Two Kawai Shigerus - Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto
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The video:
Link to video
Not talking about the music, commenting more on the pianos because I rarely see two Shigerus played side by side in one video. Two things struck me:
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I play a Kawai myself, but the Shigerus in the video sounded much “thinner”, “dryer” … more so than my RX-A, more so than just about every Shigerus over 6-ft that I remember having played. Leads me to wonder if it’s because of the recording equipment of if they really had the Shigerus voiced that way. The video was recorded in a concert hall or auditorium in Taiwan, so maybe they just prefer that sort of voicing in that part of the world?
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The pianist’s influence on the tonal color. Two professional pianists in the video playing the same material on the same pianos on the same stage recorded with the same equipment. Yet the pianist dressed in black often managed to make the pianos sound “fuller” and a tad “warmer” than pianist dressed in white. For context, the video is supposedly about the pianist in white taking a “masterclass” from the pianist in black. The pianist in white is the host of the YouTube channel who also works as an accompanist for a living, while the pianist in black is a professional concert pianist (conservatory trained, medaled in international piano competitions, etc.). Not surprised that the pianist in black did better with speed and accuracy, not even exactly surprised that he made the pianos sound “fuller,” but a bit surprised that he managed to make the pianos sound so much “fuller” to the extent that he did compared to the other pianist. :man-shrugging:
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The video:
Link to video
Not talking about the music, commenting more on the pianos because I rarely see two Shigerus played side by side in one video. Two things struck me:
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I play a Kawai myself, but the Shigerus in the video sounded much “thinner”, “dryer” … more so than my RX-A, more so than just about every Shigerus over 6-ft that I remember having played. Leads me to wonder if it’s because of the recording equipment of if they really had the Shigerus voiced that way. The video was recorded in a concert hall or auditorium in Taiwan, so maybe they just prefer that sort of voicing in that part of the world?
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The pianist’s influence on the tonal color. Two professional pianists in the video playing the same material on the same pianos on the same stage recorded with the same equipment. Yet the pianist dressed in black often managed to make the pianos sound “fuller” and a tad “warmer” than pianist dressed in white. For context, the video is supposedly about the pianist in white taking a “masterclass” from the pianist in black. The pianist in white is the host of the YouTube channel who also works as an accompanist for a living, while the pianist in black is a professional concert pianist (conservatory trained, medaled in international piano competitions, etc.). Not surprised that the pianist in black did better with speed and accuracy, not even exactly surprised that he made the pianos sound “fuller,” but a bit surprised that he managed to make the pianos sound so much “fuller” to the extent that he did compared to the other pianist. :man-shrugging:
@Axtremus said in Two Kawai Shigerus - Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto:
For context, the video is supposedly about the pianist in white taking a “masterclass” from the pianist in black.
Ax doesn't know what a woman is.
But, to your point, yeah. Even my non-hearing-aid assisted ears could hear the difference between the two instruments.
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