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Walking Up the Mountain Track – An Enlightening Publication

by Mark Ainley / Feature / Review / No Comments / December 2, 2021

The greatest performers in musical history were focused on their craft from the context of a wider landscape – they were more than ‘performers’, weaving their musical expression on a much wider canvas than is

Géza Anda at 100

by Mark Ainley / Feature / Recordings / 1 Comment / November 18, 2021

Hungarian-born pianist Géza Anda was born 100 years ago, on November 19, 1921. In his short life he achieved international recognition, particularly for his 1960s cycle of Mozart Concertos on the Deutsche Grammophon label; his

Remembering Nelson Freire

by Mark Ainley / Uncategorized / 1 Comment / November 2, 2021

The great Brazilian pianist Nelson Freire passed away on November 1 at the age of 77. An internationally acclaimed artist with a glowing international career spanning well over half a century, Freire was certainly one

Jascha Spivakovsky at 125

by Mark Ainley / Uncategorized / 1 Comment / August 18, 2021

Today, August 18 2021, is the 125th anniversary of Jascha Spivakovsky’s birth. Unfortunately current global circumstances scuttled the varied plans that I had been brainstorming with the pianist’s son and grandson over the last year

Alfred Cortot plays Stravinsky

by Mark Ainley / Uncategorized / No Comments / April 19, 2021

There was quite a bit of excitement when a Youtube upload was made of a 1927 test pressing of Alfred Cortot playing the Danse Russe from Stravinsky’s Petrouchka Suite. Those who didn’t read the details

Celebrating Simon Barere

by Mark Ainley / Feature / Recordings / No Comments / April 2, 2021

Many pianists lived fascinating lives whose biographical details are forever fused to their legacy. Sadly, for several artists it is sometimes the circumstances around their deaths for which they are most immediately remembered. One such

An Introduction to Historical Piano Recordings

by Mark Ainley / Feature / Recordings / No Comments / March 13, 2021

I was delighted to have been invited by the Ross McKee Foundation in San Francisco to present a filmed introduction to historical piano recordings. I was approached several months ago about the possibility of presenting

Favourite Releases of 2020

by Mark Ainley / Feature / Recordings / Review / 3 Comments / January 16, 2021

I regularly state that we are living in the best time for the availability of historical recordings (I’ve actually been saying this since the 1990s), and 2020 was no exception. With the vast majority of

Take Note: A Conversation with Müzewest Concerts and The Piano Files with Mark Ainley

by Mark Ainley / Feature / Interview / Recordings / 2 Comments / October 10, 2020

On September 27, 2020 I had a wonderful conversation about piano performance and interpretation with Jennifer West, artistic director of the local Müzewest Concerts and a big piano aficionado. Our conversation covered a lot of

Beyond The Concert Hall: In Conversation

by Mark Ainley / Feature / Interview / Recordings / No Comments / August 27, 2020

I recently had a wonderful conversation with Leila Getz of the Vancouver Recital Society. She has run this organization for over 40 years, featuring both established and the latest up-and-coming artists. Leila has always had

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