Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.3 In C Major; Rachmaninov: Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini
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Actor: Byron JanisDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); French (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language); German (Original Language)
Format: Classical, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 78 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-01-24
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: EMI Classics
Movie Reviews of Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.3 In C Major; Rachmaninov: Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini
Movie Review: Byron Janis: A DVD to Cherish
Summary: 5 Stars
Byron Janis
This DVD is a treasure and a poignant reminder of loss. It provides an opportunity to hear two great American pianists both of whom had abbreviated performing careers. Besides the headlined Byron Janis, a student of Horowitz, playing the Prokofiev Third Piano Concerto with great power and excitement and the Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, in a lyrical and moving performance, there's a bonus film of Julius Katchen playing his specialty Brahms, in this case two Hungarian Dances and the Second Sonata. It's wonderful to have the opportunity to see these two artists at the height of their powers. The films were originally made for French television.
Janis made a number of superb recordings of the works of Rachmaninoff among others before the psoriatic arthritis, which plagued him for many years, forced him to quit concertizing and recording. He was finally able to perform and record again in recent years, though not at his earlier level of virtuosity and power. I was fortunate in being able to see him perform at Pick Steiger Hall on the Northwestern University campus a number of years ago when he played a musically challenging recital, and for most of us mortals, a technically demanding one as well. His musicianship came through beautifully, but he continued to be limited by his physical problems. Check Google links to learn more about this persevering and inspiring artist and how he has dealt with and compensated for his disability.
Julius Katchen was an important artist in the 1940s and until his untimely death from cancer at age forty-two in 1969. We are fortunate to have a fairly large number of recordings from him, including all the Brahms piano works, solo, chamber and with orchestra, as well as the works of many other composers.
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