Maurice Cole (pianist) the records are well worth trying by those who like hefty playing... ...In the slow movement (of the Greig piano concerto) the opening orchestral section is omitted and the movement is taken a little faster than the marked speed. The pianist is too urgent in this. It needs stroking. Some of his notes clang a trifle more than I like." "Reginald Paul's British contemporary Maurice Cole made a number of highly impressive discs for Broadcast – I think especially of his Chopin, Rachmaninov and the Grieg Concerto with the same Metropolitan band (and Stanley Chapple) that accompanies Reginald Paul. He
Jean-Baptiste-Maurice Quinault Jean-Baptiste-Maurice Quinault Jean-Baptiste-Maurice Quinault (9 September 1687, Verdun – 30 August 1745, Gien) was an 18th-century French comedian and musician. The eldest son of comedian Jean Quinault, he made his debut at the Comédie-Française 6 May 1712 in the part of Hippolyte in Racine's "Phèdre". Received on 25 June, he played leading parts from 1718 only. After he created numerous roles, he retired in 1734. He also composed entertainments and interludes for theatre, including those of the "Nouveau Monde", which were a great success. In 1729, he had "Les Amours des déesses", ballet héroïque on a libretto by Louis Fuzelier