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Performing Notes

by Mark Ainley / Feature / Recordings / 2 Comments / March 31, 2019

After a friend’s piano recital last year, a post-concert conversation amongst a few attendees took a fascinating turn. A teacher mentioned hearing students state a preference for interpretations that are ‘clean.’ We got into an amazing

Edwin Fischer: A Discography

by Mark Ainley / Feature / Recordings / No Comments / January 25, 2019

Since my introduction to historical recordings in the mid-1980s, Edwin Fischer has been one of my favourite musicians. The Swiss pianist had famously made the first complete recording of Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier in the 1930s

Favourite Releases of 2018

by Mark Ainley / Recordings / Review / 6 Comments / January 1, 2019

We are truly living in the most amazing time to be enjoying historical piano recordings: the offerings that are now available were an absolute dream even just a decade or two ago, let alone in

Rachmaninoff plays Rachmaninoff: A New Recording

by Mark Ainley / Feature / Recordings / No Comments / August 13, 2018

Given that it was the existence of a recording of Rachmaninoff playing his own Second Piano Concerto that woke me up to the magic of historical recordings, I couldn’t be more excited when I heard

A Schumann Celebration

by Mark Ainley / Feature / Recordings / 2 Comments / June 14, 2018

June 8 was the anniversary of Robert Schumann’s birth and I thought it might be worthwhile (albeit belatedly) to feature some great historical recordings of the composer’s piano works. The varied nature of his music

An Appreciation of Ilona Eibenschütz

by admin / Feature / Recordings / No Comments / March 2, 2018

Historical recordings provide an invaluable opportunity to hear the artistry of performers trained in the 19th century tradition of composers whose music we still revere today. While some composers actually recorded their own works themselves

A Chopin Celebration

by Mark Ainley / Recordings / 4 Comments / March 1, 2018

Chopin was born on this day in 1810 – or at least this day is what is generally referred to as his birthday: although February 22nd was apparently entered in the baptismal register, March 1st

Expanding The Piano Files

by admin / Uncategorized / No Comments / February 20, 2018

I have recently started a Patreon page to help support my activities on this website, my YouTube channel, and my Facebook Piano Files page. [Detailed explanation follows – there’s a bullet point summary at the

Magical Maryla

by admin / Feature / Recordings / No Comments / February 20, 2018

The Polish pianist Maryla Jonas is one whose name has all but been forgotten except by the most ardent piano fans and record collectors. First pressings as well as early LP discs of her 78rpm

Resources

by admin / No Comments / February 16, 2018

Please click the link to support The Piano Files at our Patreon subscriber page! Resources Here are some of the labels producing the finest historical recording reissues available. As fewer people are purchasing physical media for music these

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