This recording features an original Pleyel-Fortepiano from 1838, Opus 5884, which pianist Varvara Manukyan describes as producing 'sounds from another world' due to its warm tone and individual registers.
Composer Biography
Ignaz Joseph Pleyel moved to Paris in 1795, where he established a music publishing house and later a piano manufacturing business, whose instruments gained worldwide fame.
Cultural Impact
Pleyel's string quartets and piano sonatas were so popular that they were published and re-published in astonishing numbers across major European cities.
Composer Biography
Camille Pleyel, Ignaz Joseph Pleyel's eldest son, was a piano builder, publisher, composer, and virtuoso pianist who later took over the family business and co-founded the renowned Salle Pleyel.
Instruments
Pleyel pianos were Frédéric Chopin's favorite instruments, and he stated that only a Pleyel piano truly conveys what one plays, unlike other brands that distort sounds.
Composer Biography
Ignaz Joseph Pleyel, born in Ruppersthal, Lower Austria, was once one of the most popular and frequently performed composers in Europe around 1800.
Composition History
Wolfgang Amadé Mozart, a contemporary composer, praised Pleyel's talent in a letter, suggesting Pleyel could eventually replace Haydn.
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