Recorded February 23, 1959 – 63 Days With Fritz Reiner And Me

Day 62 – Byron Janis: Schumann + Liszt (CD 62)

August 10, 2021 by Bill Leave a Comment

I was hooked from the first few seconds of this captivating piece of music. Some musicians, like some compositions (and some recordings), touch me immediately. Pianist Byron Janis is one of those musicians. And this is one of those compositions. And one of those recordings. The Objective Stuff For more about pianist Byron Janis (1928 … [Read more…]

Day 51 – Byron Janis: Liszt, Rachmaninoff (CD 50)

July 30, 2021 by Bill Leave a Comment

This is just the kind of music I needed this morning to broom the cobwebs out of my mind. Well, a better verb would be jackhammering. Because some of this is really, really loud and busy. On second thought, maybe I’d better turn down the volume a little. I’d like to leave few cobwebs behind … [Read more…]