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Key Milestones

After Americanizing the family name to “Steinway“, and Henry Engelhard Steinway and his sons founded Steinway & Sons in a Manhattan loft on Varick Street.

Spirio

Player pianos have long been considered some of the best home entertainment options, but they all had the same limitation - lacking dimension and feeling of a live performance.
Find out what makes the Steinway Spirio the World’s Finest High-resolution Player Piano.

Investment Value

When purchasing a piano, its investment or resale value is one important aspect to consider. Find out how selecting the right piano can help secure your investment for the future.

Steinway Sets the Stage

Steinway Sets the Stage; this week we explore why Steinway is the compelling choice among leading piano brands.

Steinway Artist Program

Without them, a Steinway piano is silent, but together artist and piano create music. For generations, Steinway & Sons has been cultivating special relationships with pianists and music educators. Learn more about our programs here.

Main Periods of Classical Music

While the term Classical Music can be taken to mean all Western Art Music from the medieval era to present day, it also refers to one of the common-practice periods which lasted from around 1600 to 1900. Here's a look at these common-practice periods which comprises of Baroque, Classical and Romantic respectively.

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Development of Piano music

Did you know that not all the piano works we are familiar with today were originally written for the piano? As keyboard instruments developed throughout the 17^th century till the late 19^th century, so was the music written for the corresponding instrument.

Greatest Composers

The greatest composers are often known by their most renowned works of music, yet their personal lives or whims and fancies are not often discussed.  Let’s have a read about some of interesting facts of the 3Bs (Bach, Beethoven and Brahms) of classical music.

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