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Byron Janis – The Mercury Masters

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Byron Janis (Piano)

Contents

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1 /Byron Janis (piano), Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kirill Kondrashin

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 /Byron Janis (piano), Minnesota Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 /Byron Janis (piano), London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Rachmaninov: Prelude Op. 3 No. 2 in C sharp minor /Byron Janis (piano)

Rachmaninov: Prelude Op. 23 No. 6 in E flat major /Byron Janis (piano)

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23 /Byron Janis (piano), London Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Menges

Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26 /Byron Janis (piano), Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kirill Kondrashin

Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S124 /Byron Janis (piano), Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kirill Kondrashin

Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S125 /Byron Janis (piano), Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kirill Kondrashin

Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 /Byron Janis (piano), Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski

Schumann: Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 14: Quasi variazoni /Byron Janis (piano)

Schumann: Arabeske in C major, Op. 18 /Byron Janis (piano)

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (piano version) Byron Janis (piano)

Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 6 in D flat major /Byron Janis (piano)

Liszt: Valse oubliée No. 1, S.215 / 1 /Byron Janis (piano)

Liszt: Sonetto 104 del Petrarca (Années de pèlerinage II, S. 161 No. 5) Byron Janis (piano)

Schumann: Romance in F sharp major, Op. 28 No. 2 /Byron Janis (piano)

Schumann: Novelette, Op. 21 No. 1 in F major /Byron Janis (piano)

Falla: El sombrero de tres picos: Danza del molinero (farruca) Byron Janis (piano)

Guion: The Harmonica Player /Byron Janis (piano)

Prokofiev: Toccata in D minor, Op. 11 /Byron Janis (piano)

Mendelssohn: Song without Words, Op. 62 No. 1 in G major ‘May Breezes’ /Byron Janis (piano)

Chopin: Étude Op. 25 No. 3 in F major /Byron Janis (piano)

Chopin: Étude Op. 10 No. 5 in G flat major ‘Black Key’ /Byron Janis (piano)

Pinto, O: Cenas Infantis: No. 1 ‘Run, Run!’ /Byron Janis (piano)

Pinto, O: Cenas Infantis: No. 3 ‘March, Little Soldier’ /Byron Janis (piano)

Pinto, O: Cenas Infantis: No. 5 ‘Hobby Horse’ /Byron Janis (piano)

Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 5 in G, K283 – Live from Leningrad 1960 /Byron Janis (piano)

Schumann: Arabeske in C major, Op. 18 – Live from Leningrad 1960 /Byron Janis (piano)

Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 ‘Marche funèbre’ – Live from Leningrad 1960 /Byron Janis (piano)

Liszt: Valse oubliée No. 1, S.215 / 1 – Live from Leningrad 1960 /Byron Janis (piano)

Liszt: Sonetto 104 del Petrarca (Années de pèlerinage II, S. 161 No. 5) Live from Leningrad 1960 /Byron Janis (piano)

Copland: Piano Sonata (1939-41) Live from Leningrad 1960 /Byron Janis (piano)

Chopin: Étude Op. 25 No. 3 in F major – Live from Leningrad 1960 /Byron Janis (piano)

Chopin: Étude Op. 10 No. 5 in G flat major ‘Black Key’- Live from Leningrad 1960 /Byron Janis (piano)

Falla: El sombrero de tres picos: Danza del molinero (farruca) Live from Leningrad 1960

The legendary American pianist Byron Janis, who turns 95 in March 2023, was the first pupil of another iconic pianist – Vladimir Horowitz. Horowitz famously told Janis ‘I don’t want you to be a ‘second Horowitz’ I want you to be a ‘first Janis’.’ Janis certainly established himself on the world stage when he made his Carnegie Hall debut recital in October 1948, garnering a rave review from the New York Times’ Olin Downes who praised him as a distinctive artist in his own right destined for a major career. Between 1960 and 1964 Janis made a set of remarkable recordings for the Mercury Living Presence label. The Janis-Mercury partnership proved to be a good fit with Mercury’s uniquely detailed and exciting sound quality, using three microphones for an entire symphony orchestra and piano. Janis welcomed the opportunity to expand his recorded repertoire with Mercury. These recordings have been lovingly restored from the original master tapes and remastered at 24bit 192kHz by mastering engineer Tom Fine and presented in original sleeves. Included as a bonus CD in this edition is a concert recital from Leningrad (St Petersburg) from a historic 1960 visit to Soviet Union, recorded secretly by his Soviet hosts. Janis was the first American pianist to be sent to the Soviet Union to open the first formal cultural exchange – he would later be hailed as ‘an ambassador in breaking down ‘cold war’ barriers’.

All tracks also in Blu-ray audio EXCEPT 1960 Leningrad recital.

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