The 1859 Concert Broadwood at Hammerwood Park put through its paces.
00:00:00 Introducing the piano - recorded on Revox analogue tape with AKG D224 mics
00:06:06 Bach - prelude transcribed by Siloti
00:12:28 Liszt - Impromptu Nocturne
00:19:40 Chopin - Raindrop preludes
00:30:48 Liszt - Vallée d'Obermann
00:47:52 Arvo Paart - Fur Alina
00:57:30 Chopin - Fantasie-Impromptu Op66
1:03:18 Chopin - 2nd Piano concerto slow movement adaptation
01:08:33 Chopin and the Broadwood
The instrument was at Finchcocks for many years and documented by Alastair Lawrence who examined it technically. Now tuned to Kirnberger III temperament the instrument comes to life amongst the instruments at Hammerwood Park, Sussex UK, tuned by David Pinnegar. This was Broadwood's concert grand, used by the Hallé Orchestra and was probably in the London showroom played by Clara Schumann. It was bought at the new price of 250 guineas by a member of the audience in Manchester who said that it was the most amazing piano he'd ever heard. Straight strung, it was instruments like this which inspired Steinway.