Live Concert on CD-Chopin in 1/7 C Meantone

[Richard Brekne]

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Hi Bill.. I would love to get a copy of this CD... Interesting
post....interesting stuff...

Billbrpt@AOL.COM wrote:

> List,
>
> This Friday night, Timothy Farley RPT of Madison, WI will host
> the Czech
> Republic concert pianist, Radislov Kvapil in a CD release
> concert event.  The
> CD being released is of his last performance at Farley's in
> February 2000.
> He played an all Chopin concert on a Steinway tuned in 1/7
> Comma Meantone.
> The choice of temperament is notable because it has been used
> in the past and
> was the subject of very harsh criticism from a few technicians.
>
> Mr. Farley, however, uses it routinely and it his personal
> answer to Equal
> Temperament (ET) as a standard and usual choice of temperament
> for the modern
> piano.  He also designed a variation for the temperament by
> making one of the
> 5ths pure instead of tempered.  This mitigates all of the
> intervals,
> including the Wolf 5th in the harshest part of the temperament
> by 2 cents.
> Many people believe that Chopin can only be played correctly in
> ET or at
> least a very mild Well Temperament or Quasi Equal Temperament.
>
>
> The concert Friday will repotedly include some Chopin but as
> usual, Kvopil
> will play a mix of all 19th Century Romantic composers, some
> being from his
> homeland, including Smetana.  My own impression has been that
> the strong and
> distinct colors of the 1/7 Comma Meantone enhance the moods of
> the music
> greatly, especially in the Wolf key.
>
> Please let me know if you are interested in getting this CD.
> If there is
> enough interest, I'll encourage Farley's staff to make a post
> on Pianotech
> that will link to ordering information.
>
> Bill Bremmer RPT
> Madison, Wisconsin

--
Richard Brekne
RPT, N.P.T.F.
Bergen, Norway
mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no


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