Jenö Jandó 1952-2023. RIP

[Alison]

The great Hungarian pianist has died.

[Joseph K]

I'm sorry to hear this. I like his Bach WTC recordings.

[Jonathan]

RIP - a superb artist. His last entry in the Liszt series on Naxos was amazing.

[Alison]

RIP - a superb artist. His last entry in the Liszt series on Naxos was amazing.

Yes indeed!

[Dave2002]

Really sorry to hear about this. A fine player, and I have quite a number of his CDs.

[Pianoman]

Yes I was very sad to hear this. I have a lot of his recordings, and like many others, collected lots of Naxos stuff. I have to say it stands up very well - his Beethoven sonata cycle is to my ears one of the best, as it's played 'straight' and even with less than great piano sound, the artistry shines through.
Although he admitted he was a very heavy smoker, 71 is still far too young.

[pastoralguy]

Very sad news indeed.

[richardfinegold]

Yes I was very sad to hear this. I have a lot of his recordings, and like many others, collected lots of Naxos stuff. I have to say it stands up very well - his Beethoven sonata cycle is to my ears one of the best, as it's played 'straight' and even with less than great piano sound, the artistry shines through.
Although he admitted he was a very heavy smoker, 71 is still far too young.

I once had the privilege to eat lunch , in Hong Kong, with Klaus Heymann, the founder of Naxos. As luck would have it Klaus had had some routine cardiac testing earlier in the day and was asking me to explain some of the technology involved. He then regaled me with lots of stories about Jando, one of which was his prodigious smoking. RIP

[smittims]

Thanks, Alison, for letting us have this sad news. What a stalwart he was, as a flip through the Naxos catalogue will reveal.

[cloughie]

I have a number of his good recordings. Naxos have lost a good reliable ‘house’ pianist.
RIP JJ

[Ein Heldenleben]

I have a number of his good recordings. Naxos have lost a good reliable ‘house’ pianist.
RIP JJ

I think he was more than that. His Naxos performances were better then many “big name “ pianists at more illustrious labels. It was a canny move to sign up with them . Event though I suspect they paid less he became , in classical circles , a household name.

[Mandryka]

Jando was the Hatto choice for Liszt's Annee's Bk 1. and a good choice IMO -- it is a fresh recording. I am also keen on his Bartok -- especially Mikrokosmos 5 and 6. And yesterday I heard some short form Schubert too, with great pleasure.

[Master Jacques]

I think he was more than that. His Naxos performances were better then many “big name “ pianists at more illustrious labels. It was a canny move to sign up with them . Event though I suspect they paid less he became , in classical circles , a household name.

I totally agree. Naxos made him a familiar name, but that wouldn't have happened without a supreme talent, which shone through for those with ears to hear, despite his lack of "fashionable" status.

[cloughie]

I think he was more than that. His Naxos performances were better then many “big name “ pianists at more illustrious labels. It was a canny move to sign up with them . Event though I suspect they paid less he became , in classical circles , a household name.

I didn’t mean ‘house pianist’ in a derogatory way - he was clearly more than just a good pair of hands and could turn those hands to a wide range of composers.

[Ein Heldenleben]

I didn’t mean ‘house pianist’ in a derogatory way - he was clearly more than just a good pair of hands and could turn those hands to a wide range of composers.

House pianist isn’t necessarily derogatory. Stan Tracey was one at Ronnie’s for years and better than quite a few imported stars. Who was DG ‘s house pianist ? - Wilhelm Kempff I guess - now there was a piano player.