Larking with Piano sound (Jan 2008)
When you vote, we award 6 points for a first choice , 5 points for a second choice etc ................and 1 point for a sixth choice. We then divide the sum of the scores by the number of votes for each piano to arrive at a statistical preference factor.
The rating as of Jan 2008 is as follows:-
( the theoretical possible top score would be 6 and bottom score 1)
Bosendorfer Phoenix.............................................. 4.2
Steingraeber E 272................................................. 4.0
Bosendorfer Imperial............................................... 3.9
Steingraeber Phoenix............................................. 3.7
Steinway D............................................................ 3.3
Steinway Centennial .............................................. 2.3
Before you draw any conclusions please remember this is a comparison of six of the best pianos in the World. ie those rated by the trade as the exclusive and elite classification"Tier One" makes of instrument. All would excel in public recital.
There is one factor that listening does not measure fully and that is the artist/instrument interface. i.e. does the artist feel comfortable and secure? Steingraeber-Phoenix and then Steinway are voted best in this measure when professional artists are asked after playing them live. In simple language they are easier to control. This seems to be related to the nature of the sound from the first impact of the hammer before a defined frequency has established (immediacy) and the length of sustain.
The Bosendorfer Imperial is 35% bigger in sound board area than the other pianos and therefore it has a built in advantage for its bass sound..
We have a few results for Stuart and Sons, but do not include it in the test series because the Makers (rightly) judge that some listeners equipment may not always do the piano justice. Stuart and Sons always ranks in the top three.
Van Albeniz tot Wieck (sorry for those who aren't in this list.)
Isaac Albeniz, Charles-Valentin Alkan, Geza Anda, Martha Algerich, Claudio Arrau, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Winniefred Atwell, Carl Philip Emanuel Bach, J.S. Bach, Burt Bacharach, Wilhelm Backhaus, Cor Bakker, Harry Bannink, Alwin Baer, Daniel Barenboim, Béla Bartok, Count Basie, Carl Bechstein, Pia Beck, Ludwig von Beethoven, Peter Beets, Idil Birit, Berlioz, Leonard Bernstein, Mike Boddé, Jorge Bolet, Viktor Borge, Michiel Borstlap, Johannes Brahms, Alfred Brendel, Herman Brood, Dave Brubeck, Hans von Bulow, Ferruccio Busoni, Frédéric Chopin, Aldo Ciccolini, Muzio Clementi, Harry Connick Jr, Alfred Cortot, Bartolomeo Cristofori, Carl Czerny, Claude Debussy, Anton Diabelli, Louis van Dijk, Anton Dvorak, Duke Ellington, Clare Fischer, Hein van der Gaag, George Gershwin, Edvard Grieg, M.A. Hamelin, Martinus Hersman, Iris Hond, Vladimir Horowitz, Udo Jurgens, Pim Jacobs, Elton John, Hank Jones, Diane Krall, Rob Kreefeld, John Lewis, Valentina Lisitsa, Franz Liszt, Arturo B. Michelangeli, Thelonius Monk, W.A. Mozart, Enrico Pace, Oscar Peterson, Bud Powell, Serge Rachmaninoff, Maurice Ravel, Yana Reznik, Jimmy Rowless, Arnold Schoenberg, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Mitsuko Uchida, René Urtreger, Anna Vinnitskaya, Arcadi Volodos & Clara Wieck.
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