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On November 7, 2003, Lang Lang gave his debut recital at Carnegie Hall to great public excitement, but also to mixed critical reception. Some reviewers criticized Lang for his distracting mannerisms and his grandstanding. But this double-disc is unsatisfying on purely musical grounds, for Lang's interpretations are uneven, callow, and often heavy-handed. Either Lang was out of sorts that evening, or else he deliberately distorted his playing to favor bombast over genuine expression and refinement. On the positive side, Haydn's Sonata and Tan Dun's Eight Memories in Watercolor are most engaging, and feature the subtlest playing on the album. But Lang's performances of Schumann's Abegg Variations and Chopin's Nocturne are perfunctory and uncompelling, as if Lang's heart was not in them. Worse still, his renditions of Schubert's Wanderer Fantasy and Liszt's Reminiscences of Don Giovanni are ham-fisted and noisy affairs -- the former due to insensitivity and the latter out of unabashed vulgarity. For light encores of little consequence, Lang played Schumann's Träumerei; the Competition of the Two Horses, with his father, Guo-ren Lang, performing on the voice-like erhu; and Liszt's hackneyed Liebesträume. Considering Lang's erratic performance and the recording's fluctuating volume levels, this album will be a serious disappointment for all but Lang's most devoted fans.
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Not Applicable, ComposerLyricist - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christian Gansch, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephan Flock, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin T:son Engstroem, Producer
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Robert Schumann, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christian Gansch, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephan Flock, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin T:son Engstroem, Producer
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Piano Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:50 (Joseph Haydn)
Joseph Haydn, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christian Gansch, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephan Flock, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin T:son Engstroem, Producer
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Joseph Haydn, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christian Gansch, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephan Flock, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin T:son Engstroem, Producer
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Joseph Haydn, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christian Gansch, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephan Flock, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin T:son Engstroem, Producer
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Fantasy in C Major, Op. 15, D. 760 "Wanderer" (Franz Schubert)
Franz Schubert, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christian Gansch, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephan Flock, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin T:son Engstroem, Producer
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Franz Schubert, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christian Gansch, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephan Flock, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin T:son Engstroem, Producer
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Franz Schubert, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christian Gansch, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephan Flock, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin T:son Engstroem, Producer
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Franz Schubert, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christian Gansch, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephan Flock, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin T:son Engstroem, Producer
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Eight Memories in Watercolour, Op. 1 (Tan Dun )
Tan Dun, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christian Gansch, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephan Flock, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin T:son Engstroem, Producer
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Tan Dun, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christian Gansch, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephan Flock, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin T:son Engstroem, Producer
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Tan Dun, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christian Gansch, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephan Flock, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin T:son Engstroem, Producer
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Tan Dun, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christian Gansch, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephan Flock, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin T:son Engstroem, Producer
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Tan Dun, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christian Gansch, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephan Flock, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin T:son Engstroem, Producer
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Tan Dun, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christian Gansch, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephan Flock, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin T:son Engstroem, Producer
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Tan Dun, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christian Gansch, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephan Flock, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin T:son Engstroem, Producer
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Tan Dun, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christian Gansch, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephan Flock, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin T:son Engstroem, Producer
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
ヤソウキョクダイハチバン (Frédéric Chopin)
Frederic Chopin, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christian Gansch, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephan Flock, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin T:son Engstroem, Producer
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Réminiscences de Don Juan, S. 418 (after Mozart) (Franz Liszt)
Franz Liszt, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christian Gansch, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephan Flock, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin T:son Engstroem, Producer
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Kinderszenen, Op. 15 (Robert Schumann)
Robert Schumann, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christian Gansch, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephan Flock, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin T:son Engstroem, Producer
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Horses (After Pieces By Huang Hai Hwai, Chen Rao Xing And Shen Li Qun) - Arr. By Lang Lang And Lang Guo-ren (Huang Hai Hwai)
Lang Guo-ren, Arranger, Fiddle, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lang Lang, Arranger, Piano, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christian Gansch, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Huang Hai Hwai, Composer - Chen Rao Xing, Composer - Shen Li Qun, Composer - Stephan Flock, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin T:son Engstroem, Producer
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Liebestraum No. 3 in A-Flat, S. 541 (Franz Liszt)
Franz Liszt, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christian Gansch, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephan Flock, Editor, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin T:son Engstroem, Producer
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Albumbeschreibung
On November 7, 2003, Lang Lang gave his debut recital at Carnegie Hall to great public excitement, but also to mixed critical reception. Some reviewers criticized Lang for his distracting mannerisms and his grandstanding. But this double-disc is unsatisfying on purely musical grounds, for Lang's interpretations are uneven, callow, and often heavy-handed. Either Lang was out of sorts that evening, or else he deliberately distorted his playing to favor bombast over genuine expression and refinement. On the positive side, Haydn's Sonata and Tan Dun's Eight Memories in Watercolor are most engaging, and feature the subtlest playing on the album. But Lang's performances of Schumann's Abegg Variations and Chopin's Nocturne are perfunctory and uncompelling, as if Lang's heart was not in them. Worse still, his renditions of Schubert's Wanderer Fantasy and Liszt's Reminiscences of Don Giovanni are ham-fisted and noisy affairs -- the former due to insensitivity and the latter out of unabashed vulgarity. For light encores of little consequence, Lang played Schumann's Träumerei; the Competition of the Two Horses, with his father, Guo-ren Lang, performing on the voice-like erhu; and Liszt's hackneyed Liebesträume. Considering Lang's erratic performance and the recording's fluctuating volume levels, this album will be a serious disappointment for all but Lang's most devoted fans.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 22 track(s)
- Total length: 01:37:42
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Lang Lang
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
- Genre: Klassiek
© 2016 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin, ) under exclusive license to Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin, ) under exclusive license to Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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