Piano Tales: History of the early piano #6: a Viennese piano by Mathias Müller. Schubert, Beethoven.

By 1810, six octaves was the common keyboard compass. Beethoven used all these keys for his Fifth piano concerto. Mathias Müller was a famous Viennese piano builder in his time, carrying the title ‘KK Hof Fortepianomacher' (Kaiserlich Königlich priviligiert).

Riko Fukuda plays Franz Schubert : Piano Sonate a minor D537, Allegretto quasi Andantino, 1817.

This instrument is now in the collection of the Carl Bechstein Foundation.

Edwin Beunk is an internationally acclaimed restorer and collector of early pianos. In the course of time it transpired that a new world opened up for many when they came to view the collection, amateur players, students, and professionals alike, even for some world famous pianists. Therefore Edwin Beunk decided to create a number of documentary films about the history of the early piano, in collaboration with filmmaker Patrick Drijver and pianist Riko Fukuda.
Drijver Films, 2022

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Видео Piano Tales: History of the early piano #6: a Viennese piano by Mathias Müller. Schubert, Beethoven. канала Edwin Beunk Fortepiano Collection