Historical Tuning: Rediscover the Classical Sound World

Composers like Bach and Beethoven didn’t tune their keyboard instruments in today's equal temperament. Their piano tuning used unequal temperaments (also called well temperaments), giving subtle characteristics to each key that are lost in equal temperament. TRANSCRIPT: https://www.danieladammaltz.com/forte... -- RECOMMENDED VIDEOS -- Fortepiano vs. Modern Piano    • Fortepiano vs. Modern Piano   Mozart & Beethoven's Fortepianos    • Mozart & Beethoven's Pianos   Classical-Era Performance Practices    • Classical-era Performance Practices: How D...   Joseph Haydn: Sonata in F Major Hob. XVI:23, III. Finale. Presto    • Joseph Haydn: Sonata in F Major Hob. XVI:2...   -- CONCERT TOUR -- https://www.danieladammaltz.com/tour -- CONNECT -- YouTube channel:    / @danieladammaltz   Website: https://www.danieladammaltz.com -- ADDITIONAL RESOURCES -- Rita Steblin's A History of Key Characteristics of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries: https://www.amazon.com/History-Charac... -- TIMESTAMPS -- 0:00 Introduction 0:26 Equal temperament 1:06 Bach's Well-tempered Clavier 2:13 Unequal temperament 3:00 Key characteristics 3:33 LISTEN: C Major 4:07 LISTEN: C Minor 5:15 LISTEN: A Major 5:59 LISTEN: F# Minor #fortepiano