Byron Janis Plays Chopin - Waltzes, Nocturnes & Mazurkas
R 1,332
or 4 x payments of R333.00 with
Availability: Currently in Stock
Delivery: 10-20 working days
Please be aware orders placed now may not arrive in time for Christmas, please check delivery times.
Byron Janis Plays Chopin - Waltzes, Nocturnes & Mazurkas
This disc marked the return of Byron Janis to recordings after more than two decades. His career was curtailed by arthritis, but he can still play short recitals and he decided to try recording again after a long absence. Those who followed Janis's career will notice the absence of any of Chopin's more virtuosic music from this program, a bit surprising because he made his reputation with the most difficult music in the repertoire. As if expression had been pent up in him for decades, he goes musically out to the edge in these works, taking lots of chances and risking excess. His chances and risks work, at least for this listener; I find the disc full of insight and beauty. --Leslie Gerber