Pinto: Piano Music

On this CD:

1. Fantasia and Sonata for piano in C minor (op.posth) (completed by Joseph Woelfl)
Composed by George Frederick Pinto
Performed by Miceal O'Rourke

2. Minuetto for piano in A flat major
Composed by George Frederick Pinto
Performed by Miceal O'Rourke

3. Grand Sonata for piano in E flat minor, Op.3/1
Composed by George Frederick Pinto
Performed by Miceal O'Rourke

4. Grand Sonata for piano in A major, Op.3/2
Composed by George Frederick Pinto
Performed by Miceal O'Rourke

5. Rondo for piano in E flat major
Composed by George Frederick Pinto
Performed by Miceal O'Rourke

6. Grand Sonata for piano in C minor
Composed by George Frederick Pinto
Performed by Miceal O'Rourke

7. Rondo on an Irish Air "Cory Owen", for piano
Composed by George Frederick Pinto
Performed by Miceal O'Rourke

Tracks:

- Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Opus 26: - Andante - Allegro
- Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Opus 26: - Tema con variazione
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Opus 26: - Allegro ma non troppo
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp Minor, Opus 1: - Vivace
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp Minor, Opus 1: - Andante
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp Minor, Opus 1: - Allegro vivace
- Toccata
Variations on a Theme by Clara Wieck -'Quasi Variazioni'- - Schumann
Songs without Words, Op. 61, No. 1 - Mendelssohn
- Three Scenes from Childhood: - Run, Run
- Three Scenes from Childhood: - March
- Three Scenes from Childhood: - Hobby-Horse

Amazon.com

Prokofiev's Third was one of the concertos that appeared in the Richard Dreyfuss movie "The Competition," and Byron Janis's performance is generally considered to be more than competition-worthy. In fact, many consider it the best ever, also a function of Kirill Kondrashin's inspired accompaniments. Janis's performance is a bit slower than usual, not because he lacks energy or technique, but rather because he actually takes the time to play all of those notes and make something musically satisfying out of them. It's a very personal interpretation, carried through with blazing conviction; and the coupling, Rachmaninoff's early First Concerto, is equally stunning. --David Hurwitz

Customer Reviews:

WOW!.......2007-06-15

Totally magnificent. Awesome. The synchrony between orchestra and piano is wonderful, too.

SIMPLY THE BEST!.......2005-11-14

This is simply the best perfomance of this concerto and the ONLY one in which the pianist plays ALL the notes! Also, the only performance which reveals the inner colors of the piece. A marvel!

Janis delivers.......2000-05-03

The best attribute of this recording must be the rhythmic drive of both the pianist and the orchestra. I find Janis and Horowitz both to possess this "living rhythm", probably as a result of their work together. The first movement is fresh and alive for me again. You might notice that the editorial suggests that many believe this to be the best recording of this work. Count me among those.

Music for One and Two Pianos, Abbott/Williams Piano Duo

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Music for One and Two Pianos, Abbott/Williams Piano Duo

Manufacturer: Eroica Classical
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00005RD7I
Release Date: 2001-09-09

Tracks:

Run, Run
Ring Around The Rosy
March, Little Soldier!
Sleeping Time
Hobby-Horse
En Bateau
Cortege
Menuet
Ballet
The Top
The Doll
The Merry-Go-Round
Badminton
Puss In The Corner
Galop
Allegro
Andante
Allegretto - Rondo
Children Are Passing
After A Fairy Tale
Mazurka
Prayer
Boistrous Finale

Latin American Journey (Music for Two Pianos)

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Latin American Journey (Music for Two Pianos)
Carlos Guastavino , Ernesto Lecuona , Francisco Mignone , Astor Piazzolla , Octavio Pinto , Manuel Ponce , and Duo Turgeon
Manufacturer: Marquis Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0001XP2DQ
Release Date: 2005-03-08

Tracks:

Le Grand Tango
Idilio Mexicano
Scenas Infantis Corre Corre
Scenas Infantis Roda Roda
Scenas Infantis Marcha, Soldadinho
Scenas Infantis Dorme, Nene
Scenas Infantis Salta, Salta
Travesso
Valsa Choro No. 11
Valsa De Esquina No. 2
Lundu
Tres Romances Argentinos Las Ninas
Tres Romances Argentinos Muchacho Jejeno
Tres Romances Argentinos Baile
Cordoba
Ante El Escorial
Malaguena

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The London Piano School, Vol. 2

Manufacturer: Arabesque Recordings
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Caprices | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Classical | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000000T77
Release Date: 1993-08-05

Tracks:

Son in c: Movement 1 (Allegro espressivo con fuoco e risoluto)
Son in c: Movement 2 (Poco adagio tranquillo, legato, e con espressione)
Son in c: Movement 3 (Rondo - Molto allegro agitato con fuoco e con espressione)
Adagio Patetico in c#
Son in E-flat, Op.1 #1: Movement 1 (Allegro moderato)
Son in E-flat, Op.1 #1: Movement 2 (Rondo - Allegro)
Son in F, Op.27 #1: Movement 1 (Patetico e lento - Allegro scherzando)
Son in F, Op.27 #1: Movement 2 (Andante con moto)
Son in F, Op.27 #1: Movement 3 (Allegretto)
Capricco in e, Op.47 #1

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Tango Brasileiro

Manufacturer: Piranha
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Tangos | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music

General | International | Styles | Music

General | Latin Music | Styles | Music

Tango | Latin Music | Styles | Music

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

International | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00005O850
Release Date: 2002-01-08

Tracks:

Confidencias
Julieta
Batuque
Escorregando
Brejeiro
O Canto Da Nossa Terra
Trenzinho Caipira
Seresta
Baiao
Reflexos
Entree
Boule De Cristal
Acrobatie
Alouette Et Les Paillasses
Trapetie
Petits Enfants Et Animaux

Great Brazilian Pianists: Arnaldo Rebello

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Great Brazilian Pianists: Arnaldo Rebello

Manufacturer: Masterclass
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Polkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00005LZS4
Release Date: 2001-06-26

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Pinto: Piano Music

Manufacturer: Chandos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Rondos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00004GOWB
Release Date: 2000-03-28

O tuneful voice - Songs & duets from late 18th century London (English Orpheus, Vol 5) /Kirkby * Muller * Robert * Kelly

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Well done, but overly mannered.

O tuneful voice - Songs & duets from late 18th century London (English Orpheus, Vol 5) /Kirkby * Muller * Robert * Kelly
Samuel Arnold , Jean-Baptiste Cardon , Franz Joseph Haydn , James Hook , William Jackson , Thomas (The Younger) Linley , George Frederick Pinto , Johann Peter Salomon , William Shield , and Stephen Storace
Manufacturer: Hyperion
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Kirkby, Emma | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Classical | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000002ZPK
Release Date: 1993-11-19

Tracks:

O Tuneful Voice
Elegy
Invocation To Nature
The Clurfew
The Lark Sings High In The Cornfield
She Never Told Her Love Her Love
Minuetto In A Flat
Think Not, My Love When Secret Grief
The Day That Saw Thy Beauty Rise
A Shepherd Lov'd A Nymph So Fair
Hope And Love
Ye Balmy Breezes, Gently Blow
'Tis Only No Harm To Know It, You Know
Sailor's Song
From Thee, Eliza, I Must Go
Variations On 'Ah, vousdirai-je, maman
The Emigrant
Time Has Not Thinn'd My Flowering Hair
Go, Lovely Rose
Eloisa To Abelard
Why Still Before These Streaming Eyes
O Tuneful Voices

Customer Reviews:

Well done, but overly mannered........2005-07-11

The singing is excellent, and some of the pieces are quite good, but after a while you get tired of this genre.

Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3; Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 1 [Hybrid SACD]

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Sunny

Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3; Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 1 [Hybrid SACD]

Manufacturer: Philips
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Toccatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

Dvorák Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104; Bruch Kol Nidrei; Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme / Dorati, Starker, London Symphony Orchestra (3-Channel and Stereo Hybrid SACD)
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 [Hybrid SACD]
Enesco: Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1; Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies Nos. 1-6 [Hybrid SACD]
Stravinsky: The Firebird (Complete Ballet); Fireworks [Hybrid SACD]
Suppé: Overtures; Auber: The Bronze Horse [Hybrid SACD]

ASIN: B0007YP0UE
Release Date: 2005-05-10

Tracks:

I. Andante-Allegro
II. Tema Con Variazione
III. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
I. Vivace
II. Andante
III. Allegro Vivace
Toccata
Variations On A Theme By Clara Wieck ('Quasi Variazioni')
Song Without Words, Op.62, No.1
I. Run, Run
II. March
III. Hobby-Horse

Customer Reviews:

Sunny.......2007-02-05

I consider myself supremely unqualified to rate any musical item. I am more than happy to criticize literature. Ironically, I have a degree in music and no such thing in literature. But, then again, my literature professor never smacked my hands with a ruler and told me to stop despoiling his piano with my clumsy touch. I wonder if there was anyway to write that last sentence without the suggestion of piano-human sex.

So take this with the salt it deserves--this album is top-notch.

There is something about Janis's playing that I can't put my finger on: somehow, no matter the piece, there is a feeling of cheerfulness. One would expect this in the Prokofiev, but we find it even in the melancholy Rachmaninoff, even slivers of it in the morose Schumann excerpt. It's no cause for complaint: one still gets all the emotion these works deserve. Somehow, still, everything seems so bright and sunny in Janis's hands.

His playing is above any criticism.

This is, perhaps, not my favorite recording of the Rach 1, but that may simply be because I'm used to a more somber sound. Nonetheless, it is a remarkable rendition, clear as a bell. The Prokofiev 3rd is breathtaking, the typical sarcasm and snide humor of the composer.

The Op. 11 Tocatta must be heard to be believed.

The Pinto pieces are charming little bits of dessert.

My only complaint, and this goes not to Janis, is that the album is somewhat old and thus suffers from a kind of dusty grain in the sound. That detracts not a bit from the music itself, however.