Hi,


> Am 14.05.2016 um 12:36 schrieb Andrew Bernard <[log in to unmask]>:
> 

>> Wouldn’t any harpsichord (type)  fit the bill, that is experienced (by whom?) as more sonorous than a Pleyel?
> 
> What is sonorous, precisely?

sonore - sonorous, resonant, full (in German: sonor, volltönend, klangvoll)

Leaves a lot of interpretations open.

> Our Pleyel is imposingly deep and full, to the extreme. Partly because of the 16.
> It produces a magnificent ringing sustain (can be 60 seconds plus).
> It is certainly a most imposing sound, beyond dispute.

I couldn’t possibly dispute your experience.


> I really do think people need to experience a Pleyel in full working order before they bash the craftsmanship and skill of the artisans of that era.


I don’t know whether the starter of this thread has heard/experienced a Pleyel (and in both cases is free to have an opinion).
But his basic question  "Is there a good recording - LP- preferred - on a good historical instrument", did not get any answer, that was not implicitly questioning his preferring exactly what he asked for.

Best

Ibo

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