Piano Tales: History of the early piano #11: Broadwood 1854 Schneider 1850. Clara & Robert Schumann

We discuss a Broadwood piano from 1854 and a Schneider piano from 1850. The two piano types, one with an English action and the other a Viennese action, are being compared – both beautiful pianos, but very different. The Schneider was made for the first Great World Exhibition in London 1851.
Riko Fukuda plays Clara Schumann, Variationen über ein thema von Robert Schumann op. 20 (fragment) and Robert Schumann, Phantasie in C op. 17 (fragment)

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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