Piano's are positioned stage right so that the pianist can see the conductor and that the lid is positioned so that it can project the sound to the audience.
Left/Right Orientation of Piano Recordings -- Any Preferences?
Unlike a symphony orchestra or a string quartet there seems to be no standard on how the piano is oriented in recordings.
Many recordings (e.g. the RR Nojima Liszt) assume the "pianist view" orientation with the left hand on the left and the right on the right.
While others (e.g. the John Marks Records Delmoni/Funahashi Brahms violin sonata) have the pianist behind the soloist and our orientation is from 6' in front of the soloist with the left hand/bass notes on the right [btw I see this super collectible and super desirable CD has been reissued by ArkivMusic -- you should all buy it ASAP!]
Both of these make sense in their own contexts but I wondered if others had a preference one way or another, or if you care at all :-)
Many recordings (e.g. the RR Nojima Liszt) assume the "pianist view" orientation with the left hand on the left and the right on the right.
While others (e.g. the John Marks Records Delmoni/Funahashi Brahms violin sonata) have the pianist behind the soloist and our orientation is from 6' in front of the soloist with the left hand/bass notes on the right [btw I see this super collectible and super desirable CD has been reissued by ArkivMusic -- you should all buy it ASAP!]
Both of these make sense in their own contexts but I wondered if others had a preference one way or another, or if you care at all :-)