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Re: Haydn played on one of the historical pianos

null@example.com (mach999) — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 17:58:53 +0000

Lovely!

Re: Haydn played on one of the historical pianos

null@example.com (dklein) — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 04:49:53 +0000

Very nice!

I was in Boston last week and went to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. I was surprised to find that they had quite a collection of antique instruments, including a truly embellished 1796 Broadwood, a harpsichord, clavichord, and a few others. Here are some photos:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/9XiZNyiK7PNunRs79

Haydn played on one of the historical pianos

null@example.com (gtingley) — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 22:05:43 +0000

My performance of a little Joseph Haydn minuet played on the virtual Johann Schantz pianoforte of 1790, one of over a dozen Pianoteq historical keyboards. The Schantz was a favorite of Haydn himself who extolled the expressive qualities of this instrument. I replaced the ptq reverb with the Audioease convolution of Haydn Hall in Hungary where the composer himself premiered many of his works.

https://soundcloud.com/george-tingley-8...m=facebook

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) was mentor to both Mozart and Beethoven, and one of the first composers to write symphonies and string quartets!