Janis, Byron
Alias : Byron Yanks
Byron Janis (born March 24, 1928) is an American classical pianist. He made several recordings for RCA Victor and Mercury Records, and occupies two volumes of the Philips series Great Pianists of the 20th Century. His discography covers repertoire from Beethoven toDavid W. Guion and includes major piano concertos from Mozart to Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev. His pianism has been described as combining a Horowitzian technique with a sublime musicality akin to Cortot's. He has a special affinity for Chopin and made a French film on him that was shown around the world. [source from Wikipedia]
All performances
Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich
- "Promenade I". Allegro giusto, nel modo rustico, senza allegrezza, ma poco sostenuto - attacca
- "Promenade II". Moderato commodo assai e con delicatezza - attacca
- "Promenade III". Moderato non tanto, pesamente - attacca
- "Promenade IV". Tranquillo - attacca
- No. 1 "The Gnome". Sempre vivo
- No. 2 "The Old Castle". Andantino molto cantabile e con dolore
- No. 3 "The Tuileries Gardens". Allegretto non troppo troppo, capriccioso
- No. 4 "Cattle". Sempre moderato, pesante
- No. 5 The Ballet of Unhatched Chicks in their Shells
- No. 6 "Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle". Andante. Grave energico - Andantino
- No. 7 "The Market-place at Limoges". Allegretto vivo, sempre scherzando - attacca
- No. 8 "Con mortuis in lingua mortua". Andante non troppo, con lamento
- No. 8 "The Catacombs (Sepulchrum romanum)". Largo - attacca
- No. 9 "The Hut on Fowl's Legs (Baba-Yaga)". Allegro con brio, feroce - Andante mosso - Allegro molto - attacca
- No. 10 The Great Gate of Kiev
Pinto, Octavio