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

Listen to Totentanz, S. 126, R. 457 (Danse macabre) by Fritz Reiner, Byron Janis & Chicago Symphony Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

Totentanz, S. 126, R. 457 (Danse macabre)Fritz Reiner, Byron Janis & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23, TH 55: 1. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito by Byron Janis, London Symphony Orchestra & Herbert Menges, see lyrics, music video & more!

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23, TH 55: 1. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spiritoByron Janis, London Symphony Orchestra & Herbert Menges

Listen to Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: I. Allegro ma non troppo by London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti & Byron Janis, see lyrics, music video & more!

Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: I. Allegro ma non troppoLondon Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti & Byron Janis

Listen to Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: III. Finale. Alla breve by London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti & Byron Janis, see lyrics, music video & more!

Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: III. Finale. Alla breveLondon Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti & Byron Janis

Listen to Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto by Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti & Byron Janis, see lyrics, music video & more!

Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenutoMinneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti & Byron Janis

Listen to Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: I. Moderato by Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti & Byron Janis, see lyrics, music video & more!

Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: I. ModeratoMinneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti & Byron Janis

Listen to Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23, TH 55: 2. Andantino semplice - Prestissimo - Tempo I by Byron Janis, London Symphony Orchestra & Herbert Menges, see lyrics, music video & more!

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23, TH 55: 2. Andantino semplice - Prestissimo - Tempo IByron Janis, London Symphony Orchestra & Herbert Menges

Listen to Piano Concerto No. 3 in C, Op. 26: III. Allegro ma non troppo by Byron Janis, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra & Kirill Kondrashin, see lyrics, music video & more!

Piano Concerto No. 3 in C, Op. 26: III. Allegro ma non troppoByron Janis, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra & Kirill Kondrashin

Listen to Piano Concerto No. 3 in C, Op. 26: II. Tema con variazione by Byron Janis, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra & Kirill Kondrashin, see lyrics, music video & more!

Piano Concerto No. 3 in C, Op. 26: II. Tema con variazioneByron Janis, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra & Kirill Kondrashin

More albums from Byron Janis

Listen to The Great Conductors: Fritz Reiner Conducts Rachmaninoff, Liszt & Moussorgsky (Remastered) by Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Byron Janis

ALBUMThe Great Conductors: Fritz Reiner Conducts Rachmaninoff, Liszt & Moussorgsky (Remastered)Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Byron Janis

Listen to Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto Nos. 2 & 3 by London Symphony Orchestra, Byron Janis & Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMRachmaninoff: Piano Concerto Nos. 2 & 3London Symphony Orchestra, Byron Janis & Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - Liszt: Paraphrase de concert sur Rigoletto by Byron Janis

ALBUMMussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - Liszt: Paraphrase de concert sur RigolettoByron Janis

Listen to Schumann: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A Minor, Op. 54 - Liszt: Totentanz by Byron Janis, Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMSchumann: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A Minor, Op. 54 - Liszt: TotentanzByron Janis, Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 - Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 1 by Byron Janis, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra & Kirill Kondrashin

ALBUMProkofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 - Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 1Byron Janis, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra & Kirill Kondrashin

Listen to Byron Janis Live On Tour by Byron Janis

ALBUMByron Janis Live On TourByron Janis

Listen to Liszt: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 by Fritz Reiner, Arthur Fiedler, London Symphony Orchestra, Barry Douglas, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Junichi Hirokami, Boston Pops Orchestra & Byron Janis

ALBUMLiszt: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, Hungarian Rhapsody No.2Fritz Reiner, Arthur Fiedler, London Symphony Orchestra, Barry Douglas, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Junichi Hirokami, Boston Pops Orchestra & Byron Janis

Listen to Byron Janis Plays Moussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition by Byron Janis, Antal Doráti & Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMByron Janis Plays Moussorgsky: Pictures At An ExhibitionByron Janis, Antal Doráti & Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Schumann: Piano Concerto - The Mercury Masters, Vol. 7 by Byron Janis, Minnesota Orchestra & Stanisław Skrowaczewski

ALBUMSchumann: Piano Concerto - The Mercury Masters, Vol. 7Byron Janis, Minnesota Orchestra & Stanisław Skrowaczewski

Listen to Liszt: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 - The Mercury Masters, Vol. 6 by Byron Janis, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kirill Kondrashin, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra & Gennady Rozhdestvensky

ALBUMLiszt: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 - The Mercury Masters, Vol. 6Byron Janis, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kirill Kondrashin, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra & Gennady Rozhdestvensky

Listen to Encore - The Mercury Masters, Vol. 5 by Byron Janis

ALBUMEncore - The Mercury Masters, Vol. 5Byron Janis

Listen to Moussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - The Mercury Masters, Vol. 8 by Byron Janis

ALBUMMoussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - The Mercury Masters, Vol. 8Byron Janis

Listen to Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3; Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 1 - The Mercury Masters, Vol. 4 by Byron Janis, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra & Kirill Kondrashin

ALBUMProkofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3; Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 1 - The Mercury Masters, Vol. 4Byron Janis, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra & Kirill Kondrashin

Listen to Liszt: Totentanz - Rachmaninoff: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 by Byron Janis, Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMLiszt: Totentanz - Rachmaninoff: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1Byron Janis, Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 - The Mercury Masters, Vol. 3 by Byron Janis, London Symphony Orchestra & Antal Doráti

ALBUMRachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 - The Mercury Masters, Vol. 3Byron Janis, London Symphony Orchestra & Antal Doráti

Listen to Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2; Two Preludes - The Mercury Masters, Vol. 1 by Byron Janis, Minnesota Orchestra & Antal Doráti

ALBUMRachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2; Two Preludes - The Mercury Masters, Vol. 1Byron Janis, Minnesota Orchestra & Antal Doráti

Listen to Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 - The Mercury Masters, Vol. 2 by Byron Janis, London Symphony Orchestra & Herbert Menges

ALBUMTchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 - The Mercury Masters, Vol. 2Byron Janis, London Symphony Orchestra & Herbert Menges

Listen to Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30 by Byron Janis, Charles Munch & Boston Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMRachmaninoff: Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30Byron Janis, Charles Munch & Boston Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Byron Janis Plays Blue Danube and Other Favorites by Byron Janis

ALBUMByron Janis Plays Blue Danube and Other FavoritesByron Janis

Listen to Byron Janis Plays Chopin by Byron Janis

ALBUMByron Janis Plays ChopinByron Janis

Listen to Rachmaninoff: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 1 - Strauss: Burleske for Piano and Orchestra in D Minor by Byron Janis, Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMRachmaninoff: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 1 - Strauss: Burleske for Piano and Orchestra in D MinorByron Janis, Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 'Waldstein' & Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109 by Byron Janis

ALBUMBeethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 'Waldstein' & Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109Byron Janis

Listen to Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue - Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite by Byron Janis

ALBUMGershwin: Rhapsody in Blue - Grofé: Grand Canyon SuiteByron Janis

Byron Janis's Popular Music Videos

Toccata (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, May 9, 1965)

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About Byron Janis

Hometown

McKeesport, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Born

1928

Genre

Classical

Even beyond his place among the giants of his generation of pianists, Byron Janis played a crucial role well beyond the performing world. He was involved in national and international politics, playing a major role in global relationships with the Soviet Union and Cuba. In 1960, Janis was chosen as a U.S. Cultural Ambassador to the Soviet Union. A 1962 performance with Kirill Kondrashin leading the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra was the first album recorded in Moscow by an American recording company. He was renowned for his Chopin interpretations, including the performance of manuscripts that he discovered in 1967 and 1973. In 1985, he was named National Ambassador to the Arts for the Arthritis Foundation. In 2010, Janis and his wife wrote the autobiography Chopin and Beyond: My Extraordinary Life in Music and the Paranormal. He died on March 14, 2024, at age 95.