Edison's Steinway: Did Rachmaninoff Record on this Iconic Piano?
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Welcome to Living Pianos! I’m Robert Estrin. Today, I want you to imagine a time when electricity was a mystery, and the concept of hearing music without a musician playing in the room seemed like science fiction! In Thomas Edison’s laboratory, however, a single piano would go on to change the course of history. This isn’t just any piano; it’s a Steinway that Edison personally selected in 1890. But Edison's relationship with this instrument went beyond simply playing it.