Tuesday, April 5, 2022

April 5 - Sébastien Érard (The Musical Birthday Series, 4th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for April 5th may be found here: Louis Spohr (2019), Agnetha Fältskog (2020)., and Herbert von Karajan

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Sébastien Érard (5 April 1752 – 5 August 1831) was a French piano and harp maker who developed the capacities of both instruments.


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Limerick on the Érard Pianoforte

 

Érard's pianos were widely appreciated by the foremost musicians - Alkan, Beethoven, Chopin, Faure, Haydn, Herz, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Moscheles, Wagner, Verdi, and Ravel are just a few of the famous composers who owned Érard pianos. -- adapted from Wikipedia


When artists inspected and played them

In the showroom that proudly displayed them,

They declared with regard

To Sébastien Érard,

“Hats off to the maker who made them!”

 

 

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