Byron Janis
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Composer: Ludwig van BeethovenComposer: Johannes Brahms
Composer: Frederic Chopin
Composer: Franz Liszt
Composer: Franz Schubert
Composer: Adolf Schulz-Evler
Performer: Byron Janis
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1999-02-09
Music Label: Philips
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV. 543
- Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV. 543
- Largo - Allegro
- Adagio
- Allegretto
- No 2, Impromptu in E flat major
- No.15 in A flat major
- No.1 in B major
- No.2 in E major
- No.6 in C sharp
- Sonetto 104 del Petrarca
- Grave - Doppio movimento
- Scherzo
- Marche funebre
- Finale: Presto
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Free Music Review: Byron Janis I - Philips
Hit: 5 Stars
The edition "Great Pianists of the 20th Century" is one of the greatest labels ever. The legendary pianist Byron Janis is presented by two issues, both consisting of two discs.
Byron Janis I - Disc 1
This disc contains piano works by Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Liszt and two transcriptions - Bach's Prelude and Fugue in A minor for organ in piano version by Liszt and Strauss' Blue Danube arranged by Adolf Schulz-Evler.
All these works present their performer Janis both as a virtuoso and a great "singer". In other words - typical Byron Janis.
The Prelude and Fugue by Bach/Liszt is played in a very touching way, with an disarming colour of tone combined with modesty and humility. Janis' piano sound is much more personal than any organ sound (the author must excuse), but not less huge and collosal, from inner pianos with delicious legato to a forte fortissimo to tremble by.
Beethoven's Tempest Op.31 No.2 is amazing as well, drammatical passages are really Beethoven-like and lyrical ones - especially all long notes - radiate strong warmth (thanks to Janis' full golden tone).
The Impromptu by Schubert is played in a quite new and original way, four Waltzes by Brahms are great.
From pieces by Liszt I would name mainly the Rigoletto Paraphrase and Hungarian Rhapsody No.6, the Blue Danube shows us a classical sample of "Horowitzian" virtuosity, which influenced Janis very much as he was the first student of Vladimir Horowitz.
Byron Janis I - Disc 2
This is an all-Chopin disc with a great performance of the second sonata, first ballade, third scherzo and other pieces. Janis' style in Chopin's music doesn't need any comments, his cantabile, legato and elegance produce something full of beauty, but mainly full of a concrete content. Byron Janis doesn't play - he talks. He describes, he explains, he complains, he laughs and cries and does everything what is a part of a human life. It is not just "music", it is also "speech". Its not so easy to get into it, you must be able to understand music in a deeper way, and when you can receive music like words and sentences, you can really understand and appreciate the artistry of Maestro Byron Janis.
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