This completely changed my impression about Lang Lang. I have to say this is the first time I've listened to him without watching him. Previously I used to think there was less music in his playing than his exaggerated gestures suggest, but this speaks otherwise. What an artist.
Listen to Dinu Lipatti and then come back to this interpretation. You'll surely hear the differences! Dinu Lipatti is such an outstanding J. S. Bach player! Nobody will ever reach him! :D This doesn't change my view of Lang Lang. It's a little better than his usual play. But the ornaments are played rather strange, IMHO. (It gets much simpler if you compare it to the great Dinu Lipatti!)
He takes the Gigue at a speed that ordinary mortals like me can handle, proving that he's not trying to display his virtuosity. So many pianists race through it! The entire Partita is beautifully played.
I've been waiting for this - Bach by Lang Lang. I guess it's at least as interesting as anything else he does, more interesting to be honest. I bet he had to work very hard to achieve this level. I like it a lot. Bach stays Bach (solemn, strict pulse, serious, good-natured), and Lang Lang stays Lang Lang (playful, concentrated, happy, childlike). Wonderfully done, Lang Lang, this is much much harder than Liebestraume - which was also really cool but on another level ;-)
This has transported. Me To heaven and out of my wheel chair a beautiful piece of Music . I used to play a bit. But not like this Am in a wheel chair now so need to escape in my. mind to keep sane. And Compus Mentis hopefully!
I am pianist. How can he know so many pieces ? I love what Lang Lang does because it is so free, full of imagination, souple et juste. This is alive, maybe sometimes "over-energetic". Music is like water, freezing or ebullition, always moving. Like love, between full and empty. Like God, between darkness and lightness. So Bravo !
either this or either that? I think you mean well with your poetic sounding prose... but there's more than black and white right? Yellow for instance :-D oops.. :-O
a very good description of the artist LL.I've heard him m a n y times in a great variety of solo, concerted and chamber music repertoire.He is ...e x t r a o r d i n a r y and supremely communicative, a great healthy force for classical music in a dull time!
One day I was driving, the classical FM radio was playing this piece, by him. I couldn't believe this was Lang Lang, because I was used to hear him playing piano concertos. I came home and found this video, spiritual, and moving starting 6:20. With eyes closed and felt the tenderness, a very intimate feeling that only we know is in us. These are the moments when it feels good to be alive.
I'm a pianist, I'm studying this piece and I really like Lang Lang's interpretation (I also like Schiff's, Anderszewski's, and Perahia's), when it comes to him many people are predisposed to listen to a "narcissistic" or a poorly meditated interpretation. He takes many liberties. At least for this particular work, I think they're very artistic, they don't destroy the essence of the pieces, he finds very valuable musical relationships which would be very hard to do so if he hadn't taken the time to meditate about each one of the pieces in all their whole. Of course, I would play very differently many of the parts, but that doesn't mean I don't like this, none of the interpretations I mentioned above offer the "ideal" interpretation for me for every part of the piece. "Purist" and more free interpretations have their reasons to be, both are important and they delight in a different way, as a musician you need to be informed and have taste to find your own interpretation between both ways. *Sorry if I made any grammar mistake, I'm learning English as a foreign language.
+moonsoul18 I really don't like this - for me it's not J. S. Bach! Listen to Dinu Lipatti (best IMHO) or Krystian Zimerman (even if unauthorized)! As our conductor once said: [J. S.] "Bach is dance music!" (Of course old dances like menuet, etc.)
Of the ones you mentioned only Anderszewski plays a stylistic Bach that is also full of imagination. His recording is pretty good. Zimmerman, though great for Beethoven and Romantic music misses the spirit entirely with his interpretation of this great Partita. Full of uncalled-for rubato and pedaling. Very muddy and un-stylistic playing.
His approach to Bach is innovative! I love it. Excellent work Lang Lang!! I like his personalized interpretation in some places that make sense and works well. I don't think he is in any way romanticizing it. He still keeps strict time and voicing. Absolutely beautiful and flawless playing.
I am another one who likes to watch Lang Lang play! So sad to get so many CD sleeves lately! He plays Bach so beautifully, I am enthralled and love every note I hear! Thanks!
Während so viele ihn loben oder kritisieren, macht er einfach Musik, so wie er es möchte und ist dabei glücklich und macht unzählige Menschen glücklich. Wie auch immer seine Interpretation von Spezialisten bewertet wird, er hat sicher hart gearbeitet, um diese Stücke so spielen zu können und hat sich einmal mehr für europäische Kultur begeistert. Warum nicht das Schöne in ihm sehen und hören, warum nicht dankbar sein, dass sich das Genie von Bach über die ganze Welt ausbreitet, warum nicht die Schönheit seiner Musik in allen Versuchen erkennen, ihm gerecht zu werden?
He plays each movement in a dance-like style in a way few other pianists do. Instead of re-interpreting Bach's work in an abstract technical way, he clearly delineates each phrase, marks the rhythm well without exaggerating and maintains melody without it getting lost in counter-point. He also refrains from bashing the keyboard during intense moments nor does he suddenly go from ppp to fff in one bar. It's just a style some people like.
So many negative comments. Without the name Lang Lang, and under a more 'revered' name this wonderful recording surely would have been received in a different way }:D We are miles away from the shredding of the past years, both in terms of tone quality and musical wise. The Allemande, yes, is a little too fast, but it was a customary habit in the past to take this piece much faster than the average Allemande tempo. The Corrente's choice is perfect (not all Corrente should be played at breakneck speed like, for example, the one in Partita 5) and so is the Minuet. Thr Gigue is flamboyant but well controlled... I've seen a lot worse! In a whole, an interesting interpretation that shows us that Lang Lang is greatly improving on a musical level
+EugenArbrakh I think it lacks quality in many ways but I also believe that this is an interesting version because it has "Spielfreude" You can say a lot of things about Lang Lang but he enjoyes what he is doing. But you can not expect that some one from an anti-culture can understand Bach to the fullest.
This is so good it's hard to believe it's Lang Lang. There are still hints of his signature accents but not nearly as bad as on romantic pieces and aside of that, he really just articulates masterfully. Period purists, of course are going to hate this performance, but that is a matter of taste. All in all, he should play Bach more.
For each of us music has its own meaning. Whether this is a "purist" interpretation (whatever that is - have any of our learned critics directly consulted JSB?) or whether it's "narcissistic" etc. to me is purely a personal issue. However, to me (I am a pianist) it is hard to argue against Lang Lang bringing the piano to a broader audience, whether it's through his "showmanship", his phenomenal capability, personality etc. That is wonderful at a time when pursuits that take years of effort and bring art and beauty into this world are under pressure (I think JSB would approve of that!). For the record, I thoroughly enjoy LL though sometimes IMHO he can be a little "over-indulgent", but if I had a tenth of his ability no doubt I would be too. :-) Perhaps it's just better to enjoy and be grateful - thanks for sharing. Cheers from Oz - Dave
If you take head of the differences between harpsichord and a pianoforte, then Bach sounds better on a piano. I would say you need a piano which does not have too "fat" a sound, so eg. the sonority of A minor in the F-clef area (A-c-e-a) has a cool and clear sound. Pedal is to me improving passages somewhere around in Bach's movements (eg.Partita 4 last movement) - but NOT in the Giga (Gigue) in the above video, the last movement. Lovely without pedal!
it's very jarring to hear the liberty he takes in his interpretation. much like the one he did with chopin's etude. but it grows on you minutes into it and i would go as far as to say , this would be something perfect to listen to with a serene cup of tea.
fantastically played, i had the wrong impression about lang lang and this recording proves it. i do wish he used less pedal, but thats just a personal choice so i cant hold that against him
His sound reminds me of the Count Basie "twinkle" on the keys. Very nice version overall, up there with the Sokolov version referenced by TwoSetViolin (for me anyway), available in full on some kind of Chines TH-cam. Sokolov's has been my favorite so far, but I will listen more to this one. Thank you for uploading.
I am a huge disciple of Gould, but occasionally in the comments of his TH-cam, someone disses Lang Lang on behalf of Gould. Gould hated competitiveness and loved originality. He would have loved this.
Pijanist primjenjuje veliki kontraste između sviju stavaka. Osobito je uspješno odsviran Gigue. Podsjeća me na izvanredno sviranje odnosno tumačenje ove I. Partite u B-duru koje ostvaruje Maria Joao Pires. Jednom riječju, izvanredno!
The distinction between contrapuntal lines in the Prelude, referred to by Mr. Cucchiara, is extraordinary. This is an incredibly good rendition. Pity people can't see beyond their negative prejudices about this great pianist - probably rooted in resentment at his success or his obvious joy in playing as expressed in his exuberance on stage.
Mia mamma ha portato questo pezzo all'esame del V anno di pianoforte, quando aveva soli 10 anni. Oggi ne ha 82 e lo suono ancora. Bravo Lang Lang, ammirevoli la tua tecnica e la tua grande capacità interpretativa. Grazie!
Great! I don't agree this is to sweet!! It sounds wonderful, nobody knows about Bach the things people seems to know about the way his music must be played, it's all nonsense. A pianist must perform a piece as good he can and whit the best sound possible. The modern grand piano is a majestic instrument to perform Bach. Compliments to Lang Lang.
Can Any one advise me from where I can download this piece played by Lang Lang. I checked itunes.. There is none but played by only other pianists. Can any one help me. I desperate need this for my project hopefully with permission.
Each time I listen to this rendition, I think it's quite better than Murray Perahia or Vladimir Ashkenazy. This is so slow and beautiful, revitalizing the sense of real bach
Lovely playing. Hard to say if Bach intended his technical pieces to be expressive or more like exercise pieces playing at a fast tempo with little regard for dynamic changes or even subtle slowdown in tempo changes near the end of his pieces. Minuet I & 2 are 2 separate pieces supposedly. Some pianists would play the Minuet 2 like it's the Trio (sub-movement) of Minuet 1 like LL did here by playing Minuet 1 first, then put 2 in the middle and go back to 1 to finish off. Minuet I is used for Suzuki teaching audition.
interesting... the first movement seemed to conform to prejudice, sounds a bit like the daughter of a Nurnberg confectioner would play this... but listening closer, this is a very beautiful rendition... especially the Sarabande is really nicely phrased...
Why does Lang Langs facial expressions bother people this much? As if they can´t hear the music because of it. Lang Lang is definitely a great and versatile artist!
This is a mostly beautiful rendition of this perfect work. It is just missing a tad of well-thoughts ornaments. Thank you for the Czech bootlegger who captured it!
I *hate* listening to this piece on the piano! I play it on the guitar; but nothing can replace the bright brilliant natural-sound of the harpsichord that illuminates this piece like something from heaven .. but seriously, this Lang-lang version makes it sound really good on the piano! This is a great pianistic interpretation. Purist, open your mind! Even the piano, the instrument itself is not pure for this!
PURIST???? the un-informed: the 1st Partita was for clavichord first or clavecin.The claichord an instrument lacking volume but infinite nuance, even vibrato 'Bebung'
Lang lang was never my cup of tea. But this was a very nice surprise. Many think lang lang is incapable of having tasteful interpretations. This video and many others(his appasionata in vienna) on TH-cam disprove them all. Bravo!
Si sente che domina perfettamente il suono dello strumento nell'esecuzione.Per me straordinaria l'esecuzione degli studi op.25 di Chopin, al parco della musica di Roma, perchè ha saputo dare il vero significato al fraseggio musicale di quella musica.E' MUSICA PER CEMBALO NON PER PIANOFORTE, quindi discuteremo vanamente all'infinito senza addivenire ad una decisione definitiva. Bach al pianoforte diventa musica romantica travisandone completamente l'origi
The prelude, gorgeous. The allemande, typical Lang's overenthusiasm. From the courante to the bourres(apparently Lang couldn't manage to bring himself back to earth again): good tempo, interesting textures, but too loud. The gigue was fine.
Lang Lang is right to use the possibilities of a piano to play Bach.To play Bach classically,it needs then to be played on a harpsicord,using inequal notes to give the feeling.On a piano,it would be ridiculous.So,OK to play Bach on a piano,but playing piano and not harpsicord or,worse,typing on a typewriter.So,bravissimo Lang Lang!!!
Certainly not, for so many reasons. First of all, it’s the wrong instrument as it was written for harpsichord, but ok that’s not that much of a drama. But more importantly, neither the Ouverture nor the Sarabande are love songs but dances. And so is the Allemande, which is a gracious dance - and not an uptempo techno beat. It’s just horrible, this is a violation for everyone who is into baroque music.
I can't imagine people who heard Glenn Gould's version can appreciate this. With all respect for Mr. Lang who is no doubt a good interpreter of more romantic or classic styles. AND WHY ISNT THERE A LARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE FIGHTING AGAINST REVERB AND EXCESS SENTIMENTALITY IN CLASSICAL MUSIC.
This completely changed my impression about Lang Lang. I have to say this is the first time I've listened to him without watching him. Previously I used to think there was less music in his playing than his exaggerated gestures suggest, but this speaks otherwise. What an artist.
I had the same experience!!
me either. I would say that I am Bach piano sonata addict. I became love his interpretation of Bach by this playing.
Me too.
Listen to Dinu Lipatti and then come back to this interpretation. You'll surely hear the differences!
Dinu Lipatti is such an outstanding J. S. Bach player! Nobody will ever reach him! :D
This doesn't change my view of Lang Lang. It's a little better than his usual play. But the ornaments are played rather strange, IMHO. (It gets much simpler if you compare it to the great Dinu Lipatti!)
Lipatt was a truly great artist but he was "reached" and perhaps even surpassed by Glenn Gould as an interpreter of Bach.
He takes the Gigue at a speed that ordinary mortals like me can handle, proving that he's not trying to display his virtuosity. So many pianists race through it! The entire Partita is beautifully played.
Lang Lang made Bach’s music in a different way, but it still brings you closer to heaven. Amazing!
Amazing, he plays at a wonderful pace and lets every note sing and be heard.
I've been waiting for this - Bach by Lang Lang. I guess it's at least as interesting as anything else he does, more interesting to be honest. I bet he had to work very hard to achieve this level. I like it a lot. Bach stays Bach (solemn, strict pulse, serious, good-natured), and Lang Lang stays Lang Lang (playful, concentrated, happy, childlike). Wonderfully done, Lang Lang, this is much much harder than Liebestraume - which was also really cool but on another level ;-)
This has transported. Me To heaven and out of my wheel chair a beautiful piece of Music . I used to play a bit. But not like this Am in a wheel chair now so need to escape in my. mind to keep sane. And Compus Mentis hopefully!
I am pianist. How can he know so many pieces ? I love what Lang Lang does because it is so free, full of imagination, souple et juste. This is alive, maybe sometimes "over-energetic". Music is like water, freezing or ebullition, always moving. Like love, between full and empty. Like God, between darkness and lightness. So Bravo !
either this or either that? I think you mean well with your poetic sounding prose... but there's more than black and white right? Yellow for instance :-D
oops.. :-O
a very good description of the artist LL.I've heard him m a n y times in a great variety of solo, concerted and chamber music repertoire.He is ...e x t r a o r d i n a r y and supremely communicative, a great healthy force for classical music in a dull time!
0:00 Praeludium
2:09 Allemande
3:58 Courante
6:17 Sarabande
10:48 Menuet I
11:43 Menuet II
13:03 Gigue
wha happened at 11: 43?
One day I was driving, the classical FM radio was playing this piece, by him. I couldn't believe this was Lang Lang, because I was used to hear him playing piano concertos. I came home and found this video, spiritual, and moving starting 6:20. With eyes closed and felt the tenderness, a very intimate feeling that only we know is in us. These are the moments when it feels good to be alive.
LangLang: "What did you think of this performance?" Maria Pires: Hold my beer!
I'm a pianist, I'm studying this piece and I really like Lang Lang's interpretation (I also like Schiff's, Anderszewski's, and Perahia's), when it comes to him many people are predisposed to listen to a "narcissistic" or a poorly meditated interpretation.
He takes many liberties. At least for this particular work, I think they're very artistic, they don't destroy the essence of the pieces, he finds very valuable musical relationships which would be very hard to do so if he hadn't taken the time to meditate about each one of the pieces in all their whole.
Of course, I would play very differently many of the parts, but that doesn't mean I don't like this, none of the interpretations I mentioned above offer the "ideal" interpretation for me for every part of the piece.
"Purist" and more free interpretations have their reasons to be, both are important and they delight in a different way, as a musician you need to be informed and have taste to find your own interpretation between both ways.
*Sorry if I made any grammar mistake, I'm learning English as a foreign language.
+moonsoul18 I really don't like this - for me it's not J. S. Bach! Listen to Dinu Lipatti (best IMHO) or Krystian Zimerman (even if unauthorized)! As our conductor once said: [J. S.] "Bach is dance music!" (Of course old dances like menuet, etc.)
Of the ones you mentioned only Anderszewski plays a stylistic Bach that is also full of imagination. His recording is pretty good. Zimmerman, though great for Beethoven and Romantic music misses the spirit entirely with his interpretation of this great Partita. Full of uncalled-for rubato and pedaling. Very muddy and un-stylistic playing.
13:11 colour change was absolutely amazing. It was like a woodwind instrument
His approach to Bach is innovative! I love it. Excellent work Lang Lang!!
I like his personalized interpretation in some places that make sense and works well. I don't think he is in any way romanticizing it. He still keeps strict time and voicing. Absolutely beautiful and flawless playing.
I am another one who likes to watch Lang Lang play! So sad to get so many CD sleeves lately! He plays Bach so beautifully, I am enthralled and love every note I hear! Thanks!
Während so viele ihn loben oder kritisieren, macht er einfach Musik, so wie er es möchte und ist dabei glücklich und macht unzählige Menschen glücklich. Wie auch immer seine Interpretation von Spezialisten bewertet wird, er hat sicher hart gearbeitet, um diese Stücke so spielen zu können und hat sich einmal mehr für europäische Kultur begeistert. Warum nicht das Schöne in ihm sehen und hören, warum nicht dankbar sein, dass sich das Genie von Bach über die ganze Welt ausbreitet, warum nicht die Schönheit seiner Musik in allen Versuchen erkennen, ihm gerecht zu werden?
Lang Lang, THE new Bach-interpretor of our time?
He plays each movement in a dance-like style in a way few other pianists do. Instead of re-interpreting Bach's work in an abstract technical way, he clearly delineates each phrase, marks the rhythm well without exaggerating and maintains melody without it getting lost in counter-point. He also refrains from bashing the keyboard during intense moments nor does he suddenly go from ppp to fff in one bar. It's just a style some people like.
This is absolutely beautiful
So alive and joyous and powerful.
I love it. Fresh and alive.
So many negative comments. Without the name Lang Lang, and under a more 'revered' name this wonderful recording surely would have been received in a different way }:D
We are miles away from the shredding of the past years, both in terms of tone quality and musical wise.
The Allemande, yes, is a little too fast, but it was a customary habit in the past to take this piece much faster than the average Allemande tempo. The Corrente's choice is perfect (not all Corrente should be played at breakneck speed like, for example, the one in Partita 5) and so is the Minuet. Thr Gigue is flamboyant but well controlled... I've seen a lot worse!
In a whole, an interesting interpretation that shows us that Lang Lang is greatly improving on a musical level
+EugenArbrakh
I think it lacks quality in many ways but I also believe that this is an interesting version because it has "Spielfreude" You can say a lot of things about Lang Lang but he enjoyes what he is doing. But you can not expect that some one from an anti-culture can understand Bach to the fullest.
This is my favorite ! Just perfectly played by Lang Lang! So beautiful!!!
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I have had reservations about Lang Lang's playing but this is divine!
I just loved the lace like staccato of the last movement . It sings and dances all at once .
Bach is amazing, all good pieces he have compose
This is so good it's hard to believe it's Lang Lang. There are still hints of his signature accents but not nearly as bad as on romantic pieces and aside of that, he really just articulates masterfully. Period purists, of course are going to hate this performance, but that is a matter of taste. All in all, he should play Bach more.
condescending envy?
Absolutely beautiful.
For each of us music has its own meaning. Whether this is a "purist" interpretation (whatever that is - have any of our learned critics directly consulted JSB?) or whether it's "narcissistic" etc. to me is purely a personal issue. However, to me (I am a pianist) it is hard to argue against Lang Lang bringing the piano to a broader audience, whether it's through his "showmanship", his phenomenal capability, personality etc. That is wonderful at a time when pursuits that take years of effort and bring art and beauty into this world are under pressure (I think JSB would approve of that!). For the record, I thoroughly enjoy LL though sometimes IMHO he can be a little "over-indulgent", but if I had a tenth of his ability no doubt I would be too. :-) Perhaps it's just better to enjoy and be grateful - thanks for sharing. Cheers from Oz - Dave
Liszt was quite showman himself. No one slaughtered him for that :-D
@@metteholm4833 except clara schumann XD
If you take head of the differences between harpsichord and a pianoforte, then Bach sounds better on a piano. I would say you need a piano which does not have too "fat" a sound, so eg. the sonority of A minor in the F-clef area (A-c-e-a) has a cool and clear sound. Pedal is to me improving passages somewhere around in Bach's movements (eg.Partita 4 last movement) - but NOT in the Giga (Gigue) in the above video, the last movement. Lovely without pedal!
I'm now a Lang Lang fan
perfect !!!!!
I must say I like LangLang's interpretation much better than any other of this Partita! It is fresh and full of life ! Thank you for uploading!
The critics here deserve the critiquing, not Lang Lang. These are all excellent, highly advanced renditions.
Give that someone a cough drop around the 8-9 minute mark. During the most intimate moments of the performance no less. C'est la vie
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it's very jarring to hear the liberty he takes in his interpretation. much like the one he did with chopin's etude. but it grows on you minutes into it and i would go as far as to say , this would be something perfect to listen to with a serene cup of tea.
fantastically played, i had the wrong impression about lang lang and this recording proves it. i do wish he used less pedal, but thats just a personal choice so i cant hold that against him
I love lang lang. The music he creats is great and very touching . Im very happy to listen to his music.
Why only a still picture? I love to watch him play, even though the music is good.
His sound reminds me of the Count Basie "twinkle" on the keys.
Very nice version overall, up there with the Sokolov version referenced by TwoSetViolin (for me anyway), available in full on some kind of Chines TH-cam.
Sokolov's has been my favorite so far, but I will listen more to this one.
Thank you for uploading.
Not a big fan of Lang Lang but he plays this Partita exceptionally beautiful
anyone here because of Moriarty?
Yess I am 😂
OMG HOW
yea
BACH !!
Amazing, wonderful!
Standing ovation from Gould!!!!!!!
I am a huge disciple of Gould, but occasionally in the comments of his TH-cam, someone disses Lang Lang on behalf of Gould. Gould hated competitiveness and loved originality. He would have loved this.
Pijanist primjenjuje veliki kontraste između sviju stavaka. Osobito je uspješno odsviran Gigue. Podsjeća me na izvanredno sviranje odnosno tumačenje ove I. Partite u B-duru koje ostvaruje Maria Joao Pires. Jednom riječju, izvanredno!
The distinction between contrapuntal lines in the Prelude, referred to by Mr. Cucchiara, is extraordinary. This is an incredibly good rendition. Pity people can't see beyond their negative prejudices about this great pianist - probably rooted in resentment at his success or his obvious joy in playing as expressed in his exuberance on stage.
Mia mamma ha portato questo pezzo all'esame del V anno di pianoforte, quando aveva soli 10 anni. Oggi ne ha 82 e lo suono ancora. Bravo Lang Lang, ammirevoli la tua tecnica e la tua grande capacità interpretativa. Grazie!
Yes. Absolutely.
I just love this piece of music. I have always loved the piano
Well done- I loved it.
Es maravilloso percibir cómo se escuchan cada una de las voces.
Great! I don't agree this is to sweet!! It sounds wonderful, nobody knows about Bach the things people seems to know about the way his music must be played, it's all nonsense. A pianist must perform a piece as good he can and whit the best sound possible. The modern grand piano is a majestic instrument to perform Bach. Compliments to Lang Lang.
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Bach would have approved . bravo
Can Any one advise me from where I can download this piece played by Lang Lang. I checked itunes.. There is none but played by only other pianists.
Can any one help me. I desperate need this for my project hopefully with permission.
You can download direct from TH-cam with many different TH-cam to mp3 converters.
@@johnk8174 More details please
@@johnk8174 Thank you very much . I will try it .and let you know how it goes.
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Mesmerized right from the Praeludium, now I regret having despised him for his facial expressions.
Each time I listen to this rendition, I think it's quite better than Murray Perahia or Vladimir Ashkenazy. This is so slow and beautiful, revitalizing the sense of real bach
（驚き）ランランのPARTITA も素敵な演奏ですね。想像と違っていました〜
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In principle I hate Lang Lang but this is beautifully done and shows that the man has some very serious chops.
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I thought it was a live video and out of sync, suddenly I realized this is not a live performance hahahaha
It is a live performance !
Love it!!!!! Thank you!!!!!
Jim broght me her
moriarty!!!! YES
Wonderful !!!
Phenomenal.... :)
Why is the sound quality so good? This can't possibly be a pirate recording...
Lovely playing. Hard to say if Bach intended his technical pieces to be expressive or more like exercise pieces playing at a fast tempo with little regard for dynamic changes or even subtle slowdown in tempo changes near the end of his pieces.
Minuet I & 2 are 2 separate pieces supposedly. Some pianists would play the Minuet 2 like it's the Trio (sub-movement) of Minuet 1 like LL did here by playing Minuet 1 first, then put 2 in the middle and go back to 1 to finish off.
Minuet I is used for Suzuki teaching audition.
took me ages to realise the video wasnt frozen
interesting... the first movement seemed to conform to prejudice, sounds a bit like the daughter of a Nurnberg confectioner would play this... but listening closer, this is a very beautiful rendition... especially the Sarabande is really nicely phrased...
listen to t h e Bach Kenner, Wanda Landowska...or Kirkpatrick.or pianists as Myra Hess in her live You Tube-listed 4th Partita!
The Allemande seems very fast to me!
Bach can take it :) He said himself: "I write music for the feelings, not for the intellect" (he hated being called "theoretician").
Why does Lang Langs facial expressions bother people this much? As if they can´t hear the music because of it. Lang Lang is definitely a great and versatile artist!
On ne s'en lasse pas... aparemment beaucoup de délicatesse dans ce jeu épuré
This is a mostly beautiful rendition of this perfect work. It is just missing a tad of well-thoughts ornaments. Thank you for the Czech bootlegger who captured it!
YOU BETTER KNOW THE REAL MEANING OF ORNAMENT AND WHAT WOULD THAT BE IN pARTITA ...1
I *hate* listening to this piece on the piano! I play it on the guitar; but nothing can replace the bright brilliant natural-sound of the harpsichord that illuminates this piece like something from heaven .. but seriously, this Lang-lang version makes it sound really good on the piano! This is a great pianistic interpretation. Purist, open your mind! Even the piano, the instrument itself is not pure for this!
PURIST???? the un-informed: the 1st Partita was for clavichord first or clavecin.The claichord an instrument lacking volume but infinite nuance, even vibrato 'Bebung'
Excelente
wow, beautiful interpretation
I like it!
Yes there is a lot of exposure in his way of playing. beside I always wonder if he is a natural performer of the works of Bach.
Lang lang was never my cup of tea. But this was a very nice surprise. Many think lang lang is incapable of having tasteful interpretations. This video and many others(his appasionata in vienna) on TH-cam disprove them all. Bravo!
Lang Lang is a master pianist and teacher!
one of the best performances i've ever heard. so many details but simplicity at first place.Bravo Lang Lang...
Please listen to Scott Ross playing it - then you can revise your statement about this crap.
Si sente che domina perfettamente il suono dello strumento nell'esecuzione.Per me straordinaria l'esecuzione degli studi op.25 di Chopin,
al parco della musica di Roma, perchè ha saputo dare il vero significato al fraseggio musicale di quella musica.E' MUSICA PER CEMBALO NON PER PIANOFORTE, quindi discuteremo vanamente all'infinito senza addivenire ad una decisione definitiva. Bach al pianoforte diventa musica romantica travisandone completamente l'origi
So Nice !
un mantra para todos los dias subir al cielo
Bravo Lang lang you're Great! The Best!!
The prelude, gorgeous. The allemande, typical Lang's overenthusiasm. From the courante to the bourres(apparently Lang couldn't manage to bring himself back to earth again): good tempo, interesting textures, but too loud. The gigue was fine.
so good
Ended me
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My favorite musical friend Thank You to be here
Lang Lang is right to use the possibilities of a piano to play Bach.To play Bach classically,it needs then to be played on a harpsicord,using inequal notes to give the feeling.On a piano,it would be ridiculous.So,OK to play Bach on a piano,but playing piano and not harpsicord or,worse,typing on a typewriter.So,bravissimo Lang Lang!!!
this is beautiful! thanks for posting this.
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So nice!
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Bach would have approved :)
Certainly not, for so many reasons. First of all, it’s the wrong instrument as it was written for harpsichord, but ok that’s not that much of a drama. But more importantly, neither the Ouverture nor the Sarabande are love songs but dances. And so is the Allemande, which is a gracious dance - and not an uptempo techno beat. It’s just horrible, this is a violation for everyone who is into baroque music.
Yeah...Felix's comment is way more appropriate especial when he uses the word(s) "feels", "to me", "prefer".
Comparing with other pianists, I like Lang Lang's interpretation the best! What a perfect sound!
I can't imagine people who heard Glenn Gould's version can appreciate this. With all respect for Mr. Lang who is no doubt a good interpreter of more romantic or classic styles. AND WHY ISNT THERE A LARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE FIGHTING AGAINST REVERB AND EXCESS SENTIMENTALITY IN CLASSICAL MUSIC.
beautiful.
Great clarity here. Thanks for posting.
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This rendition is much better than Ashkenazy and Perahia, in my thougt.