Did Napoleon give a piano to the Shah of Iran?

Did Napoleon give a piano to the Shah of Iran?

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norman lebrecht

January 16, 2017

According to the Encyclopedia Iranica, the Emperor made the gift in 1806. It was the first western keyboard instrument ever seen in Iran.

But it has never been seen since.

A Dutch musician is in Tehran, trying to track it down. Read on here.

 

Comments

  • John Borstlap says:

    Nowadays, Western music is emerging in Iran, even in the form of groundbreaking musical messages about humanity:

    http://subterraneanreview.blogspot.nl/2015/08/beethoven-in-iran.html

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