Disklavier

And Yamaha makes an incredible thing called the Disklavier Pro, that looks like a nice grand piano there -- and you probably didn't realize it's going to do all these things -- but full of solenoids, and fiber optics, and computers and all this kinds of stuff -- the highest resolution out of Japan.

John Walker re-creates great performances John Q. Walker 2007

And Yamaha makes an incredible thing called the Disklavier Pro, that looks like a nice grand piano there -- and you probably didn't realize it's going to do all these things -- but full of solenoids, and fiber optics, and computers and all this kinds of stuff -- the highest resolution out of Japan.

John Walker re-creates great performances John Q. Walker 2007

And Yamaha makes an incredible thing called the Disklavier Pro, that looks like a nice grand piano there -- and you probably didn't realize it's going to do all these things -- but full of solenoids, and fiber optics, and computers and all this kinds of stuff -- the highest resolution out of Japan.

John Walker re-creates great performances John Q. Walker 2007

Mr. Taylor's episodic dance for four central characters—two men and a woman of the love triangle, plus a male "Choirmaster" leading a seven-member ensemble styled as a Greek chorus—is set to four movements of Peter Elyakim Taussig's "Five Enigmas," an often dramatic composition created on the Yamaha Disklavier PRO with the aid of a computer.

Laughing in the Light and Dark Robert Greskovic 2011

"Revolution," an impressively crafted work with infectious minimalist rhythms by Dan Becker, has Ms. Supov playing a virtuosic duet with the electronically programmed sounds of the Yamaha Disklavier against the backdrop of a rambling speech by Martin Luther King Jr. The Disklavier, a piano with external playback ca pabilities, had been "prepared" via the insertion of paper clips and erasers between the strings, altering its pitch and timbre.

A Pianist Evolves With Her Instrument 2010

In the absence of a Disklavier at Poisson Rouge, Ms. Supov will improvise on acoustic piano against a remix of the Becker piece by DJ Scientific.

A Pianist Evolves With Her Instrument 2010

But, to be fair, Yamaha's new Disklavier Pro 2000 isn't just any piano.

For Music Lovers With Lots Of Bank Notes 2008

The New York theater recently acquired a Disklavier digital player piano, on loan from Yamaha, to accompany Silent film shorts.

Silent Sounds 2008

In today's Wall Street Journal, Terry Teachout discusses a new to me, at least technology: Zenph's Disklavier.

Technocracies and Music Patrick J. Smith 2007

In today's Wall Street Journal, Terry Teachout discusses a new to me, at least technology: Zenph's Disklavier.

Archive 2007-04-01 Patrick J. Smith 2007