Bösendorfer VS Fazioli VS Steinway (Three Way Comparison)

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I had the rare chance to play three world-class pianos, side by side, in the very same room! It was really interesting to see how a Bosendorfer, Fazioli, and Steinway compared against each other, and I hope you enjoyed it, too!

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[richardwarren]

I've loved pianos my entire life (well almost! - since I was 2 or 3, anyway!) Mine's a much more humble Kawai - I've never been able to afford anything in this league - so hearing all three, in the same film clip - and hearing these opinions on each of them - means a whole heap to me.
While I was at the Conservatorium (half a century ago!) my teacher had two pianos - one was a Steinway (they seem to turn up all over the place!) and I can no longer remember the maker of the other one. But it was lovingly restored for my teacher, after he found it and bought it. And every now and then, he would let his students play on his "special" piano. Which was awesome! - the action was really incredible, you could just about play the soft notes by merely breathing on the keys, and the more pressure, the louder the sound became - with no distortion. Like all the other students, I loved when I was lucky enough to be invited to use it - and the lure of gold was irresistible, it was the best possible inducement to work hard, practising my piano concertos, so that I had this piano for the solo part while he took the accompaniment on the Steinway!
Way back at the beginning, I started on a Blüthner, and I was fascinated by the mention of them in the clip. Like most other kids' "startup", that one was simply an upright - a cast off from the Conservatorium - excellent to learn on, great action and tone, but regrettably, the action of an upright is no competition with the action of a grand - too many things happening, too slow to "restore" everything, and I found as I progressed that it was hard to avoid overriding the speed of the action. A grand becomes the inevitable solution, in the end.

[sammclachlan]

The Steinway's tone was super well balanced. The Fazioli's bass was astounding. The Bosendorfer had a rich warm tone. All of them are amazing

[stephenryder]

I was born to a poor family who didn't own a piano but I somehow developed a love for the sound of piano music. In the early 1950's, when I was ten years old, my older sister somehow wound up with an upright piano. It was in her room and I was not allowed in there. But like any self-respecting ten year old boy I snuck in when no one was home and over the next four or five years I'd taught myself to play - by ear of course.
She never did pick it up and never played it, so there was never any fake books or sheet music in the house. As a teenager, girls were suddenly interesting, and there were sports - and one day on a clandestine mission to the room I discovered the piano was gone. For the next twenty years, still poor, I never saw or touched a piano again. Too busy trying to put food in my mouth and keep some kind of a roof over my head.
In my travels - usually looking for work, I would encounter a piano in a hotel lobby, or a school where I was working temporarily as a janitor. I would play, any and every chance I got. Or in a house I was cleaning. i had learned to read music. I became acquainted with Mozart and Franz Liszt - and the music filled a certain ache in an otherwise empty life. In my thirties, I played a Steinway concert D at Steinway hall on 57th street in New York. It was magical. The piano actually helped me play - as if it knew I had never played so fine a piano before.
In Sydney Australia once, I got to play an old Baldwin S10 with its sweet sentimental sensuality in the action. Played a proud old Bluthner in Berlin in the sixties. Now that I'm pushing 80 my vagabond days are over and I survive on Veteran's benefits. But I'll never have the opportunity to play a fine piano again. I hope you know you are blessed by God to be able to play these masterpieces - and I can see by the smile on your face when you get up from that Fazioli that you play with your heart, not your hands. Thank you for the sharing the joy with me.

[certainlynotthebestpianist]

Now after 17 minutes of the video I can tell that:
Steinway is a shy timid girl, loving sad ballads.
Fazioli is a young guy, full of energy, always happy and willing to help anyone.
Bosendorfer is a wise old man, who is always ready to give an advice for life.
All three are great, have their own virtues and flaws and you absolutely cannot tell which one is better - it mainly depends what music you like and want to play

[SueHom]

I loved the transparency and clarity of the Fazioli for each thing he played

[WolfPackAlpha-snsw]

Bosendorfer has yet to be topped for me. The richness of the almost dark and imposing tone of the lower-mid to bass register balanced with the lighter, icy cold treble... Nothing compares.

[punkspop]

I have a Bösendorfer. It's a beauty and a beast and I wouldn't trade it for any other piano. It made me a better player because I couldn't wait to practice. This is a great video. Thank you!

[Zaskar]

Holy cow. He's the Doug DeMuro of pianos.

[melcomepay]

The Bosendorfer, by a long, long, way. Beautiful, rich, deep, and showing its quality. Yes all three have merit.. but my musical ear says Bosendorfer.

[yeshuabride-sherry]

Fazioli for me, hands down. I just love the bright sound and then the depth of the bass. Bosendorfer is wonderful as always and very classic. The Steinway was just so so for me. Thank you so much. That was really fun!

[malcolmgoodwin]

I liked the clarity of the Fuz, but it’s voicing in the upper range in the Debussy piece was a little tinny. The Bose was overall the best for me with mellow upper range in Debussy but equally clear/distinct voicing across the range. The Steinway somehow seemed to have indistinct voicing that was nice and rich, but lacked clarity, as if there was an “overlap” from one note to another.

Thanks for the wonderful demo, and the the kind owner for allowing this demonstration. A rare comparison indeed!

[christopherbuilder]

Bosendorfer has the best sound, warm and rich. Fazioli has a big sound and a lot of clarity, it speaks very well. The new Steinway was a bit of a letdown. It sounds muted. It also needed tuning, and I think it needs to be played in and then adjusted by a technician to get it to perform better.

[leonidagranon]

Fazioli gives the most clear interpretation of Debussy... I grew up with a Steinway and a Bosendorfer at my grandmother's... I would have the 3.

[aldito]

All 3 piano's sound just beautiful... But if you notice - this man has a really big smile after he plays the Fazioli.

[pnoman]

I heard somewhere the rim of the Bosendorfer piano was made of soundboard spruce so the entire piano resonates not just the soundboard, which might also be true of the Fazioli. I think this is why they sound so powerful. I have a 5'7 steinway in my home and it is powerful enough for me. All three are amazing and each person should have the one he or she likes or loves best... for this reason I really appreciate these videos. I normally don't care for a lot of talking but this young man is both knowledgeable and interesting.

[davestahl]

Wow, this is cool! Thanks for posting this. I tuned the Fazioli and Bosendorfer not long before this video was made and had no idea at the time that it would be posted. The Steinway was waiting for some work to be done on the player unit so I didn't get the chance to tune that one. They are all amazing instruments whichever one you prefer.

[Raqgp]

What an amazing opportunity to play these 3 pianos! I will always remember the only day I played a Fazioli. I have played many Steinway and some old Bosendorfer, but only with the Fazioli I felt I could do whatever I wanted, and the sound was the most beautiful I had ever heard. Of course I think it's only my personal experience, all of them are really good.
I've enjoyed this video very much 👏👏

♥️Fazioli takes you to the realm of imagination.♥️

[PbPomper]

That Bösendorfer sounds amazing! The other two are also "fine" :P

[loveclassical]

Fazioli is emerging as the best piano producer in the world. I sell pianos in ny, over the last 2 years I see Fazioli demand exploding, while Steinway dropping. The thing is that Fazioli are extremely rare due to their small production. A top school wanted to replace all their old steinway and baldwin with Fazioli, but Fazioli factory could simply not sustain the production.