<HTML>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</HTML>