This was Lang Lang 17 years ago. In many ways he's changed, but in most he hasn't. His technique has improved, but his expression has and always will remain the same. Such a vibrant, spunky performer! Brilliant!
It's really astonishing. There are innumerable times when Lang Lang's fingers are standing straight up as he is playing these handfuls of powerful chords as only Rachmaninoff with his giant hands could write them. And he's not just playing them he's smashing them--and I don't mean that in a derogatory non-musical fashion either. By laws of physics and human anatomy his bones should be snapping like twigs and yet they don't. This guy can only be described in terms of super-human at least as far as his hands are concerned. As to his musicality I think he's criticized unfairly. This concerto is not to be played gently. Rachmaninoff himself said he wrote it for elephants, but when the piece calls for lyricism LL is right there caressing the music ever so lovingly, and when it calls for dynamism nobody can beat him. Even Horowitz in his heyday would be hard-pressed to summon this kind of power in his performances. History will judge LL's place in the Pianists' Parthenon but I think for the time being critics should just settle back and enjoy Rachmaninoff as only Lang Lang can deliver him.
" - - as only Lang Lang can deliver him"? You regard this indescribably monstrous, circus-worthy, unstomachable exhibition as an enjoyable "delivery" that even Horowitz would've found hard to emulate? Do you have any idea of what you're saying here? I hope TH-cam will make Lang's presentation available for quite some time. You know why? Because his display could (and should) serve as the supreme example for young pianists of what to avoid, at all costs, in adopting a dignified stage presence. So, as paradoxical as it sounds, Lang's video may serve a useful, helpful purpose.
@@richardvolpe7664 What I'm trying to focus on here, first of all is that LL is doing something that I've never seen Horowitz do to create power in the chords. I'm focused primarily on the anatomy of the hand. Granted Horowitz did things LL probably couldn't do and vice versa. But it is the end product that one should be listening to rather than viewing. Seeing what the pianist is doing--the gyrations, the histrionics, the grand gestures, etc distracts from the actual sound. I've heard Horowitz's early performances and he achieves speeds no one could match today.
I thoroughly enjoyed this performance. I have always been a great admirer of Lang Lang. He is a genius for sure. He is totally connected to the music and his performance with the orchestra and audience - full of expression and clearly enjoys playing this concerto - and why not?...it's amazing.
To johng: Why do so many viewers use the word 'genius' referring to (in this case) a pianist who's playing one of the commonest concertos in existence? Think of the countless others who've done wonderful performances of this work. Are they all geniuses?
A brilliant performance of this incredibly difficult piece. Lang Lang is a remarkable technician and artist. He respects and makes one "feel" the beauty of this music.
Спасибо всей большой компании Ютуб, за возможность смотреть. Ярчайшие выступления великого пианиста , , слушать и. Видеть концерты гениальных композиторов ❗ Низкий поклон, за это наслаждение, ! Браво, всем оркестрантам, дирижёрам, БРАВО , ЛАНГ ЛАНГ ‼️❣️❤️❤️❤️🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Absolutely stunning! What an interpretation... Lang Lang is as an artist of the highest calibre. Never heard Rachmaninov played in such beautiful story-telling manner. Every note had a voice and something unique to tell.
What's with this often-mentioned "story-telling" silliness? "Every note had something unique to tell? Baffling! Even if there were a story here [there isn't], just how do his stupid-looking smiling, his cheaply theatrical arm and hand 'demonstration', and his downright convulsive body contortions tell the "story"? I'm not sure I'd even want to hear the tale if it's as obscene as his unsightly stage exhibition.
To PeteiAaltjen: I'm utterly flabbergasted that the prolonged circus spectacle on display here could possibly generate tearfulness in any viewer. Listening might do it, but actually WATCHING this stupefyingly outrageous, arrogant exhibitionism? I just can't imagine.
OK, fine. But tell you what: check out what happens between 13:00 and 13:35. Then ask yourself: Am I watching a professional in a formal concert setting, or did I make a few wrong turns and ended up at Ringling Bros. circus tent? If, unbelievably, this type of totally out-of -place, out of character, loopy behavior by this tawdriest of pianists meets with your approval, or even worse, arouses your emotions, then there's nothing more that can be said.
@@richardvolpe7664ah yes Just some normal guy that doesn’t enjoy classical music criticizing one of the greatest pianists in the world Probably doesn’t even know where an A flat is positioned at
I have a pretty good idea where A-flat is, considering that I've played with orchestra 15 concertos by Bach, Beethoven, Weber, Grieg, Liszt, Saint-Saens, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev and Gershwin, so as "some normal guy", I think I qualify for directing deserved criticism to perhaps the most famous pianist, but far from the finest in the world. But if we're talking 'superlatives' here, he can be described by any half-awake observer as the most arrogant, tasteless, unprofessional pianist before today's public. If you so lovingly approve of Lang's pseudo-emotive, stupid-looking smiley face with all the accompanying "expressions" of erotic ecstasy and the grotesque mannerisms that somehow enrapture most viewers and nauseate just as many others, then go ahead and enjoy - - you sound like a pretty 'normal' guy, after all.
As "some normal guy" who's taught music for 34 years, and who's performed with orchestras 15 concertos by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Weber, Grieg, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Saint-Saens and Gershwin, I feel qualified to voice criticism (and occasionally, compliments) to a pianist who is one of the world's most famous, but not finest, performers. Perhaps you've noticed that most of my neagative comments have to do with Lang's one-of-a-kind outlandish, grotesque, spectacularly unprofessional buffoonery at the keyboard. Not among his adoring (but highly impressionable) fans, I declare him to be a consmmate disgrace to traditional, respectable. dignified "concert etiquette", and one whose stage conduct should never be regarded as a positive "new standard". His unique kind of "clownmanship" can't, and won't, last indefinately.@@clashofclansfan4711
so i translated it to english by my own understanding, but it’s not exact: It’s hard to believe that Lang Lang can show such incredible understanding to Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto no. 3 at the age of 20. Additionally, this concerto is a philosophical composition, not only a piano performance. By this live performance, you can see Lang Lang is a superior world-class musician. Much appreciation!
This reminds me of Horowitz, not the interpretation, but the way he exaggerates some things that no one else emphasises and takes a completely original view of the music. Complain all you want. He still sells out the hall, draws generations of new listeners and plays better than 99% of his critics.
One can only speculate whether he does the faces because he wants to add to the drama of the piece or if he does it because he actually are feeling insane after practicing this mad piece of music for months. Nevertheless it takes away focus from his flawless performance of the Ossia Cadenza.
Yeah! I just watched an interview that Lang Lang did in 2021(可凡倾听), and he said Zubin Mehta asked him to emphasize some details as Horowitz did when they cooperated together, and Lang Lang was impressed by the maestro's remembering these details that these legendary pianists made even after many years. Fou Tsong was at that concert too, and he cried and gave Lang Lang a very big hug after this concert.
he is an inspiration to young pianists and he's keeping the tradition alive by both preserving the integrity the music while making it visually appealing to lay audiences.
" - - making it visually appealing to lay audiences?" Oh my god - - if a lay person who's never seen a traditional classical performance should stumble across this Ringling Brothers exhibition by this tuxedoed clown, would he then assume that this is a typical example of what happens on a concert stage? Furthermore, if he were to enjoy what he sees here, imagine his disappointment should he ever discover that "other" pianists (excepting Daniil Trifonov) don't provide such an appealing spectacle as demonstrated here by Lang. Of course, for even more of this kind of visual awesomeness, we can direct our lay person to this pianist's video presentations of the Liszt and Tchaikovsky concertos. @@classicalmusic432hz8
i read all the comments below, 98% wildly enthusiastic approval (as it should be) ... and SHAME on the couple of dummies who think that Lang Lang's PASSION is purely theatrical .... THIS is how a true artist performs with LUST!
To ChrisTopher: Anyone who's half-awake can see that his "passion and emotional involvement" are conspicuously theatrical, even painfully so. Believe me, there are far more than a couple of dummies out there who see him for what he is: a hopelessly arrogant, over-the-top, piano clown who shouldn't be disgracing concert stages. I love your final words: "A true artist performs with LUST." The latter word should be replaced with two words: Professional integrity (something that's foreign to Lang's thinking). [Lust indeed! Just when I thought I'd heard everything!]
To ShanahanZheng: So his face, with all its grotesque contortions and imbecilic expressions, helps you understand the music. I have, then, only one word: Astonishing!
Even wider than his palette is his stupid-ass grinning which, coupled with all those erotic swooning motions, makes him, without question, the world's most unbearable, unwatchable freak of a pianist. Never in my life have I seen such a sickening spectacle as this. And to think that he has the audacity to act this way in the company of dignified, professional orchestra members! Can you imagine what must've been going through their minds as they observed this circus clown?
The best performance in every way: fireworks, technique, exaggeration, funny faces, crazy motions, and yes, also musically. Maybe that's what Rachmaninoff had in mind?
No - - the somber-faced Rachmaninoff would've been horrified and repelled by Lang's funny faces, crazy motions and exaggerations. For god's sake, can't you see that this display of unbridled, outrageous, crazed antics is carefully designed to "wow" his audience? This 'darling of the keyboard' has made a study of the many ways by which he cunningly arouses his viewers' emotions, and they BUY it, no matter what. That's what gets me - - how can they possibly see this crassness as "love and involvement"? "The best performance in every way"? Before you stick to that idea, you may want to check out versions by, Lugansky, Volodos, Nakamitsu, and of course, Horowitz (who, as a close friend of the composer, played this concerto for him while Rachmaninoff supplied the orchestra part on an adjacent piano). You should learn, then, that LL is not the 'only show in town'.
@@richardvolpe7664I have a question…why do you spend so much time posting all these comments slamming Lang Lang when you could be spending that time listening to performances that you enjoy?
But what if in his absolute abandon to the music, he himself has become a living animation of the music, its ultimate outgrowth? If so, then it is the music speaking through him as it does, without inhibition. The music chooses to move him, and he chooses not to stop it.
@@DJfractalflight Sure, and as music chooses him playing like that I choose not to watch his distractive videos. Even without screen I’d say I feel less music compared to other giants. I prefer watching Horowitz or Argerich. You already know the reason, I’m just not a fan of overreacting pianists at all.
Hiroki Jason Saito I see what you are saying. And I am probably inclined to agree that I would prefer the sound of other masters playing it, but for me I am both enchanted and blessed to watch the movement of his face and hands and body because it brings me deeper into the music experience, whereas for another it may be a distraction. Understood. This has been my favorite classical piece of all time, and yet somehow I hadn’t seen/heard Lang Lang play it, so it was a huge treat for me last night. Very different style from Horowitz and Argerich though for certain.
Agree. I find it so distracting. In all his performances.Just turned me off. Its like the animation in those Looney Tunes cartoon. I believe Rachmaninoff himself performed the concerto without all the animation to convey the music across to the people. The animation does not add to the music.
@@exs1803 yes I see him as a street performer or a Pierrot from a circus. And I’m so sure I’m not a racist but it’s just my humble opinion. I also see him as a great person but as a pianist, mm not my cup of tea.
라프 피협3번을 모든 연주곡 중 가장 좋아하는데, 임윤찬 반클라이번 콩쿨 이전에 가장 감명 깊게 들었던건 랑랑이었음. (랑랑 이전에는 호로비츠와 아르헤리치) 랑랑 라흐피협3번 음반 사서 들었을 정도. 이 연주 영상이 이전에 영상이 따로 따로 잘려있는 유튜브 영상으로 있었는데, 저작권 문제인지 언제부턴가 다시 볼 수 없었음. 영상 합본으로 편집해줘서 감사합니다.
You think the composer meant this to be funny? If, by chance, you're referring to his silly-ass smiling, his far-away expressions of enchantment, and his seizure-like facial convulsions, this isn't comical - - it's uniquely pathetic. He doesn't deserve to perform on a formal concert stage. But under a circus tent with the other baboons - - that should suit him fine.
Haters can hate. I still think this performance is one of the best. It’s like he’s playing possessed and crazy. I see a young Lang Lang in Clayton Stephenson. Maybe he got influenced by Lang’s Mephisto masterclass..
Possessed and crazy? Yeah, I'd say so. I'd also add: arrogant, ostentatious, sensational (but in the worst imaginable way), and brazenly insulting to established traditions of performance protocol. Does that about cover it?
Yes, and I've also played the 2nd concerto and the Paganini Rhapsody, as well as his 2nd sonata, Corelli variations, many etudes-tableaux and preludes, Liebesleid, and a few other short works. Okay?
@@juicetin_20 I've played this, the Rhapsody, the 2nd concerto, 2nd sonata, Corelli Variations, and 11 concertos by other composers from Bach to Prokofiev.
Lang Lang combined the magnificent, violent fear and shock and romantic, naive and happy in the music.His talent made his limbs and faces full of music, The most amazing and greatest performance with a wonderful personality .
If there's violent fear and shock in this music, I sure as hell don't know where it might be. As for his face being full of music, I'd rather say that Lang himself is full of something, and believe me, it ain't music.
@@richardvolpe7664 Why should people believe you? Famous conductors and pianists all admire him very much. Why should people believe a layman who doesn't understand music? The audience only trusts their own ears and the conductor.
Yeah, I'm a layman who doesn't understand music. Funny thing, though: I have a Masters degree in piano and music literature; of the 15 concertos I've performed with orchestra, three were by Rachmaninoff; I"ve given more than a dozen concerts. including an all-Rachmaninoff recital in Rochester where I've taught for 33 years. Now what was it you said about my not understanding music? I don't know if all the world's conductors admire Lang, but I'm willing to bet that the vast majority of famous pianists can't stand the sight or thought of him.
Enjoyed his unique emphases of certain voices. I listened without fully watching as his over-exaggerated facial expressions (sometimes comical!) and body language can sometimes be off putting. A few years ago I went to his Rach 3 concert at the Royal Albert Hall, London, but the sound quality was not as clear as here on record. If Lang Lang is technically on the same level as Horowitz, I'd prefer Horowitz for his old fashioned economy of body language - his simply let his fingers and his specifically tuned piano do the musical communicating!
To Fredrizzz: Well, for god's sake, why don't you open YOUR eyes? You might realize, then, what a bizarre, circus performance is taking place under your very nose!
This was Lang Lang 17 years ago. In many ways he's changed, but in most he hasn't. His technique has improved, but his expression has and always will remain the same. Such a vibrant, spunky performer! Brilliant!
It's really astonishing. There are innumerable times when Lang Lang's fingers are standing straight up as he is playing these handfuls of powerful chords as only Rachmaninoff with his giant hands could write them. And he's not just playing them he's smashing them--and I don't mean that in a derogatory non-musical fashion either. By laws of physics and human anatomy his bones should be snapping like twigs and yet they don't. This guy can only be described in terms of super-human at least as far as his hands are concerned. As to his musicality I think he's criticized unfairly. This concerto is not to be played gently. Rachmaninoff himself said he wrote it for elephants, but when the piece calls for lyricism LL is right there caressing the music ever so lovingly, and when it calls for dynamism nobody can beat him. Even Horowitz in his heyday would be hard-pressed to summon this kind of power in his performances. History will judge LL's place in the Pianists' Parthenon but I think for the time being critics should just settle back and enjoy Rachmaninoff as only Lang Lang can deliver him.
100% agree
Well said!
Bravo
" - - as only Lang Lang can deliver him"? You regard this indescribably monstrous, circus-worthy, unstomachable exhibition as an enjoyable "delivery" that even Horowitz would've found hard to emulate? Do you have any idea of what you're saying here? I hope TH-cam will make Lang's presentation available for quite some time. You know why? Because his display could (and should) serve as the supreme example for young pianists of what to avoid, at all costs, in adopting a dignified stage presence. So, as paradoxical as it sounds, Lang's video may serve a useful, helpful purpose.
@@richardvolpe7664 What I'm trying to focus on here, first of all is that LL is doing something that I've never seen Horowitz do to create power in the chords. I'm focused primarily on the anatomy of the hand. Granted Horowitz did things LL probably couldn't do and vice versa. But it is the end product that one should be listening to rather than viewing. Seeing what the pianist is doing--the gyrations, the histrionics, the grand gestures, etc distracts from the actual sound. I've heard Horowitz's early performances and he achieves speeds no one could match today.
I thoroughly enjoyed this performance. I have always been a great admirer of Lang Lang. He is a genius for sure. He is totally connected to the music and his performance with the orchestra and audience - full of expression and clearly enjoys playing this concerto - and why not?...it's amazing.
Also I am a great admirer of Mrs.Lang Lang . He express în his way this feelings about this concert with a brillant technique 😍😍😍😍
and to choose ossia cadenza !!!!! This shows all, I believe, about this technique.
@@richardvolpe7664he does that to help him memorize pieces.
God - - what silly nonsense! How could all his asinine stage behavior have anything to do with memorizing a piece of Music? @@ScottWarner86
To johng: Why do so many viewers use the word 'genius' referring to (in this case) a pianist who's playing one of the commonest concertos in existence? Think of the countless others who've done wonderful performances of this work. Are they all geniuses?
A brilliant performance of this incredibly difficult piece. Lang Lang is a remarkable technician and artist. He respects and makes one "feel" the beauty of this music.
Спасибо всей большой компании Ютуб, за возможность смотреть. Ярчайшие выступления великого пианиста , , слушать и. Видеть концерты гениальных композиторов ❗
Низкий поклон, за это наслаждение, ! Браво, всем оркестрантам, дирижёрам, БРАВО , ЛАНГ ЛАНГ ‼️❣️❤️❤️❤️🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Absolutely stunning! What an interpretation... Lang Lang is as an artist of the highest calibre. Never heard Rachmaninov played in such beautiful story-telling manner. Every note had a voice and something unique to tell.
What's with this often-mentioned "story-telling" silliness? "Every note had something unique to tell? Baffling! Even if there were a story here [there isn't], just how do his stupid-looking smiling, his cheaply theatrical arm and hand 'demonstration', and his downright convulsive body contortions tell the "story"? I'm not sure I'd even want to hear the tale if it's as obscene as his unsightly stage exhibition.
you clearly know nothing about classical piano@@richardvolpe7664
To victorilieff: Enough already with this story-telling business! I know of no concerto that carries with it a "story."
@@richardvolpe7664 use some basic imagination, it is vital for a performer if you are such.
@@viktorilieff Do you mean that a performer should invent (or "conjure up") a story that the music suggests? Not sure what you're trying to say.
That 3rd movement tho. What a beast.
We need higher quality video of this!!
Anyone knows where can I buy this at the original quality? Thank you.
Taorong Lian no it is not! There was a pause in the beginning. The music was frozen, and everyone was frozen
fuck u
@@zxavier1594 Thats not nice really thats not necessary !
Cand cuvintele se termină incepe muzica! Mercii
... Lang ❤!
His passionate playing really makes the piece!! He is really putting the "music" in the music.
go home lil guy@@richardvolpe7664
I love that at 25:05 there's a Windows alert sound, scared me at first 'cause I'm on Linux...
25:05 forte with windows notification
So.. It was rachmaninoff all along who gave us windows.. Amazing, I never would have guessed
@@Wosudhehqaxb9169 Sergei RachMS-DOS
@@GothicKin holy crap this is perfect I love this XDDD
He is great, wonderful playing. Absolutely a genius.
Sergei Yerokhin Rachmaninov 3 is great too.
th-cam.com/video/kHuSDmoa748/w-d-xo.html
And my role mode for the piece
@@paulorcarro terrible audio quality and video alike. Besides the performance is splitted...
@@tavidemea6363 I don't understand you
@@paulorcarro the sound quality is bad and the performance is splitted in mini videos
Wow! Completely stunning performance! I've never heard Langlang's interpretation of this piece and I"m so glad that I decided to look it up
36:38 omg
Yes!!!
Fully noted! 😊
I'm watching this video at 1 am, and I'm literally crying right now. This masterpiece really got me emotional
Same. 1.15am and I'm welling up. I absolutely love this piece. Damn it.. now I have to go and watch the movie 'Shine' for the sixteenth time! 😂
To PeteiAaltjen: I'm utterly flabbergasted that the prolonged circus spectacle on display here could possibly generate tearfulness in any viewer. Listening might do it, but actually WATCHING this stupefyingly outrageous, arrogant exhibitionism? I just can't imagine.
2:56 I love the way he backs away here and his eyes at the end!
OK, fine. But tell you what: check out what happens between 13:00 and 13:35. Then ask yourself: Am I watching a professional in a formal concert setting, or did I make a few wrong turns and ended up at Ringling Bros. circus tent? If, unbelievably, this type of totally out-of -place, out of character, loopy behavior by this tawdriest of pianists meets with your approval, or even worse, arouses your emotions, then there's nothing more that can be said.
@@richardvolpe7664ah yes
Just some normal guy that doesn’t enjoy classical music criticizing one of the greatest pianists in the world
Probably doesn’t even know where an A flat is positioned at
I have a pretty good idea where A-flat is, considering that I've played with orchestra 15 concertos by Bach, Beethoven, Weber, Grieg, Liszt, Saint-Saens, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev and Gershwin, so as "some normal guy", I think I qualify for directing deserved criticism to perhaps the most famous pianist, but far from the finest in the world. But if we're talking 'superlatives' here, he can be described by any half-awake observer as the most arrogant, tasteless, unprofessional pianist before today's public. If you so lovingly approve of Lang's pseudo-emotive, stupid-looking smiley face with all the accompanying "expressions" of erotic ecstasy and the grotesque mannerisms that somehow enrapture most viewers and nauseate just as many others, then go ahead and enjoy - - you sound like a pretty 'normal' guy, after all.
As "some normal guy" who's taught music for 34 years, and who's performed with orchestras 15 concertos by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Weber, Grieg, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Saint-Saens and Gershwin, I feel qualified to voice criticism (and occasionally, compliments) to a pianist who is one of the world's most famous, but not finest, performers. Perhaps you've noticed that most of my neagative comments have to do with Lang's one-of-a-kind outlandish, grotesque, spectacularly unprofessional buffoonery at the keyboard. Not among his adoring (but highly impressionable) fans, I declare him to be a consmmate disgrace to traditional, respectable. dignified "concert etiquette", and one whose stage conduct should never be regarded as a positive "new standard". His unique kind of "clownmanship" can't, and won't, last indefinately.@@clashofclansfan4711
I think it's pretty close to G-sharp, no?@@clashofclansfan4711
Thank you SO much for reuploading this!!!
Its one of the most if not THE most genius interpetation of this concerto. Along with Volodos's.
I think think this interpretation is unique though because of the characters he plays and portraits while playing.
Fucking genius beyond words.
pianosenzanima You haven't listened to Horowitz's interpretation then I assume
@@zombieperson3695 sorry, cant even compare.
No one talking about Argerichs though? :o In my opinion this is not even close to Argerichs interpretation. But I guess everyone has their own opinion
comedyfriendsenglish Yeah, they do:)
Wow! Amazing ...Unbelievable.
The eight chords at 33:07 are an emblem of any pianists mettle. This performance justified Lang Lang!
Whatever that's supposed to mean.
@@richardvolpe7664 I should have said typified Lang-Lang.
wonderful melodyy
难得郎朗在20岁的时候就能够将拉赫玛尼诺夫的第三钢琴协奏曲理解的如此透彻！更多地，《第三钢琴协奏曲》是一部哲学作品，而不仅仅是一场钢琴表演秀。这次现场演出，可以基本确立郎朗作为世界一流音乐家的行列。甚为欣赏！
so i translated it to english by my own understanding, but it’s not exact:
It’s hard to believe that Lang Lang can show such incredible understanding to Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto no. 3 at the age of 20. Additionally, this concerto is a philosophical composition, not only a piano performance. By this live performance, you can see Lang Lang is a superior world-class musician. Much appreciation!
This man in incredibile even at this age.
@@fredericchopin6445 Can I please have a coffee with you Mr. Chopin
After having so many drinks, you should probably gulp down a whole potful.@@aaronsun4302
This reminds me of Horowitz, not the interpretation, but the way he exaggerates some things that no one else emphasises and takes a completely original view of the music. Complain all you want. He still sells out the hall, draws generations of new listeners and plays better than 99% of his critics.
Well, Lang Lang was inspired by Horowitz.
One can only speculate whether he does the faces because he wants to add to the drama of the piece or if he does it because he actually are feeling insane after practicing this mad piece of music for months. Nevertheless it takes away focus from his flawless performance of the Ossia Cadenza.
Yeah! I just watched an interview that Lang Lang did in 2021(可凡倾听), and he said Zubin Mehta asked him to emphasize some details as Horowitz did when they cooperated together, and Lang Lang was impressed by the maestro's remembering these details that these legendary pianists made even after many years. Fou Tsong was at that concert too, and he cried and gave Lang Lang a very big hug after this concert.
he is an inspiration to young pianists and he's keeping the tradition alive by both preserving the integrity the music while making it visually appealing to lay audiences.
" - - making it visually appealing to lay audiences?" Oh my god - - if a lay person who's never seen a traditional classical performance should stumble across this Ringling Brothers exhibition by this tuxedoed clown, would he then assume that this is a typical example of what happens on a concert stage? Furthermore, if he were to enjoy what he sees here, imagine his disappointment should he ever discover that "other" pianists (excepting Daniil Trifonov) don't provide such an appealing spectacle as demonstrated here by Lang. Of course, for even more of this kind of visual awesomeness, we can direct our lay person to this pianist's video presentations of the Liszt and Tchaikovsky concertos. @@classicalmusic432hz8
Que maravilloso
genius
나 웃고싶을땐 이동영상 보러옴
ㅋㅋ
16:38 conductor having some extra fun
ha ha ))))))))))
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Haha
@@Franz_Liszt_Korean found u again
@@MrLULE Haha. Great
i read all the comments below, 98% wildly enthusiastic approval (as it should be) ... and SHAME on the couple of dummies who think that Lang Lang's PASSION is purely theatrical .... THIS is how a true artist performs with LUST!
To ChrisTopher: Anyone who's half-awake can see that his "passion and emotional involvement" are conspicuously theatrical, even painfully so. Believe me, there are far more than a couple of dummies out there who see him for what he is: a hopelessly arrogant, over-the-top, piano clown who shouldn't be disgracing concert stages. I love your final words: "A true artist performs with LUST." The latter word should be replaced with two words: Professional integrity (something that's foreign to Lang's thinking). [Lust indeed! Just when I thought I'd heard everything!]
Anyone knows where can I buy this at the original quality? Thank you.
Go to concert ...
Great dynamics at 12:48. Interesting place for a pianissimo.
the art of one‘s countenance
So all his stupid-looking faces can be seen as examples of art? Boy, do I have a lot to learn!
Bravo....
カデンツァ演奏中に顔芸を披露したりカメラ目線になったり、最後思いっきしガッツポーズとってたり、見ててこんなに面白いピアニストって他にいるかな？
People don’t like his face but for me his face helps me understand the music. It’s such a marvel to look at, seriously
Yes!!
Looks pretty funny in some places tho lol. I rock with the faces but u gotta admit I’m some spots it gets hard to take it seriously 😂
To ShanahanZheng: So his face, with all its grotesque contortions and imbecilic expressions, helps you understand the music. I have, then, only one word: Astonishing!
I listened to a Rach star It was that it is…everything❤
35:37-36:00 his palette is so wide. It’s so amazing to hear him switch to something so delicate at 35:43
Even wider than his palette is his stupid-ass grinning which, coupled with all those erotic swooning motions, makes him, without question, the world's most unbearable, unwatchable freak of a pianist. Never in my life have I seen such a sickening spectacle as this. And to think that he has the audacity to act this way in the company of dignified, professional orchestra members! Can you imagine what must've been going through their minds as they observed this circus clown?
朗朗对此曲演绎的无与伦比，不愧是当今音乐奇才！
24:36 Oh finally my left hand can rest for 0.5 seconds!
37:13funny point
Hahaha
Yes
The best performance in every way: fireworks, technique, exaggeration, funny faces, crazy motions, and yes, also musically. Maybe that's what Rachmaninoff had in mind?
The best??? Hahahha.. Nice joke 😊
If you watch Lim yun chan's performance~
Probably not, but that doesn't necessarily mean this performance isn't great.
No - - the somber-faced Rachmaninoff would've been horrified and repelled by Lang's funny faces, crazy motions and exaggerations. For god's sake, can't you see that this display of unbridled, outrageous, crazed antics is carefully designed to "wow" his audience? This 'darling of the keyboard' has made a study of the many ways by which he cunningly arouses his viewers' emotions, and they BUY it, no matter what. That's what gets me - - how can they possibly see this crassness as "love and involvement"?
"The best performance in every way"? Before you stick to that idea, you may want to check out versions by, Lugansky, Volodos, Nakamitsu, and of course, Horowitz (who, as a close friend of the composer, played this concerto for him while Rachmaninoff supplied the orchestra part on an adjacent piano). You should learn, then, that LL is not the 'only show in town'.
@@richardvolpe7664I have a question…why do you spend so much time posting all these comments slamming Lang Lang when you could be spending that time listening to performances that you enjoy?
For myself 32:50, 32:57
Bendito seas....
ほんま上手いなぁ〜！
35:04
I would cry if I were at the scene…
11:43
伝説の瞬間
WOW
23:54 third movement
Technique:10
Distracting the orchestra and the audience from the music level:10
My very honest opinion.
But what if in his absolute abandon to the music, he himself has become a living animation of the music, its ultimate outgrowth? If so, then it is the music speaking through him as it does, without inhibition. The music chooses to move him, and he chooses not to stop it.
@@DJfractalflight Sure, and as music chooses him playing like that I choose not to watch his distractive videos. Even without screen I’d say I feel less music compared to other giants. I prefer watching Horowitz or Argerich. You already know the reason, I’m just not a fan of overreacting pianists at all.
Hiroki Jason Saito I see what you are saying. And I am probably inclined to agree that I would prefer the sound of other masters playing it, but for me I am both enchanted and blessed to watch the movement of his face and hands and body because it brings me deeper into the music experience, whereas for another it may be a distraction. Understood. This has been my favorite classical piece of all time, and yet somehow I hadn’t seen/heard Lang Lang play it, so it was a huge treat for me last night. Very different style from Horowitz and Argerich though for certain.
Agree. I find it so distracting. In all his performances.Just turned me off. Its like the animation in those Looney Tunes cartoon. I believe Rachmaninoff himself performed the concerto without all the animation to convey the music across to the people. The animation does not add to the music.
@@exs1803 yes I see him as a street performer or a Pierrot from a circus. And I’m so sure I’m not a racist but it’s just my humble opinion. I also see him as a great person but as a pianist, mm not my cup of tea.
One of the greatest performances of this masterpiece I've ever heard of. What a sensitivity! Supernatural phenomenon, it is.
Lang Lang is one of the greatest pianists in the last 50 plus years !!!!!
Without any doubt!!
Say what you like about Lang Lang but you can’t argue with his technique.
すでに大家の風格
この時のランランの演奏は歴史に残る偉大な演奏だと思う。テクニック、表現、パフォーマンス含めて最高のラフ3の1つ。
郎朗把音樂裡的壯烈狂暴恐懼震驚和浪漫淒美天真快樂融合在一起，銜接得天衣無縫，拉赫瑪尼諾夫憂鬱的浪漫和如泣如訴的歌唱，尤其令人斷腸。他演奏了一部惊心动魄的史诗，天馬行空的才能，讓他肢體和面孔全部充滿音樂，完全不受束縛。最有个性令人叹为观止的版本，可载入史册。
38:08the best moment
nonono
Esta loco, cuanto tiempo tardo en estudiar eso??
この演奏はかなりコンチェルトの動画としては好きな演奏です。
最後のガッツポーズも自分は好きなシーンです(ホロビッツもラフ3の動画で途中ガッツポーズのシーンがある)。
ランランのラフ3のライブ録音がレーベルから出ていますが、そっちはあまり面白くないと思いました。
ランランが15歳の、アメリカ留学前？、日本の地方都市の小演奏会でショパンのop25のエチュード12曲を聴きましたが、
曲想も、表情も、非常に抑制の効いた繊細なエチュードでした。ポリーニほどの神気迫る迫力はありませんでしたが、同列に語れるレベルの演奏だったと記憶しています。
ってか15歳ですげぇ、誰コイツ？って思っていましたが、すぐ世界に出ましたね！
この動画は、一つの歴史的芸術作品だと思います。
the video is 360p. is there really not a high res recording of this performance?!
sigh
와우, 내 랑랑 좋아 하지만 들을 때 마다 새롭게 보이고 입을 다물 수가 없다.
he has got to be the horowitz of our age. absolutely genious. abolutely wonderful!
His musical understanding of this concerto and fresh phrasing ideas at only 19 yrs old is just mind-blowing to me
Katsaris is better than Lang Lang listen to katsaris
gotta love the way he hugs the conductor right after
But what he SHOULD properly do is acknowledge the audience FIRST, then proceed with all the hugging, kissing, and hand-shaking.
Goat
라프 피협3번을 모든 연주곡 중 가장 좋아하는데, 임윤찬 반클라이번 콩쿨 이전에 가장 감명 깊게 들었던건 랑랑이었음. (랑랑 이전에는 호로비츠와 아르헤리치) 랑랑 라흐피협3번 음반 사서 들었을 정도.
이 연주 영상이 이전에 영상이 따로 따로 잘려있는 유튜브 영상으로 있었는데, 저작권 문제인지 언제부턴가 다시 볼 수 없었음. 영상 합본으로 편집해줘서 감사합니다.
この芸術家はですね、自分で奏でた音を聞いている。のみならず、体感しているのです。
15:05 😚
15:15 😱
The facial expressions were overly exaggerated but Lang Lang was so brilliant and its at its peak technically and passionately....
And theatrically!
Can anyone tell me what son he was playing at about 12:00 ?
Lmfaoo you came from the raffle huh
@@gus6573 lmfaooo
@@AresGuerra it's a good song
Ossia cadenza rach 3...
Lisista did it too
11:37 "Uhhhhhhhh, Oh right I'm supposed to be playing"
Excellent version!
what a piece of art makes your ears comfortable and also makes you laugh. 郎朗牛逼
Do you think Rachmaninoff meant for this piece of art to generate laughter?
欲しいところに欲しいテンポとダイナミクスとアゴーギグ、そしてストリンジェンドが押し寄せてくれて、どこを切り取ってきいても、引き込まれてしまう。
To neg_9423: No idea of what you're trying to say.
Какое разнообразие красок, эмоций! Думаю Рахманинов не был бы против такой интерпретации. У Горовица всё же несколько однообразно-суховато.
the cadenza was awesome
Can someone tell me when Lang Lang played this piece? Thanks
when he was 19, 1982 + 19 = 2001
Is there any dvd of this performance for sale? I keep searching everywhere without any success :(
Thank you very much!
Wtf were those last minutes in the video? Not the concerto but after it ended
So funny and wonderful
You think the composer meant this to be funny? If, by chance, you're referring to his silly-ass smiling, his far-away expressions of enchantment, and his seizure-like facial convulsions, this isn't comical - - it's uniquely pathetic. He doesn't deserve to perform on a formal concert stage. But under a circus tent with the other baboons - - that should suit him fine.
Haters can hate. I still think this performance is one of the best. It’s like he’s playing possessed and crazy.
I see a young Lang Lang in Clayton Stephenson.
Maybe he got influenced by Lang’s Mephisto masterclass..
Possessed and crazy? Yeah, I'd say so. I'd also add: arrogant, ostentatious, sensational (but in the worst imaginable way), and brazenly insulting to established traditions of performance protocol. Does that about cover it?
Yes, and I've also played the 2nd concerto and the Paganini Rhapsody, as well as his 2nd sonata, Corelli variations, many etudes-tableaux and preludes, Liebesleid, and a few other short works. Okay?
@@juicetin_20 I've played this, the Rhapsody, the 2nd concerto, 2nd sonata, Corelli Variations, and 11 concertos by other composers from Bach to Prokofiev.
Who's the conductor and what orchestra?
Dutoit is the conductor. Martha Argerich second husband
감동과 웃음을 함께 주는 랑랑
nice
Lang Lang combined the magnificent, violent fear and shock and romantic, naive and happy in the music.His talent made his limbs and faces full of music, The most amazing and greatest performance with a wonderful personality .
If there's violent fear and shock in this music, I sure as hell don't know where it might be. As for his face being full of music, I'd rather say that Lang himself is full of something, and believe me, it ain't music.
@@richardvolpe7664 Why should people believe you? Famous conductors and pianists all admire him very much. Why should people believe a layman who doesn't understand music? The audience only trusts their own ears and the conductor.
Yeah, I'm a layman who doesn't understand music. Funny thing, though: I have a Masters degree in piano and music literature; of the 15 concertos I've performed with orchestra, three were by Rachmaninoff; I"ve given more than a dozen concerts. including an all-Rachmaninoff recital in Rochester where I've taught for 33 years. Now what was it you said about my not understanding music?
I don't know if all the world's conductors admire Lang, but I'm willing to bet that the vast majority of famous pianists can't stand the sight or thought of him.
@@user-zm5si7mf1e ALL pianists admire him? Funny - - I know several who can't even bear the thought of him.
Astonishing. Pure awe. Rach 3 is mystic and Lang Lang express all this mystic
To mariagiuliamarini: I could tell you what Lang expresses in this "stage display", but my words wouldn't be fit to print.
11:42..... 11:42
REPENT YOU, THE SINNERS! AND PRAY!
🙏🙏🙏 👏👏👏11:42
Go jump!
18:39
Who is the director? Montral Orchestra?
Charles dutoit
Enjoyed his unique emphases of certain voices. I listened without fully watching as his over-exaggerated facial expressions (sometimes comical!) and body language can sometimes be off putting. A few years ago I went to his Rach 3 concert at the Royal Albert Hall, London, but the sound quality was not as clear as here on record. If Lang Lang is technically on the same level as Horowitz, I'd prefer Horowitz for his old fashioned economy of body language - his simply let his fingers and his specifically tuned piano do the musical communicating!
Ma Horowitz ancora e' imbattibile e appresso Van Cliburn.
"Sometimes off-putting"? That's the best description you can muster up for this grotesque, circus clown?
😊👌🎼🎼🌻
Perfect
Who is the conductor? It's unbelievable what the pianist does with tempo and rhythm...
Very impressive performance. Thank you
Love it..easy to listen...
But nearly impossible to watch.
@@richardvolpe7664then close your eyes when listening to his performance, it's not that hard
To Fredrizzz: Well, for god's sake, why don't you open YOUR eyes? You might realize, then, what a bizarre, circus performance is taking place under your very nose!
Para el 3er concierto de Rachmaninov de los pianistas actuales me quedo con Sergei Yerokhin
th-cam.com/video/kHuSDmoa748/w-d-xo.html
También es muy bueno, pero definitivamente el de Martha Argerich es por lejos el mejor
びっくり‼️元々ランラン氏の演奏は好きではないのに、このクセ強めのぶっ飛んだ弾き方が、この難曲の持つパワーと奇妙にマッチしていて、非常に魅力的で素晴らしく、最後まで引き込まれてしまった……良くも悪くも彼にしか出来ない芸を確立していると思う。
しかし顔芸は相変わらず凄い😅オーケストラの人達はよく笑わずにいられるな😂
You have a pause at 0:07 to 0:14. Why?
Lang lang from 1990s to 2000s was *crazy*
Why is there a tv station with the most random things on there at the end
38:36 what the highlight performance it is... He is one of the greatest musicians I've ever seen.
Orchestra conductor plz
Charles Édouard Dutoit
Montreal Symphony m, but he also guest-conducts
Charles Dutoit.
24:18
he is funny,but genious
Why did not the camera focus on the crescendo at 9:00 so we could see Lang Lang’s hands and technique….but in other parts camera did very well….❤
Great pianist. Full of Emotion. Thank you Maestro Lang!!!!!! God bless you!!