The next superstar pianist

[visitor]

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And yet manages to still play less robot like than some current "star pianists" lel...

[themeandvariation]

But can it dream of electric sheep?

[philolog]

Very impressive. Does anyone know what Earl Wild is playing? This "droid" seems to me like an updated version of what was called a Vorsetzer as manufactured by Welte-Mignon. That was a device that played the piano with felt covered wooden fingers and was wheeled up to the keyboard to "strut its stuff."

The narration mentioned Wayne Stahnke's studio as a source for this particular performance. For those who may not know, Mr. Stahnke is an important figure in the development of ever more sophisticated piano reproduction systems. I've had two of his CD releases of Rachmaninoff [A Window in Time, etc] in my collection for a long time and consider them quite successful, although not all critical comment has been as enthusiastic as my own.

[ronde_des_sylphes]

It's the d'Albert Scherzo in F#, op 16 no 2.

[perfect_pitch]

No offense, but to me this is essentially the same exact thing as the Yamaha Disklavier, except you've got an ugly looking robotic metal utensil sitting in front of the keys, covering up your ability to see the keys play.