Bosendorfer Imperial Grand Piano - The World's Most Expensive Piano
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The Bosendorfer Imperial Grand piano is regarded as the preeminent piano in the world with a new price approaching $200,000. Hand made in Austria, the piano has an incredible sound throughout. It also features 97 keys and goes down to C below the usual low A on an ordinary piano. Pianists from Franz Liszt to Oscar Peterson have chosen Bösendorfer as their instrument. This piano is in immaculate condition inside and out. It is regulated and voiced to the highest possible level. The instrument was in a home and not played a great deal. Everything is original including the perfect, real key tops. If you are looking for the ultimate piano, this is it.
Didn't know Luke Skywalker was such a good pianist too...
Lmao! Ha
+Sugar Daddy Use the Forte Luke!
Wow, you're right!!! Robert sure looks like him... I never would've though until you said something.
Sugar Daddy are u the one that owns Sugar Daddy cafe?
Sugar Daddy he played piano instead of going to toshi for those power converters.
I worked for the local Bosendorfer dealer for one summer after college, and played one of these EVERY DAY. After that, every other piano, even Steinway, felt like toys for a while. The action is so smooth and responsive, it will ruin you for all other pianos.
Yet Horowitz would ship his Steinway everywhere, and play a Bosendofer if he had to almost never !! Go figure. I guess it depends on the artist and Horowitz was probably the greatest 'modern' day classical pianist to touch the keys: that is in the opinion of the other second best group of pianists. So is Steinway better than Bosendofer? . Is Martin custom better than a Gibson? But most people never ever get to touch, hear, or play a Bosendofer: you are only lucky guy. IMHO
I had the good fortune to work in a piano store many years ago that had a 225. I played that beautiful instrument every day as well. A competitor had the Steinway concert grand which I also checked out. In my opinion, the Bosendorfer was the better piano.
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@@mrf9893 “No” what? “No that is not my opinion?”
@@Mike__G yes Steinway is clearly better
Such a beautiful instrument
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Bro you stink
Did you play before?
I think I tried once in a KL shop and it was an upright.
Before touching any Bösendorfer, I always thought why Kawai never make keyboard as light as Yamaha (LOL some whining here XD but I can't help it because I love how Kawai sounds) and then Bösendorfer is basically two times harder than most Kawai o.O
I LITERALLY SEE YOU EVERYWHERE
You are at every comment section. Watch out don't waste your life with UA-cam.
We actually just used one mic for this shoot. It's a Sony PCM D50 linear pcm recorder. We use this setup on every shoot we do for pianos or blogs. The audio of the pianos fluctuates so much that the audio for the vocals needs to be raised in post-production but recorded at a lower level. This room isn't particularly suited for this type of recording and I'm working on a better permanent solution
YOU’RE DUMB… IT’S ‘ONLY’ 175K … NOW LETS TALK ABOUT FAZIOLI 😂 THE GOLD LEAF… THE HANCOCK … COME ON .. ‘WORLDS MOST EXPENSIVE PIANO” LMFAO … NO. 😂 AND THAT’S PRODUCTION MODELS, THEN INDIVIDUALS START IN THE MILLIONS. A MINT 77 MAY GET 200-250 AND THATS HALF OF THE FAZIOLI GOLD LEAF EDITION.
😂WHEN THE COMMENT GOES MISSING CUZ IT’S TRUE
Hearing this piano live melts my heart. THE WARMEST piano sound I've ever heard.
warm. meaning strong deep low end. right?
@@barryjamesmusicPH that, and how the acoustics of the instrument is just a LOT nicer than on a video
The piano won't sound right because it cannot sound right in such tight space. Place your Booze'n'dorfer in a concert hall and then you'll be able to hear its proper timbre.
Vpprofフプロフ There’s a Bösendorfer in the lobby of the Gonda Building of the Mayo Clinic that can be played by anyone who sits down at it. Not an Imperial. A Steinway grand piano in another building. And another great piano in yet another building that can be heard in the lunchroom.
Vpprofフプロフ saw what you did there 😂
@@warrengwonka2479 I've performed on both those instruments at Mayo and both are sadly a little neglected. The Steinway B in the Lipps Atrium was pretty dire. But this was a few years ago. The Bösendorfer in the Gonda Atrium used to be such a sweet instrument. Time and inattention apart from the occasional tuning has resulted in a pretty mediocre specimen.
A big piano that was designed for a concert hall can't show its true capacity in a smaller space. IMHO
Vpprofフプロフ I took a good look at the Bösendorfer at Mayo last week. It’s a baby grand. It’s on the basement floor of a large atrium maybe twenty yards wide with at least five floors of ten yard balconies overlooking it.
This is beyond the Rolls Royce of piano's....thank you for the education. You play beautifully. This piano is a work of art and I could only dream of owning one.
We had an old Bösendorfer at our school. It had the crap kicked out of it by a load of moronic assholes who had no respect for beauty or value, yet it STILL sounded incredible and even played well (action). I think that has to be the ultimate testimony to a phenomenal instrument. They are so rare yet so amazing. I just wish I could afford one!
How the hell your school afforded a bosendorfer
A wealthy young man purchased this piano in Houston. The very next day a concert pianist asked to see the piano we sold. We called the purchaser to see if we might bring the artist over to play. He agreed. When we arrived, there was the piano with plastic tabs glued to the keys A, B, C, D, etc.
And thus the economy moves forward. You guys got paid the same at least.
What's the point here. The purchaser damaged it in short time or
@@martinkulik9466 He bought a top of the line piano and didn’t know what the keys were. I think that was the point.
@@davidgill3356 well so what he bought expensive piano Coz he had money so he wanted to learn on it. Nothing wrong with marking the keys. It was bothersome from seller to ask if someone can play it. Strange situation. You buy Ferrari but carshop calls you if racing driver can come to drive it.... And criticize you for you modifying it
@@martinkulik9466 Yeah, read what I said. The customer wants it and can pay for it good for them.
holy moly that piano is beautiful
I know right.
Yah
Robloxdude 2 Yah
I once had the privilege of playing a Bösendorfer imperial grand. Do I believe this one of the greatest pianos ever made: YES. If I owned a theatre or concert hall would I purchase one: YES. The key action, the tone, and the resonance of a Bösendorfer cannot be matched by any piano I have ever had the opportunity to play.
I, however, am poor and I am thankful that I even have a piano (a 40 year-old-Kimball).
Yes, Bösendorfer is a delight to play, any Bösendorfer.
You are also lucky to have the skills and knowledge to play piano
If your a happy man that's all that matters. I'm sure owning one of these would make both of us much more happy but I'm glad as is
Kimballs are decent pianos for the price.
I've played one too, and agree.
1:35 "not only have a.."
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holy frickitty frick that scare me
LOL.
Hahaha yikes!
@@FelixSunMusic LOL
I just read your comment as he did that🤣🤣🤣
LOL. I screamed when I read your comment.
Fantastic sound, so majestic and bright. For me, Bosendorfer has always been top of the line when it comes to pianos.
It's a shame about all the sarcastic comments, I have to say chaps why bother, be positive... I love the Imperial and have played a few in studios. Nothing ever felt so powerful than an Imperial low down. Thank you Robert
+Giles Elliott I agree. He also has such an incredible knowledge about pianos and their construction, and always points out various interesting features I wouldn't even be aware of if someone just presented one of these instruments to me.
+Danny Dazevedo you are disgusting nitwit
+Danny Dazevedo You only verify the fact you are a nitwit. Crawl back under the rock you came from. Nitwit.
+Danny Dazevedo I am not going to do this all day long .But I assume you did not read my last comment to you
I played one in the Wigmore Galleries, London after visiting Steinway Hall when I applied for an agency with them. They gave it to a guy who caused their sales to drop below the runing costs of the busness causing their shares to drop drastically for a couple of years.
Westminster Pianos
I've had the honor of playing a similar 97 key 9' 7'' Imperial Concert Grand Bosendorfer Piano, and It sings. Truly amazing.
Just bought two of these pianos. One for my living room, and one for my bedroom.
I have just one, for my toilet, so that you don't have to get bored; I would get a second one for my living room but unfortunately the particular pipe organ I have for it just doesn't blend with it all that much
@@luigivercotti6410 lol
opinionatorX spoiled bastard. Donate one to people in need! Like me!
I have one the ceiling in my closet too
@@MildSatire I will dust them off and donate the dust rag I used to you. Lol!
I have one just like this. Mine was manufactured in 1993. A fun thing to do is play the opening chords of Rachmaninoff’s second concerto with the extra low bass notes. The effect is marvelous.
A magnificent piano, with an incredibly rich and captivating sound. Thanks for the video.
I had the privilege of trying out a Bousendorfer at my local piano shop and it was the most beautiful piano ever. The touch was incredible light and it is one of a kind. There are no pianos like it. Steinway isn't even close.
Sounds almost as good as a Casio digital piano.
Brassplyer I love my Yamaha DGX-650
To be fair it's more about the acoustics with a piano like that it wasn't designed with the intention of being played through headphones/speakers.
+Antivorg Pretty sure @Brassplyer was just joking
+Stephen Fiore Yamaha bought Bösendorfer back in 2008.
Casio Keyboards suck, casio digital pianos are actually pretty good
I've played one of these magnificent instruments. SO responsive and such lovely action
Was even more amazed when he started playing Ballad no.1 :0 one of my favourite pieces
I also agree, I hope whoever owns the piano can place it in a large space and enjoy it even more~
that sound, its so pure, clear and rich omg
Really enjoy your discussion about these pianos and enjoy your playing! You have inspired me to begin listening to the beautiful classical pieces I have long forgotten about. Thanks!
Holy cow! My heavens that is beautiful. I thought my 1893 Steinway had a beautiful voice but that is STUNNING! Your technique is incredible too. Still prefer my “baby” but it’s been in my family forever and I do not have anywhere near your talents. Love the videos.
I always admire the craftsmanship of things that were done by hand and not by robot.
Notwithstanding that room is highly reverberant the piano sounds magnificent. Thanks for the presentation.
I would give three kidneys for this...
You need 7 extra.
I heard you can live with only one lung. Seems like a fair trade
Don’t give your liver for it though. It’s a “Booze”-ndorfer as the guy says!
It's Beautiful and has an amazing sound.
The Bösendorfer has always been my favorite piano, especially when played by a master such as yourself. Not sure if it's the extra keys that gives them the unique sound or the manufacturing but they're just on a whole other level to even Steinway.
What a great sound. Doesn't hurt when you are able to give it the quality work you just demonstrated.
That's not a piano, it's a beast - love it! I was lucky enough to play one of these in the Neatherlands. The cruel moment is when you have to get up and leave it.
Buttery smooth, that is how I describe the sound emulating from this so unique instrument. I hope this found a good home where it will be played most every day, what a treasure it is.
Happy to see the world's most expensive piano. It is so beautiful. Good musical sound. Truly enjoyed listening the music from it.
Wow, this is amazing! Everytime i see a video like this i get a burning desire to possess a grand piano and of course play on one!
Love the video, my friend!!! My goodness, what an amazing instrument!!!
You play beautifully. What a magnificent voice that monster has….
He didn't play the black keys!!!!
Damn you!
Or are they so dangerously deep they break your speakers if played?
+Simon Nash He didn't play the black keys because most of piano compositions are arranged for standard size piano.
+MrIridium192 Is there any famous/well known piece that uses those bottom keys?
Mike Lauderback Busoni's transcriptions of J.S. Bach's organ works
I can imagine transcriptions would include those notes, but were there any pieces originally written for piano?
Mike Lauderback Franz List specifically used Bosendorfer ; Leonard Bernstein; Tori Amos & many others... Bosendorfer piano adds to any music such harmonics which can't be archived performing on any other brand, those additional strings reverberate even if they are not engaged at all (not mentioning other unique features of this brand); adding dramatic difference in sound during performance...
As of 2019, there are many pianos which cost more than this one. Special art case Steinways, Bechsteins, and Grotrians, not to mention Fazioli who makes the F308, the largest piano in the world. Many concert grands cost $150,000 to $250,000 and there are pianos costing over $1,000.000. But as musical instruments, none of this matters, because there is no such thing as "The World's Best Piano". Pianos are like people. Regardless of manufacturer, the top five brands mentioned here, are all outstanding. But it's the tuning, adjustments and maintenance that make a fine piano an exceptional piano, not the brand name.
true words
And it's environment
This piano's inspiring presence manages to shine, even through a digitally compressed recording. This instrument easily sets the benchmark of what a grand piano should sound like. Wow.
Say Boozendorfer one more time, I dare you!
Kinda feels like it should go with Schwarzenegger:The Piano Terminator. I like the beat and it's easy to dance to 1...2...Bosendorfer Schwarzenegger Bosendorfer Schwarzenegger....see what I mean?
can't blame him. Maybe he does not know how the ö is pronounced.
Correct me if I'm wrong here, which I surely am, but isn't the ö pronounced similar to 'ooh' because of the umlaut?
+Binh The ø in Norwegian and Danish, and ö in German and Swedish is pronounced similarly to the ea in the word early in English.
So it has an (ir)-ish sound? Would Bösondorfer then be pronounced similar to "Birsondorfer"?
Its flawless in sound and tone.
Its sincerely amazing.
My keyboard cost me $40 dollars but if I input a copy of the sound of that piano exactly the same into my keyboard I can sell it for $2,000 dollars
That's not how it works
The Yamaha P-515 does have the Bosendorfer sound included but it's still under 2,000 dollars🎹🎶
Beautifully played on a beautiful piano!
Wow that actually sounds so beautiful
I played one at the local piano shop, the most incredible piano I've ever had the pleasure of playing
How was one of these at a piano shop...
Go back to chess
I tried this piano two days ago in london!is a fantastic piano,great sound,most emotional!woooowwwww
It sounds amazing over the computer, I can only imagine how it sounds in person.
Your love of piano shows in your talent brilliant!
This is so so so so good
How is this piano compared to casio ma 150? I was looking for a piano to buy, im confused between casio ma150 and the one in this video
I am no expert in piano craftsmanship however I do believe that this question is pretty obvious. Casio ma 150 definitely provides more in customizability with more voices that an instrument of such low quality, like the one shown in this video, could only wish to compare to. you might be spending a bit more for the casio but it is very much so worth it. Hope I helped!
Goddamit im so bad at jokes
The Casio is right up there in the high-end market.
I have a grand piano as well, it cost me a grand:)
You're saying that a one thousand dollar digital piano is high end? You'd have to pay twice as much at least to be speaking of high end.
They're both extraordinary instruments for master musicians, but to reach the absolute pinnacle, you'll have to consider the Fisher-Price Interactive Baby Grand Piano.
A wonderful exposition. Thank you.
Thank you Robert! Amazing!
I love the sheer scale of the size of the piano in a relatively confined space. Also, Bosendorfer isn't so much b-oo-sendorfer as b-eurgh-sendorfer.
clip doubles as feature on world's most expensive $40 radio shack microphone
A dream piano! Great demo Robert! Wow, would I be happy with this one!
Excellent lecture and demo as well as great piano work.Thanks !
Lovely piano. I wish a/. I had the money and b/. I had a house big enough.. ... :(
We nearly got a 9ft Bosendorfer grand, in excellent condition, one I used to practise on as a child during the holidays when back from boarding school.
My parents were based at Rheindahlen in Germany, the owner of the piano was going back to UK and didn't want to pay to ship it home. It was offered to us at 200 DMs when the DM was 10 to the pound. That's £20. Because they were in the throes of buying a house in UK, ( big enough to have taken the piano ) and because they already had an upright in storage in UK, they said no.
One of the regrets of my life to be sure.
Sad.....🙄
That's to bad. I hope you'll be able to find that same piano one day and get it to your house.
Wow! Wow and yet again Wow!
Beautiful playing. Thank you for sharing.
The overall sound is wonderfully amazing in that it seems float on another plane.
Besides, I DO think that Bösendorfer has the best design. the uncontinous rim (or how do you call that in english?) looks very nice, the messing pieces at the base of the legs, and just the word ''Bösendorfer'' looks very nice, nice logo. And the Black key's are realy awesome, even as the thing that the frame isn't going all the way to the rim, gives the soundboard a lot more room to sent the vibrations in the air. Definately not a bad piano!
the only thing I can hear is the lack of money in my pocket
Nice! Thanks for this. Beautiful spirit playing an amazing piano.
Seriously this video made me want to play piano again just for the grandeur, no matter how hard the piano course will be, because just listening to random notes is a prize for itself!
Liszt would give this video a "Like"
he reminds me of peter pettigrew
haha I was going to type that just now :))
There's a reason pros don't speak when they take the stage....
your comment just made me laugh, thank you
stale pears Potterhead alert
Please upload more when you playing on this amazing Piano, thanks!
Love to hear more
Beautiful playing
its Bööööööööösendorfer, not Busendorfer omg
+Rudolf Feindler Screw off. "That's generally the problem with English speaking folks, they don't care how a word is to be pronounced". Maybe in your experience, but trust me, the people I know (English speaking people) take the time of day to find out how a word is pronounced. English speaking people aren't the only people who mispronounce words.
+TheDerDumme That's right. It's pronunciated the same as in Motörhead.
+Ror shach Really? I tend to find Americans make much more of an effort to figure out how things are supposed to be pronounced. At least amongst educated circles (I've worked in English and American Universities) I find that the English are much more likely to pronounce a foreign name as if it were English, while Americans are much more likely to at least attempt the proper pronunciation (though more often than not butchering it). And why do we English speakers get so much crap for this? All other countries have started borrowing our words all the time and pronounce it with the sounds of their language. Nobody cares.
***** you are absolutely right, although the point of my comment was intended, that if people do such a video on something in particular like the bösendorfer, you may as well take the time to learn its proper pronounciation, which wasn't done here and therefore justifys my critic.
YES. The correct pronunciation is crtical. Especially in reference to such an iconic brand.
Hello friend. Sorry to burst your bubble, but Fazioli is the most expensive piano made. Magnetic key bottoming assistance so that it won't miss a note, so how does one play Debussey? So my favourite is still Bösendorfer, for all of the reasons you explain. P.S. I also tune pianos. I especially love the rich middle bass and tenor tone.
Yes!
That really was phenomenal. Gorgeous piano.
Thank you for this. A treat. I shouldn't be able to tell that this is a fine piano with inspiring definition and wonderful action by merely listening through my laptop speakers, but i can. And this man proved that just because he mispronounced "Bosendorfer", and doesn't look the part, he can play, and certainly is living right, with a Bosendorfer Imperial Grand sitting in his living room!
My goodness, even Grand Pianos attract know-all trolls, who'd have thought? Those nasty comments are usually reserved for the fighting/martial arts videos hmmm?
For my part, I thought the tone of this piano was excellent, despite video cam sound recording, full and rich like a grand should be, and, I loved your renditions Robert, the word "passionate" comes to mind.
unfortunately more and more younger generations have grown trolling on youtube, knowing nothing of the value of peer respect.
One of the saddest stories I ever heard was that during the Falkland Islands conflict a British cruise ship was pressed into service as a troop carrier and they threw the ship's Bosendorfer over the side to make room for more bunks. Somewhere on the bottom of the Atlantic is a small pile of trace elements that was once a splendid piano.
That is a lie
Beautifully played... on this beautiful piano
Would love one of these, very nice!
97 keys? First time I've ever heard of this. LoL
i thought i was hearing things so i had to play it again to make sure but wow and great good sound to.
Prince Halo It's really Oscar Peterson that brought them to the public's attention. He loved being able to use those extra low 9 bass keys to fill out his compositions and to show off those tremendous jazz runs he was so famous for - course his hands were so large and his fingers could stretch that he loved those walking 10th's bass lines.
Prince Halo Me too. How do you decide when to use those lowest keys? Do they make special sheet music for these pianos?
Stephen Fiore There are a few composers that have written specifically for the Bosendorfer Grand Imperial, but it tends to be the performers own choice. If that blows your mind, you should check out the Stuart and Sons 102 key Concert Grand. This piano adds 5 keys at the top end and a fourth pedal. Apparently the Australian company wanted to create a true 9-octave chromatic scale piano, so they created a 97-key model in the 1990s and the 102-key model in 2014. (If you go to their website they have some samples of how this sounds)
Thank you James for taking the time to respond back to me. For those interested see UA-cam video "Players comment on the Stuart & Sons piano".
Thank you for that treat. An amazing piano, played beautifully. Ignore the immature comments from fellow posters.
The tone still comes through enough to give you some idea.
Absolutely brilliant engineering and fantastic playing.
What a sound!! There's no match!! Way better than any other piano!
How right you are, Jennifer. I agree entirely that brand name is actually very little to do with it. If a piano is poorly maintained, tuned, regulated, toned, etc., then any instrument will sound second-rate. The University of Edinburgh had Donald Francis Tovey`s Bosendorfer Imperial, a Victorian piano, but maintained in perfect condition, and it was truly glorious.
You forgot poorly made🎹🎶
I've got 2 of these laying around in my shed. I use 1 of them as an ironing board.
Are you serious or is this a very clever joke? If it's a joke then...HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! If it's not then what the hell are you doing if you're not selling one of them???!!!
Really loved your presentation, your honesty, your passion, and your immaculate play of Schubert…and the other composers. It all sounds highly dramatic, while I sense that the recording has not rendered all the richness of the piano sound. But it was a fair image of the possibilities of this great master piano!
well done!
Ernest Mathewson You are welcome!
Thanks a lot for the information about this wonderful piano
this thing is worth almost as much as my house.
r/murderedbywords
@@danielj1055 r/ihavereddit
Boozendorfer
+Julius Bernotas great for a night on the tiles
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"Busen"dorfer
@@sebastianzaczek English speaking people don't care about other languages pronunciation, classic
Hahahahahahaha!
I like how the music rest goes up and down with the direction of the camera shot. :)
I'm so glad I subscribed to your channel. I learn lots fro you. Thank you!
Tori Amos has two of these ;-)
Robert studied piano in Austria and still says Boeh-son-durfer ? Its "Bösendorfer" !
Yeah, he studied piano, not German.
Thank you.. Great sound & video
UGH! You stopped just before the most gorgeous part of the Chopin Ballad! Blasphemy! I loved this! Imperial is my goal!
Boesendorfer is the only piano that feels and sounds as expensive as it is. Steinway can take a hike
Boesendorfer uses construction techniques Patented by Steinway.
The Steinwey Fibonacci is 2.4 million dollars....
***** Ahh ok.
Beautiful playing 👏👏👏👏
Thanks for the great video!
Why do a lot of pianists have hunched backs? I mean, I'm a pianist, working on my grade 9, and I don't want to have a hunched back when I grow up :'(
Bad posture.. They get tired of trying to keep a good posture in the later years so they just hunch over.
Yes, the way we sit at the piano is usually in a hunched over position. However I have a good tip which was given to me by a piano teacher many years ago to help prevent back problems and it works. Simply move your stool in closer to the piano to straighten up your back.
Bahaha...
You don't have to play piano with a hunched back. I think it becomes a habit.
Avoid playing the Toccata and Fugue in D minor and everything will be okies!
It may be blasphemy to most but I'd take this over a Steinway any day!
I think that anyone would take this over a Steinway... Steinways are nice but this piano is on a completely different level.
Dated a girl a million years ago [ lol ] Her Sister was an instructor. Owned a Steinway Grand [ in her home ] Played a Yamaha Grand at Church. Told me the YAMMY was a Better Piano. Much fuller sound than Steinway.
In a heartbeat
Davebow Hol -Yes! I'd take the Bosendoefer above all , but I agree, Yamaha sound I prefer to Steinway!
Ivan Bunny The Steinway touch and tone smear Bosendorfer. I have played both, no comparison. Yamaha has a deep rich tone but it is about the touch and expression where Steinway pianos shine!!
Oh my goodness you play beautifully!
The piano is next to the fireplace, i hope it is just for ornementation ! Such a beautiful piano, and the tone is amazing