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Byron Janis (né Yanks; March 24, 1928 – March 14, 2024) was an American classical pianist. He made numerous recordings for RCA Victor and Mercury Records, and occupies two volumes of the Philips series Great Pianists of the 20th Century. His discography covered repertoire from Bach to David W. Guion and included major piano concertos from Mozart to Rachmaninoff and Liszt to Prokofiev. Read more...read more

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Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 1: II. Andante cantabile

Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 67-V

Piano Sonata Nr. 2 B Minor 'Funeral March': Marche FunÈbre, Lento

Piano Sonata Nr. 2 B Minor 'Funeral March': Finale, presto

Piano Sonata Nr. 2 B Minor 'Funeral March': Grave, Doppie Movimento

Piano Concerto Number 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 1: II. Andante cantabile

Prelude in C-sharp Minor, Op.3, No.2

Prelude in E-flat major, op.23, no.6

Waltz 15 A flat major

Piano Sonata Nr. 2 B Minor 'Funeral March': Scherzo, PiÙ Lento, Tempo 1

Piano Concerto No.3 in D Minor Op.30 - Allegro ma non troppo

Piano Concerto No.2 in C Minor, Op.18 - Moderato

Nocturne in D flat major, Op. 27 No. 2

Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto

Scherzo Nr. 3 C Minor Opus 39

Mazurka A Minor Opus 67: Iv

Nocturne in E major, Op. 62 No. 2

Piano Concerto No.2 in C Minor, Op.18 - Adagio sostenuto

Waltz E Minor Opus Posth.

Waltz A Minor Opus 34: Ii

Piano Concerto No.2 in C Minor, Op.18 - Allegro scherzando

Piano Concerto No.3 in D Minor Op.30 - Intermezzo: Adagio

Prélude in C Sharp Minor, Op.3, No.2

Piano Concerto No.3 in D Minor Op.30 - Finale: Alla breve

Prelude in C Sharp Minor

Rachmaninov: Prelude #6 In E Flat, Op. 23/6

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.1 in F sharp minor, Op.1 - 2. Andante

Impromptu Nr. 1 A Major Opus 29

Les Sylphides Grande Valse Brilliante

The Great Gate of Kiev

Prelude In E Flat Major, Op. 23 No. 6

Piano Concerto No. 3 In C Major, Op. 26: I. Andante - Allegro

Bach-Liszt Prelude and Fugue in A minor BWV543 1-Prelude

Pictures at an Exhibition - for Piano: The Tuileries Gardens.Allegretto non troppo troppo,capriccioso

On The Beautiful Blue Danube Waltz, Op. 314

Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 1: I. Vivace

Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26: III. Allegro, ma non troppo

Cum Mortuis in Lingua Mortua

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - for Piano - Promenade. Allegro giusto, nel modo rustico, senza allegrezza, ma poco sostenuto - attacca

Chopin: Waltz No.3 in A minor, Op.34 No.2

Keyboard Sonata in E-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:49: I. Allegro (Live)

Intermezzo: Adagio

Adagio sostenuto

Il Vecchio Castello

Finale: Alla breve

Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26: II. Tema con variazioni

Piano Concerto No.2 in C Minor, Op. 18 - Moderato

Prélude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 3, No. 2

Mazurka No. 17, B Minor, Opus 24 Iv

Allegro scherzando

Impromptu No. 1, a Major, Opus 29

Rachmaninov: Morceaux De Fantaisies, Op. 3 - Prelude In C Sharp Minor

Mazurka a Minor Opus 67 Iv

Rachmaninov: Piano Prelude In E Flat, Op. 23/6

Piano Concerto No.3 in D Minor Op. 30 - Allegro ma non troppo

Catacombae (Sepulcrum Romanum)

Mazurka in A minor, op. 67 no. 4

Mazurka from Les Sylphides

Waltz in E minor, Op. posth.

Ballet of the Chicks in Their Shells

Chopin: Waltz In A Minor

Bach-Liszt Prelude and Fugue in A minor BWV543 2-Fugue

Waltz in A minor, op. 34 no. 2

Two Polish Jews, One Rich, the Other Poor

Chopin: Etude In F

Prokofiev: Toccata, Op. 11

Les Sylphides Prelude, Valse, Mazurka

Prelude in E-flat Major, Op. 23, No. 6

Waltz for piano No. 3 in A minor, Op. 34/2, CT. 209

Sonetto 104 Del Petrarca

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - for Piano - Ballet of the Chickens in Their Shells

Waltz in G flat major, Op. 70 No. 1

Etude for piano No. 15 in F major, Op. 25/3, CT 28.

Nocturne in F sharp major, Op. 15 No. 2

Prelude in E Flat, Op.23, No.6

Nocturne in B major, Op. 32 No. 1

Morceaux de Fantaisie, Op. 3: No. 2, Prélude. Lento "The Bells of Moscow"

Waltzes (16) for piano, 4 hands (or piano), Op. 39: No.2 in E major

Preludes and Fugues (6), transcription for piano (after J.S. Bach), S. 462 (LW A92): Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV. 543

1. Allegro maestoso

Mazurka in G minor, Op. 24 No. 1

Nocturne in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 1

1. Allegro ma non tanto

Limoges, the Market Place

Brahms Waltz Op39 No2 in E

Brahms Waltz Op39 No6 in C sharp

Waltzes (16) for piano, 4 hands (or piano), Op. 39: No.6 in C sharp

Waltzes (16) for piano, 4 hands (or piano), Op. 39: No.15 in A flat major

Waltz in A Minor

1. Andante - Allegro

The Hut on Fowl's Legs (Baba Yaga)

Rachmaninoff: Prelude #6 In E Flat, Op. 23

Brahms Waltz Op39 No15 in A flat

The Harmonica Player

Waltzes (16) for piano, 4 hands (or piano), Op. 39: No.1 in B major

Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30: No. 1, Allegro ma non tanto

Brahms Waltz Op39 No1 in B

Mazurka in B flat minor, Op. 24 No. 4

Liszt Liebestraum No3 in A flat

Nocturne in E flat major, Op. 55 No. 2

Preludio: Allegro - Andante from Rigoletto (Instrumental)

Waltz for piano in E minor, KK IVa/15, CT. 222 (B. 56)

Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition - 01. Promenade 1

Schubert Impromptu in E flat D899 No2

Rachmaninoff: Prelude #2 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 3

Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30: No. 3, Finale: Alla breve

Waltz in A flat major, Op. 69 No. 1

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35: III. Funeral March. Lento

Chopin: Waltz No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 34 No. 2

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30: II. Intermezzo: Adagio

Prokofiev: Toccata, Op.11

Piano Concerto Number 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 1: III. Allegro scherzando

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35, CT. 202: Scherzo

Liebestraum 03 Nocturne “Dream of Love” A flat major

Mazurka in C sharp minor, Op. 30 No. 4

Piano Sonata No. 2, B Minor Funeral March, Finale, Presto

Schumann: Arabeske, Op. 18

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30: I. Allegro ma non troppo

Prelude, No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 3

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: I. Moderato

Schumann: Piano Sonata No.3 in F minor, Op.14 - "Concerto without Orchestra" - 3. Quasi variazioni (Variations on a Theme by Clara Wieck)

Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30: No. 2, Intermezzo: Adagio - attaca subito

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - for Piano - Promenade.Moderato commodo assai e con delicatezza - attacca

Waltz E Minor Opus Post

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35, CT. 202: Finale: Presto

Liszt Sonetto 104 del Petrarca

Etude for piano No. 5 in G flat major, Op. 10/5, CT. 18

Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition - Promenade 1

Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition - Ballet Of The Chicks In Their Shells

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30: III. Finale: Alla breve

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto

Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition - Promenade 2

Rigoletto: paraphrase de concert (after Verdi), for piano, S. 434 (LW A187)

Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition - 02. The Gnome

Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35, CT. 202: Marche funebre

Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54 - 1. Allegro affettuoso

Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No6 in D flat

Hungarian Rhapsody, for piano No. 6 in D flat major, S. 244/6 (LW A132/6)

Liszt Consolation No5 in E (Andantino)

Mazurka in F minor, Op. 63 No. 2

Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition - 04. The Old Castle

10 Preludes, Op. 23: No. 6, Andante in E-Flat Major

Pictures at an Exhibition: Gnomus

Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition - Samuel Goldenberg & Schmuyle

Piano Concerto No.3 in D Minor, Op.30: 3. Finale (Alla Breve)

Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1: No. 1, Vivace - Moderato

Years of Pilgrimage, Second Year: Italy, S. 161: V. Sonetto No. 104 Del Petrarca: Agitato Assai - Adagio

Impromptu No. 1 in A Major, Op. 29

Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition - 03. Promenade 2

Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition - 08. Promenade 4

Mazurka in C major, Op. 56 No. 2

Consolation, for piano No. 5 in E major ''Andantino'', S. 172/5 (LW A111a/2/5)

Mazurka for piano No. 45 in A minor, Op. 67/4. CT. 95

Years of Pilgrimage, Second Year: Italy, S. 161: V. Sonetto No. 104 Del Petrarca: Agitato Assai - Adagio

Etude in F Major

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23 - 3. Allegro con fuoco

Etude for piano No. 8 in F major, Op. 10/8, CT. 21

Impromptu No. 1 in A Major, Op. 29

Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for piano: Promenade

Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition - Tuileries

Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition - The Gnome

I. Allegro ma non tanto

Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Op.62 - No. 1 Andante espressivo in G

Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition - The Old Castle

Rachmaninov: Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op.3/2

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando

Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition - Promenade 4

Rachmaninov: Prelude in E-flat major, Op.23/6

Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition - 11. The Marketplace At Limoges

Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition - 07. The Oxen

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - for Piano - The Great Gate Of Kiev

Impromptus (4) for piano, D. 899 (Op. 90): No 2, Impromptu in E flat major

Beethoven Sonata No17 in D minor Op31 No2 "Tempest" 3-Allegretto

Ballade for piano No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, CT. 2

Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 1: Vivace

Etude for piano No. 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16

Impromptu for piano in A flat major, Op. 29, CT. 43

Waltz a Minor Opus 34 Ii

Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition - The Marketplace At Limoges

Guion: The Harmonica Player

Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition - The Oxen

Toccata For Piano In D Minor, Op. 11

Gnomus. Sempre vivo

Rachmaninov: Prelude in E flat, Op.23, No.6

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35, CT. 202: Grave - Doppio movimento

2. Adagio sostenuto

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - for Piano - Promenade.Tranquillo - attacca

Beethoven Sonata No17 in D minor Op31 No2 "Tempest" 2-Adagio

Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 1: III. Allegro vivace

Allegro marziale animato

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23 - 1. Allegro non tro...

Scherzo for piano No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 39, CT. 199

Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition - Cum Mortuis In Lingua Mortua

3. Allegro ma non troppo

Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition - The Great Gate Of Kiev

Promenade. Allegro giusto, nel modo rustico, senza allegrezza, ma poco sostenuto -

Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition - 15. The Great Gate Of Kiev

Impromptu in A flat, Op. 29

Etude in C sharp minor, Op. 25, No. 7

The Hut on Fowl's Legs (Baba-Yaga)

Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor (''Tempest''), Op. 31/2: Largo - Allegro

Beethoven Sonata No17 in D minor Op31 No2 "Tempest" 1-Largo-Allegro

Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor (''Tempest''), Op. 31/2: Allegretto

Strauss-Schulz-Evler Arabesques on "An der schönen, blauen Donau"

Impromptu in A flat, Op. 29

Allegro maestoso

Etude in C sharp minor, Op. 25, No. 7

Totentanz, S. 126, R. 457: Danse macabre

Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition - The Hut On Fowls' Legs

Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition - The Catacombs

3. Quasi variazioni (Variations on a Theme by Clara Wieck)

Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition - 14. The Hut On Fowls' Legs

Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition - 09. Ballet Of The Chicks In Their Shells

Pictures at an Exhibition: Il Vecchio Castello

Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26: 3. Allegro ma non troppo

Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor (''Tempest''), Op. 31/2: Adagio

Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54 - 3. Allegro vivace

Etude in F, Op. 10 No. 8

Allegro animato

Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade

Prelude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 3, No. 2

3. Allegro marziale animato

Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition - 12. The Catacombs

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - for Piano - The Market-Place At Limoges

Pictures At An Exhibition (for Piano) – Promenade

Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1: 1. Vivace

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - for Piano - The Catacombs (Sepulchrum romanum).Largo - attacca

Sergei Prokofiev / Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Op. 26 - 2. Tema con variazioni

Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26: 1. Andante - Allegro

Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major: I. Allegro maestoso

Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54 - 2. Intermezzo.Andantino grazioso

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - for Piano - Con mortuis in lingua mortua.Andante non troppo,con lamento

Prelude, No. 6 in E-Flat Major, Op. 23

Piano Sonata No. 2, B Minor Funeral March, Grave, Doppie Movimento

Etude in E Major, Op. 10-III - "Tristesse"

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23 - 2. Andantino simpl...

Quasi Adagio; Allegretto vivac

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 35 - "Funeral March": IV. Finale-Presto

Piano Concerto No.3 In C, Op.26: 1. Andante - Allegro

Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 in D flat, S.244

Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat, S 124: Allegro maestoso

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - for Piano - Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle

Rachmaninov: Prélude in C sharp minor, Op.3, No.2

The Sixteen Waltzes for Piano in B Major, Op. 39: I. Waltz No. 1

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 35 - "Funeral March": III. Marche Funebre Lento

Scherzo No. 3 In C Minor, Op. 39

Etude in F Major, Op. 10-III

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 35 - "Funeral March": II. Scherzo-Pui Lento - Tempo 1

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