The paper examines works by Bach, presenting them in a manner unthinkable for 150 years, and how the purity of scales with pure thirds in Meantone, or perfect fifths in other systems, leads to different playing and pedalling techniques through Beethoven to Chopin. ![]() This paper examines that legend and shows with musical examples how the 18th and 19th century solutions to the scale problem gave rise to those experiences, only to be swept away in the 20th century. ![]() Einstein was not the first to notice Mozart's specialised use of keys, and likewise Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin and Liszt were all careful in their choice of key to match different moods. There was a legend that music conveyed different emotions granted by the use of particular keys. Restoring classical tuning to the classical musical repertoire of the Fortepiano and 19th century piano reveals dimension of emotion unheard in 150 years.
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