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From Middlesbrough in 1936 an advertisement for Bluthner piano's recommended by conductor and pianist Wilhelm Furtwängler.
The Hindenburg had luxurious common areas where passengers could relax, enjoy the view, play, sing, or just listen to music played on the baby grand. Famous piano-maker Bluthner built the baby grand from aluminum keeping the weight to a minimum and he covered it in yellow pigskin.
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The programme for the world première of George Lloyd's opera 'The serf' at the Royal Opera Covent Garden on 29th Oct 1938 - conducted by Albert Coates.
George [Walter Selwyn] Lloyd was born in Cornwall on 28th June 1913 and died in London on 3rd July 1998.
He served in World War II with the Royal Marines as a bandsman.
He was on board the cruiser HMS Trinidad escorting the Arctic convoy PQ-13 manning the Transmitting Station [a room deep within the ship where calculations for the gunnery is worked out and from which orders, ranges etc are sent to the guns] when his ship torpedoed herself.
Having engaged and sank the German destroyer Z26 she launched a torpedo attack, but one was faulty and travelled a circular course hitting the cruiser and killing 32. Later during the attempt to limp home, HMS Trinidad was attacked and bombed killing a further 63, soon after she was scuttled.
George Lloyd titled his fourth symphony ~ "The Arctic" and prefaced with the description "… a world of darkness, storms, strange colours and a far-away peacefulness".
An 1885, Bluthner grand piano with a polished, black case formerly owned by Arthur Bliss, Master of the Queens Music. Photo taken at Besbrode Pianos Leeds by Sophie Pitcher, all rights reserved.
Ref 2329: A 1902, Bluthner grand piano for sale with a Rococo style rosewood case. Piano has an openwork lattice music desk, carved with shells and rocailles. Piano features carved cabriole legs with scroll feet and a traditional shaped lyre
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Lunedì 12 giugno presso il Dipartimento di Musicologia e Beni Culturali ha avuto luogo la cerimonia di inaugurazione della Collezione di strumenti musicali, alla presenza del Magnifico Rettore, Prof. Fabio Rugge. La prestigiosa collezione, che fa parte del Sistema Museale d’Ateneo, è stata recentemente ricollocata in una nuova sede di Palazzo Raimondi e interessata da interventi mirati di restauro su alcuni strumenti storici di grande rilievo quali le tastiere Longman&Broderip (1785), Blüthner (1860) e Steinway (1905). Alcuni fra i più significativi restauri realizzati sono stati illustrati durante la cerimonia, nel corso della quale è stato inoltre presentato il prezioso Fondo Scotto di Vetta, recentemente acquisito, che raccoglie una serie di harmonium e fortepiani appartenenti ad un arco cronologico di circa due secoli. L’evento si è concluso con una breve dimostrazione tenuta da docenti e studenti del Dipartimento che hanno suonato alcune tastiere della collezione.
Vrijdag 1 december 2017 : de zeer getalenteerde jonge musici Claus Vermeulen (piano, zoon van Jan V) en Diede Verpoest (viool) brengen een concert in het oratorium van de Ursulinen. Maar dé ster van de avond is de zopas gerestaureerde vleugel van het merk Blüthner. Deze piano van topklasse op de site is gebouwd in 1905 en is maar enkele serienummers jonger dan de Blüthner van Claude Debussy. Harry Viaene heeft deze vleugel / waardevol erfgoed geduldig gerestaureerd en klaar gemaakt voor ongetwijfeld nog heel wat meer mooie concerten.
Ref 1541: An 1895, antique, Bluthner gGrand piano with a black case. This photo was taken by Sophie Pitcher at Besbrode Pianos Leeds.
Geslaagde kamermuziekavond met jong talent van LUCA School of Arts van Leuven in het oratorium van het Instituut van de Ursulinen, 14 december 2018
The Bechstein piano factory was founded on 1 October 1853 by Carl Bechstein in Berlin, Germany.
Bechstein set out to manufacture a piano able to withstand the great demands imposed on the instrument by the virtuosi of the time, such as Franz Liszt. In 1857, Hans von Bülow (Liszt's son-in-law) gave the first public performance on a Bechstein grand piano by performing Liszt's Piano Sonata in B minor in Berlin.
By 1870, with endorsements from Franz Liszt and Hans von Bülow, Bechstein pianos had become a staple in many concert halls and private mansions. By that time three piano makers, all of which were founded in 1853, became established as the industry leaders across the world: Bechstein, Blüthner and Steinway & Sons
In 1881 Bechstein began supplying pianos to Queen Victoria. A gilded art-case piano was delivered to Buckingham Palace, followed by several more Bechstein pianos to Windsor Castle and other royal residences.
The Beatles used a Bechstein concert grand piano for recording Hey Jude and Elton John recorded "Your Song" and many other tracks on a handmade Bechstein concert-sized instrument that was over one hundred years old at Trident Studios in London. Its classic sound was much sought after Oscar Peterson played and owned a Bechstein throughout much of his career, publicity contracts with rival manufacturers notwithstanding.
In 2002 I purchased this instrument from the leading retailers of Bechsten in Scotland, Alan Makin & Sons of Edinburgh.
From London in 1912 an advertisement for records by Landon Ronald and the New Symphony Orchestra by His Masters Voice [HMV].
Vrijdag 1 december 2017 : de zeer getalenteerde jonge musici Claus Vermeulen (piano, zoon van Jan V) en Diede Verpoest (viool) brengen een concert in het oratorium van de Ursulinen. Maar dé ster van de avond is de zopas gerestaureerde vleugel van het merk Blüthner. Deze piano van topklasse op de site is gebouwd in 1905 en is maar enkele serienummers jonger dan de Blüthner van Claude Debussy. Harry Viaene heeft deze vleugel / waardevol erfgoed geduldig gerestaureerd en klaar gemaakt voor ongetwijfeld nog heel wat meer mooie concerten.