Piano Tales: History of the early piano #8: Conrad Graf 1827 and Johann Baptist Streicher 1839

In this episode we see viennese pianos by two of the most important builders of the first half of the nineteenth century (Conrad Graf 1827 and Johann Baptist Streicher 1839). The concept of the Viennese action (with leather on the hammer heads) stayed the same but the sound got more romantic.
Riko Fukuda plays Felix Mendelssohn, Phantasie op. 28 (1833), 1st movement and Franz Liszt, Sey mir gegrüsst - Lied von Fr. Schubert
Edwin Beunk is an internationally acclaimed restorer and collector of early pianos. In the course of time it transpired that a new world opened up for many when they came to view the collection, amateur players, students, and professionals alike, even for some world famous pianists. Therefore Edwin Beunk decided to create a number of documentary films about the history of the early piano, in collaboration with filmmaker Patrick Drijver and pianist Riko Fukuda.
Drijver Films, 2022
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