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Jon Johanning on the relative rarity of period-instrument Chopin recordings:
>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.
Most recordings of 18th-c. repertoire up to and including early Beethoven
are done on modern replicas of Viennese five-octave fortepianos, just as
many harpsichord recordings are made on modern replicas. Such replicas are
relatively plentiful, and not outrageously expensive. The later into the
19th-c. one goes, the harder it is for a single craftsperson to make a
piano reproduction, particularly once any sort of metal frame enters the
picture. There are one or two (or more) builders working on ca. 1830 Graf
copies, but when builders deal with later instruments, they are usually
restoring originals.
DPHorn, still without an early keyboard of his own, original or copy.
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