Piano Tales: History of the early piano #10: Erard 1837. What did Mendelssohn and Liszt like?

An Erard piano from 1837. Sebastien Erard was an ingenious inventor. The repetition action that we know of the modern piano was invented by him as early as the 1820’s. Beethoven, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Liszt, Moscheles, Clara Schumann and many other composers played his instruments.
Riko Fukuda plays Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Lieder ohne Worte op. 62 nr. 1 and Lieder ohne Worte (Duetto) op. 38 nr. 6.
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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