tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373774966243326009.post7201021403875643918..comments2024-02-20T22:23:29.588-08:00Comments on Northwest Reverb: Ticciati teams up with Levin and the Age of Enlightenment in all-Mozart concertJames Bashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02313639615830815219noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373774966243326009.post-11906545814806924102009-08-23T20:30:23.160-07:002009-08-23T20:30:23.160-07:00I don't know enough about fortepianos to say f...I don't know enough about fortepianos to say for sure that his sound was too harsh. I've heard him on DVD and the concert hall experience at Alice Tully sounded similar to that. I suspect that you are right in thinking that the placement was similar to Mozart's time, and that the size of hall defeated that idea. Thanks for your comments!James Bashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02313639615830815219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373774966243326009.post-7017840203817572602009-08-23T20:12:41.257-07:002009-08-23T20:12:41.257-07:00Don't you think that Levin played the fortepia...Don't you think that Levin played the fortepiano with too hard a touch, creating a harsh sound, and running everything together?<br />Also, if the fortepiano had been placed in front of the orchestra, with the keyboard to the left, as is the current norm with modern pianos, the sound might have projected better, especially with the lid on and up, again as with modern pianos. If the fortepianoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com