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  2. List of films about pianists - Wikipedia

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    A Piano for Mrs. Cimino (1982): A made-for-TV Film starring Bette Davis. The Piano Teacher (2001) Secret (2007): A Taiwanese drama about a music student majoring in piano. September Affair (1950): A fictional story about an architect and a pianist who is preparing to play Rachmaninoff's 2nd Piano Concerto. They have an affair when they are ...

  3. Imperial Bösendorfer - Wikipedia

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    Imperial Bösendorfer in the Music Hall of the University of Bamberg. The Bösendorfer Model 290 Imperial, or Imperial Bösendorfer (also colloquially known as the 290 [1]) is the largest model and flagship piano manufactured by Bösendorfer, at around 290 cm (9 ft 6 in) long, 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) wide, and weighing 552 kg (1,217 lb). [2]

  4. List of longest non-repetitive piano pieces - Wikipedia

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    The Well-Tuned Piano: La Monte Young: 5-6 hours Premiered and recorded by the composer. [14] The History of Photography in Sound: Michael Finnissy: 5½ hours 365 (edition) [15] [16] A3 Premiered and recorded by Ian Pace. [15] [17] Performed by Mark Knoop. [18] Piano Symphony No. 6 (Symphonia claviensis) Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji 4¾ hours

  5. List of piano manufacturers - Wikipedia

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    Pianos are made in China by Hailun Pianos. Currier Piano Co. Boston and Marion, NC US 1823–1969 Danemann Pianos: London: UK 1893–1994 Also made a Waldberg brand however 'Waldberg Berlin' may be a different company. Decker Brothers: New York: US 1862–1900 Ed. Westermayer: Berlin: Germany 1863–1941 Ehrbar: Vienna: Austria-Hungary ...

  6. Piano - Wikipedia

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    Piano Grand piano Upright piano Keyboard instrument Hornbostel–Sachs classification 314.122-4-8 (Simple chordophone with keyboard sounded by hammers) Inventor(s) Bartolomeo Cristofori Developed Early 18th century Playing range The Well-Tempered Clavier, first prelude of Book I Played by Kimiko Douglass-Ishizaka Problems playing this file? See media help. A piano is a keyboard instrument that ...

  7. Piano history and musical performance - Wikipedia

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    The piano was evidently destroyed during the Second World War. Piano scholar Edwin Good (1986; see References below) has examined a very similar Streicher piano made in 1870, with the goal of finding out more about Brahms's instrument. This 1870 Streicher has leather (not felt) hammers, a rather light metal frame (with just two tension bars), a ...

  8. A mudslide sent a 149-year-old piano out a window and into ...

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    A 149-year-old piano was recovered after being heavily damaged during a mudslide in the Beverly Crest neighborhood. ... but it is the best instrument to accompany other instruments, including the ...

  9. Conrad Graf - Wikipedia

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    Complete Works for Solo Piano. Label: BIS. Played on a copy of a Graf, Walter and Stein fortepianos made by Paul McNulty. Ronald Brautigam. Carl Maria von Weber. Complete Works for Piano & Orchestra. Label: BIS. Played on a copy by Paul McNulty (2007) of a Graf fortepiano (c. 1819) . Markus Schäfer, Zvi Meniker. Franz Schubert. The Small Song ...