I would love to find a recording of the "Hammerklavier" sonata, actually played on the hammerklavier, or fortepiano, for which it was written. So far, every recording I have found has been made using a pianoforte.
When I asked this question previously, someone name "madhoseur" falsly claimed that the pianoforte and the fortepiano are the same instrument. As someone with a master's degree in music performance, I can assure you that this is not the case. The fortepiano or Hammerklavier is an intermediary instrument between the harpsichord and the pianoforte, commonly known as the piano. It retains the gut strings of the harpsichord, but, like a piano, sound is generated by hitting rather than plucking.
In any case, "madhoseur" failed to answer the main question, "is there a recording." Nevertheless, "madhoseur" scored a best answer, based probably on "madhoseur's" own vote.
Is there anyone out there who can provide a real answer?
2006-09-01
08:33:48
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