Piano Forum

Thanks both for your kind comments. This was recorded on a Steinway A at my college, and I agree that the piano isn't fantastic. Unfortunately the room that this was recorded in is soundproofed much better than all the other rooms at college, so in order to avoid background noise this was the best room to record in. The acoustic is extremely dry, however, which probably contributed somewhat to the lack of resonance that you hear. It's irritating because in the room directly opposite this one there is an incredible Steinway B that is probably one of the best pianos I've ever played on. The acoustic in that room is quite wet, however, and there is a lot of sound leakage from adjacent rooms, so sadly not ideal for recording in unless college is empty. I'd say my favourite piano is the Steinway B. It seems to provide so many more opportunities for colour, tone and nuance than other Steinways or Fazioli, Bechstein, Bluthner, Bosendorfer or any others that I've played.