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Piano that sounds like a piano

Some time back several of us agreed that it's hard to find a piano recording that really sounds right. Well, I have found one that's better than most.

SACD PentaTone PTC 5186 024 Beethoven Sonatas, Mari Kodama.

This is a new recording (Jan 2003) by the audiophile recording outfit Polyhymnia. It is a hybrid, so you can play the Redbook/SACD game if you like.

Nice music too.
eldartford
zoya
120 posts
 
I found great solo piano recording of Rick Wakeman, the name of the CD is "Country Airs".
sugarbrie
3,854 posts
 
Your comment is interesting from the vantage point that while I use many types of recordings to demo equipment and to tweek my systems; I use a lot of piano recordings. I find if the piano sounds right, then almost everything else falls into place.
eldartford OP
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Sugarbrie...Exactly the point. Piano is an excellent test, but you must have a superb recording to start with.
muralman1
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Need more input.
dmason
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Try Keith Jarrett, 'The Koln Concerts' perennial favorite of mine..
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