Martha Goldstein

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Martha Goldstein attended the Peabody Conservatory and the Juilliard School of Music, entirely on scholarships and fellowships. She obtained Artist Dimplomas from both institutions under her maiden name of Martha Svendsen. She won first prize in the Baltimore Steinway competition, and taught at the Peabody for 20 years. She has given concerts in the US, Norway and Sweden. Her teachers were: Audrey Plitt, Eliza Woods, James Friskin and Mieczyslaw Munz. What is said about her recordings of Chopin's Etudes on a period instrument: Complete set of Op.10 & Op.25 on an historical instrument What would the Chopin etudes sound on a piano from the time of Chopin? We might never know the true answer but Martha Goldstein gives us at least a clue when she recorded the complete set of Chopin's Etudes on an Erard from 1851. First, some words about the piano. The invention of the double escapement mechanism of Sebastian Erard in 1822 transformed the technical capabilities of the Beethoven piano to make it a Chopin piano. The Etudes of Chopin were now possible because of this increase in performance. These early pianos sound different than the modern grand. They were designed for low string tension, with light strings, light bridge, and thin sound board. As a result, the produced tone is explosive and decays rapidly. The fast decay gives these pianos a special character. There is more clarity in fast passage-work than the modern grand. The early piano schools gave great emphasis to velo

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