Vinny Samarco writes: >Being a pianist as well as a tuning student, I really wish I could hear some >of these un-equal temperaments. I have never been able to find recordings >with these >I mean, is it really true that different temperaments enhance for instance, >various harmonies in the romantic period? >Vinny I'm surprised that Ed Foote didn't respond to this post. Perhaps he doesn't want to blow his own horn. He has two recordings of different temperaments on the same piano (not sure if it's the same piano for both recordings, but the same piano for all of one recording at least). This is a very useful recording for getting some sense of the differences in temperaments because there are several temperaments all on the same recording, on the same piano, with the same pianist, in the same venue. There are many recordings of pianos with non-ET temperaments (mostly older pianos or copies, but also some modern pianos). But I'm not aware of any other recording where you can do the side by side comparison like this. Those interested should contact Ed Foote directly : A440A@aol.com Happy Listening, Phil Ford PS This calls to mind a recording that I got some time ago (don't know if it's still available) called What about this, Mr. Clementi? It was pieces played in the same hall, by the same pianist, on five different concert grands: Steinway, Yamaha, Boesendorfer, Bechstein, and Fazioli. Unfortunately (or perhaps not, depending on your viewpoint) he played different pieces on each piano that he thought would showcase them. I would have found the recording more interesting if the same pieces had been played on each piano.
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