Posts – Page 12 – The Piano Files

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

The Marvellous Marcelle Meyer

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

This is an edited version of an article previously published in the now defunct magazine Classical Recordings Quarterly. A famous 1921 portrait by Jacques-Émile Blanche entitled ‘Le groupe des Six’ depicts five of the six composers

The Maryla Jonas Story

by Mark Ainley / Review / No Comments / September 29, 2017

The release of the complete commercial recordings of Polish pianist Maryla Jonas is true cause for celebration amongst pianophiles. I had long called for an official documented issue of her performances; in fact, a few

Catching Up with Benjamin Grosvenor

by Mark Ainley / Interview / No Comments / September 19, 2017

British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor has been in the spotlight for over half of his lifetime, having won the BBC Young Musician of the Year in 2004 at the age of 11. He was already demonstrating

“The Greatest Pianist You’ve Never Heard Of”

by Mark Ainley / Uncategorized / 3 Comments / October 16, 2015

One of the marvels of our technological age is the possibility of new discoveries in musical arenas. Old records are being reissued and made more available than at any other time in history and archival

Living the Classical Life Interview

by Mark Ainley / Interview / No Comments / August 25, 2015

In July 2014, I was interviewed by Zsolt Bognar as part of his Living the Classical Life series of interviews. Although generally until that point the performers had tended to be well-known pianists such as

Resources for Historical Piano Recordings

by Mark Ainley / Uncategorized / No Comments / May 27, 2015

If you are interested in purchasing recordings of the artists featured in my posts, the following sources may be useful – most of which are the labels themselves. I always suggest, if possible, that you

The Firebrand

by Mark Ainley / Feature / Recordings / No Comments / August 19, 2014

The Israeli-American pianist Natan Brand was one of the most fiery of pianists, a towering talent with a mercurial temperament that fuelled his impassioned conceptions. When he died in 1990 at the age of 46,

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