Bourgie Hall: Music at Heart
14 BOURGIE HALL INSTRUMENT COLLECTION 1. Bourgie Hall houses and maintains a valuable collection of keyboard instruments, which are kept in top condition by experienced technicians. These instruments are heard in concert several times a year. Steinway Pianos Bourgie Hall houses two excellent Steinway pianos, ideal for recitals. Steinway Model D: 9-foot Concert Grand Piano (2.74 m) for performances. Steinway Model B: 7-foot Classic Grand Piano (2.11 m) for the rehearsal room. Fig. 1 Steinway Model D Concert piano (9 ft) Photo: Claudine Jacques
Music At Heart 15 2. The Érard Piano Manufactured in London in 1859, this Érard piano is fully representative of the Romantic piano of the time of Schumann, Liszt, Wagner, Saint-Saëns and Fauré. This historical instrument was completely restored between 2009 and 2011 by Claude Thompson and boasts an exceptional sound. 3. The Fortepiano Bourgie Hall’s fortepiano was built in 2020 in Maine (USA) by Rodney J. Regier. The instrument has proven to be highly popular with performers, who praise both its sound and its technical possibilities. The instrument is based on Viennese models by Conrad Graf and Ignaz Bösendorfer between 1820 and 1840, and which were known to Beethoven and Schubert. Its light, all-wood structure, strings and keyboard mechanism produce a clear, bright sound. Fig. 2 Historical Érard grand piano (London, 1859), restored in 2009-2011 by Claude Thompson (Montreal). Photo: Maxime Brunet Fig. 3 Fortepiano built by Rodney J. Regier (2020, Maine), after instruments by Viennese makers Conrad Graf and Ignaz Bösendorfer (1820-1840). Photo: Tam Photography
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<strong>Music</strong> At <strong>Heart</strong><br />
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2.<br />
The Érard Piano<br />
Manufactured in London in 1859,<br />
this Érard piano is fully represent<strong>at</strong>ive<br />
of the Romantic piano of the time of<br />
Schumann, Liszt, Wagner, Saint-Saëns<br />
and Fauré. This historical instrument was<br />
completely restored between 2009 and<br />
2011 by Claude Thompson and boasts an<br />
exceptional sound.<br />
3.<br />
The Fortepiano<br />
<strong>Bourgie</strong> <strong>Hall</strong>’s fortepiano was built in 2020<br />
in Maine (USA) by Rodney J. Regier.<br />
The instrument has proven to be highly<br />
popular with performers, who praise both<br />
its sound and its technical possibilities.<br />
The instrument is based on Viennese<br />
models by Conrad Graf and Ignaz<br />
Bösendorfer between 1820 and 1840,<br />
and which were known to Beethoven and<br />
Schubert. Its light, all-wood structure,<br />
strings and keyboard mechanism produce<br />
a clear, bright sound.<br />
Fig. 2<br />
Historical Érard grand piano<br />
(London, 1859), restored in 2009-2011<br />
by Claude Thompson (Montreal).<br />
Photo: Maxime Brunet<br />
Fig. 3<br />
Fortepiano<br />
built by Rodney J. Regier (2020, Maine),<br />
after instruments by Viennese makers<br />
Conrad Graf and Ignaz Bösendorfer (1820-1840).<br />
Photo: Tam Photography
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