epithet that has endured: "Imperial" derived from the latin Imperare - to order or to command. The Imperial's commanding tonal presence spanning
a full eight octaves, its expressiveness and superb playability set the standard by which other concert grand pianos are judged.
Above: Bösendorfer Imperial Model 290 Piano S/N 44606 at home on 20 October 2000. Click on the image to see enlarged view.
This is the first Model 290 Imperial Piano ever made in Pyramid Mahogany wood, and in the ornate style as those
pianos made by Bösendorfer for Strauss, Liszt and others in the 19th century.
You are listening to the Rachmaninov "Prelude No. 2 in C Sharp Minor" Op. 3, played on the above piano by pianist Sidney Yin.
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