Bechstein Pianos
Bechstein pianos are used by many professional pianists around the world. Some pros will only perform at a venue if they provide a Bechstein grand piano. Nothing else is good enough!
Since 1853, the Bechstein piano sound has been enchanting its players as much as its audience. Great musicians – from Liszt to Lutoslawski, Brahms to Penderecki, Leonard Bernstein to Cecil Taylor – have always relied upon Bechstein, as a medium for their musical message. Concert programs and the dedications in the golden books document the profound dialogue the artists have with their ”Bechsteins”. One day the recollections of the important pianists of today will make these artists ”immortal”. It is the greatest honour for Bechstein to be able to accompany the wonderful music of great musicians.
The high art of putting within reach of musicians a suitable and highly-regarded ”tool” for their music, their interpretation, their musical images – this was and remains Bechstein’s principle. Bechstein manufacture upright and grand pianos of the highest standard, with which great artists feel at home, this continues to be Bechstein’s motivation for its relentless striving toward perfection.
Bechstein pianos soar into the composition of hidden, inner music. The artist in harmony with his grand piano, this is the highest praise for Bechstein. A Bechstein piano wants to be the bow for the music of the string instruments in the orchestra, to be the voice of the singer, the oscillating columns of air from the flutes, the clarinets and the roguish bassoons, to be the tone shading for the conductor on the universal keyboard of a single instrument that can do all or nothing. The greatest honour for a Bechstein is to be played by the great musicians of our time, its greatest and most sublime goal to bring joy to people upon the podium in the service of music.
Music of the highest quality touches the heart of the listener. You don’t have to be a racing driver to drive a high-performance car and enjoy the experience. The sheer range of an excellent car can also give you immense pleasure when you are taking the corners at a mere 80 kph, as against 300. Similarly, you don’t have to be a pianist to sense the advantages of a masterful upright or grand piano. Why not test and feel how sensitively the touch accommodates you, how effortlessly the keys work, and how faultlessly you can achieve every shading from the quietest piano to the most powerful fortissimo.