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The new CD
The recording of this CD took place in the Salvator Hall in the Barnabitengasse in Vienna's sixth district. This historic hall was chosen to facilitate as close as possible the acoustic conditions for the original instruments and to create the appropriate atmosphere.
The first prints of the notes are in the music collection of the Austrian National Library.
The pianoforte used in this recording is a reproduction of an historic, anonymous instrument from the time around 1790 made by the firm of Watzek, which is specialised in the restoration and reproduction of historic keyboard instruments, and offers these instruments for hire and cares for them during concert performances. This instrument, which was not only reproduced but also designed in 2001 according to the experience gained with the instruments of former times, is thus the result of the knowledge of the master piano builder of the period from 1750 to 1810 and has a clear, balanced, characterful and stable tone that is typical for the historic pianoforte. It was used for the first time in this recording and has since been played in many concerts.
The violin played here was built by Georg Klotz in Mittenwald in 1770, and the violoncello in Graz in 1722 by Johannes Jauck.
The production of this CD was supported by the municipality of Großweikersdorf, which also includes Ignaz J. Pleyel's birthplace, Ruppersthal, and by the cultural department of the municipality of Eggenburg, which accommodates the Ignaz Pleyel Music School.
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