Concert Grand Comparison: Bösendorfer Imperial 290, Steinway D-274 and Yamaha CFX

Synchron Stage Vienna invited Stefan Mendl, highly acclaimed pianist and founding member of the Vienna Piano Trio, to play and explore three of the most famous concert grands on Stage A. Our instruments, a Bösendorfer Imperial 290, a Steinway 274 and a Yamaha CFX, were recorded under the same conditions to provide comparable results. Using three different piano pieces as examples he describes the differences and advantages of each instrument. No EQs or dynamics were added during mixing.

Featured pieces:
Franz Liszt, Sonata in B-minor / Maurice Ravel, Gaspard de la nuit / Frédéric Chopin, Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52

00:00 Introduction
01:02 Steinway - Liszt, Sonata in B-minor
02:02 Yamaha - Liszt, Sonata in B-minor
03:14 Bosendorfer - Liszt, Sonata in B-minor
04:14 Bosendorfer - Maurice Ravel, Gaspard de la nuit
05:11 Steinway - Maurice Ravel, Gaspard de la nuit
06:04 Yamaha - Maurice Ravel, Gaspard de la nuit
07:12 Yamaha - Frédéric Chopin, Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
08:48 Bosendorfer - Frédéric Chopin, Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
10:21 Steinway - Frédéric Chopin, Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52

More details about our pianos:
https://www.synchronstage.com/en/tech...
https://www.synchronstage.com/en/inst...

We also aquired a Fazioli F308 after we did this video:
   • Concert Grand Comparison: Fazioli F308  

Get these concert grands you hear in this video as a virtual instrument, sampled by Vienna Symphonic Library:
https://www.vsl.co.at/Bosendorfer_Imp...
https://www.vsl.co.at/Concert_D
https://www.vsl.co.at/Yamaha_CFX
BONUS: Fazioli F308:
https://www.vsl.co.at/Fazioli_F308