Last I heard the piano is in Japan. The family sold it for 70,000$ I
was told. I have no way of verifying it.
Don Cox wrote:
> On 30/11/2009, Ken Fritz wrote:
>
>> H Shai,
>>
>> This is the first response I'm posting to the ARSC list.
>>
>> In 1956 a friend of mine gave me an LP titled, " A Siena
>> Pianoforte." It was a marvelous recording, I forgot the label but
>> still have the record somewhere. The album cover was white with a
>> picture of the upright piano I think you're talking about, but I may
>> be wrong.
>>
>> The friend who gave it to me was Randy Kling who now owns Disc
>> Mastering outside of Nashville. I've forgotten the name of the
>> famous piece the recording did justice to. I'm one of those guys who
>> can hum along with classical music but cannot connect the title.
>>
>>
> The CD I have, on the Boston Skyline label, is probably the same content
> as your LP. Sonatas by Mozart (K 333) and Scarlatti, played by Charles
> Rosen. Rosen was in his day an outstanding pianist.
>
> The Siena pianoforte does have a remarkable sound, judging from this CD.
>
>
>> If you ever offer an archive of the music I would be a customer.
>> Unfortunately, at 67 years of age, I'm running my business and home
>> on the assets I've worked to accumulate for my old age, if I live
>> that long. <_>.
>>
>>
> I would definitely pay for a CD of more recordings on this instrument.
>
> And it would be interesting to know where it is now. Somewhere in
> Israel, I think.
>
> Regards
>
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