Talk:Byron Janis

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I changed parts of this article because it sounded too much like an advertisement for the pianist rather than an objective description of him. I removed the bit claiming that Janis has recorded 'all the most difficult works in the repertoire', since there's no concensus on what the most difficult works are, making it impossible to record all of them, and since several works often regarded as the most difficult works, e.g. Godowsky's reworking of the Chopin etudes for (mainly) left hand, are not in Janis' discography.

Contents 1 State of the article 2 Janis and Maazel 3 Fair use rationale for Image:Byron Janis.jpg 4 Fair use rationale for Image:Byron Janis.jpg

[edit] State of the article

This is still way too POV, I believe. I don't feel qualified to rewrite it, though, as I am not that familiar with his career. If nobody else does so, though, I will have a go at it. --Wspencer11 (talk to me...) 01:11, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Janis and Maazel

Since Janis is Maazel's senior by two years, they can't possibly have been 15 at the same time, as implied in the article's third paragraph. I'm not correcting it though, because I'm not sure as to exactly how old they were when the mentioned event took place. It would be good if that could be clarified. MUSIKVEREIN 19:16, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

According to Glenn Plaskin's Horowitz bio, Janis was 16, Maazel 15.THD3 00:52, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

That was quick, THD3! Thanks. MUSIKVEREIN 13:36, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Byron Janis.jpg

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BetacommandBot (talk) 19:10, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Byron Janis.jpg

Image:Byron Janis.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to ensure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

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BetacommandBot (talk) 06:48, 25 February 2008 (UTC)