page_title: Imperial Bösendorfer
hierarchical_section_title: Imperial Bösendorfer
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: „Bösendorfer Imperial“ Konzertflügel im Musiksaal der Bamberger Universität English: "Bösendorfer Imperial" grand piano in the Music Hall of the University of Bamberg
context_page_description: The Bösendorfer Model 290 Imperial, or Imperial Bösendorfer is the largest model and flagship piano manufactured by Bösendorfer, at around 290 cm long, 176 cm wide, and weighing 552 kg. It has an eight-octave range from C₀ to C₈. For 90 years it was the only concert grand piano in the world with 97 keys, until it was joined in 1990 by the instruments of Stuart & Sons of Australia. Music critic Melinda Bargreen has described the Imperial as the ne plus ultra of pianos, while pianist Garrick Ohlsson dubbed it the "Rolls-Royce of pianos".
context_section_description: The Bösendorfer Model 290 Imperial , or Imperial Bösendorfer (also colloquially known as the 290) is the largest model and flagship piano manufactured by Bösendorfer, at around 290 cm (9 ft 6 in) long, 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) wide, and weighing 552 kg (1,217 lb). It has an eight-octave range from C₀ to C₈. For 90 years it was the only concert grand piano in the world with 97 keys, until it was joined in 1990 by the instruments of Stuart & Sons of Australia. Music critic Melinda Bargreen has described the Imperial as the ne plus ultra of pianos, while pianist Garrick Ohlsson dubbed it the "Rolls-Royce of pianos".
caption: Imperial Bösendorfer in the Music Hall of the University of Bamberg
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