Dinu Lipatti plays Beethoven

by Mark Ainley / Feature / Preview / Recordings / 1 Comment / June 22, 2020

A new CD set featuring Lipatti’s London studio recordings and some rare treasures A new CD set has come out that is the culmination of an early discovery at the beginning of my research into unknown

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Jan Smeterlin plays Chopin

by Mark Ainley / Feature / Preview / Recordings / Uncategorized / 2 Comments / June 19, 2020

I am delighted to have written the liner notes for a superb new release of Jan Smeterlin’s incredible 1954 recording of Chopin’s Nocturnes, which also features some other recordings in the two-disc set. Here is

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Dinu Lipatti Birthday Tributes

by Mark Ainley / Feature / Preview / Recordings / No Comments / March 19, 2019

March 19 is the anniversary of Dinu Lipatti’s birth – though as was recently discovered, Romania was using a different calendar at the time, so that date today would in fact be April 1st. Nevertheless,

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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

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