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furiouzpianist

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[VID]Trying out the Vladimir Horowitz Steinway today:

on: July 26, 2019, 11:51:23 PM

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Re: [VID]Trying out the Vladimir Horowitz Steinway today:

Reply #1 on: July 27, 2019, 03:18:08 AM

Thanks for posting this, very interesting. As an unqualified amateur, I find it to have a steely brilliance, ideal for steely, brilliant pieces. Magnificent for Mazeppa but not so good for Feux Follets or Chopin 25/6 ?

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Re: [VID]Trying out the Vladimir Horowitz Steinway today:

Reply #2 on: July 27, 2019, 05:52:09 AM

I don’t know if it was the recording, but I played this piano a couple of years ago and the sound between the two is completely different. Steely now vs warm and rich. I find this This recording tone grating.

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furiouzpianist

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Re: [VID]Trying out the Vladimir Horowitz Steinway today:

Reply #3 on: July 27, 2019, 11:22:54 PM

it was surprisingly bright in the mid register but lacked a real powerful bass....

perhaps the hammers have gotten worn over the years?

even on Una Corda, it was bright to a fault, and not a particularly pleasant sound

still.... fun to try out at last!

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