Mark Ainley – Page 11 – 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

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

Magnificent Münz

by Mark Ainley / Feature / Recordings / No Comments / May 26, 2015

It is a sad truth that there are many great pianists who never had the career that their artistry warranted. For some it was management, for others luck, and yet for others, there is the

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,

Benjamin Grosvenor’s ‘Dances’

by Mark Ainley / Download / Preview / No Comments / August 1, 2014

Benjamin Grosvenor’s new album ‘Dances’ launches on August 4, 2014 in the UK and a few weeks later in North America. I am delighted to have had the opportunity to write the booklet notes

The Valse Mélancolique

by Mark Ainley / Uncategorized / 3 Comments / December 31, 2012

For fans of great music, the possibility of a new discovery is always tantalizing. However, there are times when a work is misattributed – the famous ‘Albinoni Adagio’, for example, was written centuries after the

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