nice rendering! though of course our Pianoteq Broadwood (1796, english action), while admirably suited for the likes of Cramer, Dussek, or perhaps Haydn, is not really the best choice for Op. 57 (1804-6, clearly written for a beefier instrument with viennese action)... if only we had a version of LvB's 1803 Erard to cover these great middle-period works or, better yet, one of N. Streicher's instruments from this time! (see for instance "Beethoven's Erard piano: its influence on his compositions and on Viennese fortepiano building", Tilman Skowroneck, Early Music, Volume XXX, Issue 4, 1 November 2002, Pages 523–539 ==> http://www86.zippyshare.com/v/kEqyS8pA/file.html; and for further interest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnL9PIMH1nk). i had taken a stab at doing an fxp of the 1803 Erard based on the 1796 Broadwood, but am not really convinced by it ==> http://www.forum-pianoteq.com/file/8wc2ry1d what we really need is for the good folk at Modartt to do the job right... perhaps an instrument pack devoted to B's middle-to-late period instruments?
here however is another comparison of Beethoven on modern instruments vs des instruments d'epoque (isn't that how Badura-Skoda labeled his recordings?) using pianoteq 5.0 in which i too shamelessly use the Broadwood as a stand-in... it's clearly closer in sonority and responsiveness to articulations than a modern instrument, but still not quite right for the repertoire we're putting on it: http://www.forum-pianoteq.com/viewtopic...84#p943584
and comparison with a little Chopin as well (using the Pleyel): http://www.forum-pianoteq.com/viewtopic...41#p943541
cheers,
dj
edit: updated the fxp, & ps: it should ideally use the "small wooden room" IR waveform (simulating cabinet resonance).
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