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Pleyel

American  
[plahy-uhl, ple-yel] / ˈplaɪ əl, plɛˈyɛl /

noun

  1. Ignaz Josef 1757–1831, Austrian composer and piano manufacturer.


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“Napoleon” premiered at Salle Pleyel in Paris on Nov. 14, and is scheduled to be released in the United States and the United Kingdom on Nov. 22.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2023

Texas-born McNulty says this is the best preserved Pleyel piano in the world, despite having quite a dramatic history.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2021

His own Pleyel upright was impounded by customs, then hauled by donkey over the mountains, finally arriving shortly before he left Mallorca.

From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2021

A few hundred protesters brandishing signs with phrases such as “Victims, we believe you” and “No to impunity” assembled outside the Salle Pleyel hall before the ceremony started.

From Washington Times • Feb. 28, 2020

Pleyel, 286; piano, 282; Marie Camille, 17, 42, 201, 436.

From Franz Liszt by Huneker, James

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