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Pianos Cymru

154 High Street
Cardiff, South Glamorgan ll49 9NU
Wales/Cymru

PianosCymru is an award winning piano dealership in the NorthWest Wales area, we are family firm dating back over
28 years.

Gardner Piano Specialists

266 North Road
Cardiff, South Glamorgan CF14 3BL
Wales/Cymru

May we offer some advice that may be useful when buying your first, second or twenty-second piano?

Karen Cox

St Mellons
Cardiff
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
Wales/Cymru

Karen is a friendly piano and keyboard teacher with many years of experience. She welcomes pupils of all levels from beginner to grade 8, and has an ...

Daniella Ehrlich


Cardiff, South Glamorgan CF23 5HZ
Wales/Cymru

I am a professional Opera singer with Welsh National Opera who teaches singing and piano to all levels and all ages. I focus strongly on technique and...

David Pert (MA Edu, dipMTTP, BMus(RWCMD), dipABRSM(PfT)

49
Canada Road
Cardiff, South Glamorgan CF14 3BX
Wales/Cymru

I am a Cardiff based teacher with many years experience working with people of all ages and backgrounds, with one goal... understanding and playing ...

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Daniel Steibelt vs Beethoven
Daniel Steibelt was a German born classical pianist and composer. He challenged Beethoven to a musical duel in Vienna in 1800. Steibelt studied with Johann Kirberger before he joined the Prussian army.
The Vienna’s music patrons liked the idea of a duel between Steibelt and Beethoven. Each musician got a Prince to sponsor the idea. Since Steibelt was the challenger, he was to play first. In a cocky move, he tossed his sheet music aside. He was renowned for his storm-like bass and that night, apparently he did indeed conjure up a storm. He was greatly applauded. After his piece, all eyes were on Beethoven. Historian Alexander Wheelock Thayer speaks to the growing rivalry between the two:

“When Steibelt came to Vienna with his great name, some of Beethoven’s friends grew alarmed lest he do injury to the latter’s reputation. Steibelt did not visit him; they met first time one evening at the house of Count Fries Eight days later there was again a concert at Count Fries’s; Steibelt again played a quintet which had a good deal of success. He also played an improvisation (which had, obviously, been carefully prepared) …

This incensed the admirers of Beethoven and him; he had to go to the pianoforte and improvise. He went in his usual … manner to the instrument as if half-pushed, picked up the violoncello part of Steibelt’s quintet in passing, placed it (intentionally?) upon the stand upside down and with one finger drummed a theme out of the first few measures.”

Beethoven picked up the sheet music that Steibelt had tossed aside, and chose to play it upside down. Beethoven then proceeded to improvise an opus based on just three notes of Steibelt’s music. He created his own “storm,” he embellished, and mocked what he felt was Steibelt’s simplistic piece. Steibelt stormed out of the room while Beethoven was still playing. His benefactor Prince followed him out. Completely humiliated, Steibelt decided he’d never set foot in Vienna again as long as Beethoven lived there. Beethoven lived out his days in the city and the embarrassed Steibelt never returned. It’s tough to challenge a master, especially a master in his own city with his own fans and his own Princes to back him up.