Recordings on Antique French Pianos

Pianos by Ignace Pleyel (1788-1855)

Est. 1807

1831 Pleyel Grand Piano. Chopin Piano Music, Janusz Olejniczak, pianist (Chopin’s Own Piano)  (Opus 111, rec.1990).

1836 Pleyel Grand Piano. Chopin Nocturnes, Micheles Boegner, pianist. (Calliope, rec.1998).

1836 Pleyel Grand Piano. Chopin Ballades; Waltzes & Mazurkas, Arthur Schoonderwoerd, pianist (Alpha). 

1836 Pleyel Grand Piano.  Kalkbrenner, Friedrich [1785-1849]- 'Romantic Piano Music'. Michael Krucker, pianist (NCA, Germany).

1842 Pleyel Grand Piano. Chopin Nocturnes volume 1, Bart van Oort, pianist. (Brilliant Classics).

1842 Pleyel Grand Piano. Chopin Nocturnes volume 1, Bart van Oort, pianist. (Brilliant Classics).

1846 Pleyel Grand Piano.  Rossini on Rossini's Pleyel, Flavio Ponzi, pianist. (Dynamic Records, Italy).

1858 Pleyel Grand Piano. Rossini Complete Piano Works Volumes 1, 7, Paolo Giacometti, pianist (Channel Classics).

Pianos by Sebastian Erard (1752 - 1831)

Est. 1777

1837 Erard Grand Piano. Chopin Nocturnes volume 2, Bart van Oort, pianist. (Brilliant Classics).

1837 Erard Grand Piano. Rossini Complete Piano Works Volumes 4, 5, Paolo Giacometti, pianist (Channel Classics).

1849 Erard Grand Piano. Rossini Complete Piano Works Volumes 2, 3, Paolo Giacometti, pianist (Channel Classics).

1851 Erard Grand Piano. Chopin Works for Piano & Orchestra (2 CDs). Emanuel Ax, pianist. (Sony Classics).

1853 Erard Grand Piano (London). Grieg Lyric Pieces, Liv Glaser, pianist (Simax Classics).

1858 Erard Grand Piano. Rossini Complete Piano Works Volume 6, Paolo Giacometti, pianist (Channel Classics).

1860 Erard Grand Piano. Liszt Piano Works, Jan Michiels, pianist (Eufoda).

1868 Erard Grand Piano. Liszt Piano Works, Malcolm Binns, pianist. (L’Oiseau Lyre).

1875 Erard Grand Piano. Ravel Complete Piano Works, Gwendolyn Mok, pianist (MSR Classics).

1881 Erard Grand Piano. Chopin Piano Works, Madeline Forte, pianist (two tracks are played on an 1842 Pleyel) (Romeo). 

1889 Erard Concert Grand Piano. Liszt Piano Sonata, etc. Alexei Orlovetsky, pianist (Globe). 

1894 Erard Grand Piano. Debussy Préludes, Images, Children's Corner, Jan Michiels, pianist (Eufoda 1276 - 2CD).

1897 Erard Grand Piano. Debussy Piano Music, Jos van Immerseel, pianist (Channel Classics). 

1902 Erard Grand Piano. Faure Cello Sonatas, Xavier Gagnepain (cello), Jean-Michel Dayez , pianist (Zig-Zag).

Recordings on Antique British Pianos

1823 John Broadwood Grand Piano. John Field Nocturnes, Bart van Oort, pianist. (Brilliant Classics).

1832 Muzio Clementi Square Piano. Schubert Impromptus, Peter Katin, pianist (Athene Records).

1836 (circa) Collard & Collard Square Piano. Chopin First & Last, Peter Katin, pianist (Athene ATHCD11).

Recordings on Antique Austrian and German Pianos

Pianos by Ignaz Bösendorfer (1796 - 1859)

Est. 1828

1849/50 Bösendorfer Grand Piano. Brahms Early Piano Works 2 (Piano Sonatas 1 & 3).  Hardy Rittner, pianist (MDG Germany).

1850 Bösendorfer Concert Grand Piano. Brahms Horn Trio, op. 40, Steven Lubin, pianist (Harmonia Mundi 907037).

1851 Bösendorfer Grand Piano. Robert Franz Lieder, Yves Saelens, tenor. Jan Vermeulen, piano (ET'CETERA KTC 1260).

1875 Bösendorfer Grand Piano. Brahms Horn Trio, Violin Sonata #2, Piano Pieces op.117, Alexander Melnikov, pianist (Harmonia Mundi).

1879 Bösendorfer Grand Piano. “Dvorák: Piano Works Played on Dvorák's Own Bösendorfer Piano.” Radoslav Kvapil (Alto, Musical Concepts CD. Recorded in the Hlubos Castle, Czech Republic, 1988).

1884 Bösendorfer Grand Piano. Brahms Klavierstücke und Intermezzi op.116-119, Jan Michiels, pianist (Eufoda 1253).

1884 Bösendorfer Grand Piano. Dvorak Piano Works, Jan Michiels, pianist (Eufoda CD).

1925 Bösendorfer 275 Concert Grand Piano. Schubert-Liszt: Schwanengesang (Schubert's last 14 Songs transcribed by Liszt), Valentina Lisitsa, pianist. Valal Production DVD225668 (Video).

Pianos by Nanette (Stein) Streicher ( 1761-1833)

Est. 1802

1814 Nannette Streicher Piano. Hyacinthe Jadin (1776-1800) Complete Sonatas for Fortepiano, Richard Fuller, pianist (Eroica).

1826 Nannette Streicher Piano. Schubert Piano Sonatas, Jan Vermeulen, pianist (Etcetera). 

1829 Nannette Streicher Grand Piano. Grieg 22 Lyric Pieces, Heidi Kommerell, pianist (MDG- 604 1271 2).

1829 Nannette Streicher Grand Piano. Mendelssohn Songs without Words, Heidi Kommerell, pianist (Audite 97.482).

1847 Johann Baptist Streicher Grand Piano. Brahms Die schöne Magelone, Op. 33, Christoph Prégardien, tenor; Andreas Staier, pianist, (Teldec, released 2000) 

1848 Johann Baptist Streicher Grand Piano. Schubert Sonatas D.845 & 959, Thomas Gunther, pianist (Cybele).

1851 Johann Baptist Streicher Grand Piano. Brahms Early Piano Works 1.  Hardy Rittner, pianist (MDG Germany).

1870 Johann Baptist Streicher Grand Piano. Brahms Violin Sonatas, Natalia Grigorieva, pianist, Ilja Korol, violin (Challenge Records).

1871 Johann Baptist Streicher Grand Piano. Brahms Late Piano Music, Ira Braus, pianist (Centaur).

1810 D. Schofftos Piano (Vienna). Schubert Piano Sonatas, Paul Badura-Skoda, pianist (Arcana).

1815 Georg Haska Piano (Vienna). Schubert Piano Sonatas, Paul Badura-Skoda, pianist (Arcana).

1815 (circa) Benignus Seidner (Vienna). Beethoven Piano Sonata no.13; Variations in c WoO 80; Bagatelles op.119, etc. Trudelies Leonhardt, pianist (Meridian). Ms. Leonhardt recorded many other CDs on this lovely instrument (Jecklin and Globe Records).

1825 Conrad Graf Piano. Schubert Piano Sonatas, Paul Badura-Skoda, pianist (Arcana).

1825 [Johann Nepomuk] Tröndlin Grand Piano. Carl Maria von Weber Piano Sonatas, Jan Vermeulen, pianist (Brilliant).

1846 J. M. (Johann Michael) Schweighofer Hammerflugel. Schubert Piano Sonatas, Paul Badura-Skoda, pianist (Arcana).

1865 Bechstein “Baby Grand Piano”. Brahms Cello Sonatas, Schumann 5 Pieces op.102, Clive Greensmith, cello; Boris Berman, pianist (Biddulph 80226, released 2008).

1897 Bechstein Grand Piano.  Debussy Préludes Books I & II, Alain Planès, pianist (Harmonia Mundi 901695; rec.1999).

1899 Bechstein Grand Piano. Piano works of Arnold Schönberg, Alban Berg & Anton Webern; Jan Michiels, pianist (Eufoda 1362).

1902 Blüthner Grand Piano. Debussy Children’s Corner, Suite bergamasque, etc. Alain Planès, pianist (Harmonia Mundi 901893; released 2006).

Recordings on Antique American Pianos

1856 “9-foot Chickering Grand Piano that Gottschalk had played.” Gottschalk “A Night in the Tropics.”  Richard Rosenberg, pianist (Naxos).

1865 Chickering Concert Grand Piano. Gottschalk Piano Music, Lambert Orkis, pianist (Bridge).

1880 (circa) Chickering Concert Grand Piano (owned by Liszt). Liszt Piano Music, Dag Achatz, pianist (Bis).

1876 Steinway Concert Grand Piano. Pieces of a Dream (various composers). Garrick Ohlsson, pianist (Arabesque 6755).

1919 Mason & Hamlin CC Concert Grand Piano. Chopin Complete Etudes, Mazurkas, Chamber Music, Songs, Garrick Ohlsson, pianist (Arabesque, Hyperion Records).

Collections (Multiple instruments featured on a cd):

John Field Piano Music. Richard Burnett, pianist (Amon Ra). Clementi pianos.

L.M. Gottschalk Piano Music. Richard Burnett, pianist (Amon Ra).  Erard & Broadwood pianos.