Lang Lang Islamey

[jehangircama]

I just heard a cd of this and it's quite phenomenal 

[palika dunno]

well...the reason is that HE is phenomenal  . I'll see him live next year playing his carnegie hall repertoire  .

regards
palika 

[frederic]

I think it is one of the worst recordings of it. And i think many would agree with me.
I dunno, Maybe you haven't heard other recordings of this piece.

[jehangircama]

i've heard a couple and this takes the cake easily

[sevencircles]

Lang Lang seems to be a player you either love or hate.

I may be the only one who is somewhere in between.

Great technique he´s got, we can all agree about that.

He has got lot of improvements to make musically but so have Hamelin and Kissin.

[frederic]

Hmm I'm not sure on that.
Why do people attack those with powerful technique and stereotype them as being unmusical?

Yes, we all know Lang Lang has incredible technique, but he is also VERY musical. He makes his pieces sound INTERESTING and that is all that matters to me.
A musical pianist who is boring? Is that possible?

[Bouter Boogie]

Lang Lang seems to be a player you either love or hate.

I agree with that.

- BB

[jehangircama]

Hmm I'm not sure on that.
Why do people attack those with powerful technique and stereotype them as being unmusical?

Yes, we all know Lang Lang has incredible technique, but he is also VERY musical. He makes his pieces sound INTERESTING and that is all that matters to me.
A musical pianist who is boring? Is that possible?

agreed. he nplays with lovely expression and musicality, that's why i like his playing. combine that with his technique and WOW 

[rohansahai]

I really like Lang Lang's playing ...its just different !
However:
I went on an islamey drive last month ..checking out lots of recordings...and I must say, that even though I liked LL's islamey in the beginning ..after hearing Gavrilov, Gilels, Pletnev (the Carnegie hall 2000 recording), Cziffra and some others ..i really found him wanting. The others surpass him easily ...especially Gavrilov => ELECTRIC is the word !
Just my opinion though.

[pita bread]

Lang Lang's Islamey does not stack up against Gavrilov's.

[etudes]

Kissin live recording rules! (really after i heard Cziffra,Gavrilov,Horowitz,LangLang,Pletnev,Gilels,Barere,Biret,Berezovsky,Cherkassky(i lost this recording),Paul Wee)
i prefer Kissin (still looking for more recording

[arensky]

Kissin live recording rules! (really after i heard Horowitz

Horowitz? Islamey!? What label? When? I have never heard of this, if it exists I want it! Do tell...

[rohansahai]

Horowitz? Islamey!? What label? When? I have never heard of this, if it exists I want it! Do tell...

Its a live recording at carngie hall (late 1940s) ....good performance, typical horowitzian liberties with the notes , bad sound quality though. I have it somewhere, i think ...
but truly.... there are better islameys available =>Gavrilov !!

[thalbergmad]

Horowitz? Islamey!? What label? When? I have never heard of this, if it exists I want it! Do tell...

Regretfully i deleted this from my hard drive as i was a little disappointed.

Someone else must have it.

[I Love Xenakis]

CRAZY!  i know i replied to this topic....



Adam Aleksander and Fiorentino are my favorites.  Aleksander wins for fury and Fiorentino wins for speed.

[etudes]

https://s17.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=14QTXEI4P3D5806OXXMVYRVBIF
Kissin Islamey if you guys want

[etudes]

https://s48.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3UOHXTKPOQXE32DR5ULAG7OE7J
Terence Judd Islamey

[minor9th]

Ivo Pogorelich's performance in San Francisco (as an encore!)about 15 years ago was the most electrifying I've heard (He played it again this year--a tad slower, but still incredible). Second place is Gavrilov.

[kreso]

Maybe someone has Brendel's Islamey?

It will be great if somebody can post that..