Thanks to the members who offered suggestions on period-instrument Chopin
recordings. Their responses confirmed my impression that these are quite
rare, and mostly on rather obscure labels (at least, to this Borders/Tower
habitue). This surprises me somewhat, as I would have thought that more
pianists would have wanted to explore the possibilities of displaying the
distinctive Chopin poetry on the kind of instrument he would have heard
himself. Perhaps the problem is that pianos of that period may be harder
to come up with than other kinds of period instruments, especially strings.
At any rate, I will continue the search.
Jon Johanning // [log in to unmask]