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Piano Book is a compilation of post-Bach piano music’s greatest hits. Lang Lang puts together a retrospective anthology beginning with J.S. Bach’s Prelude in C major from the first book of the Well-Tempered Clavier. The piece, in fully written arpeggio, which every piano student has studied to practice fingering, articulations, and harmonic tiering is followed by Beethoven’s Lettre à Elise. Lang Lang then invites Mendelssohn (La Fileuse), Chopin (15th Prelude from Opus 28), and Mozart (Allegro from Sonata "Semplice" or Variations on "Ah, vous dirai-je Maman") The record also includes lesser-known repertoire from such composers as Badarzewska-Baranowska, Czerny, or Clementi and a few Chinese classic and traditional / popular songs from diverse parts of the world.
Lang Lang has fun, especially when he plays French music. Performing Debussy’s Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum, he enjoys each afterbeat, plays with the basses, and even sings. © Qobuz
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The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869 / Prelude & Fugue in C Major, BWV 846 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Krause, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peifeng Ma, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Xinyi Zhou, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Krause, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peifeng Ma, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Xinyi Zhou, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Max Richter, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Krause, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peifeng Ma, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Xinyi Zhou, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Lieder ohne worte, Op. 67 (Felix Mendelssohn)
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Krause, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peifeng Ma, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Xinyi Zhou, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Suite bergamasque, CD 82 (Claude Debussy)
Claude Debussy, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Krause, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peifeng Ma, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Xinyi Zhou, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Children's Corner, CD 119 (Claude Debussy)
Claude Debussy, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Krause, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peifeng Ma, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Xinyi Zhou, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
24 Préludes, Op. 28 (Frédéric Chopin)
Frederic Chopin, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Krause, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peifeng Ma, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Xinyi Zhou, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545 "Sonata facile" (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Krause, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peifeng Ma, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Xinyi Zhou, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Sonatina No. 1 in C Major, Op. 36 (Muzio Clementi)
Muzio CLEMENTI, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Krause, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peifeng Ma, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Xinyi Zhou, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
The School of Velocity, Op. 299 (Carl Czerny)
Carl Czerny, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Krause, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peifeng Ma, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Xinyi Zhou, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
6 Pieces for Piano, Vol. 2 (Yann Tiersen)
Yann Tiersen, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Krause, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peifeng Ma, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Xinyi Zhou, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Claude Debussy, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Krause, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peifeng Ma, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Xinyi Zhou, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
6 Moments Musicaux, op. 94, D. 780 (Franz Schubert)
Franz Schubert, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Krause, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peifeng Ma, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Xinyi Zhou, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Lyric Pieces, Op. 43 (Edvard Grieg)
Edvard Grieg, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Krause, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peifeng Ma, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Xinyi Zhou, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Album für die Jugend, Op. 68 / Pt. 1: Für Kleinere (Robert Schumann)
Robert Schumann, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Krause, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peifeng Ma, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Xinyi Zhou, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Villageoises, FP 65 (Francis Poulenc)
Francis Poulenc, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Krause, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peifeng Ma, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Xinyi Zhou, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Hu-Wei Huang, Composer - Philip Krause, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peifeng Ma, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Xinyi Zhou, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Ryuichi Sakamoto, Composer, Arranger, Work Arranger - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Krause, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peifeng Ma, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Xinyi Zhou, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Tekla Badarzewska-Baranowska, Composer - Philip Krause, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peifeng Ma, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Xinyi Zhou, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
12 Variations in C Major on "Ah, vous dirai-je Maman", K. 265 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Krause, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peifeng Ma, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Xinyi Zhou, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Krause, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peifeng Ma, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Xinyi Zhou, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Krause, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peifeng Ma, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Xinyi Zhou, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Krause, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peifeng Ma, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Xinyi Zhou, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Krause, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peifeng Ma, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Xinyi Zhou, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Krause, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peifeng Ma, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Xinyi Zhou, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Krause, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peifeng Ma, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Xinyi Zhou, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Krause, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peifeng Ma, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Xinyi Zhou, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Krause, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peifeng Ma, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Xinyi Zhou, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Krause, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peifeng Ma, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Xinyi Zhou, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Krause, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peifeng Ma, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Xinyi Zhou, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Krause, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peifeng Ma, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Xinyi Zhou, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Krause, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peifeng Ma, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Xinyi Zhou, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Christian Petzold, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Krause, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peifeng Ma, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Xinyi Zhou, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Wild Swans Suite (Elena Kats-Chernin)
Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Elena Kats-Chernin, Composer, Arranger, Work Arranger - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Krause, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peifeng Ma, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Xinyi Zhou, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Arthur de Lulli, Composer - Philip Krause, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peifeng Ma, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Xinyi Zhou, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Peter Schindler, Arranger, Work Arranger - Philip Krause, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peifeng Ma, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Xinyi Zhou, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Danzas argentinas, op. 2 (Alberto Ginastera)
Alberto Ginastera, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Krause, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peifeng Ma, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Xinyi Zhou, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Traditional, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Peter Schindler, Arranger, Work Arranger - Philip Krause, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Oulton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma" (Edward Elgar)
Edward Elgar, Composer, Arranger, Work Arranger - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Krause, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Oulton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Traditional, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Peter Schindler, Arranger, Work Arranger - Philip Krause, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peifeng Ma, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Xinyi Zhou, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Scott Joplin, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Krause, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Oulton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Album review
Piano Book is a compilation of post-Bach piano music’s greatest hits. Lang Lang puts together a retrospective anthology beginning with J.S. Bach’s Prelude in C major from the first book of the Well-Tempered Clavier. The piece, in fully written arpeggio, which every piano student has studied to practice fingering, articulations, and harmonic tiering is followed by Beethoven’s Lettre à Elise. Lang Lang then invites Mendelssohn (La Fileuse), Chopin (15th Prelude from Opus 28), and Mozart (Allegro from Sonata "Semplice" or Variations on "Ah, vous dirai-je Maman") The record also includes lesser-known repertoire from such composers as Badarzewska-Baranowska, Czerny, or Clementi and a few Chinese classic and traditional / popular songs from diverse parts of the world.
Lang Lang has fun, especially when he plays French music. Performing Debussy’s Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum, he enjoys each afterbeat, plays with the basses, and even sings. © Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 41 track(s)
- Total length: 01:45:41
- Main artists: Lang Lang
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
- Genre: Classical
© 2019 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin ℗ 2019 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
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