Six degrees of tonality: A well-tempered piano

Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Frederic Chopin (Composer), Edvard Grieg (Composer), Franz Joseph Haydn (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Domenico Scarlatti (Composer), Enid Katahn (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Enid Katahn
• Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, Frederic Chopin, Edvard Grieg, Franz Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, et al.
• Audio CD (April 24, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Gasparo Records
• ASIN: B00005B7GY
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #478,411 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 96 (L. 465) 'La caccia': 1/4 Comma Meantone Tuning

2. Fantasia for piano in D minor (fragment), K. 397 (K. 385g): Prelleur temperament

3. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. 16/49: Allegro

4. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. 16/49: Adagio e cantabile

5. Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. 16/49: Finale. Tempo di Menuet

6. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110: Moderato cantabile molto espressivo

7. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110: Allegro molto

8. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110: Adagio ma non troppo / Fuga, Allegro ma non troppo

9. Fantasy-Impromptu for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 66, CT. 46: DeMorgan temperament

10. Klokkeklang (Bell Ringing), lyric piece for piano, Op. 54/6: Coleman 11 temperament

11. Fantasia for piano in D minor (fragment), K. 397 (K. 385g): 1/4 Comma Meantone

12. Fantasia for piano in D minor (fragment), K. 397 (K. 385g): Prelleur, 1731

13. Fantasia for piano in D minor (fragment), K. 397 (K. 385g): Equal

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, May 11, 2006

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ch0ni "ch0ni" (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Six degrees of tonality: A well-tempered piano (Audio CD)

Like the previous reviewer, I have only recently learned about all the different temperaments. Honestly I have to say that the differences between the equal vs. Prelleur Fantasie are very subtle; perhaps I haven't listened for a long enough time to pick everything up.

I'll have to say, however, that I don't find the 1/4 comma meantone version bland at all, but rather very interesting because of how hilariously off it can sound at times. That was a difference I picked up right away, (well, I guess I have to admit that 41 cents is a pretty big interval to be off by... ), which pretty much overshadows the "habit-forming" pure thirds.