This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Uwidmaier (talk | contribs) at 22:11, 14 March 2007. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 22:11, 14 March 2007 by Uwidmaier (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) | This article contains promotional content. Please help improve it by removing promotional language and inappropriate external links, and by adding encyclopedic text written from a neutral point of view. (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
Fazioli is a piano manufacturing company based in Sacile, Italy.
The company began in 1978 when a team of technicians, including acoustic physicists, wood technologists, piano makers and pianists was formed around the pianist and engineer promoter of the enterprise, Paolo Fazioli. Fazioli Pianoforti s.r.l. was formally established in January 1981.
They currently offer six models of grand pianos, the largest being the Fazioli F308, which at 3.08 m (10 ft 1 in) in length is the longest piano available on the general market.
The Fazioli piano is notable for its vast breadth of sonic capability, permitting precise dynamic control. With a Fazioli, the pianist can transition from a delicate and lyrical pianissimo to a powerful and resonating fortissimo with minimal effort.
The Fazioli is also noted for its inclusion of a fourth pedal on the F308. This pedal, a Fazioli creation, brings the hammers closer to the strings, decreasing the volume while maintaining the normal tone.
In recent years, pianists have begun to regard Fazioli pianos as superior in both sound and mechanical quality to all other brands, significantly including Steinway. As the Economist reported in its June 7, 2003, edition, "some artists believe that Fazioli now makes the best pianos in the world." This is probably due to the extremely small number of pianos manufactured by Fazioli and the corresponding care taken with each individual instrument, as well as to Fazioli's use of select materials such as spruce harvested from a slow-growth forest in the Western Italian Alps that also served as the source of wood for the Cremonese violin makers such as Stradivarius and Guarnerius. The list of pianists who play or have played on Fazioli instruments includes Vladimir Ashkenazy, Maurizio Baglini, Lazar Berman, Alfred Brendel, Aldo Ciccolini, France Clidat, Arnaldo Cohen, Aquiles delle Vigne, Nikolai Demidenko, Jörg Demus, Annie Fischer, Richard Goode, ], Friedrich Gulda, Herbie Hancock, Angela Hewitt, Stephen Hough, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Louis Lortie, Nikita Magaloff, Olli Mustonen, Garrick Ohlsson, Rafael Orozco, Murray Perahia, Eliane Rodrigues, Dubravka Tomsic, Geoffrey Tozer, Tamàs Vàsàry, and many others.
References
- Fazioli Pianoforti (2005). "FAZIOLI – Pianoforti a coda e da concerto". Retrieved 2006-05-18.
External links
 | This article about a musical instrument company is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |
 | This Italian corporation or company article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |