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Topic: Lang Lang: Träumerei  (Read 2736 times)

Offline berrt

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Lang Lang: Träumerei
on: December 03, 2005, 09:26:38 PM
Lang Lang in the TV Show "Eine große Nachtmusik" 17.11 2005

https://www.zdf.de/ZDFmediathek/inhalt/7/0,4070,2396871-6-wm_dsl,00.html

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Re: Lang Lang: Träumerei
Reply #1 on: December 03, 2005, 09:57:55 PM
Excellent performance. Some overly harsh tone in the melody and at the cadential climaxes, but most of it is very beautiful, truly dreamy and introspective, with some extraordinary subtle coloartions in the p-pp range.

But I still can't stand looking at him!   So, I look away.
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Re: Lang Lang: Träumerei
Reply #2 on: December 03, 2005, 10:00:32 PM
Excellent performance. Some overly harsh tone in the melody and at the cadential climaxes, but most of it is very beautiful, truly dreamy and introspective, with some extraordinary subtle coloartions in the p-pp range. Good melodic phrasing,

But I still can't stand looking at him!   So, I look away.
=  o        o  =
   \     '      /   

"One never knows about another one, do one?" Fats Waller

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Re: Lang Lang: Träumerei
Reply #3 on: December 04, 2005, 02:55:15 AM
Yeah, he is annoying to watch, but it was good.

I love it when a great pianist includes something like that in concert - a great piece of music that isn't very difficult and usually associated with students, like Traumerei or Fur Elise.  It's nice to hear that sort of stuff played by a real virtuoso.

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Re: Lang Lang: Träumerei
Reply #4 on: December 04, 2005, 03:37:31 AM
hes sexy, whats annoying to watch?

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Re: Lang Lang: Träumerei
Reply #5 on: December 04, 2005, 04:42:53 AM
What's annoying about LL? His way over-done, artificial mannerisms. It's not like he's Glenn Gould, who quite possibly has Asperger's Syndrome to justify his bizzare performance antics. Lang Lang isn't enough of a legend yet to justify the dreamy stares at nothingness and flourishes of his free hand and anything else resembling an LSD trip.

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Re: Lang Lang: Träumerei
Reply #6 on: December 04, 2005, 11:29:51 AM
Lang Lang isn't enough of a legend yet...
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Re: Lang Lang: Träumerei
Reply #7 on: December 04, 2005, 09:13:04 PM

I love it when a great pianist includes something like that in concert - a great piece of music that isn't very difficult and usually associated with students, like Traumerei or Fur Elise.  It's nice to hear that sort of stuff played by a real virtuoso.

I couldn't agree more. I thoroughly enjoyed his interpretation, especially bringing out the left hand in the repeat of the first section. It gave it a fresh sound the second time around. 8)

Horowitz also played this piece for his encores at times.  I am always delighted when I hear a piece that I play performed by a master, as it gives me more to work on in a piece I already "know". :P


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Re: Lang Lang: Träumerei
Reply #8 on: December 04, 2005, 11:35:37 PM
Oh....my.......god.  Is there some woman under the piano? 

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Re: Lang Lang: Träumerei
Reply #9 on: December 05, 2005, 01:39:21 AM
hes sexy, whats annoying to watch?

Now I understand why you find yourself sexy  ;)  8)

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Re: Lang Lang: Träumerei
Reply #10 on: December 05, 2005, 01:43:05 AM
What's annoying about LL? His way over-done, artificial mannerisms. It's not like he's Glenn Gould, who quite possibly has Asperger's Syndrome to justify his bizzare performance antics. Lang Lang isn't enough of a legend yet to justify the dreamy stares at nothingness and flourishes of his free hand and anything else resembling an LSD trip.

Lang Lang was recently diagnosed with AS and gigantophallus syndrome too, think before you post.
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