favorite classical keyboard instrument

    of these 3 classical keyboard instrument which do you prefer in classical-style music

I love the piano especially later classical/early romantic, the Harpsichord is also good I enjoy it because it is unique and works very nice with the flute and string instruments (such as in trio sonatas). And of course the Organ is nice such as in Fugue's especially those by Bach.

Overall I think it is a tough decision and depends on my mood, the piano is the most versatile instrument as the harpsichord really doesn't work with very many styles and the organ sounds best alone.

I will refrain from voting until I put a bit more thought into it.

Edited by video vertigo - November 05 2006 at 03:04

P I A N O... What else ?

Organ every time .... love a big pipe organ played well .... such power and majesty

Wurlitzer and Hammond come close

Piano.

i would say piano as i have so many piano concertos in my collection (favourite pianists Murray Perahia and Wilhelm Kempff), though the organ symphony by Saint-Saens (amazing live at the Albert Hall!) and the aforementioned  famous Bach organ fugues still give me goose bumps!

Edited by mystic fred - November 05 2006 at 12:03

If you'd said prog, I would have said organ, but as it stands for classical, harpsy-chord.

Organ. It's not called the King of Instruments for nothing.

Scapler wrote: I say piano, but in classical times it would have techincally been called the Piano-Forte.

of course.

PROGMAN wrote: Hammond Organ every time!!   I also like the Mellotron.

    classical instruments

I love all of them, but the harpsichord is awesome.