Piano is just 300 years old? There's more.


I've never seen the evolution of musical instruments referred to or even thought about it myself. Here's the  timeline.  Enjoy.

wlutke

Yup, the piano is relatively young, but technology has pretty much maxed out it's capabilities.

Heck, valved horns are in much the same age bracket.

The Arpeggione, unfortunately, didn't age as well...

B

There is a fairly recent recording called “Fantasie” by Alexander Melnikov where he plays a number of different keyboard instruments—harpsichord, tangent piano, fortepiano, and modern pianos.  It is a very worthwhile recording to seek out.