Byron Janis Encore Mercury SR 90305

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Byron Janis Encore Mercury SR 90305

Reissue   by Speakers Corner / Mercury

This recording is one of the legendary "Russian Recordings".

Works by Franz Liszt, Robert Schumann, Manuel de Falla, David Guion, Sergei Prokofiev, Felix Mendelssohn, Chopin, Octavio Pinto - Byron Janis (piano)

Without at least one addition a good soloist is not released into the evening. This is required by the unwritten law of concert life, collected by sustained rhythmic applause of the audience. Whether the virtuoso then draws a contemplative, lyrical or rousing piece from his quiver, he decides to their own taste. Only one thing is mandatory: Short and catchy must be a "Encore".
Twelve of these small and unequal brothers from the family allowances Byron Janis has given up for adoption in the drive enclosure. Welcome to all, whether it be the most technically demanding 6. Rhapsody and the Prancing "Valse oubliée" by Liszt or the seemingly weightless F sharp major romance and juicy, full of catchy Novellette of Schumann. Filigree finger technique shows Janis in the grim "Toccata" by Prokofiev, delicate sensibility exudes Mendelssohn's "Song Without Words". Pintos three lively and humorous carried forward "Scenes from Childhood" round the musical dessert plate from tasteful.

Recording of June 1962 in the Bolshoi Hall of the Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Moscow, Russia,
by CR Fine and Robert Eberenz / Production: Wilma Cozart

It is an unwritten rule of concert life, signalised by the continuous applause of enthusiastic audience in, did no good soloist is allowed to leave the platform before he has givenName at least one encore. Whether the virtuoso pulls a contemplative, lyrical or thrilling piece out of his has is Entirely up to him or her to decide. But one thing is absolutely imperative: an encore must be short and popular.
Twelve-seeking little gems, all of them different in Their Own Way, have been chosen by Byron Janis for this coupling. They are all well-loved - from the technically demanding Sixth Rhapsody and the frisky "Valse oubliée" by Liszt, Schumann's seemingly weightless to Romance in F sharp major, and his energetic novelette with its cascades of chords. Byron Janis displays his deft finger technique in Prokofiev's furious "Toccata", while tender sentimentality pervades Mendelssohn's "Song Without Words". Pinto's three sparkling "Scenes from Childhood" are Played With humor and nicely round off this musical pot pourri-.

Recording: June 1962 , in Bolshoi Hall of the Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Moscow, Russia
by CR Fine and Robert Eberenz / Production: Wilma Cozart