September 2023 – The Piano Files

Remembering Etelka Freund

by Mark Ainley / Feature / Recordings / No Comments / September 29, 2023

Hungarian pianist Etelka Freund died on May 27, 1977 at the age of 98. She was a pianist with a remarkable lineage whose interrupted career and relative dearth of recordings has led to her largely

Dinu Lipatti plays Liszt’s La Leggierezza

by Mark Ainley / Feature / Recordings / 1 Comment / September 25, 2023

Dinu Lipatti signed his contract with the Columbia label of EMI in January 1946, and at his first session at a studio in Zurich that July he recorded three works: Chopin’s Waltz in A-Flat Op.34

Claudio Arrau at 120

by Mark Ainley / Feature / Recordings / 3 Comments / September 13, 2023

With 2023 marking the 120th anniversary of the birth of Chilean pianist Claudio Arrau on February 2, 1903, it is a fine occasion to explore the artistry of this legendary pianist. With a performing career

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Remembering Etelka Freund

Dinu Lipatti plays Liszt’s La Leggierezza

Claudio Arrau at 120