Jonathan Delbridge plays Mozart Rondo alla Turca on an 1814 Broadwood Square Piano

Listen to this famous Rondo Alla Turca by Mozart played on a piano much closer to those Mozart would have been familiar with. This Regency Period Broadwood Square Piano was built in 1814 and beautifully restored by Lucy Coad in 2007. It has a much more delicate tone than modern instruments, perfectly suited to Mozart's music.

[@Renshen1957]

The Tempo is perfect for Janissary music, excellent performance.

[@JonathanDelbridgeMusic]

Thanks! I do prefer it not taken too fast as I feel you can really bring out the articulation then.

[@walterstout7014]

Great sound and great playing!

[@JonathanDelbridgeMusic]

Thanks!

[@mariannehampton9295]

Lovely sounding piano and a great performance. Just have to point out the contrast between the iPad and your antique piano !

[@JonathanDelbridgeMusic]

Thanks! Yes, I have thought about disguising the iPad with some antique sheet music! Just shows how much things have changed!

[@ceinwenbran]

Have you played the Fazil say Alla Turca Jazz? It is an amazing arrangement

[@JonathanDelbridgeMusic]

Yes I have. It's a great arrangement and a lot of fun to play. I've sometimes used it as an encore in a concert.

[@arash505]

Lovely! How heavy is this fortepiano? and how much did you pay for it?

[@JonathanDelbridgeMusic]

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it. The square piano is much lighter and more delicate than modern instruments.

[@paulschmidt189]

It sounds a whole-step low.

[@JonathanDelbridgeMusic]

You're right. It's tuned almost a tone lower than modern concert pitch. Partly because keyboard instruments of this time were often tuned lower than 440 but also when it was restored, the restorer worked out what pitch the instrument would be stable at and suggests therefore keeping it at this lower pitch.

[@Ortzmet]

Is that a tablet? Oh, no. Forget it. If any part of the performance was aided by an electronic device then it's synthesized music.

[@JonathanDelbridgeMusic]

I'm using a table to read the sheet music from but I can assure you none of the music is being produced by the tablet.