Hi C.B.,
I've had the "old" Vienna Imperial but traded that one for the Fazioli F308. Big mistake in my opinion. I should have kept the Vienna Imperial but being a retired musician with virtue no pension, money is pretty tight. I cant keep all those lovely VSL Libraries. The Vienna Imperial is maybe (still) the best of the lot. Sympathetic resonance of world class and separate samples for the soft pedal. So I traded the Vienna Imperial for the Fazioli but as I described before I could'nt get along with that instrument. After a thorough research I could swap the F308 for the Bosendorfer 280 VC. I was in heaven! Together with the Yamaha CFX, whom I truly love, and I should not forget the C.Bechstein Digital Grand I think I've got just the right combination of grand pianos I'd say. I leave the Bluthner 1895 out. I dont consider that piano a serious contender. My Midi keyboard is a Studiologic SL88 Studio Grand. Not the very best but it does the job quit well I think. I did play the Pianoteq 8 once in a studio. I remember the playability was great indeed but the instrument itself was not my favorite I'm afraid to say. But as you state yourself: This is all subjective. If you ever have the change to try out the C.Bechstein Digital Grand please do, cause I can certainly recommend this underrated library! So these are my thoughts on all those great vst libraries out there. Have a good time playing them.
Best regards:
Willem