[CAUT] Chopin 1 piano concert

[Paul Milesi, RPT]

This piano sounds beautiful!  Wonderful result.  Nice, long sustain.

Paul Milesi, RPT
Washington, DC
(202) 667-3136
E-mail:  paul at pmpiano.com
Website:  http://www.pmpiano.com


> From: Richard Brekne <ricb at pianostemmer.no>
> Reply-To: <caut at ptg.org>
> Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:21:52 +0100
> To: <caut at ptg.org>
> Subject: [CAUT] Chopin 1 piano concert
> 
> Hi folks
> 
> Thought I'd share with you a tidbit of a newly recorded concert in
> Bergen by the Philharmonic here in town. The whole concert will be
> broadcast on NRK in March I believe... I'll post a link at the time for
> anyone interested. This is an 11 year old Hamburg with original
> hammers.... I'd like to have them replaced but I think all in all I got
> the voicing to come out reasonably well... just a tad on the bright side
> for my part but then part of this is the piano, and the player... and
> the need to project over the orchestra.  The recording accents the piano
> and in the concert itself it was not quite as dominant as it is in the
> recording... tho to be sure it projected quite well.
> 
> This is just a small cut from the ending of the 2nd movement... where
> the instrument really showed some sparkle.  Got a review in the local
> paper... a first for me tho it was kind of indirect... still the
> reviewer referred directly to the sound of the instrument itself and his
> comments were very flattering... if short and sweet.
> 
> Here it is in anycase... hope you enjoy this short cut and get to listen
> to the whole concert when it comes through.
> 
> http://www.pianostemmer.no/music/endsecond.mp3
> 
> Cheers
> RicB
>