James.....Simply put You are truly wonderful. You, playing Claire de Lune almost brought me to tears, it was so lovely.This Steinway is magnificent. Thank You James!

Really beautiful playing!

The 90’s truly were the golden age and you played it so beautifully that I’m beyond words right now. Cheers James. You’re making the world a much better place. Keep doing what you do and I’ll keep watching

Holy Moly that Clair de Lune was so amazing. You really let it sing right. I looked away from the video and I heard you start playing it and I could have swore it was from a professional's CD. I'm honestly impressed and in awe.

I completely agree -- the tone on that piano is *stunning!* What an amazing find! And your performance was also excellent!

Excellent video. Your ability to showcase the piano’s potential is music to our ears!

You are such a great player, and you obviously love pianos. Excellent.

Good video, great playing!

Beautiful Rich tone with sparkling treble. I want this one. Thanks piano Man 👍.

Do you have a video where you elaborate more on your feelings towards Steinway?

Thank you for your videos & piano information. Am just learning how to enjoy a 1912 Regent baby grand. Thanks,

James, As you played I fely like I was drifting off to another place. That Steinway is special and I hope the company can make a "comeback" Cheer, Rik Spector

Just amazing. I am so glad I found you. I would like to know more about your past. Your future is pretty obvious. Thanks

I freaking love the treble on this!

Beautiful sound.

pffff indeed, what a beautiful, rich tone, full character! :-)

Thank you, James. As always, Clair de Lune stopped me in my tracks. Thanks for giving us a generous helping thereof. I don't think I've ever seen a Steinway piano that wasn't black. Didn't think there even was such a thing. Lovely.

Hey James! Would you ever consider playing some Phillip Glass for some test pieces? Thanks for the video.

This was again a perfect review of a beautiful piano. A little arrangement of different nice pieces. Nice to listen to. I could listen to this for hours. But what where you sitting next to, is that an upright? Thank you for sharing.

The treble has a lovely film score appropriate sound.

Gee oh me James you played my favorite song Claire de lune. It was amazing performance. I liked moonlight sonata also and you other song.. good job

I do agree about the mellow darker tone. I it is much better than many new manufactured today. I think that you have a gifted ear for understansing tone of musical instruments.

I played on a modern Steinway when I got my little girl back in 2002 (the one I ended up with is a Bernhardt Steiner, and she sings similar, very similar, to this one), and I don't find the sounds of a modern Steinway to be very appealing; not sure whether it's my picky ear, or what, but ... I think that if you can find a gem like this, then grab it before it disappears. And gosh, that beautiful playing of yours!

The piano sounds amazing and thanks for usually showing other pianos other than Steinways... I always feel I am going to get clobbered when I say I really prefer other pianos to Steinway!

What’s the name of that song that you played after Moonlight Sonata? That was nice.

wow Jame your Clair de Lune was sweet. but i was still waiting for you to play your test piece.

Is there any diference between the sound of Steinway Black and wood natural?

Please include the title of the songs that you played,, thank yoou ^_^

they will never make em like that anymore.. all about the money

I don't remember the brand of piano, but years ago I saw the most beautiful Baby Grand made from Oak! I so wanted to own it...but, alas, I had neither the money to purchase it or the place to put it. Sad really, because the cost was around $2,000.00 which even then probably was not too great, but for my budget it was equivalent to about a million dollars.

You really kove Debussy. Well played!

Bravo ! I think I am addicted To your vidéos now....even if my english is not great 😕

what is the piece at 4:30

Can you explain the reasons behind those things you said about Steinway?

Thanks for doing these little mini concerts for us, a nice looking and sounding piano, but what is that BEAUTY beside it? I hope you did a review on it too, love what I could see of the case, looked Art Deco ish (other than that bit of carving) And what was the song you played after "Someone You Loved" it sounds so familiar, yet can't place it. Pax.

Wonderful piano. Do you happen to know the price?

Wow!! So pretty!! What was the 2nd song you played?

So where can we buy this beauty?

What's the price of that Steinway piano? Absolutely LOVELY!!

I know it sounds nerdish and stupid, but I've never truly understood the beauty of Debussy's Clair de Lune until I heard it in the context... of a videogame. A niche, crazy japanese videogame called Danganronpa 3. I was nearly moved to tears, and it doesn't happen to me very often (if you play that game, you'll understand). Beautiful execution, congrats ;)

its a stunning Instrument James. Hey, im curious, how would you rate the mid fortys to mid 50's 9' grands? My second piano teacher had one of that era. She claimed they were of the best around .

After the ‘90s, somehow Steinway lost its way.

I going out to play the lotto so I can get a Steinway.

What do you think of today's Steinways ?

00:12 wait what are wrong with new Steinway pianos? 😳

Steinways sound great. Rich full tone and great bass. They are not consistent though. Very susceptible to slight climate changes. Action problems such as inconsistent repetition springs and sluggish action centers. Damper problems.

I enjoy the sound of some Steinway pianos, but I feel that no matter how quality the piano is, the pricing is never justify-able. Of course, some of their older models are wonderful, and offer multiple differing sounds; from warm, dark and formidable, to bright, inviting and overall rich tones. I love your channel, and I wish to view many of your other videos on pianos; I have but two questions: My first is down to you, but will you ever use atonal or bitonal music to test the sounds on these pianos? I personally find music like Sorabji's, and Nikolai Obukhov's to be wonderful for testing the dissonance, and the voicing of these instruments. My second question is more of a suggestion, but... Will you ever test or showcase an Alex Steinbach piano? I have always loved their brand, and the purely vibrant sound they give off, is too inviting to not be shown on your lovely channel! Thank you very much for making these videos, and I hope you have a splendid day/night c:

A little to warm on my opinion.

Mental note: It's the piano that's the star in these vids.....Note from brain: nope.

Dear friend you can (yes, yes, you can!) make a good honor for yourself just memorize all the way whole piece of Beethowen's Lunar and make us all happy! Please !!!

what's wrong with steinway's business practices?

For me , modern ones are better.