© Royal College of Music, Centre for Performance History
Viennese Grand Piano
Artist: Jacob Bertsche
Location: Royal College of Music, Centre for Performance History
Date: 1821
Materials: flame mahogany
Dimensions: 123 x 233 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £10,000 (Total: £32,500)
Vendor: Hon Alec Cobbe
Review number: 3648 (1992)
Provenance:
Alec Cobbe collection (from 1977).
Description:
This six-octave piano is a fine example of the Viennese fortepiano of the 1820s, the decade of Beethoven's and Schubert's maturity. The Bertsche piano is in good playing order and has a beautiful and individual tone. It provides an authentic voice for the keyboard works of Beethoven, Schubert, Hummel and Weber, the five pedals giving a range of effects that were familar to them.
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