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Byron Janis
p, *1928 US, McKeesport, Pennsylvania
Musician / Composer of Pop, Jazz and Classical
A.k.a. Byron Yankilevitch
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 to David 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.
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Plays With
| Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra |
Popular Tracks 
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto on Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 - The Mercury Masters, Vol. 3 by Sergei Rachmaninoff, Byron Janis, London Symphony Orchestra & Antal Doráti Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: III. Finale. Alla breve on Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 - The Mercury Masters, Vol. 3 by Sergei Rachmaninoff, Byron Janis, London Symphony Orchestra & Antal Doráti 3 Romanzen, Op. 28: No. 2 in F sharp (Einfach) on Composers of History by Robert Schumann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johannes Brahms, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach, Frédéric Chopin & Franz Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 1 on Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 3; Two Preludes by Sergei Rachmaninoff, Byron Janis, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra & Kirill Kondrashin Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: II. Intermezzo. Adagio on Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 - The Mercury Masters, Vol. 3 by Sergei Rachmaninoff, Byron Janis, London Symphony Orchestra & Antal Doráti Prelude in E-Flat Major, Op. 23, No. 6 on Classical Music for Studying by Classic Music for Study Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto on Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2; Two Preludes - The Mercury Masters, Vol. 1 by Sergei Rachmaninoff, Byron Janis, Minnesota Orchestra & Antal Doráti Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: I. Moderato on Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2; Two Preludes - The Mercury Masters, Vol. 1 by Sergei Rachmaninoff, Byron Janis, Minnesota Orchestra & Antal Doráti Prelude in E-Flat Major, Op. 23 No. 6 on Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2; Two Preludes - The Mercury Masters, Vol. 1 by Sergei Rachmaninoff, Byron Janis, Minnesota Orchestra & Antal Doráti Three Scenes from Childhood: 1. Run, Run on Encore - The Mercury Masters, Vol. 5 by Byron JanisTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Janis: The RCA Recordings 1950-1959 | Byron Janis | 2016 | Compil. |
| The Complete RCA Album Collection | Byron Janis | 2013 | Album |
| Liszt Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 | Byron Janis | 2011 | Compil. |
| Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 3 | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff - Byron Janis • Fritz Reiner / The Chicago Symphony Orchestra • Charles Munch / Boston Symphony Orchestra | 2002 | Compil. |
| Byron Janis I | Byron Janis | 1998 | Compil. |
| Piano Concerto No .3 | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, Byron Janis, The London Symphony Orchestra | 1998 | Album |
| Concerto pour Piano No. 3 | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, Byron Janis, The London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | 1998 | Album |
| Aspen Music Festival Artist Sampler '97 | Sarah Chang, Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Ralph Kirshbaum, Thomas Adès, James Conlon, Lynn Harrell, Byron Janis, Sharon Isbin | 1997 | Album |
| Etude In E, Op. 10, No. 3 | Byron Janis | 1997 | Single |
| Klavierkonzert / Cellokonzert | Robert Schumann - Byron Janis, Maurice Gendron | 1995 | Album |
| Pictures At An Exhibition | Byron Janis Plays Modest Mussorgsky / Antal Dorati / Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra / Maurice Ravel / Frédéric Chopin | 1994 | Album |
| Concerto Pour Piano N° 2 / Concerto N° 1 | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff - Byron Janis | 1993 | Album |
| Concerto No. 2 In C Minor | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff / Byron Janis / Antal Dorati / Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra | 1993 | Album |
| The Three Concertos | Robert Schumann, Byron Janis, Janos Starker, Henryk Szeryng | 1992 | Album |
| Piano Concerto No. 1 / Violin Concerto | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Byron Janis, Henryk Szeryng, The London Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Menges, Antal Dorati | 1992 | Album |
| Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff - Alexander Brailowsky, Byron Janis | 1991 | Album |
| Piano Concerto No. 2, Piano Concerto No. 3 | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, Byron Janis, Antal Dorati, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, The London Symphony Orchestra | 1991 | Compil. |
| Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op. 54 / Arabeske In C, Op. 18 / Piano Concerto No. 1 In B-flat Minor, Op. 23 | Robert Schumann, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Byron Janis, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, The London Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Menges | 1991 | Compil. |
| Encore: Byron Janis | Byron Janis | 1990 | Album |
| На Концертах Выдающихся Мастеров | Byron Janis | 1986 | Album |
| Untitled | Frédéric Chopin, Aaron Copland, Manuel De Falla - Byron Janis | 1986 | Album |
| Concerto Pour Piano / Concerto Pour Violoncelle | Robert Schumann - Byron Janis, Maurice Gendron, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Wiener Symphoniker, Christoph von Dohnányi | 1986 | Album |
| Schumann: Piano Concerto (First Release) / Liszt: Totentanz | Robert Schumann / Franz Liszt / Byron Janis, The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner | 1983 | Album |
| Centenar George Enescu 1881-1981 - Cronica Festivalului Internațional « George Enescu » Septembrie 1981 | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Orchestra Simfonică A Filarmonicii De Stat "George Enescu" Dirijor : Mircea Cristescu Solist : Byron Janis | 1981 | Album |
| Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 In D Flat Major / Piano Concerto No. 1 In E Flat Major | Franz Liszt / Byron Janis | 1978 | Album |
| Piano Concerto No.3 In C Major, Op.26 | Sergei Prokofiev, Byron Janis, Kiril Kondrashin, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra | 1978 | Album |
| Isle Of The Dead / Todtentanz / Mephisto Waltz | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, Franz Liszt, Byron Janis, Fritz Reiner, The Chicago Symphony Orchestra | 1967 | Album |
| Piano Concerto No. 2 / Piano Concerto No. 1 | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff / Byron Janis / Antal Dorati / Herbert Menges / Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | 1966 | Album |
| Schumann Piano Concerto Arabesque, Variations | Robert Schumann, Byron Janis | 1964 | Album |
| Piano Concertos 1 And 2 | Byron Janis, Franz Liszt | 1963 | Album |
| Piano Concertos | Byron Janis - Sergei Prokofiev - Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff - Kiril Kondrashin - Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra | 1962 | Album |
| Encore | Byron Janis | 1962 | Album |
| Piano Concerto No. 3 | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, Byron Janis, The London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | 1961 | Album |
| Todtentanz / Concerto No. 1 In F-Sharp Minor, Op. 1 | Franz Liszt / Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, Byron Janis, The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner | 1961 | Album |
| Concerto No. 2 In C Minor | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff / Byron Janis / Antal Dorati / Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra | 1960 | Album |
| Piano Concerto No. 1 | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Byron Janis, The London Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Menges | 1960 | Album |
| Concerto No. 2 In C Minor | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff / Byron Janis / Antal Dorati / Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra | 1960 | Album |
| Concerto No. 3 | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, Byron Janis … Boston Symphony Orchestra … Charles Munch | 1958 | Album |
| Concerto No. 1 In F-Sharp Minor, Op. 1 | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff / Richard Strauss / Byron Janis / Fritz Reiner / The Chicago Symphony Orchestra | 1957 | Album |
| Rachmaninoff, Concerto No. 1, Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Byron Janis | 1957 | Album |
| Sonata № 21, In C, Op. 53 - "Waldstein" / Sonata № 30, In E, Op. 109 | Ludwig van Beethoven - Byron Janis | 1956 | Album |
| The Blue Danube | Byron Janis | Album | |
| Rhapsody In Blue | Byron Janis, Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra | Single | |
| Le Piu' Belle Musiche Di Chopin | Frédéric Chopin, Byron Janis | Album | |
| Klavierkonzerte Nr.1, 2 & 3 = (Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 2 & 3) | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, Byron Janis, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra / Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, The London Symphony Orchestra, Kiril Kondrashin / Antal Dorati | Album | |
| Piano Concerto No.1 - Piano Concerto No.3 | Franz Liszt, Sergei Prokofiev, Byron Janis, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kiril Kondrashin | Album | |
| La Tempestad (Sonata En Re Menor , Op. 31, No. 2) | Byron Janis | Album | |
| Rapsodia Triste (Gershwin) | Byron Janis | Single | |
| Byron Janis Plays Chopin | Frédéric Chopin, Byron Janis | Album | |
| Rhapsody In Blue | Byron Janis & Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra | Single | |
| Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, Byron Janis, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kiril Kondrashin | Album | |
| Rhapsody In Blue | Byron Janis, Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra | Single | |
| Concerto Pour Piano Et Orchestre | Robert Schumann / Byron Janis / Clara Wieck | Compil. | |
| Klavierkonzert A-Moll, Opus 54 / Quasi Variazioni | Robert Schumann, Byron Janis, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra | Album | |
| Musik Für Saiteninstrumente, Schlagzeug Und Celesta / Klavierkonzert Nr. 3 Op. 26 | Béla Bartók, Sergei Prokofiev - Concertgebouworkest, Bernard Haitink, Byron Janis, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kiril Kondrashin | Album | |
| On The Beautiful Danube / Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 In D-Flat | Byron Janis | Single | |
| International Piano Festival | Claudio Arrau, Wilhelm Backhaus, Alexander Brailowsky, Robert Casadesus, Byron Janis, Wilhelm Kempff | Album |
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