A wonderful … A wonderful recording and a nice compilation of images. However, it is Steinway & Sons that made the one piano (that is featured in the NYTimes video). Grotrian Steinweg is a different company and did not produce Moor pianos. Bechstein produced 12 short grands, 4 concert grands, and possibly one upright. The fourth pedal is only on the Steinway piano. The other makers used the three pedal lyre and converted the middle pedal into a coupler.
Hello if you watch … Hello if you watch the NYT video, Christopher Taylor explains that the upper keyboard is harder, but then he plays the Goldbergs quite facile.
I would guess if you use the upper manual just to double organ points that’s fine.
Also, I would guess like any coupler, if it is disengaged, the lower keyboard works freely,
Very interesting, … Very interesting, but an instrument useful for only a certain spectrum of the repertory, unless more music is composed or arranged for it. I can only suppose the touch must be very like a tracker pipe organ: rather heavy when the keyboards are coupled. I’d suspect it’s rather tricky to do subtle dynamic changes without a great deal of practice.
intriguing. thank … intriguing. thank you for this. reminds me of my long-held wish that some pedalier-equipped pianos would be recorded. schumann and alkan, as is well-known, liked them.
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Oops,. sorry about …
Oops,. sorry about the confusion.
Steinway Hamburg it is.
Cheers
A wonderful …
A wonderful recording and a nice compilation of images. However, it is Steinway & Sons that made the one piano (that is featured in the NYTimes video). Grotrian Steinweg is a different company and did not produce Moor pianos. Bechstein produced 12 short grands, 4 concert grands, and possibly one upright. The fourth pedal is only on the Steinway piano. The other makers used the three pedal lyre and converted the middle pedal into a coupler.
Hello if you watch …
Hello if you watch the NYT video, Christopher Taylor explains that the upper keyboard is harder, but then he plays the Goldbergs quite facile.
I would guess if you use the upper manual just to double organ points that’s fine.
Also, I would guess like any coupler, if it is disengaged, the lower keyboard works freely,
Cheers,
Very interesting, …
Very interesting, but an instrument useful for only a certain spectrum of the repertory, unless more music is composed or arranged for it. I can only suppose the touch must be very like a tracker pipe organ: rather heavy when the keyboards are coupled. I’d suspect it’s rather tricky to do subtle dynamic changes without a great deal of practice.
intriguing. thank …
intriguing. thank you for this. reminds me of my long-held wish that some pedalier-equipped pianos would be recorded. schumann and alkan, as is well-known, liked them.
Thank you, Saint …
Thank you, Saint Francis Phono, for this fine addition to the Youtube library. Excellently done.
Excellent all round …
Excellent all round
Richard UK
Heavenly perhaps …
Heavenly perhaps not, but an intrigueing document of a rare instrument.
Cheers and thanks
One word… …
One word… Heavenly!
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