Pianoforte

Bartolomeo Cristofori Italian

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 684

Questo piano, il più antico al mondo, è uno dei tre a noi pervenuti provenienti dalla bottega di Bartolomeo Cristofori, il quale inventò il pianoforte presso la corte medicea a Firenze intorno al 1700. Questo esemplare è datato 1720 e si può ancora suonare. Le sue complesse meccaniche anticipano quelle del piano moderno, sebbene presenti una tastiera più corta e non sia dotato di pedali per creare un contrasto tonale. Presenta invece tre distinti registri: i bassi caldi e pieni; le ottave di mezzo più risolute; e gli alti squillanti e brevi. L’invenzione di Cristofori, concepita principalmente per accompagnamento, fu chiamata “gravicembalo col piano e forte”, alludendo alla sua innovativa flessibilità dinamica.

Grand Piano, Bartolomeo Cristofori (Padua 1655–1731 Florence), Cypress, boxwood, paint, leather, fir, Italian (Florence)

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Grand Piano, Bartolomeo Cristofori (Padua 1655–1731 Florence), Cypress, boxwood, paint, leather, fir, Italian (Florence)
Grand Piano, Bartolomeo Cristofori (Padua 1655–1731 Florence), Cypress, boxwood, paint, leather, fir, Italian (Florence)
Grand Piano, Bartolomeo Cristofori (Padua 1655–1731 Florence), Cypress, boxwood, paint, leather, fir, Italian (Florence)
Grand Piano, Bartolomeo Cristofori (Padua 1655–1731 Florence), Cypress, boxwood, paint, leather, fir, Italian (Florence)
Grand Piano, Bartolomeo Cristofori (Padua 1655–1731 Florence), Cypress, boxwood, paint, leather, fir, Italian (Florence)
Grand Piano, Bartolomeo Cristofori (Padua 1655–1731 Florence), Cypress, boxwood, paint, leather, fir, Italian (Florence)
Grand Piano, Bartolomeo Cristofori (Padua 1655–1731 Florence), Cypress, boxwood, paint, leather, fir, Italian (Florence)
Grand Piano, Bartolomeo Cristofori (Padua 1655–1731 Florence), Cypress, boxwood, paint, leather, fir, Italian (Florence)
Grand Piano, Bartolomeo Cristofori (Padua 1655–1731 Florence), Cypress, boxwood, paint, leather, fir, Italian (Florence)
Grand Piano, Bartolomeo Cristofori (Padua 1655–1731 Florence), Cypress, boxwood, paint, leather, fir, Italian (Florence)
Grand Piano, Bartolomeo Cristofori (Padua 1655–1731 Florence), Cypress, boxwood, paint, leather, fir, Italian (Florence)
Grand Piano, Bartolomeo Cristofori (Padua 1655–1731 Florence), Cypress, boxwood, paint, leather, fir, Italian (Florence)
Grand Piano, Bartolomeo Cristofori (Padua 1655–1731 Florence), Cypress, boxwood, paint, leather, fir, Italian (Florence)
Grand Piano, Bartolomeo Cristofori (Padua 1655–1731 Florence), Cypress, boxwood, paint, leather, fir, Italian (Florence)
Grand Piano, Bartolomeo Cristofori (Padua 1655–1731 Florence), Cypress, boxwood, paint, leather, fir, Italian (Florence)
Grand Piano, Bartolomeo Cristofori (Padua 1655–1731 Florence), Cypress, boxwood, paint, leather, fir, Italian (Florence)

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