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In Reply to: yes, I have heard them in live performances posted by oldvinyl on October 2, 2020 at 17:24:11:
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - Not to Cause a Fuss (Note to HIPsters) - goldenthal 13:36:23 10/1/20 (49)
- Jeremy, fess up! You knew you were going to cause a fuss! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 17:06:13 10/2/20 (1)
- RE: Jeremy, fess up! You knew you were going to cause a fuss! [nt] ;-) - goldenthal 17:43:04 10/2/20 (0)
- Forte pianos are a novelty. A joke really - Analog Scott 08:25:08 10/2/20 (20)
- And some people like analog... nt - tinear 13:56:17 10/2/20 (15)
- Yeah, analog often sounds good - Analog Scott 15:13:55 10/2/20 (14)
- gotta agree that analog often sounds good - the RIGHT analog ... - oldvinyl 17:13:52 10/2/20 (9)
- Carefully recorded analog sound. : ) nt - jdaniel@jps.net 17:43:06 10/2/20 (0)
- not even gold old analog tape and vinyl colorations can fix a forte piano - Analog Scott 17:19:48 10/2/20 (7)
- yes, I have heard them in live performances - oldvinyl 17:24:11 10/2/20 (6)
- The "modern(ish) Steinway grand piano. . . - Chris from Lafayette 11:51:13 10/3/20 (3)
- I suppose you are aware of the debates on Steinway/Steinwas - oldvinyl 12:46:07 10/3/20 (2)
- The rational standard simply neverchanges - Analog Scott 14:23:42 10/3/20 (1)
- Or, as Ms. CfL says, it's a first-world problem! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 15:08:04 10/3/20 (0)
- The rarest of things, the voice of moderation and equanimity! nt - tinear 10/3/2007:21:45 10/3/20 (1)
- Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue! - Chris from Lafayette 11:54:30 10/3/20 (0)
- One night only: Beethoven, "The Crap Sonatas." nt - tinear 16:51:48 10/2/20 (3)
- (only if played on a fortepiano!) [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 16:57:45 10/2/20 (2)
- It's the only way he ever performed it! nt - tinear 09:54:06 10/3/20 (1)
- And he thought it was "inadequate" [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 11:45:05 10/3/20 (0)
- What we really need to do is bring back the total experience of the classic era - Chris from Lafayette 09:47:51 10/2/20 (3)
- Or only listen to contemporary music! - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 18:46:42 10/2/20 (1)
- But the historical composers were longing for our instruments too [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 22:33:45 10/2/20 (0)
- RE: What we really need to do is bring back the total experience of the classic era - jdaniel@jps.net 11:16:24 10/2/20 (0)
- "The [forte]piano is and remains an inadequate instrument." - Beethoven - Chris from Lafayette 15:02:22 10/1/20 (25)
- Honest question: apart from sounding like there's paper on the strings, is there anything a forte-piano can - jdaniel@jps.net 11:34:31 10/2/20 (8)
- RE: Honest question: apart from sounding like there's paper on the strings, is there anything a forte-piano can - rivervalley817 15:39:20 10/2/20 (0)
- RE: Honest question: apart from sounding like there's paper on the strings, is there anything a forte-piano can - goldenthal 15:18:42 10/2/20 (0)
- Yes - I think there may be an instance or two some special effect. . . - Chris from Lafayette 13:07:56 10/2/20 (4)
- lots of info - oldvinyl 13:26:34 10/2/20 (3)
- OK - but who is Howland Auchincloss, and why should I care what he thinks? [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 17:01:49 10/2/20 (2)
- apparently an interesting person - oldvinyl 17:18:35 10/2/20 (1)
- OK - Thanks! I'll take his opinion for what it's worth then! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 15:10:54 10/3/20 (0)
- apparently, they can only be played in trouble clef ...(nt) - oldvinyl 12:55:54 10/2/20 (0)
- Respect the Fortepiano- Beethoven. - oldmkvi 11:21:10 10/2/20 (3)
- "Google can't find it" - maybe because it was fake news? [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 12:35:31 10/2/20 (2)
- No, goes back to before fake news was invented. Way before. - oldmkvi 13:45:17 10/2/20 (1)
- Keep trying! (Not necessarily saying you're wrong BTW) [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 16:29:52 10/2/20 (0)
- RE: "...when compared to the harpsichord." - Ivan303 09:25:32 10/2/20 (1)
- And this is why we always have to be concerned with fake news [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 09:42:38 10/2/20 (0)
- Is it not enlightening to at least hear what Beethoven felt was so inadequate? - jdaniel@jps.net 21:29:15 10/1/20 (9)
- No one's arguing preferences - Chris from Lafayette 21:42:09 10/1/20 (8)
- Maybe Beethoven would prefer an electronic keyboard over a modern piano given the choice (nt) - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 22:46:54 10/1/20 (7)
- RE: Maybe Beethoven would prefer an electronic keyboard over a modern piano given the choice (nt) - sbrook 06:32:11 10/2/20 (0)
- Who knows? But what he SAID was that his contemporary keyboard instruments were inadequate [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 23:01:58 10/1/20 (5)
- Inadequate for "romantic" music... nt - tinear 07:23:43 10/2/20 (4)
- Sure, if you consider Beethoven a "romantic" composer! - Chris from Lafayette 09:40:18 10/2/20 (3)
- "I" am not alone. I believe he is considered the apotheosis? nt - tinear 13:57:26 10/2/20 (2)
- The apotheosis of what? - Chris from Lafayette 16:38:21 10/2/20 (0)
- RE: "I" am not alone. I believe he is considered the apotheosis? nt - goldenthal 15:32:03 10/2/20 (0)
Follow Ups
- The rarest of things, the voice of moderation and equanimity! nt - tinear 10/3/2007:21:45 10/3/20 (1)
- Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue! - Chris from Lafayette 11:54:30 10/3/20 (0)