Startseite » Instrumente » Nannette Streicher neé Stein 1822

Nannette Streicher neé Stein 1822

Description

Date:

1822

---

Origin:

Vienna

---

Serialnumber:

1651

---

This elegant Empire concert grand piano comes from one of the most famous workshops in Vienna: Nannette Streicher. The instrument was built in 1822 and is characterized by its great length of 250 cm and absolutely charming sound.

The case is made in mahogany and decorated around the keyboard and on the lyre with original fire-gilded bronzes. The keyboard is made of bone and ebony. The compass is 6 octaves + fourth (CC-f4) and the instrument has a Viennese action with 5 pedals (dampers, una corda, moderator, double moderator, bassoon).

Fortepiano by Nannette Streicher, Vienna 1822 – Signature – Eric Feller Collection

Above the keyboard is the signature on a ceramic plate with brass frame:

“Nannette Streicher neé Stein a Vienne”

Furthermore, there is a signature on the soundboard which bears the serial number 1651. Inside the piano is the original dust cover which is covered with yellow silk.

Ludwig Krones – Nannette Streicher, ink drawing, 1836

Nannette Anna Maria Streicher was born on January 2, 1769 in Augsburg. She was the daughter of the famous piano maker Johann Andreas Stein (May 6, 1728 – February 29, 1792). Their instruments were among the best of the time and were played and highly valued by greats such as Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827).

Willibrord Joseph Mähler (1778 – 1860) Ludwig van Beethoven (1804 – 1805) – Beethoven Pasqualatihaus Museum Wien

At the age of 7 she worked at her parents’ workshop and at the age of 10 she worked on piano actions and made regulation work. Besides her early occupation with instruments, she was also a very good pianist. So she played in 1777 for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791) during a visit of the composer.

Maximilian Stieler (1825 – 1897) – Schiller on the run with his friend Andreas Streicher c. 1850 – Schillerhaus Weimar

Together with her brothers Matthäus and André Stein she worked together in the family business and all took over after the death of their father in 1792. In 1794 she married Johann Andreas Streicher (1761 – 1833) and moved to Vienna with her brother André. In 1802, the two ended their professional partnership and both started a business alone. Under the good leadership of Johann Streicher and the outstanding instruments, the company flourished and instruments were shipped all over Europe. Ludwig van Beethoven became a good friend of the family.

Adolf Dauthage (1825 – 1883) Johann Baptist Streicher, 1862

In 1823 Nannette took her son Johann Baptist Streicher (1796 – 1871) as a business partner into the company, which he continued to run after the death of his parents.

Nannette Streicher died on January 16, 1833 in Vienna. (See M. Clinkscale – Makers of the Piano)

Other preserved instruments by Nannette Streicher née Stein:

• 1819 grand piano (No. 1415) – Historical Museum, Oberhofen Castle, Berne Switzerland
• 1820 grand piano (No.?) – Händelhaus Halle, Halle an der Saale Germany
• 1823 grand piano (No. 1756) – Hatchlands Park: Cobbe Collection England (Her Majesty The Queen to the National Trust)