Clavinova pianos feature the voices of two world-renowned concert grand pianos. One of them is the CFX, Yamaha's top-of-the-line concert grand piano. Pianists around the world have fallen in love with the impressive, dazzling, richly expressive sound of the CFX in concert halls. Another sampled concert grand is the Imperial, the flagship model of Bösendorfer, a time-honored Viennese piano brand with an avid following. Imperial is known for its abundance of color and natural, warm feel. Yamaha faithfully reproduces the idiosyncrasies of these concert grand pianos by carefully recording the full tonal range of each of the 88 keys and making minute adjustments to capture the most harmonious notes each piano has to offer.
CLP-800 Series pianos are also equipped with the voices of the fortepiano, the predecessor of the modern piano. The sounds emitted by a fortepiano are simpler than those of a modern piano and decay much faster. Hearing the sounds of the instruments played when people like Mozart, Beethoven and Chopin composed their songs should illuminate the original intention behind the notes on the page. Here is a new opportunity to communicate with historical composers by playing these period instruments.
The list of keyed instrument voices includes electric pianos, organs and more. A single piano in the CLP-800 series is all you need to enjoy music from different eras and genres, from jazz and pop to healing music and 1980s classic rock.