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The Myth of Artist Endorsements

June 2, 2012 by Eric

It is common for piano manufacturers to tout a list of artists with whom they enjoy some sort of connection. Sometimes that connection is rather tenuous since that artist may have affiliations with more than one company and, frequently, they have been dead for a number of years. However, artist endorsements form a sort of […]

Filed Under: HEP Guy, The piano world Tagged With: classical music

Why Should You?

November 26, 2011 by Eric

There are many things on which to spend money. Good old Mazlow spelled them out for us. A piano is an investment in oneself, in ones striving for culture, experience and to some gods grace. Grace can be, of course, in anything. However an expensive, craft build piano is a particularly unique example. If you […]

Filed Under: HEP Guy, The piano world Tagged With: classical music

The Myth of Power

November 14, 2011 by Eric

Often, when speaking to someone about pianos and piano tone, the topic of power comes up. Frequently whether or not a piano has sufficient “power” becomes a de facto determination of whether a piano is acceptable or not. In these situations, the real question is: acceptable for what? If a piano is going to be […]

Filed Under: HEP Guy, The piano world Tagged With: classical music, voicing

Maybe the Times are a-changing…

February 1, 2011 by Eric

Frederic Chiu played the new Yamaha CFX concert grand in a well received recital at the Metropolitian Museum of Art in New York. The extremely positive review in the New York Times also featured something that has been very rare in the past, a photo that included the name of a non-New York based piano […]

Filed Under: HEP Guy, Performance Tagged With: CFX, classical music, Yamaha

My Christmas present to myself

January 9, 2011 by Eric

It’s a great DVD of a large Russian babushka playing the piano and yes, I am that nerdy.

Filed Under: HEP Guy, Ramblings Tagged With: classical music, Shostakovich

Love Music = Love Alex Ross

January 9, 2011 by Eric

If you love music and you haven’t discovered Alex Ross, you’re in for a treat. Ross is the music critic at The New Yorker and the author of 2 wonderful books on music.

Filed Under: HEP Guy, Ramblings Tagged With: classical music

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