In the late 50s or early 60s there was a TV show about the piano 
dramatizing the early history of it, the covering of it with plaster or 
cement to protect it during WW II, it being discovered by some soldiers 
at liberation, it being used -- still covered -- at a soldiers' club, 
and it being re-discovered when a piece of the plaster was knocked off 
revealing the ornate carving.  They concluded with a short concert being 
played live on the piano.  The program was probably on the Armstrong 
Circle Theatre, DuPont Show of the Month, or a similar docudrama 
anthology series.  I then started picking up the records of it as they 
started hitting the Sam Goody 99 cent bins.

Mike Biel  [log in to unmask]  

Steven Smolian wrote:
> The Counterpoint label recordings are owned by the Everest interests.
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> Steven Smolian
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shai Drori" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2009 12:03 PM
> Subject: [ARSCLIST] the Sienna Pianoforte
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>> Does anyone have any information about the Siena Pianoforte? A few 
>> years ago I received the complete archive of the recordings made on 
>> it including all masters and rights. I am now starting a process of 
>> sifting through the boxes. according to the lists that  came with the 
>> tapes some of the greatest pianists of the day recorded on this piano 
>> (Glen Gould for example). I have one book but it's in German so it's 
>> of no use to me. Does anyone know where I can find a grant to help 
>> pay for the digitization of this archive? Feel free to ping me off list.
>> Thanks
>> Shai
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