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The Resplendent Rosita Renard

by Mark Ainley / Feature / Recordings / 4 Comments / September 30, 2019

It is a tremendous blessing that recording technology has allowed the playing of great musicians of the past to be preserved for future generations. In some cases, we are able to hear performances that came

Alfred Cortot and the Chopin Etudes

by Mark Ainley / Feature / Recordings / 2 Comments / September 26, 2019

Alfred Cortot was a supreme interpreter of Chopin – he studied with the composer’s pupil Émile Descombes – and fortunately he left us many recordings made over the course of several decades. At times his

Marcelle Meyer’s Last Records: World Premiere Vinyl Release

by Mark Ainley / Feature / Recordings / Review / 3 Comments / September 5, 2019

Anyone who explores historical recordings is interested in ‘what might have been’ – opportunities for recordings that never transpired, missed chances that were not realized. Fortunately in some cases, new technology and the hard work

Putting It Together: 78rpm Disc Editing

by Mark Ainley / Feature / Recordings / No Comments / September 3, 2019

I’ve recently been uploading some fantastic transfers of 78rpm discs made by Tom Jardine, who has generously allowed me to put them on my YouTube channel. In a couple of cases, joining one side of

The Piano Files 10th Anniversary

by Mark Ainley / Feature / Recordings / 2 Comments / July 8, 2019

When I began my Facebook page The Piano Files with Mark Ainley ten years ago, I had no idea that it would grow to the extent that it has – that wasn’t the intention. It

Harold Bauer

by Mark Ainley / Feature / Recordings / 2 Comments / July 1, 2019

“My earliest reaction to music, as far as I can recall, was one of fascinated terror.” It seems amazing that a pianist who produced one of the loveliest sonorities ever captured on record would have

The Dance of the Jester

by Mark Ainley / Recordings / 5 Comments / April 17, 2019

The YouTube link at the bottom of this page presents a remarkably clear transfer from a British pressing of a Columbia 78rpm disc featuring Dinu Lipatti’s legendary April 17, 1948 recording of Ravel’s Alborada del Gracioso.

A Tribute to Solomon

by Mark Ainley / Feature / Interview / Recordings / No Comments / April 11, 2019

The distinguished Canadian pianist Robert Silverman and I share a deep admiration for the British pianist Solomon. Over the course of our regular mealtime meetings in Vancouver, we spend hours discussing a wide array of musical

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

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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