The pianist Jeremy Denk tests three Steinways that the Frick Collection is considering for its auditorium. Watch, listen and ...

Surprisingly, the hammered dulcimer, which is an ancient ancestor of the piano, at one time enjoyed widespread popularity ... of mostly old time fiddle tunes played on this psaltery-like instrument.

But the instrument’s four-octave range was limiting. So, piano manufacturers designed new pianos with more keys, so that composers like Haydn and Mozart could write more challenging material for a ...

Sometimes we have to go all the way down and build something completely from scratch, and [Balthasar]’s recent piano-like musical instrument fits squarely into this category. This electronic ...