Last month we ran a piece on the new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, entitled The Art of Music Through Time. This features the oldest surviving piano — Bartolomeo Cristofori’s 1720 “gravicembalo col… Read more »
On June 7th, 2018, on instructions from The Trustees, The Colt Clavier Collection of Historically Important Keyboard Instruments was sold by auction. Much has been said about the loss of this great private collection—it was,… Read more »
Two hundred years ago Ludwig van Beethoven received the gift of a Broadwood grand piano. This instrument, now known as Beethoven’s Broadwood, was much loved by the composer and is said to have inspired most… Read more »
The Colt Clavier Collection of Historically Important Keyboard Instruments is being sold at a unique piano auction in June (2018). The scope of this sale is quite staggering. The collection is currently located in Bethersden, Kent,… Read more »