Swiss Grand - Edition Beurmann

mp3 Demo - C. Bovy Lysberg - Allegro de Concert

mp3 Demo - H. Herz - Air Suisse - introduction et variations

mp3 Demo - F. Liszt - Au Lac de Wallenstadt

mp3 Demo - F. Liszt - Orage

mp3 Demo - E. Frey - Variationen über ein Hebräisches Thema, Op.1

mp3 Demo - E. Blanchet - Op.7-1

mp3 Demo - E. Blanchet - Op.7-2

mp3 Demo - H. Huber - Etude Op.9-5

mp3 Demo - H. Huber - Etude Op.9-7

mp3 Demo - H. Huber - Etude Op.9-8

mp3 Demo - W. Courvoisier - Passacaglia Op.20

Performed by Steffen Fahl

mp3 Demo - Larghetto - J. C. F. Bach

mp3 Demo - Praeludium - G. F. Händel

The performances contain additional room reverb.

The Swiss Grand library features an unusual concert grand built in 1860 by Hüni & Hübert. When the Zürich-based company burnt down in 1883, they were the largest piano manufacturer in Switzerland. Listening to this piano, it’s easy to hear why: It offers full-bodied, warm yet transparent tone with a raunchy bass in a league of its own.

Hüni & Hübert concert grand - photo by Andreas E. Beurmann

The instrument was collected by Andreas Beurmann and kept in very good condition, remaining fully playable. It is now available for the first time in sampled form, presented in its original tuning at 437 Hz (presets in 440 Hz are available as well).

We captured the sound with 32 velocity layers per note for an expressive dynamic range. Furthermore, we recorded 8 key release sounds per key. In addition to the samples, the Swiss Grand library contains an essay in German by Andreas Beurmann, explaining the background of the instrument.

The sample library contains over 3.400 single samples.

Presets are included for HAlion®, Kontakt® (full version required) and EXS24® software samplers.

Hüni & Hübert front logo - photo by Andreas E. Beurmann

For recording, we employed Wagner™ U47w® microphones with Crane Song™ Flamingo® preamps and Universal Audio™ 2192® digital converters. The instrument was recorded at 192 kHz/24 bits, downsampled to your resolution of choice.

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