Jonathan.
Even in the S&S selection room there is a wide divergence of opinion as to which will sound best with this or that piece. Emmanuel Ax chose one of the most raucous, awful sounding pianos (to my ear) for a more contemporary work, yet chose a warm and not very powerful piano for another concert. David Love's approach is better, and Laurence Libin's insight is priceless! Both would be fascinating "talks". I agree with Ed on your question, but I understand where it's coming from because I get the same question all the time. While it's tempting to give a short answer just to get someone off the phone ("C7s for jazz and D's for classical...") it would essential deny that every manufacturer thinks that their pianos will fill any need.
Laurence, I hope you've kept a journal. I'd love to read your memoirs some day!
Jim Busby BYU
From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of JONATHLANGH at cs.com
Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 5:50 AM
To: caut at ptg.org
Subject: [CAUT] Piano Preferences
I am scheduled to give a talk on the types and brands of pianos suited to particular kinds of music, such as jazz, List, Beethoven, accompanying the voice. Do you fellows have opinions or knowledge of what pianos might be appropriate for certain music?
Jonathan Langham, RPT
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