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Cristofori's Florentine Piano
Around 1700, Bartolomeo Cristofori , keeper of instruments forthe Medicis in Florence, created a harpsichord with a hammer action instead of plectra -the first piano. Catherine Bott meets Denzil Wraight , who has recreated one of Cristofori's early instruments, and Ella Sevskaya , who has recorded a recital on it.

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Unknown:
Bartolomeo Cristofori
Piano:
Catherine Bott
Unknown:
Denzil Wraight
Unknown:
Ella Sevskaya
Source: Radio Times

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