is lang lang good or not?

[elevateme_returns]

YOU ARE SO ANNOYING OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

seconded

[rach n bach]

YOU ARE SO ANNOYING OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Master of the understatment...   

RnB

[opus10no2]

YOU ARE SO ANNOYING OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Respectfull disagreed, but I do not see how this relates to why I am apparently 'dellusional'.

[mkaykov]

The evidence there suggests merely that I think of girls and women as sexual entittties to be admired and pleasured accordingly.

AJHAHAHAHAHAAHAA



HAHAHAHAHAHA

da legendary quote!

[jre58591]

well, if it isnt trumofo. how fitting this thread is for you.

[opus10no2]

He only just entered because he had trouble fitting.

Jre, how would you say your technical abilities are at the piano as compared to mine?

[Mozartian]

He only just entered because he had trouble fitting.

Jre, how would you say your technical abilities are at the piano as compared to mine?

....

Yeah, I agree- his head *is* incredibly bloated. 

Jre would be roughly about 700000000000 times technically better than you- he can actually hit the right notes at a correct tempo. And he can play the Kapustin variations, which is totally insane, lol.

btw it amuses me greatly how you always challenge people to an etude show down- like you know your musicality is such crap you could NEVER compete with say, a chopin mazurka, schubert impromptu, or a scriabin prelude as the chosen piece.

[elevateme_returns]

And he can play the Kapustin variations, which is totally insane, lol.

sorry, im a bit naive - you are joking, right?

[Mozartian]

sorry, im a bit naive - you are joking, right?

No, I'm not. He CAN play them and they're very difficult.

[thalbergmad]

Let there be peace in this thread.

Thal

[opus10no2]

No, I'm not. He CAN play them and they're very difficult.

I think he meant to ask whether you are joking about them being 'insane'.

I like that piece alot though.

Does Jre want a MUSICALITY showdown?

The reason I don't challenge people to musicality duels is because they aren't as exciting and more difficult to objectively judge, but still, I'm open to submitting a recording and polling the winner.

What piece shall we duel on?

[m]

The reason I don't challenge people to musicality duels is because they aren't as exciting and more difficult to objectively judge, but still, I'm open to submitting a recording and polling the winner.

What piece shall we duel on?

Well, you want a technical duel? I'd be up to it.
How about Chopin etudes? Some harder ones... what are they--Op10/1,2,4,8 or Op25/6, 8, 11?

Take your pick. Does a week sound good for preparation and recording? Or do you want two weeks, a month, or whatever?

[opus10no2]

 

Marik, I have great respect for you as a pianist, and I know I would lose.

Maybe in a few years 

Jre and mozartian are more in my league of experience, I've only been playing less than 5 years.

[rach n bach]

Let there be peace in this thread.

Thal

For once, I actually agree with thal.

If you want to set up a pissing contest, do so in the misc or the anything but piano rooms.

RnB

[m]

Maybe in a few years 

Jre and mozartian are more in my league of experience, I've only been playing less than 5 years.

Oh, I see.
Reading your posts about how good you are, I just did not realize that.

Just out of curiosity, why then you always argue about technique as if you understand something about it?

[opus10no2]

I have my own opinions, and just because I may have less experience doesn't make them less valid.

I think we, and more people on this forum, think the same way about more thinks than it would appear, alot of the debates is basically about semantics, and the confusion caused by using different words to define the same thing.

The debate over technique vs. musicality doesn't really exist to me, because both are very important issues, but I appear to be in the minority that I can appreciate both seperately and independantly from the other.

My basic philosophy is the same as others, except that specific repertoire can and SHOULD be used to play as fast as possible.
This is not to say that it will detract from the musical impact of these pieces, because the pieces which I intend for this purpose actually sound great at extreme tempos.

There has always been a 'battle' between technicians and musicians, and their appreciators, but I am merely trying to find a healthy harmony of understanding of the symbiosis of both, and the fact that they can be credibly seperated.

[opus10no2]

And the duel discussion should be continued here -

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,24165.0.html

[elevateme_returns]

No, I'm not. He CAN play them and they're very difficult.

difficult?? are you joking? you must be joking. eh??

[jre58591]

Jre and mozartian are more in my league of experience, I've only been playing less than 5 years.

im beyond your league of experience. ive been playing for over 10 years, comme.

Does Jre want a MUSICALITY showdown?

The reason I don't challenge people to musicality duels is because they aren't as exciting and more difficult to objectively judge, but still, I'm open to submitting a recording and polling the winner.

this type of duel would actually be more desireable. firstly, ill admit it right now. my technique isnt the greatest. also, you would fail miserably at this. we all know that you have no regard for musicality, which proves my claim, basically.

[Mozartian]

difficult?? are you joking? you must be joking. eh??

You think they're easy? Wow, you're even stupider than I thought.

[jre58591]

difficult?? are you joking? you must be joking. eh??

yeah, seconded. its a really difficult piece, no matter how you look at it. look at the sheets and youll see for yourself.

[opus10no2]

im beyond your league of experience. ive been playing for over 10 years, comme.

this type of duel would actually be more desireable. firstly, ill admit it right now. my technique isnt the greatest. also, you would fail miserably at this. we all know that you have no regard for musicality, which proves my claim, basically.

I have regard for musicality, I have never said I don't, I just have more regard than most for virtuosity for it's own sake.

Name some pieces youd learn and play for the duel.

[tds]

anyone want a duel with me? how about first section of bethofen fur elise or barh mineut in g? two years from now? tds

[bo-kai]

ok tds, you asked for it. prepare to be humiliated. i'll see you in march 2009.

[counterpoint]

anyone want a duel with me? how about first section of bethofen fur elise or barh mineut in g? two years from now? tds

My suggestion: Rach 3, first 24 bars of the piano part 

[phil13]

I almost forgot that this thread was once about Lang Lang.

Let's see if all the problems can be solved at once:

And the duel discussion should be continued here -

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,24165.0.html

...and yet it wasn't?   

I have regard for musicality, I have never said I don't, I just have more regard than most for virtuosity for it's own sake.

Name some pieces youd learn and play for the duel.

Again, see above. Actually, I find your comments mildly ironic, since you were the one who both created the dueling thread and linked to it.

yeah, seconded. its a really difficult piece, no matter how you look at it. look at the sheets and youll see for yourself.

The Kapustin Variations are tough, but I would not expect someone who played Gaspard de la Nuit before he learned a concerto to see it the same way.

difficult?? are you joking? you must be joking. eh??

Similarly, you should have some respect for those of us who are at a lower skill level than you.


Phil

[elevateme_returns]

You think they're easy? Wow, you're even stupider than I thought.

am i? i've played them, so i know theyre easy compared to TONNES of other music.

to be fair theyre not "insane" at all.

but at the end of the day it's really not technique that counts, and from his posts jre sounds like a fabulous musician, so i'm sure he would definitely beat the crap out of opus10no2 in a duel.

[elevateme_returns]

Similarly, you should have some respect for those of us who are at a lower skill level than you.

Phil

jre (& phil) i'd like to apologise for my disrespectful comment. it was a bit thoughtless & arrogant and i have no doubt that while i may or may not have a better technique you're probably both much finer musicians than i am.

[phil13]

jre (& phil) i'd like to apologise for my disrespectful comment. it was a bit thoughtless & arrogant and i have no doubt that while i may or may not have a better technique you're probably both much finer musicians than i am.

Jre is, unfortunately, no longer here. 

But, I accept. Glad this thread could be brought to at least a few good terms.

Phil

[opus10no2]

from his posts jre sounds like a fabulous musician

Aww, don't be so harsh. 

[mikey6]

Jre is, unfortunately, no longer here. 

He's left? pourquoi?

[elevateme_returns]

because imbetter apparently got him banned.

[amelialw]

His technique is excellent and he is highly entertaining but if you take him and compare him with a pianist like Stephen Hough, he is nothing

[jacobwynn]

i think he should stay away from a piano.

Quite right!

And stay away from the food as well -- he's going to eat himself into an early grave.

As a pianist, he's overrated -- and if his technique is so good, why does he simplify some of the RH arpeggiated chord passages in the last movement of the Mendelssohn concerto? (The arpeggio played with fingering 5321 instead of 3521).

[leonidas]

So, have opinions changed in the time since this topic was active?

I'd like to think people are more enlightened now.

[communist]

no hes not good, he sucks

[tds]

i recognized the voice...aint dat u opus?

[shingo]

I like Lang Lang, this documentary changed my outlook on him after previously being influenced by the majority on here.

[chopinfrederic]

He's THE BEST.

[j_menz]

He's THE BEST.

Just remember.....

[sonicbass]

Lang Lang is the best living pianist in the world!!

[chopinfrederic]

Lang Lang is the best living pianist in the world!!

TRUE TRUE VERY TRUE AT LAST THERE'S A LANG LANG FAN :DDDDDD

[thalbergmad]

It is nothing less than retarded to suggest he is the best living pianist in the World.

Might be the most popular or the highest paid, but if you ask pianists instead of children, I doubt if he would make the top 50 of most.

Thal

[theholygideons]

It is nothing less than retarded to suggest he is the best living pianist in the World.

Might be the most popular or the highest paid, but if you ask pianists instead of children, I doubt if he would make the top 50 of most.

Thal

You know NOTHING about good taste!  .  Lang Lang is one of the finest culinary artists whose mouth-watering interpretations of the classics place him in a league of his own. He makes even the most venerable connoisseurs reach for water, as his Chopinesque soufflés reach critical mass, just bursting with savoriness. Mhmm, donuts.... 

[ahinton]

It is nothing less than retarded to suggest he is the best living pianist in the World.

Might be the most popular or the highest paid, but if you ask pianists instead of children, I doubt if he would make the top 50 of most.

Quite right!

Best,

Alistair

[thalbergmad]

Quite right!

Best,

Alistair

That might be my new signature.

Thal

[ahinton]

That might be my new signature.

What's wrong with your current one?

Best,

Alistair

[canada100]

Lang Lang is indeed a very talented pianist, and he has, without a doubt, many wonderful performances. I heard his Op. 25 Chopin Etudes on Youtube in an audio recording and was impressed. However, if I hear him, I LOVE him, if I watch him, I hate him.

I actually had the pleasure of hearing him live back in April 2010 playing Prokofiev's 3rd Piano Concerto with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and it was amazing! The hall was packed!!!! It was a standing ovation. As an encore, he played Chopin's "Aeolian Harp" Etude, the Op. 25 No. 1.

However, technology has taken performing down a very long road, and Lang Lang is very influenced by this. This is why he has chosen to become a circus animal instead of an artist. He is giving up the integrity of music for money! Today's classical piano performance industry has evolved into a more pop-culture style, meaning people care about looks more than about music, including flying fingers, and how people dress. I mean, these things always mattered, but even more so now.

Today's players are heavily influenced by Lang Lang, and many of them no longer care about the great values of the past. I have seen so many generations between Horowitz and us, and I do not like the direction things are going. If Lang Lang is the direction things are going, we are really in trouble.

[future_maestro]

Some misinformed people think Lang Lang is too emotional or doesn't quite grasp the music. I think quite the opposite.

And really, it doesn't matter whether they like him or not, Lang Lang is the most popular and highest paid pianist of all time (2nd to Liberace). The younger crowd is attracted to his emotional playing. In my experience, people who play advanced piano (probably 5% of the population) don't like him, but people who don't play the piano (more like 90% of the population) love him. That 5% can say all they want about him, but fact is, he's laughing all the way to the bank!

For those of you who disagree with me, READ HIS BIOGRAPHY. I guarantee that it will change your view. He strived to become "Number One," sometimes playing six to seven hours a day! He has worked as hard as any pianist, and he deserves any attention that he gets.

[kakeithewolf]

Lang Lang is much like Nicholas Cage. In any given performance, you have no idea whether you are going to get good or bad results, but you're more likely going to see bad.