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Byron Janis (24 Mar 1928 - 14 Mar 2024)

Male Person - United States pianist

Releases (4)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 50: Byron Janis I 1998
  2. Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 51: Byron Janis II 1999
  3. The Legendary Concerto Recordings 09 Aug 2010
  4. The Complete RCA Album Collection 01 Mar 2013

Relationships (6)

Teachers

  1. Vladimir Horowitz (1944 - 1948) piano
  2. Adele Marcus piano
  3. Myriam Birger
  4. Rosina Bessie Lhévinne piano
  5. Josef Lhévinne piano
  6. Sara Davis Buechner piano

Recordings by (86)

  1. Todtentanz (Liszt) Abridged ?:?? (1961)
  2. Hungarian Rhapsody no. 6 in D-flat major, S. 244 no. 6 6:21 (1990)
  3. Valse oubliée no. 1, S. 215 no. 1 2:52 (1990)
  4. Romance in F-sharp major “Einfach”, op. 28 no. 2 3:10 (1990)
  5. Novellette in F major, op. 21. no. 1 5:00 (1990)
  6. The Three-Cornered Hat Suite, no. 1: Dance of the Miller 1:42 (1990)
  7. Années de pèlerinage, Deuxième année: Italie, S. 161 no. 5: Sonetto 104 del Petrarca 5:59 (1990)
  8. The Harmonica Player 1:14 (1990)
  9. Arabeske, op. 18 7:12 (1991)
  10. Prelude in E-flat major, op. 23 no. 6 2:49 (1991)
  11. Prelude in C-sharp minor, op. 3 no. 2 3:50 (1991)
  12. Pictures at an Exhibition: Gnomus 2:25 (20 Sep 1994)
  13. Pictures at an Exhibition: Tuileries 1:00 (20 Sep 1994)
  14. Pictures at an Exhibition: Bydlo 2:49 (20 Sep 1994)
  15. Pictures at an Exhibition: Ballet des poussins dans leur coque 1:13 (20 Sep 1994)
  16. Pictures at an Exhibition: Two Polish Jews, One Rich, the Other Poor 1:51 (20 Sep 1994)
  17. Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade 1:29 (20 Sep 1994)
  18. Pictures at an Exhibition: Il Vecchio Castello 4:25 (20 Sep 1994)
  19. Pictures at an Exhibition: Limoges, the Market Place 1:20 (20 Sep 1994)
  20. Pictures at an Exhibition: Catacombae (Sepulcrum Romanum) 1:47 (20 Sep 1994)
  21. Pictures at an Exhibition: Cum Mortuis in Lingua Mortua 2:00 (20 Sep 1994)
  22. Pictures at an Exhibition: The Hut on Fowl's Legs (Baba Yaga) 2:59 (20 Sep 1994)
  23. Pictures at an Exhibition: The Great Gate of Kiev 4:11 (20 Sep 1994)
  24. Etude in F major 1:37 (20 Sep 1994)
  25. Waltz in A minor 4:50 (20 Sep 1994)
  26. Variations on a Theme by Clara Wieck ("Quasi Variazioni") 7:21 (1994)
  27. Song Without Words, op. 62, no. 1 2:52 (1994)
  28. Three Scenes from Childhood: I. Run, Run 1:18 (1994)
  29. Three Scenes from Childhood: II. March 1:05 (1994)
  30. Three Scenes from Childhood: III. Hobby-Horse 0:54 (1994)
  31. Song Without Words, op. 62 no. 1 2:53 (1994)
  32. Toccata in D minor, op. 11 4:11 (1994)
  33. Prelude in E-flat 2:49 (1995)
  34. Etude in F, Op. 10 No. 8 2:29 (1998)
  35. Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 543: I. Prelude 3:02 (1998)
  36. Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 543: II. Fugue 6:04 (1998)
  37. Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "Tempest": I. Largo – Allegro 7:47 (1998)
  38. Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "Tempest": II. Adagio 6:55 (1998)
  39. Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "Tempest": III. Allegretto 4:50 (1998)
  40. Impromptu in E flat No. 2, D 899 4:20 (1998)
  41. Waltz Op. 39 No. 15 in A-flat major 1:45 (1998)
  42. Waltz Op. 39 No. 1 in B major 0:48 (1998)
  43. Waltz Op. 39 No. 2 in E major 1:26 (1998)
  44. Waltz Op. 39 No. 6 in C-sharp major 0:57 (1998)
  45. Schulz-Evler Arabesques on 'An der schönen, blauen Donau' 7:11 (1998)
  46. Liebestraum No. 3 in A flat 4:30 (1998)
  47. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 in D flat 7:11 (1998)
  48. Consolation No. 5 in E (Andantino) 2:33 (1998)
  49. Sonetto 104 del Petrarca 5:30 (1998)
  50. 'Rigoletto' Paraphrase 5:49 (1998)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: II. Andante semplice 6:50 Byron Janis, London Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Menges (1966) piano
  2. Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: III. Allegro con fuoco 6:31 Byron Janis, London Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Menges (1966) piano
  3. Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto 9:54 Byron Janis, Minnesota Orchestra, Antal Doráti (1966) piano
  4. Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito 18:54 Byron Janis, London Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Menges (1966) piano
  5. Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: I. Moderato 10:15 Byron Janis, Minnesota Orchestra, Antal Doráti (1966) piano
  6. Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando 10:42 Byron Janis, Minnesota Orchestra, Antal Doráti (1966) piano
  7. The Harmonica Player 1:14 Byron Janis (1990) piano
  8. Piano Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major, S. 124: III. Allegro marziale animato 4:07 Byron Janis, Академический симфонический оркестр Московской филармонии, Кирилл Петрович Кондрашин (1990) piano
  9. Piano Concerto no. 2 in A major, S. 125: VI. Allegro animato 1:40 Byron Janis, Moscow State Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra, Геннадий Николаевич Рождественский (1990) piano
  10. Années de pèlerinage, Deuxième année: Italie, S. 161 no. 5: Sonetto 104 del Petrarca 5:59 Byron Janis (1990) piano
  11. Piano Concerto no. 2 in A major, S. 125: III. Allegro moderato 4:56 Byron Janis, Moscow State Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra, Геннадий Николаевич Рождественский (1990) piano
  12. Piano Concerto no. 2 in A major, S. 125: II. Allegro agitato assai 2:05 Byron Janis, Moscow State Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra, Геннадий Николаевич Рождественский (1990) piano
  13. Romance in F-sharp major “Einfach”, op. 28 no. 2 3:10 Byron Janis (1990) piano
  14. Piano Concerto no. 2 in A major, S. 125: I. Adagio sostenuto assai 4:39 Byron Janis, Moscow State Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra, Геннадий Николаевич Рождественский (1990) piano
  15. Piano Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major, S. 124: I. Allegro maestoso 5:07 Byron Janis, Академический симфонический оркестр Московской филармонии, Кирилл Петрович Кондрашин (1990) piano
  16. Hungarian Rhapsody no. 6 in D-flat major, S. 244 no. 6 6:21 Byron Janis (1990) piano
  17. Piano Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major, S. 124: II. Quasi adagio - Allegretto vivace - Allegro animato 8:13 Byron Janis, Академический симфонический оркестр Московской филармонии, Кирилл Петрович Кондрашин (1990) piano
  18. The Three-Cornered Hat Suite, no. 1: Dance of the Miller 1:42 Byron Janis (1990) piano
  19. Piano Concerto no. 2 in A major, S. 125: V. Marziale un poco meno allegro 3:35 Byron Janis, Moscow State Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra, Геннадий Николаевич Рождественский (1990) piano
  20. Piano Concerto no. 2 in A major, S. 125: IV. Allegro deciso 2:43 Byron Janis, Moscow State Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra, Геннадий Николаевич Рождественский (1990) piano
  21. Valse oubliée no. 1, S. 215 no. 1 2:52 Byron Janis (1990) piano
  22. Novellette in F major, op. 21. no. 1 5:00 Byron Janis (1990) piano
  23. Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30: I. Allegro ma non troppo 14:48 London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti, Byron Janis (1991) piano
  24. Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 54: II. Intermezzo. Andantino grazioso 4:47 Byron Janis, Minnesota Orchestra, Stanisław Skrowaczewski (1991) piano
  25. Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 54: I. Allegro affettuoso 14:34 Byron Janis, Minnesota Orchestra, Stanisław Skrowaczewski (1991) piano
  26. Arabeske, op. 18 7:12 Byron Janis (1991) piano
  27. Prelude in E-flat major, op. 23 no. 6 2:49 Byron Janis (1991) piano
  28. Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30: II. Intermezzo. Adagio 10:08 London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti, Byron Janis (1991) piano
  29. Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 54: III. Allegro vivace 10:30 Byron Janis, Minnesota Orchestra, Stanisław Skrowaczewski (1991) piano
  30. Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30: III. Finale. Alla breve 12:49 London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti, Byron Janis (1991) piano
  31. Prelude in C-sharp minor, op. 3 no. 2 3:50 Byron Janis (1991) piano
  32. Concerto no. 3, op. 30 in D minor: Allegro ma non tanto 14:40 Byron Janis, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch (1991) piano
  33. Concerto no. 3, op. 30 in D minor: Finale: Alla breve 12:49 Byron Janis, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch (1991) piano
  34. Concerto no. 3, op. 30 in D minor: Intermezzo - Adagio 10:02 Byron Janis, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch (1991) piano
  35. Totentanz, S. 126 15:31 Byron Janis, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner (09 Mar 1993) piano
  36. Totentanz 15:32 Byron Janis, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner (16 Aug 1994) piano
  37. Etude in F major 1:37 Byron Janis (20 Sep 1994) piano
  38. Pictures at an Exhibition: Bydlo 2:49 Byron Janis (20 Sep 1994) piano
  39. Pictures at an Exhibition: Il Vecchio Castello 4:25 Byron Janis (20 Sep 1994) piano
  40. Pictures at an Exhibition: Gnomus 2:25 Byron Janis (20 Sep 1994) piano
  41. Pictures at an Exhibition: Tuileries 1:00 Byron Janis (20 Sep 1994) piano
  42. Pictures at an Exhibition: Limoges, the Market Place 1:20 Byron Janis (20 Sep 1994) piano
  43. Pictures at an Exhibition: Ballet des poussins dans leur coque 1:13 Byron Janis (20 Sep 1994) piano
  44. Pictures at an Exhibition: Cum Mortuis in Lingua Mortua 2:00 Byron Janis (20 Sep 1994) piano
  45. Pictures at an Exhibition: Two Polish Jews, One Rich, the Other Poor 1:51 Byron Janis (20 Sep 1994) piano
  46. Pictures at an Exhibition: The Great Gate of Kiev 4:11 Byron Janis (20 Sep 1994) piano
  47. Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade 1:29 Byron Janis (20 Sep 1994) piano
  48. Pictures at an Exhibition: Catacombae (Sepulcrum Romanum) 1:47 Byron Janis (20 Sep 1994) piano
  49. Waltz in A minor 4:50 Byron Janis (20 Sep 1994) piano
  50. Pictures at an Exhibition: The Hut on Fowl's Legs (Baba Yaga) 2:59 Byron Janis (20 Sep 1994) piano

Credited as (45)

  1. Byron Janis
  2. Rachmaninoff; Byron Janis, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner, Charles Munch
  3. Rachmaninoff; Brailowsky, Janis, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Jorda, Munch
  4. Byron Janis, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch
  5. Rachmaninov; Byron Janis, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch
  6. Byron Janis, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner
  7. Modest Moussorgsky; Byron Janis, Antal Doráti, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
  8. Schumann, Tchaikovsky; Byron Janis, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Stanisław Skrowaczewski, Herbert Menges
  9. Byron Janis, Академический симфонический оркестр Московской филармонии, Кирилл Петрович Кондрашин
  10. London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti, Byron Janis
  11. Rachmaninoff; London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti, Byron Janis
  12. Byron Janis, London Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Menges
  13. Rachmaninoff; Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti, Byron Janis
  14. Byron Janis, Moscow State Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra, Геннадий Николаевич Рождественский
  15. Byron Janis, Minnesota Orchestra, Stanisław Skrowaczewski
  16. Franz Liszt; Byron Janis
  17. Byron Janis, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
  18. Byron Janis, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kirill Kondrashin
  19. Byron Janis, Minnesota Orchestra, Antal Doráti
  20. Sergei Rachmaninoff; London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti, Byron Janis
  21. Strauss, Rachmaninoff; Byron Janis, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner
  22. Richard Strauss; Byron Janis, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner
  23. Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff; Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kyril Kondrashin, Byron Janis
  24. Moussorgsky; Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti, Byron Janis
  25. Liszt, Rachmaninoff; Byron Janis, Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  26. Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert; Byron Janis
  27. Ludwig van Beethoven; Byron Janis
  28. Frédéric Chopin, Johannes Brahms, Franz Liszt, Johann Strauss; Byron Janis
  29. Frédéric Chopin; Byron Janis
  30. Franz Liszt, Robert Schumann, Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff; Byron Janis, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner
  31. George Gershwin, Ferde Grofé; Byron Janis, Orchestra Hugo Winterhalter, Hugo Winterhalter
  32. Modest Mussorgsky, Franz Liszt; Byron Janis
  33. Sergei Rachmaninoff; Byron Janis, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch
  34. Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt; Byron Janis, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner
  35. Rachmaninoff; Byron Janis, Minnesota Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti
  36. Sergei Prokofiev, Sergei Rachmaninoff; Byron Janis, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kyril Kondrashin
  37. Sergei Rachmaninov; Byron Janis & Fritz Reiner
  38. Richard Strauss; Byron Janis & Fritz Reiner
  39. Mussorgsky; Byron Janis
  40. Liszt; Byron Janis
  41. Byron Janis, Antal Doráti, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
  42. Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff; Byron Janis, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kyril Kondrashin
  43. Mussorgsky; Byron Janis, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti
  44. Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky; Byron Janis, Antal Dorati & Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Menges & London Symphony Orchestra
  45. Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, Mussorgsky, Rachmaninoff, Gershwin; Byron Janis, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner

Links (16)

Official Homepages

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Songkick

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Discogs

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Imdb

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VIAF ID

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