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Welcome to this music-blog dedicated to classical piano music ánd my old Bechstein B grand piano. – Read more

By Paul Hoffman, 3 years2 November 2019 ago
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Tweaking the timbre, the una-corda pedal. Rêverie, Debussy.

Taking all this into account on could say the una-corda pedal can be used as a kind of equalizer, changing the timbre of the tone. Like a sound engineer when doing the master mix after the music has been recorded. The pianist does it in real time, while playing. – Read more

By Paul, 4 months18 April 2022 ago
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The pianist’s toolbox, Moonlight Sonata a Funeral March?

What do we do to make the music sound the way we want it, the way we think the composer wanted it? What techniques, what tools do we use for our performance? – Read more

By Paul, 8 months10 December 2021 ago
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Intermezzo: Bechstein being worked on.

In this intermezzo blog I will tell you about the quest for the “perfectly playing instrument”. A rather technical story but after all, this blog-site is about my Bechstein. – Read more

By Paul, 2 years21 December 2020 ago
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The singing Piano, Schumann – 2nd. movement Sonate in G minor op.22.

Pianist are funny people: first they choose an instrument which is basically a percussive one, striking strings with a hammer. Then they spend most of their time practicing to make the audience forget that fact by trying to produce a beautiful tone and make the instrument “sing”. – Read more

By Paul, 2 years15 November 2020 ago

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