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The ten most expensive pianos in the world
The password in the luxury industry is "customization" to the customer's wishes. In the case of pianos, this trend has created amazing musical instruments.
A grand piano is a major investment, and it is natural that it involves not only the financial aspect, but also the emotional aspect, since it is about the passion of playing and listening to music.
To understand what it means when it comes to a high-end piano, here are what are the 10 most expensive pianos in the world according to the portal Luxury Pianos.
BLÜTHNER "LUCID HIVE EXTRAVAGANZA"
Molded from industrial-grade lucite, its transparency is enhanced by the beehive-like skeleton that results in a futuristic musical instrument. (Starting at $200,000). Source: Luxury Pianos.
BOGANYI
Designed by the industrial designer Peter Uveges , the shape is a monolith made of aluminum and carbon fiber. Only a few pieces of this extraordinary instrument exist in the world. (Valuation: $390,000)
BLÜTHNER “SUPREME EDITION”
Blüthner produces some of the most beautiful pianos in the world and has been a competitor to Steinway for over a century. In the case of this piano, it is an elegant ebony instrument that when opened reveals the 24-carat gold tableau. (Starting at $420,000)
FAZIOLI “FOGLIA D’ORO”
Based on the F228 model, this piano jewel is completely covered with 24-carat gold leaf. (Value: $450,000)
FAZIOLI “M LIMINAL BY NYT LINE”
The design of this piece is inspired by a luxury yacht, for which the original was commissioned. With its slightly triangular raised lid, the piano looks like a boat with its sail up. It is considered the best piano by Fazioli, both in design and sound. ($700,000)
BÖSENDORFER “OPUS 50”
One of the world's oldest piano manufacturers has produced its legendary grand piano, the Opus 50. It was built to commemorate the brand's 185th anniversary and is the 50,000th piano built by the company. ($750,000)
BLÜTHNER “LUCID EXO”
This is a piano that seems to come from the future. Made using a proprietary 3D printing system from Blüthner and made of carbon fiber. ($960,000)
C. BECHSTEIN “SPHINX”
This extraordinary piece is a historic replica of the first such piano built by Bechstein in 1886 for an exhibition in London. ($1.2 million)
STEINWAY & SONS “FIBONACCI”
The world's most famous piano company, based at New York, conceived this grand piano as a material representation of the series of Fibonacci, a mathematical relationship of divine proportion from the Renaissance. ($2.4 million)
STEINWAY & SONS “PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION”
It is a Steinway painted by the artist Paul Wyse. The piano's name refers to the Russian musician's composition Modest Mussorgsky, entitled Pictures at an Exhibition and literally represents the experience of a visitor moving from one painting to another. ($2.5 million)
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The ranking was first published on December 11, 2003 and was compiled by a jury chosen by the editorial staff, composed of 172 musicians, music critics and experts in the recording industry. Subsequently, the ranking was changed twice: the first in 2010, the second in 2021, when 254 songs that were previously not present were added.
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On 1 January 2023, however, 'Rolling Stone' published an update of the ranking that revolutionised the list, especially with regard to the Top Ten. As the well-known US magazine was keen to point out, this ranking does not only take into account technical and vocal abilities (it is not a list of the best voices of all time), but also the originality of the vocal timbre, the record catalogue, the writing ability and the musical legacy of the singers in question. Here are the top 20 positions.