after Maxmilian Schott, Vienna ca. 1830. Commissioned by Royal College of Music, London.
“The fortepiano (copy of an 1823 Brodmann) by David Winston delivers a full, delectable matured sound with fabulous contrasting dynamic ability”
"...not many recordings so infallibly evoke a place and time as this one does. The instrument used is a copy (by David Winston) of a delicate, pearly toned piano made by Joseph Brodmann in 1823"
Besides restoring original antique pianos, we also make new reproductions of fortepianos to commission. These instruments take over one year to make, and are entirely hand-built by us. Our instruments are based on original fortepianos by the great Viennese makers and are ideally placed for the music of the Classical and Early Romantic schools. Each model is chosen for its exceptional musical qualities representing the best of each period.
after Joseph Brodmann, Vienna, 1823
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after Rosenberger, Vienna, ca. 1798
“Playing on David Winston’s copy of an 1823 Brodmann - an instrument I crave like I’ve craved nothing else ...notes emerged from the misty orchestral pianissimi like a thread of rosy seed-pearls: clean, cool, unique and sweet....this was a performance that transfixed both audience and orchestra....A generous, rapt, exciting embodiment of a rare sound-world....”
