02/12/2020 - 13:56
- Clarín.com
- Society
Angela Hewitt is a renowned Canadian pianist who communicated on her Facebook page the sad news of the total destruction of her precious instrument. "I am ready now to share a very sad news," he began.
The incident happened a few days ago and Hewitt described it as "a shock so great" that he could not immediately share it with the world.
Hewitt had been in Berlin recording a series of Beethoven variations in a prestigious studio. I was happy. Satisfied with the result. He was chatting with his producer, giving the final stitches in the control room when the molders entered and told him that they had bad news: the beautiful grand piano Fazioli 278, the only one in the world with 4 pedals valued at USD 195,000 and that He had accompanied her in his concerts and recordings during the last years, they had dropped them when they tried to move him .
"I could not believe it. But yes, it happened, and unfortunately the piano has been inspected by the engineer Fazioli and his team and it is unrecoverable, ”Hewitt said and explained:“ The iron frame broke, as well as most of its structure and movements ( not to mention the lid and other parts of its box). It makes no sense, financially or artistically, to rebuild the piano . It's over".
One of Angela Hewitt's many piano transfers during his performances in Europe.
The instrument weighed 590 kilos and precise maneuvers were necessary between several people to transfer it. The pianist said that the changers were "mortified" as it is the first time something similar happened to them in 35 years of work.
“I loved that piano. He was my best friend, the best partner . I loved how I felt when I was recording because it gave me the chance to do anything I wanted. He was also the only F278 Fazioli in the world with a 4-pedal mechanism that is normally reserved for the F308 models and his ropes and hammers had just been renewed, ”the pianist said in anguish and said: “ You can hear it on the CD of Beethoven variations that will go on sale in November . ”
Hewitt, which critics consider to be one of Bach's greatest performers today, had used the piano since 2003 in all his recordings in Europe . Now he is completing the insurance procedures and it will take a few months without concerts to travel to Sacile and select a new instrument at the Fazioli factory.
The luthier already anticipated that he has 3 instruments ready for him to choose but that he will not re-manufacture another F278 model with 4 pedals, which he told The Guardian newspaper that “it was a headache to manufacture it”.
The download on Facebook of Canadian pianist Angela Hewitt.
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