Tag Archives: Steinway piano

Piano Mania! and the Bezerkeley arrival of Steinway 1098!

Posted on February 6, 2013 by

Pianomania! is an apt title for a documentary about Stefan Knupfer, Steinway piano technician, who gallops upstairs and downstairs in a premier “Vienna concert haus,” trying to meet the needs of performing pianists, recording artists, et al. They demand the … Continue reading →

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A NY Times article on landfills of discarded pianos is thought-provoking

Posted on August 1, 2012 by

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/30/arts/music/for-more-pianos-last-note-is-thud-in-the-dump.html?pagewanted=2#59;ref=arts&_r=4&adxnnlx=1343746997-So2LFy3bwlbB06xhRqMQ%2FQ I read reams of comments attached to this article, and most who’d posted were emotionally devastated by a graphic slide show of grand piano dismemberment, pulverization and landfill-dumping. It amounted to an unmarked grave, or even worse, since the … Continue reading →

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A Steinway grand piano, vintage, 1917, breathes life into a Schubert Impromptu, Op. 90 (Video)

Posted on December 7, 2011 by

I decided to record the Schubert Impromptu in Eb, Op. 90 on my Steinway grand to compare timbre and tone with the Haddorff console, and my verdict is that the Steinway surpassed Haddy in clarity and range of dynamics. It’s … Continue reading →

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A different view of Bach and the piano (Prelude in C) Video

Posted on November 19, 2011 by

On a whim, I decided to keep my Mac at a distance from the Steinway, walk over to the piano without being too conspicuous, and offhandedly play the Bach Prelude in C from the Well-Tempered Clavier. Since I hadn’t yet … Continue reading →

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Bach to Nature, Part 2: The Avian Shuffle

Posted on March 23, 2011 by

I returned to Oso De Oro Park in Fresno, California to film geese, ducks, and gulls doing their lighthearted shuffles. A Baroque March framed the landscape. These birds produced quite a show. Back story: The gates to the lake area … Continue reading →

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The Big Baroque Festival!

Posted on February 20, 2011 by

I cleared most of my Saturday morning lessons so I could be on time for a special rehearsal at Fresno State. I took no chances given the steady rain these past few days that caused dangerously deep puddles along Shaw … Continue reading →

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Piano Instruction: Favorite Children’s Pieces (Video)

Posted on January 21, 2011 by

I’ve highlighted three favorite children’s pieces by Dimitri Kabalevsky and Robert Schumann that are very catchy, colorful and harmonically engaging. They fall into the category of programmatic music because the character of the compositions match the titles. Even though Schumann … Continue reading →

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Anne Meux, her pianos, and my visit

Posted on January 15, 2011 by

From the Internet site about the Meux Home that is located in downtown Fresno within walking distance of the Amtrak station: “One of the prime houses in terms of historical and architectural significance is the Meux Family home at the … Continue reading →

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Piano Lesson: An advanced adult Student plays Chopin Etude Op. 25, No. 9

Posted on December 31, 2010 by

We are practicing behind tempo because the student began studying this Chopin Etude Op. 25 No. 9 about two months ago. “Joy” took piano lessons as a child and young adult, and then had a period without instruction. She started … Continue reading →

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Samick, York, Tofujie and me: On the piano-chasing trail

Posted on December 30, 2010 by

York called me from a client’s home in Clovis right after our great treasure-seeking adventure under the Kawai 7-foot grand piano. He’d been appraising a Samick studio upright manufactured in 1990 that was owned by Joel Van Ginkel. “I’d appraise it at about … Continue reading →

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