Hi Andrew,

There seems to be an assumption here that he could choose from a vast set of instruments, and selected this as the finest. I hardly think that is the case. Also, it was 1953, remember, and the current prejudice and dislike of such intruments had not yet arisen. As to whether he owned this partiucuar instrument or not I do not know. Others more learned than I will say. Perhaps the recording studio owned it. If you go to DGG to record piano today, you are pretty likely to have to use thier own Steinway, setup and tuned and regulated by them, rather than bringing in your own Fazioli. Perhaps the same applied then.

Andrew


On 5/03/2016, 04:43, "Harpsichords and Related Topics on behalf of Andrew Makuch" <[log in to unmask] on behalf of [log in to unmask]> wrote:

   Hi, I am puzzled why Gustav Leonhardt chose this revival instrument. Is it better than other revival cembali?



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