Byron Janis plays Chopin's "Grand Valse Brillante", Op. 18

Video footage of Byron Janis sharing his discovery -- in 1967 at a chateau in France and also five years later at Yale University -- of unknown versions of two of Chopin's more famous waltzes: the G♭ major, Op. 70, No. 1; and the Grand Valse Brillante in E♭ major, Op. 18.
Janis gives examples at the keyboard of subtle and significant differences among the versions and performs the Opus 18.

[@crm4F240]

All composers play their stuff differently depending on their mood or whatever, but putting their emotions in another manuscript? And discovering the evidence? Exciting vid, thank you!

[@mstalcup]

I absolutely love the held notes in the left hand in the first three measures of the grace note section at 2:50 appropriately marked "dolente." I think it has a more interesting character than the published version. I tried to locate the sheet music for the version Byron Janis plays here but never found it. Does anybody know if it's available in print or online?

[@kei5985]

Once in a while we find insightful shorts and just are so 🌊

[@LindaHobby1]

...very interesting and good... :)

[@PGFTopera]

Quel dommage que du texte ait été monté sur la fin de la valse ... Extraordinaire document - et passionnante version que je ne connaissais pas, merveilleusement jouée et racontée.