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<DIV><SPAN class=984460517-05032005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Hi
David and List, </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=984460517-05032005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Can
you recommend some good CD's ? </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=984460517-05032005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>I
would love to hear Chopin played on a well voiced piano, by a =
mature
pianist who doesn't need to prove their chops to everyone. =
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<DIV><SPAN class=984460517-05032005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Menahem Pressler comes to mind. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=984460517-05032005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Doesn't have to be Chopin, but just beautiful tone, and =
musically mature
playing.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=984460517-05032005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Were
you in Nashville last summer? I liked the Steinway D prepared by =
Eric
Schandall. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=984460517-05032005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>I was
in the back of the (very long) room, but could experience everything =
clearly.
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=984460517-05032005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Any
suggestions appreciated. ( I also have a couple of CD's that will =
become
shims or frizbees, too.)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<P><FONT size=2>Best regards,<BR>Brad Smith, RPT<BR><A
href="http://www.smithpiano.com">www.smithpiano.com</A><BR> </FONT=
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> David Andersen
[mailto:bigda@gte.net]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 03, 2005 11:28
PM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Modern
Tone<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">Tone =
quality is
always an interesting topic to me. <BR><BR>Kind of THE interesting =
topic for
piano wizards.<BR><BR><BR> I've gotten rid of a few recordings =
because
I couldn't stand the voicing of the piano.<BR><BR>me too---more than =
a few;
most of Keith Jarrett’s recordings, for one. <BR><BR>Voicing =
in a
major league, world-class manner is a product of creating a tonal =
memory;
this is done by listening to great pianos however you can. The =
performance pianos recorded in the 40’s and 50’s were, by and =
large, dark,
powerful, clear, and throaty, with roar and snap at double or triple =
forte,
but NEVER clangy or distorted. IMHO.<BR><BR>Modern recordings, while =
able to
take advantage of pristine and precise recording technology, often =
sound
thin, bangy, and far away.<BR><BR>Thanks for your love of the craft, =
Barbara.<BR><BR>More on this later.<BR><BR>David Andersen<BR>Malibu, =
CA<BR><BR></SPAN></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>