudolf Serkin always had one D (and then 
two, after he remodeled his barn for studio space in the early 70's). 
None of these pianos ever belonged to him, they were loaned by the 
factory.

>From a purely historical
>point of view, they should have maintained the instrument in exactly the
>manner Horowitz himself prefered it, or they should at least drop any
>pretenses of this instrument representing Horwowitz and his music.

Shameful bait and switch.

Bill Ballard RPT
NH Chapter, P.T.G.

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