Grimaud and Yamahas

[thalberg]

I love this woman's playing but I am not a Yamaha fan....

If you want me to  add a certain brand, just say so.....I can't think of everything all at once.

[cmg]

If you want me to  add a certain brand, just say so.....I can't think of everything all at once.

Please add Henway to your list, blintz.

Thank you.

[cmg]

Grimaud:  "What's a Henway?"

Blintz:  "Oh, about two pounds."

Grimaud:  "You call that funny?"

Blintz:  "No, THIS is funny.  It's about my great uncle.  I won't say he drank, but two years after he died, his liver won a Charleston Contest."

[jperiod]

Helene Grimaud is a Yamaha artist? Is this a recent development? I saw her in November of last year at Peabody and she played a steinway D ( in fact she had two of them, one Hamburg and one NY). What does it mean to be a Yamaha artist?

JW

[counterpoint]

I like Grimaud and I like Yamahas - I would prefer to have one, so I voted for "stay with Yamaha".

[thalberg]

Helene Grimaud is a Yamaha artist? Is this a recent development? I saw her in November of last year at Peabody and she played a steinway D ( in fact she had two of them, one Hamburg and one NY). What does it mean to be a Yamaha artist?

JW

I think she is a Yamaha Artist.  I read it somewhere.

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=grimaud+yamaha+artist&btnG=Google+Search

See for yourself.

[minstrel]

I like Grimaud and I like Yamahas - I would prefer to have one, so I voted for "stay with Yamaha".

I concur.

[allthumbs]

Ok, I'll bite...what's a Henway?

[invictious]

As cmg said, a Henway is about two pounds.

Personally I don't like Grimaud that much, but for the piano, I'd say Yamahas are decent pianos, especially their top of the line pianos, which happen to be very well made.

[cloches_de_geneve]

I am neither fond of Grimaud nor of Yamaha pianos. Pletnev playing Mozart on a Bluthner or Schiff performing Beethoven on a Bosendorfer makes for more interesting listening as far as I am concerned. Also, recall Bolet's bright, silverish sound extraced from an older generation Bechstein.

In terms of beauty of sound, Bluthner grands from pre WII are difficult to surpass. They are making a comback now, but it's still a long way to get where they used to be.

As with other brands, Steinways have an incredible range. Some concert grands are crap while others are phenomenal. How that is possible given that the production procedure is essentially standardized remains a mystery.

[thalberg]

Ok, I'll bite...what's a Henway?

https://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Henway

That's a Henway.

[cmg]

https://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Henway

That's a Henway.

 

[etudes]

randomly...Claire Huangci (AKA.da APHRO) is recently yamaha artist in NYC and will get free sponsors for upcoming events start from september.

[quantum]

Could you please add to your list:
Not associated with any brand.


If I was in a room with a Steinway, Bose, Faz, AF, Sauter, Stuart, and Yamaha - and the Yamaha was the best prepped, I would definitely go with it rather than sticking to a single name where ever I go.  I may not always get the best piano of what is available being a "(fill in the blank) artist"

[houseofblackleaves]

randomly...Claire Huangci (AKA.da APHRO) is recently yamaha artist in NYC and will get free sponsors for upcoming events start from september.

FTW.