Can anyone identify which piano Ashki is playing on this?

[jspash]

And by "this" I mean Chopin: The Piano Works (Played by Ashkenazy)
Link to amazon page > https://tinyurl.com/n4ynw

Of course I'm assuming he always used the same piano (or at least the same make). I absolutely love the crispness and clarity of the sound, especially in the lower register.

I know this is a long shot, but surely someone here has these CD's AND the ears to recognise this piano.

Thanks in advance 

[donjuan]

The piano is most likely a Steinway.  I dont have that exact CD, but on the Ashkenazy CD's I do have, he plays a Steinway Concert Grand.

See here:  https://www.steinway.com/steinway/quotes.shtml

"Steinway is the only piano on which the pianist can do everything he wants. And everything he dreams."
-Vladimir Ashkenazy

The bass is pretty good in those recordings there.  I prefer Petrof personally however..

[quasimodo]

"Steinway is the only piano on which the pianist can do everything he wants. And everything he dreams."
-Vladimir Ashkenazy

Translation: "Steinway is the only piano company to provide me a decent check for praising their products." 

[quasimodo]

By the way, I hate the sound of these Askhenazy Chopin recordings. Not sure if it's the piano or the recording settings. Metallic, not warm sound 

[quantum]

By the way, I hate the sound of these Askhenazy Chopin recordings. Not sure if it's the piano or the recording settings. Metallic, not warm sound 

I know what you mean.  But everything I've heard by him is on the same label (London I believe).  I wonder if it is also the same recording engineers. 

[tompilk]

hyperion record steinway sound is to die for

[donjuan]

Translation: "Steinway is the only piano company to provide me a decent check for praising their products." 

man oh man youre cynical!

..could still be right though..

[jspash]

thanks for the replies! i happen to like the mettalic sound over warm (which i call muddy)

it almost sounds like the string are being plucked instead of hammered.