Concierto para piano Nº 2 Op. 18 Dos Preludios

Magnífica interpretacion de Byron Janis del segundo concierto de Serguei Rachmaninov.

Concierto piano Nº 2 Op. 18

Preludio Op. 23 Nº 6

Preludio Op. 3 Nº 2

Byron Janis, piano

Antal Dorati, director

Oquesta Sinfónica de Mineápolis

Grabado en abril de 1960 en Northrop Memorial Auditorium, Minnesota

Francisco Camino otorga el máximo galardón y dice: Janis, discípulo y yerno de Horowitz, hizo de los conciertos de Rachmannov su especialidad, y comenzó a interpretarlos en público a la edad de 15 años. Clásicos entre los clásicos, desde su aparición esta grabación permanece en lo más alto de la discografía, por su impulso imparable, bordeando lo vehemente, gracias a la expresividad cálida y sensible del pianista y al acompañamiento apasionado del gran Dorati.

Reedición en 180 gr de Speakers Corner

The Second Piano Concerto represents Rachmaninov’s escape from a crisis lasting several years during which he experienced one catastrophe after another. At the suggestion of his psychiatrist, who had prophesied that he would write wonderful music, he turned once again to the work – and it brought him his greatest success to that date. Although the piano writing demands enormous technical dexterity, the composer was apparently not solely aiming at producing a virtuosic showpiece, since the piano part clings snugly to the orchestra like an accompaniment for long stretches, although it does triumph powerfully here and there for good measure.
Once again, Byron Janis – whose brilliant interpretations of Rachmaninov’s repertory have influenced whole generations of pianists – has made a benchmark recording in which he alagamates tremendous energy with great tranquility. He revels in the late-Romantic ecstatic harmonies, dazzles us with his transparent presentation of the internal structures, and displays great vigour in the weighty themes. The emotional middle movement is also glorious in that Janis enjoys to the full the interplay of passion and reverie with expansive chords and dark-hued tonalities.