#Music shelf piano full#
The full range of Steinway, Boston and Essex pianos available to purchase. With over 250 new and secondhand pianos on display at any time, ready to play and compare, it is one of the UK's largest piano retailers. Besbrode Pianos is a specialist piano dealer and wholesaler. The exhibition was situated at Besbrode Pianos showroom which spans four floors of a Victorian mill based in Leeds. By 1905, gramophone and disc recordings were available allowing the passive enjoyment of music. The breathtaking craftsmanship illustrated by these pianos reflect a climactic time in piano making and stand as monuments to the position of the piano in social history. Technical innovation of the instrument had reached its maturity prompting a flourish in custom made, luxurious cases. At this time the wealthy commissioned bespoke, art cased pianos as visible status symbols to stand as centrepieces in a room. As the only source of music in the home, the domestic importance of the piano was at its peak. The collection included a piano designed by Peter Behrens (a leading Art Nouveau German artist), Oskar Kaufmann (A Hungarian-Jewish architect), a Broadwood designed by T G Jackson and made for Athelstan Riley's Music Gallery and pianos designed for the Great Exhibitions.Īround the turn of the twentieth century a period of prosperity inspired an interest in culture and the arts. "The Golden Age of Pianos" An exhibition of unique, art cased pianos from the height of European piano making.Īs official partners of "the Leeds 2012", Besbrode Pianos transported a collection of 21 pianos from across Europe to feature exclusively in The Golden Age of Pianos exhibition, each of artistic and cultural interest. The Golden Age of Pianos Exhibition at Besbrode Pianos Leeds: The Golden Age of Pianos: An exhibition of luxurious, art cased pianos from the golden age of piano making presented by Besbrode Pianos Leeds Besbrode Pianos Leeds, Specialist Piano Dealer and WholesalerĪn Exhibition of Luxurious, Art Cased Pianosįrom the Golden Age of Piano Making at Besbrode Pianos Leeds
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