A great Italian composer Ottorino Respighi sends intense praise to the famous Steinway & Sons piano factory in New York.
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Letter of praise, written by the Italian composer Ottorino Respighi (1879 - 1936), to the Steinway & Sons piano factory in New York.
- In Italian, with typed translation into English.
- Three pages + The translation.
- 30.5 cm x 20.3 cm.
- 06/01/1926.
- Quality paper, exceptional calligraphy, excellent condition of conservation.
- Unique piece.
The Steinway piano is not an instrument: it is a whole world of tones; it is magically obedient to the smallest nuances of human feeling.
What is generally expected of a piano is that it translates all our emotions into so many sounds; but the Steinway does more than that: it removes all barriers that may exist between musical emotion and its expression through harmonies.
The inner feeling and its expression through sound are no longer just parallel, but become a musical soul palpitating in countless notes.
Ottorino Respighi
For the company Steinway & Sons
- Postcard showing a Steinway & Sons store in Los Angeles, California.
- In English.
- 8.5 cm x 13.5 cm.
- 06/17/1908.
- Excellent condition.
- Advertisement from the New York newspaper The Independent for Steinway & Sons pianos.
- In English.
- 20.4 cm x 29.4 cm.
- 03/27/1920.
- Excellent condition.
If the question is which are the best pianos in the world, a professional musician's answer would probably be Steinway & Sons, a symbol of prestige and perfection. Steinway & Sons has always used the best materials transformed and assembled by the most skilled carpenters.
The reputation of Steinway & Sons pianos was already well established in the German community when its founder, Henry Engelhard Steinway (1797 - 1871), arrived in Manhattan with his sons in 1853, fleeing Germany where he had already produced 482 quality pianos. The new business expanded rapidly and further strengthened the brand's reputation.
The history of Steinway & Sons is a true American success story, every entrepreneur's dream: a luxurious product, produced on a small scale by expert and proud employees, pianist customers recognizing its quality all over the world for over 150 years, a family business that started from nothing and expanded from old Europe to the United States... In short, a very interesting story.
This letter, which Ottorino Respighi wrote to the owners of Steinway & Sons, reads like a poem, a declaration of love to a woman. It is rare to read such praise about a brand, especially from a customer.
