Byron Janis plays Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No.6 (audio)

Other than the Horowitz one, this is pretty much the best performance of this piece.

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[theoryjoe]

I don't mean to stir controversy, but I like Byron Janis better than Horowitz (don't get me wrong, Horowitz is a demi-god. I bow to honor his hallowed memory). But Byron Janis recordings really do it for me. Horowitz has the color, but Byron Janis has the precision. In my humble opinion.

[Spiritakis]

Gentlemen, where do you take this idiotic passion for comparisons from? Janis better than Horowitz, Horowitz better than Argerich, Cziffra better than anybody. Give me a break, will you!

By the way, stupendous performance. Worthy addition to the great ones of Horowitz, Argerich and even Cziffra (whom I generally detest but this rhapsody he manages to pull off nicely). Who's better than whom is just missing the point completely.

P.S. For the record, speed is not everything in the finale.

[TheJaronemoc]

Did you hear the cut at 5:59? Sounds like Janis had to piece together this recording...

[paulprocopolis]

Terrific!

[DICACIO1]

thousands of notes in this piece! hahaha these guys locked themselves up for days creating this stuff .

girlfriend: honey, are you done with your little piano yet?

Franz: um, are you and the kitchen still friends? LOL

[TripleRhu]

@kasyapa because he was a pupil of Horowitz

[kasyapa]

he used horowitz's cadenza leading into the friska. :)

[drippinblood28]

i like this performance very much!

[paulostroff99]

Wonderful playing! TY a6282 for posting.

[ruprakt]

I had no idea there was another masterful interpretation of this piece out there until I heard this. Thanks for posting it!

[solveaproblem]

EEEPPPPPPIIIICCCCC!!!!!!!!!!