Cristofori pianoforte
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The collection of musical instruments belonging to the Florence Conservatory, housed today at the Galleria dell’Accademia, includes a piano action known as the Gatti-Kraus action, ostensibly by Bartolomeo Cristofori, that belonged to the... more
This paper draws the following conclusions: 1. Michele Feroci might have been Cristofori's first assistant in Florence. 2. The Russell Collection's Italian harpsichord (cat. no. EUCHMI 4302) was rebuilt in around 1722. 3. Ferrini's 1746... more
Although Giovanni Ferrini is known to be the second and better of Cristofori's two scolari, the first may have been Michele Feroci. His son's spinet is linked with the Cristofori workshop in an as yet unknown way, but helps reveal that... more
Through the work of Paul Everett and Michael Cole it has been known for some time that Charles Jennens, Handel's librettist of "The Messiah", acquired a pianoforte from the Bartolomeo Cristofori workshop in Florence, and had it shipped to... more
Although many publications provide a drawing (disegno) of Cristofori's piano action and describe it as from the 1711 edition of Maffei's article, most are in fact from altered versions: three altered from the 1711 edition and five from... more