![]() ![]() Gorgeous." EastWest Pianos stands out because it's the biggest most ambitious sampled piano project ever, with the sound quality to prove it. I have a sense of comfort here, even more than with the Steinway." The Bechstein was also Fortner's favorite for his R&B-derived playing style: "Lean into it, and it doesn't go quite as far as the Yamaha, but the bell-like harmonics you want for pop come forward. There's a nice singing quality and melodic projection over chords. It's very lively, with just the right combination of depth and brilliance." He was even happier with the Bechstein: "This makes me want to play Mozart. or Little Richard." Trying the Steinway, Aikin said, "I'd sit down and play this for pleasure over the Bosendorfer. It makes me want to play late 19th Century classical - if I could!" Aikin added, "This'd be loverly for Chopin, but not the patch you'd load for Bach. "The dead center of the Bosendorfer's dynamic range sings out for a long time," noted Fortner, "exactly like the real thing, and the nine extra notes below bottom A are just thunderous." Richard Leiter said, "This sounds like a good recording of a good piano. Players agreed that EastWest has by far the most detailed and biggest-sounding pianos of the bunch.
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