Byron Janis plays Rachmaninov - Paganini Rhapsody (1/3)

[kmpiano1]

the thing I like most about this performance is his improvisatory quality, especially in the quieter variations!

[NuovoCurioso]

Wonderfull... excellent!!!!

[thasyanvt9]

wonderfull :) i love it ;)

[edko426]

Magnificent. PBS just had a wonderful show on his life story the other night.

What a guy !!! WOW. God speaks through his music.

[jacktrueheart]

ASTONISHING AND AMAZING.....PURE JOY!

[ssprokofiev]

The conductor's name is given incomplete in the heading: it was Louis de Froment.

[alexakaluigi214]

What people have to notice aside this wonderful pianist, are the musicians of the orchestra. Today we do not anymore find musicians like this with their personality and playing!

[ReturnOfTheStienway]

Good, but the orchestra's tempo sounds extra sluggish in the opening notes.

[ChrisGuy1980]

@ReturnOfTheStienway It is meant to be that way, to give a sense of beginning, and legato.

[ReturnOfTheStienway]

@ChrisGuy1980 Maybe so, but everybody is attacking at a different moment. Sounds like 10 pianists trying to play together....

[audiophile71]

What a wonderful performance!!! Does anyone know where I can get this on CD?

[aslanov]

oh, i like this much better than Janis' 3rd rach.

the phrasing is wonderful.

[SChild149]

I love his piano playing.

Liszt and Rachmaninov's Conchert are wonderful.

By the way, where is he now ?

[531337]

My first Rachmaninoff CD that I ever had was Byron Janis. I didn't know he was Horowitz' pupil though.

I think Byron Janis played Rachmaninoff better than Horowitz did.

I really didn't like Horowitz version of the concertos, and after hearing Byron Janis play them I really couldn't listen to anybody else.

Definitely one of my favorite pianists ever. =]

[ShogaNinja]

Masterpieces!

The permutation is what makes all these variations so danged good!

[Sandro1562]

Who is conducting? Louis de Froment?

[Cavaradossi1981]

fantastic!!!!

[siamco]

I like his half-assedness... like every now and then the music makes him hover over his chair for a split second.

[Tanters]

Jean Martinon?

[timsackbutt]

Louis de Froment

[FredilYupigo]

He is Horowitz's pupil, and it shows.

[MrGrigor99]

He studied with Horowitz for four years. The other 2 students of is were Gary Graffman, who also shows Horowitz tendencies, and Ronald Turini-a virtually unknown name.

[Timmytimtimtm]

ok here u can talk about Pletnev...

[foda23]

Beautiful, thanks for the upload.

[oktalp]

Byron Janis'recording of Rachmaninoff #1 with Reiner/CSO made in the 50's will always be very special.

[larapn83]

That's amazing...Wonderfull...What can i say...No comment!

[michelmans]

Thanks a lot. What can I say? Byron Janis has always amazed me, and now even more. Thanks to share it

[ConfusingProductions]

@michelmans He even wrote the music for the disney movie: Hunchback of Notre Dame. And this is a video of when he played with arthritus pain (he played for years with arthritus).

[sagalat]

Munch? Dorati? Mogilevsky? And I thought that I was so smart just mentioning Janis' Rach 3. Hey, BillyGuns2, you live with your Mom, too? God Bless Us All Each & Every One!

[sagalat]

True. Janis is superb. Wait til u hear his Rach 3 Concerto. Beats all (except maybe young Ashkenazy)

[billyguns2]

I agree; Janis' Rach 3 is miles ahead of the competition, hair-raising and almost superhuman. Ashkenazy's first recording is also great, Horowitz and Mogilevsky are unique, and I have a fondness for Cliburn; Janis has them all beat! I am talking about the recording with Dorati, not the one with Munch (also very good.)

[chad410]

thanks for this treasure.what is it with these so called famous machines who just think playing notes is enough....not Argerich and Sokolov.