To meteor: I'm sorry, but it's a bit of a stretch to refer to this work as a 'masterpiece,' of all things. Gershwin himself didn't feel it was among his finest compositions. However, if one HAS to use the "M" word, his opera "Porgy & Bess" and the piano concerto would certainly come to mind, well before the Rhapsody.
@@richardvolpe7664 Dear Mr. @richardvolpe76, You may be right and the composer did not consider his piece to be a masterpiece, but that does not change the fact that it may be one in the eyes and ears of the audience. It is easy to discount or value another person's opinion while holding your own.
Et Lang Lang surtout je crois, aime tellement faire passer son art de la manière la plus belle émouvante créative ,audacieuse"pour tout un chacun". Sa passion , le partage de la beauté musicale 🦋🎶🦋
No - - - entertaining is his first love! Is it possible that you actually interpret all his sickening, stupid-looking smiling and his fairy-like hand/arm gestures as a means of telling a [choke] STORY? Whatever kind of story it might be, I doubt I'd want to hear it.
Well, I'M not! He has to be regarded as the most cringe-inducing stage entertainer before the public today. And I'm baffled by the unfortunate fact that audiences are so easily swayed by this disgusting, embarrassing exhibition of incomparable tastelessness. Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles I can understand; but THIS grinning oddity, no. A thousand times - - NO!
With chords like that, he possibly is. Every time I hear this piece it amazes my with its surprising directions. Lang-lang just holds onto that and goes where it takes him. An amazing combination. :)
Grateful to be alive in a world where Lang Lang plays the piano. So much of his character comes through in his playing. Something all musicians strive for. 🙏🏻
To fish084hawkesbuty: You think all musicians should strive for the developing of this kind of outrageously ostentatious, incredibly arrogant, cheap, theatrical, undistinguished, thoroughly unprofessional, circus-spectacled exhibition of profound tastelessness? You don't "see through" his painfully, cunningly rehearsed gallery of gestures and imbecilic "expressions" that are clearly crafted and perfected to manipulate his audience? You interpret this cringe-worthy "embarrassment" (watch 7:20 to 17:30 as one of 50 examples) as being (in your words) "much of his character coming through?" For the sake of maintaining even a semblance of respectability in the concert world, I would hope that no pianist should ever 'strive' to emulate what this actor/clown/pianist has dared to do.
@@richardvolpe7664 Are you a musician or just another complainer? No one said you had to like it. It’s all subjective anyway. Sounds like you’re a lot of fun to be around.
@@fisho84hawkesbury Well, since you ask, I have a Masters degree in piano performance and music literature. Am I merely"another complainer?" Let's just say that I'm simply an observer. I mean, anybody who's half-awake, and who's seen a few professionally-done concert performances, should be struck as if by dynamite by witnessing this Ringling Brothers circus spectacle, featuring what must be the most squirm-inducing, disgusting, obscene stage behavior imaginable. "It's all subjective," you say? Meaning no disrespect, I can't help but disagree. Lang dares to flaunt the fact that he's utterly uncontrollably in love with himself. . . you'd be searching in vain to find someone with this degree of almost morbid arrogance. There've been times when looking at that smirking, smiling, 'consumed-in-ecstasy' face has caused me to head for the smallest room in my house. And yes, I dare say that you might find me kinda fun to be around. Cheers!
@@upicapy No - it is the piano. The clarinet is awesome, but the piano, under the masterful playing of Lang Lang, is what holds this amazing composition together. George Gershwin played the premier. He freakin' wrote it, in 1924. Nearly one hundred years ago - and it is still fresh and amazing.
@@MARTIN201199 The sound is *spectacular* !!! (I don't listen through a smartphone/PC/MAC speakers - that won't work if you want to really hear the results. Feed the PC/Mac through a high-end DAC, into quality audio amps and speakers. 400 watts at least, into vintage Boston Acoustics speakers here.
My favorite piece. I’ve not heard this performance before but despite the brilliance of Ling Ling’s playing, it’s also somehow the most connected and well balanced I’ve ever heard the orchestra and piano. Bravo indeed, a masterpiece all around.
Look - - can't you see that he's practiced making those stupid facial and bodily gestures as carefully as he's practiced learning the music? If he were to quit all that goddamned smiling and effeminate hand display, his audiences might start to dwindle. And we wouldn't [gasp] want THAT to happen now, would we?
Making faces or not, showing his emotions or keeping them to himself, that’s up to him, he’s an artist and as such that’s the way he chooses to perform; it’s HIS interpretation, whether it pleases everybody or not, it is not for us to attack him, that’s simply rude and unkind. Not everybody has to like him just as we don’t all like the work of every painter we have seen, but disliking his performance does not give anyone the right to be offensive. All those things people criticize are the things that make me enjoy his playing even more because apart from his wonderful sound, his delivery is loaded with all the emotions that he conveys.
musicians don't make faces, the music makes their faces. it's part of the dance of performance. if you don't like it, there are monosyllables to describe you like the f.word, or direct you, like fu or fo. James Lee has a better idea.
I agree with you! He's the performer, he can make whatever faces he wants along with his playing! You people should see the faces Jonny Lang makes playing guitar!
I agree with you on this. I don't always fancy what Lang Lang does to pieces, but it has never stopped me from appreciating what he is able to do. And why criticize his facial expressions? Has anyone ever seen Uchida or Brendel perform? Their faces are even more grotesque, but somehow because they're older and mostly existed in a time where there isn't TH-cam, they get a pass. Also, why is it only pianists get slack over facial expressions? I mean, I think it's silly and unnecessary and mostly annoying, but don't let it cloud your judgement of their actual playing.
Extraordinaire interprétation de cette oeuvre sublime , l’une des plus brillantes du 20 ème siècle, de notre grand Gershwin, par cette compagnie musicale magnifiquement dirigée et où brille notre pianiste Lang Lang, subtil, puissant, humoristique, brillant ( etc…) pianiste !
It's called AdblockPlus you dufus. Get a clue. Didn't see a one. It's hard to believe there are still people that browse the internet WITHOUT any add blocking software. Those are the people that get viruses.
@@Thebeengolfin Yeah, but sometimes, TH-cam punishes us for using such an adblocker, by acting like petulant, stubborn and spoiled brat, misbehaving in the most aggravating manner possible (in clear, it f*cks things up)... oh well!
@@Thebeengolfin Joke's on you *doofus* adblock plus was found to be able to execute malicious code. www.zdnet.com/article/adblock-plus-filters-can-be-abused-by-hackers-to-execute-malware/ Kinda sucks when you think you know everything, act like a jerk, but don't know crap, doesn't it?
For me, this is one of the most 'celebration' versions of rhapsody. And the amazing Lang Lang's sensitivity and his gentle fingers make this masterpiece especially magical!
You'd be stretching things to the limit in referring to this work as, of all things, a "masterpiece". Even Gershwin himself didn't exactly speak about this piece in 'glowing' terms.
I’m the first to admit that I am not musically inclined in any way, but have always loved listening to Rhapsody in Blue as often as possible. In college, my mother (I lived at home) heard me saying I was taking a music appreciation class and she was the one who introduced me to this piece. She played the piano sort of and loved to sing in groups but I don’t know if she ever told me why she loved this song, but I’m 70 years old now, she’s been gone nearly 40 years and whenever I listen to it, I know she would have loved all of the performances she could see now. Lang Lang is also a fascinating musician and watching him here is so entertaining. I know his name but have never seen him up close like this and he’s so engrossing to watch. As are all of the muscians who are seen up close. If you have time and the inclination, search for this piece performed by Chucho Valdés, an Afro-Cuban jazz artist. And last, as of today, 10/29/2019 there are 570 a**holes who’ve disliked this performance They do that to entertain themselves, I guess because no one should dislike this song and the orchestra who played it. IMHO.
Stunning performance. One of my all-time favorite pieces of music and Lang Lang brings more energy, vitality, and brightness to this music than I have ever heard before. Thank goodness he has an excellent orchestra behind him. Forget Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic. This is the legendary performance of Rhapsody in Blue.
lang lang is the only pianist i’ve seen that can accurately depict the mood of the piece with his playing. he’s so fun to watch and you can tell he’s having a good time
Hello how are you doing? Thanks for your support and comment, it’s my out most pleasure having you here. Thanks for supporting me all these years and I continue to make good songs and make you all happy and proud, I hope when you listen to my music you do find happiness and joy in your heart ❤️, Well you can send me a personal mail so we can get to know each other more better, here is my email address lang48094@gmail.com, you can also send me your email address too. Have a blessed day
I've been listening to this piece every since I was a little kid and this was by far the most enjoyable rendition I've ever heard. Lang Lang's remarkable style and improvisations added a very nice touch, and it was refreshing to see a pianist as engaged in the music as him. He was not only a performer, but a listener as well. BRAVO!!
Amazingly Absolutely BOMB-BASTIC 💯 FANTASTIC .. LOVE the Emormity of Gerswhin Composer❤ The Curious Excitement of the Orchestra.. A Conductor who is Music Genious Actor ... AND Finger Fantastic Extraudinar LANG LANG .. Oh all Blessings to unforgettable note pouring Bliss Mr Clarinet ... I will DREAM all Delights with thanking GOD for these 'ANGELS' ❤
Exceptionnel Lang Lang dans cette Rhapsodie in Blue! J'aime beaucoup son énergie en même temps que sa sensibilité et sa tendresse, et, par-dessus tout cela, son air malicieux de lutin qui s'amuse; cette pièce de Gerschwin lui convient particulièrement bien, je trouve. Quel artiste! Bien sûr, il y aura toujours des grincheux pour le critiquer et ne pas voir la richesse de son talent...! Dommage.
Magnífico, extraordinario. Gershwin es un genio, la orquesta y su director son fantásticos. La versión es muy entusiasmante y vigorosa. Lang Lang toca hermosa y vibrantemente. Muuuuuchas gracias
Actually I have and its probably my favorite version, but that does not disqualify me from recognizing talent and a young mans flair when I see it or does it?
My compliments to the conductor, Lang Lang, and the entire orchestra on delivering a faultless rendition of George Gershwin's- Rapsody in Blue. I heard it as a youth and every time I've listened to it by other, seldom has it been exactly performed as this.
True. I've heard versions where it's more classical & they have a big sound but they don't capture the jazz licks and the verve this needs. Others also with smaller orchestra but still not as experienced and without the kind of energy this has. This has such a beautiful, lively, big huge sound. It's like they're playing it for a movie soundtrack.
This is the most thoroughly modern interpretation of this piece that I have ever heard. It's always been one of my favourite pieces of music and now I have a favourite favourite!
Lang Lang you are a brilliant performer. Apart from your amazing interpretation (and the orchestras')I love your total enjoyment in playing this fantastic music. Your facial expressions show your complete absorption
Absolutely out of this world: of all Rhapsody's renditions, Lang Lang's performance brings it to light as no other! A true tribute to Gershwin's genious! Wildly captivating!
Os irmãos Ira e George Gerswin são tão importantes para a história da música universal como a água é fundamental para a manutenção da vida humana. Essa obra em especial é considerada pela história da música como um marco divisório entre o classicismo puro e a música contemporânea conhecida como o "jazz"! Trata-se de uma obra ímpar que só foi reconhecida após a morte prematura de Geroge Gershwin. Inclusive, há quem diga que ele só não morreu antes para conseguir conclui-la!!! E, configura-se como um rito de passagem para todos aqueles que amam a música, pois seus três movimentos básicos abarcam o que há de melhor: um adágio, um allegro e uma apoteose de fusão de instrumentos em que se pode dizer que tem de tudo um pouco do que se pode ouvir na raça humana. Obrigado!!! Obrigado!!! Obrigado a quem postou!!!! =)
je to zážitek sledovat, jak pianista hraje, technicky samozřejmě perfektně, ale výrazově osobitně, s lehkostí a radostí, skoro máte pocit, že by si při tom stihl s vámi povídat... Úžasný zážitek, opět... Díky!
i very much enjoy the little flairs and small additions (like changing a straight scale to a chromatic scale, adding appagiaturas, to spice up the music up a little yet not deviating from the score. i have played Rhapsody in Blue many times over 20 yrs, and NEVER thought of these little things in my performances. they are very much in taste, and i thing George Gershwin would have enjoyed them
What a beautiful performance and recording. The camera work is amazing, showing the soloists playing and also the whole concert hall from different angles. Lang Lang plays with a lot of grace and sense of humor, it's fun to watch his face that expresses many feelings. Lovely performance. Check this piece played with a melodica ensemble too.
Love or hate him, he always makes me laugh. I do love this guy even if I disagree with some interpretative decisions. Imagine being the conductor and having to argue with him about what's actually in the score lolol
Specifically at about the 10 minutes mark, he plays it "swung" which is definitely not indicated in the score, and also at the time the piece was written ,"swing" was not actually a THING. Also he harmonizes some short run there in thirds which is totally unnecessary and not what Gershwin wrote. Lang Lang is a prodigy, Gershwin was a genius. There's a big difference, and I get very annoyed when prodigies think they have musically more to say than the geniuses. Obviously it's a technically challenging piece, but too many pianists treat the solo piano parts as open candenzas in which they can just do whatever. There are points in this performance where I feel he's being purposely contrary to certain musical expectations, which I kinda respect because of his talent, but I also think it's an asshole move.
Fantastico...musica splendida e Lang Lang unico...con lui la musica diventa spettacolo . Da quando ho ascoltato per la prima volta Lang Lang mi ha contagiato con la passione che lo anima per la musica e passo serate intere ad ascoltarlo e guardarlo mentre suona ❤️È unico!!!
Well, YOU look at him! If this is your idea of a "delightful presentation", you'd better stay away from concerts by genuine, dignified, unsmiling pianists. You'd be bored to death.
I have listened and loved this piece of music all my life. and Lang Lang's rendition is amongst the best I have heard to date. He really understands the piece and his technical mastery of it is really impressive. He makes it look easy, and I have seen and heard pianists the likes of Leonard Bernstein perspiring while playing it. Bravo!
Exceptionnel de virtuosité., de justesse, de fausse décontraction et de complicité avec l'orchestre et son Maestro en état de grâce . La pureté de l'acoustique et la discrétion des caméras confère à cet enregistrement " un moment d'anthologie "
perfino il direttore d orchestra lo guarda con stupore con amore .... e anche gli altri orchestranti spesso...sorridono di fronte a questo miracolo dellEssere... prova in più se ce ne fosse bisogno che Dio esiste !
Ho i capelli bianchi. Difficilmente ho ascoltato una interpretazione di Gershwin di questo livello: la. Correttezza estetica, la bellezza dell’interpretazione, la tecnica formidabile, l’orchestra fantastica. Mi sono a tratti veramente commosso. Che meraviglia, che cosa fantastica che perfezione e al contempo sentimento. Non posso aggiungere altro, non c’è altro da aggiungere.
lang mi comunica una irresistibile gioia di vivere - il suo modo di suonare che in lui è modo di essere cattura anima e corpo... e mi riporta alla mia giovinezza quando ascoltavo molto spesso questa musica meravigliosa...
Wow.....just before this video I watch a different video about this piano work with a good pianist and then ......this... , Lang Lang!,....another World , a multicolor paradise!....I could see images with the sounds by this formidable artist.
Espectacular! Como hace sonar ese piano, como se mueven sus manos…. Todo. Fue un privilegio verlo en Uruguay y ahora ver esta interpretación de Rapsodia en azul de GG… se me caen las lágrimas…. Y lamento haber dejado de tocar el piano.
To-be-continued: Lang Lang is truely wonderful and the orchestra 'almost' sounds like Paul Whiteman's bunch, just a bit larger. . . Thx, whoever posted it!! When a child I heard this rhapsody for the first time and was stuned. I was six or seven and NEVER forgot the experience.
I like that Lang Lang shows his personality in his playing. His facial expressions are not only amusing, but they evoke his true passion for the music he is bringing out of the piano. Well done.
His facial expressions are anything but amusing, for god's sake! And since when is "true passion" shown by the unbearable, silly-ass smiling? He's a shameless showman, and between those last two words, you can insert another that also starts with "sh".
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Wonderful.....Each time this masterpiece is played, the world is made a bit better,,,,May future generations enjoy live performances....unto eternity!
To meteor: I'm sorry, but it's a bit of a stretch to refer to this work as a 'masterpiece,' of all things. Gershwin himself didn't feel it was among his finest compositions. However, if one HAS to use the "M" word, his opera "Porgy & Bess" and the piano concerto would certainly come to mind, well before the Rhapsody.
@@richardvolpe7664 Dear Mr. @richardvolpe76, You may be right and the composer did not consider his piece to be a masterpiece, but that does not change the fact that it may be one in the eyes and ears of the audience. It is easy to discount or value another person's opinion while holding your own.
Lang Lang always looks like he's got a secret, and that is that he is delighted to be playing. What an artist!
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I would agree with that comment except for the end....he is bored!
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Et Lang Lang surtout je crois, aime tellement faire passer son art de la manière la plus belle émouvante créative ,audacieuse"pour tout un chacun". Sa passion , le partage de la beauté musicale 🦋🎶🦋
I can't believe you really think that. He lives and loves every note.@@codebrker24
Lang Lang looks like a story-teller. He is telling a story not in words, but in music.
Music is his first love.
I like him.
Contemporary Mozart ;p
Copy that
Definitely
No - - - entertaining is his first love! Is it possible that you actually interpret all his sickening, stupid-looking smiling and his fairy-like hand/arm gestures as a means of telling a [choke] STORY? Whatever kind of story it might be, I doubt I'd want to hear it.
@@richardvolpe7664 I did not see what you saw. I thought he is being playful and imaginative. I want to see him one day.
It is probably one of the greatest pieces of music ever written, and so evocative of 1920s New York. This piece is wonderful ...
Lang Lang's facial expressions the entire time helps makes the performance really enjoyable. I am glad he is having fun
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@@thebensessions9962 AKA Bang Bang. Just trolling. In fact I love bang bang performances.
It's so good that he really enjoyed what he is doing!
Well, I'M not! He has to be regarded as the most cringe-inducing stage entertainer before the public today. And I'm baffled by the unfortunate fact that audiences are so easily swayed by this disgusting, embarrassing exhibition of incomparable tastelessness. Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles I can understand; but THIS grinning oddity, no. A thousand times - - NO!
If music doesn't make you feel good then why even play? 😁
I love how Lang-lang looks like he's discovering a new chord when he plays each note
David, you should look at his master class sessions - inspirational!
Cheers, Dave :))
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With chords like that, he possibly is. Every time I hear this piece it amazes my with its surprising directions. Lang-lang just holds onto that and goes where it takes him. An amazing combination. :)
Pure joy in every note!
@@Varksterable Agreed. A masterpiece that will be heard down the centuries by bright-eyed musicians aspiring to be better than they were yesterday.
Hard to imagine George Gershwin created all his music before his death at 36 years of age. The complexity of his compositions is astounding.
Michael Difede and this was written at age 24 / 25.
WOW!!! If he lived longer he could of been the "Beethoven" of Jazz! Even so, Gershwin is a musical genius!
Well, 38 but who's counting...
Michael Difede imagine what'd happened if he'd reached 80!
Well if he had written any after he died that would be even more astounding
Bravo to the orchestra, one of the performances of this I have ever heard. And well - nothing but the best from Lang Lang. So amazingly done.
Grateful to be alive in a world where Lang Lang plays the piano. So much of his character comes through in his playing. Something all musicians strive for. 🙏🏻
It was wonderfull!
Best greatings from Hungarian.
To fish084hawkesbuty: You think all musicians should strive for the developing of this kind of outrageously ostentatious, incredibly arrogant, cheap, theatrical, undistinguished, thoroughly unprofessional, circus-spectacled exhibition of profound tastelessness? You don't "see through" his painfully, cunningly rehearsed gallery of gestures and imbecilic "expressions" that are clearly crafted and perfected to manipulate his audience? You interpret this cringe-worthy "embarrassment" (watch 7:20 to 17:30 as one of 50 examples) as being (in your words) "much of his character coming through?"
For the sake of maintaining even a semblance of respectability in the concert world, I would hope that no pianist should ever 'strive' to emulate what this actor/clown/pianist has dared to do.
@@richardvolpe7664 Are you a musician or just another complainer? No one said you had to like it. It’s all subjective anyway. Sounds like you’re a lot of fun to be around.
@@fisho84hawkesbury Well, since you ask, I have a Masters degree in piano performance and music literature. Am I merely"another complainer?" Let's just say that I'm simply an observer. I mean, anybody who's half-awake, and who's seen a few professionally-done concert performances, should be struck as if by dynamite by witnessing this Ringling Brothers circus spectacle, featuring what must be the most squirm-inducing, disgusting, obscene stage behavior imaginable. "It's all subjective," you say? Meaning no disrespect, I can't help but disagree. Lang dares to flaunt the fact that he's utterly uncontrollably in love with himself. . . you'd be searching in vain to find someone with this degree of almost morbid arrogance. There've been times when looking at that smirking, smiling, 'consumed-in-ecstasy' face has caused me to head for the smallest room in my house.
And yes, I dare say that you might find me kinda fun to be around. Cheers!
@@richardvolpe7664 Could you please post some of your performance material for comparison?
I can't decide my favorite person... Lang Lang, the clarinet guy, or the conductor
this piece should highlight the clarinet, but lang lang didn’t let him to xD
I believe sometimes we are allowed to have more than one fav haha
I’d say the audio engineer. Awesome quality. You can appreciate each instrument’s true color and tone.
@@upicapy No - it is the piano. The clarinet is awesome, but the piano, under the masterful playing of Lang Lang, is what holds this amazing composition together. George Gershwin played the premier. He freakin' wrote it, in 1924. Nearly one hundred years ago - and it is still fresh and amazing.
@@MARTIN201199 The sound is *spectacular* !!! (I don't listen through a smartphone/PC/MAC speakers - that won't work if you want to really hear the results. Feed the PC/Mac through a high-end DAC, into quality audio amps and speakers. 400 watts at least, into vintage Boston Acoustics speakers here.
I've been playing clarinet for 12 years, and mastering the famous "glissando" at the beginning solo was my dream. But quite hard to get though.
Did it take you 12 years
I played clarinet at a kid. I could only do it once.
This performance of the glissando is a perfect model for you. Keep after it! Magnificent.
That is very true only because one has to skip through partials to reach the concert B Flat.
@@lucasmichaelwest7162 Magic!
Bravo to Lang Lang! Love the music of George Gershwin! 🎹🎶🙍♀️♥️
Well, he was willing to learn this Rhapsody in Blue from Herbie Hancock. He was right to do so.
My favorite piece. I’ve not heard this performance before but despite the brilliance of Ling Ling’s playing, it’s also somehow the most connected and well balanced I’ve ever heard the orchestra and piano. Bravo indeed, a masterpiece all around.
Lang Lang 😊❤
I was just going to let this play in the background while I do some work.... NOPE!
Ended up watching the entire thing cause it's just so damn good...
Same here.
Me too
can't say im not doing my work right now
watched the whole thing for some reason
I learnt the hard way long ago that you can't work to something as groovy as this
relatable
His expression makes him look like a kid that knows he's doing something he shouldn't and is enjoying every second of it, I love it xD
The music is like a night out on the town drinking in New York City and Lang Lang has guessed what the tippler is doing from the music.
Look - - can't you see that he's practiced making those stupid facial and bodily gestures as carefully as he's practiced learning the music? If he were to quit all that goddamned smiling and effeminate hand display, his audiences might start to dwindle. And we wouldn't [gasp] want THAT to happen now, would we?
Making faces or not, showing his emotions or keeping them to himself, that’s up to him, he’s an artist and as such that’s the way he chooses to perform; it’s HIS interpretation, whether it pleases everybody or not, it is not for us to attack him, that’s simply rude and unkind. Not everybody has to like him just as we don’t all like the work of every painter we have seen, but disliking his performance does not give anyone the right to be offensive. All those things people criticize are the things that make me enjoy his playing even more because apart from his wonderful sound, his delivery is loaded with all the emotions that he conveys.
musicians don't make faces, the music makes their faces. it's part of the dance of performance. if you don't like it, there are monosyllables to describe you like the f.word, or direct you, like fu or fo. James Lee has a better idea.
I agree with you! He's the performer, he can make whatever faces he wants along with his playing! You people should see the faces Jonny Lang makes playing guitar!
I agree with you on this. I don't always fancy what Lang Lang does to pieces, but it has never stopped me from appreciating what he is able to do.
And why criticize his facial expressions? Has anyone ever seen Uchida or Brendel perform? Their faces are even more grotesque, but somehow because they're older and mostly existed in a time where there isn't TH-cam, they get a pass.
Also, why is it only pianists get slack over facial expressions?
I mean, I think it's silly and unnecessary and mostly annoying, but don't let it cloud your judgement of their actual playing.
Iliana Fernández no ones attacking him though
If u can play like this go ahead and make any gestures/gesticulations you like...
Extraordinaire interprétation de cette oeuvre sublime , l’une des plus brillantes du 20 ème siècle, de notre grand Gershwin, par cette compagnie musicale magnifiquement dirigée et où brille notre pianiste Lang Lang, subtil, puissant, humoristique, brillant ( etc…) pianiste !
The only bad thing about this was the ads interrupting it
It's called AdblockPlus you dufus. Get a clue. Didn't see a one. It's hard to believe there are still people that browse the internet WITHOUT any add blocking software. Those are the people that get viruses.
@@Thebeengolfin bad day?
@@Thebeengolfin Yeah, but sometimes, TH-cam punishes us for using such an adblocker, by acting like petulant, stubborn and spoiled brat, misbehaving in the most aggravating manner possible (in clear, it f*cks things up)... oh well!
I know I just had one as it was getting good!😔
@@Thebeengolfin Joke's on you *doofus* adblock plus was found to be able to execute malicious code.
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Kinda sucks when you think you know everything, act like a jerk, but don't know crap, doesn't it?
For me, this is one of the most 'celebration' versions of rhapsody. And the amazing Lang Lang's sensitivity and his gentle fingers make this masterpiece especially magical!
You'd be stretching things to the limit in referring to this work as, of all things, a "masterpiece". Even Gershwin himself didn't exactly speak about this piece in 'glowing' terms.
I think Gershwin is sitting on a cloud and just happy to listen to such a concert.
Or on coal
Yes!
I’m the first to admit that I am not musically inclined in any way, but have always loved listening to Rhapsody in Blue as often as possible. In college, my mother (I lived at home) heard me saying I was taking a music appreciation class and she was the one who introduced me to this piece. She played the piano sort of and loved to sing in groups but I don’t know if she ever told me why she loved this song, but I’m 70 years old now, she’s been gone nearly 40 years and whenever I listen to it, I know she would have loved all of the performances she could see now.
Lang Lang is also a fascinating musician and watching him here is so entertaining. I know his name but have never seen him up close like this and he’s so engrossing to watch.
As are all of the muscians who are seen up close. If you have time and the inclination, search for this piece performed by Chucho Valdés, an Afro-Cuban jazz artist.
And last, as of today, 10/29/2019 there are 570 a**holes who’ve disliked this performance They do that to entertain themselves, I guess because no one should dislike this song and the orchestra who played it. IMHO.
MichaelAdamzzz You are so respected.
Stunning performance. One of my all-time favorite pieces of music and Lang Lang brings more energy, vitality, and brightness to this music than I have ever heard before. Thank goodness he has an excellent orchestra behind him. Forget Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic. This is the legendary performance of Rhapsody in Blue.
lang lang is the only pianist i’ve seen that can accurately depict the mood of the piece with his playing. he’s so fun to watch and you can tell he’s having a good time
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Unreal! Unbelievable! I'm 73, and have heard many greats play it, even Leonard Bernstein. But this.... this is a lightning bolt from Olympus!
Bernstein's recording from 1959 for Columbia is the best version in my opinion (not the one on the youtube video)
Agree 💯❤
Impossible to compare this fabulous piece of musical genius with any other.
I've been listening to this piece every since I was a little kid and this was by far the most enjoyable rendition I've ever heard. Lang Lang's remarkable style and improvisations added a very nice touch, and it was refreshing to see a pianist as engaged in the music as him. He was not only a performer, but a listener as well. BRAVO!!
Amazingly Absolutely BOMB-BASTIC 💯 FANTASTIC ..
LOVE the Emormity of Gerswhin Composer❤ The Curious Excitement of the Orchestra.. A Conductor who is Music Genious Actor ... AND Finger Fantastic Extraudinar LANG LANG .. Oh all Blessings to unforgettable note pouring Bliss Mr Clarinet ...
I will DREAM all Delights with thanking GOD for these 'ANGELS' ❤
Thank you, maestro Berstein. And all men abord, for shure 🤗🎆🧨
A wonderful master piece by a one of those master musicians on this planet.
🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤
To sergebreton: See my remarks to "meteor" above.
Exceptionnel Lang Lang dans cette Rhapsodie in Blue! J'aime beaucoup son énergie en même temps que sa sensibilité et sa tendresse, et, par-dessus tout cela, son air malicieux de lutin qui s'amuse; cette pièce de Gerschwin lui convient particulièrement bien, je trouve. Quel artiste! Bien sûr, il y aura toujours des grincheux pour le critiquer et ne pas voir la richesse de son talent...! Dommage.
Magnífico, extraordinario. Gershwin es un genio, la orquesta y su director son fantásticos. La versión es muy entusiasmante y vigorosa. Lang Lang toca hermosa y vibrantemente. Muuuuuchas gracias
鋼琴家的演奏風格極為可愛！讓人深愛極致的欸。旋律與演奏讓人聯想起，俏皮的兔寶寶的玩樂心情，表情真多！觀賞得心靈特別不同凡響的樂趣！值得大家一起來聹聽“觀賞 真的很棒。很棒！
Impressive, he plays it with a sort of flair and brilliance I had not seen before
simply while you never had seen bernstein 1976...
Actually I have and its probably my favorite version, but that does not disqualify me from recognizing talent and a young mans flair when I see it or does it?
I've seen Bernstein's play this just before this, and I must say I like Lang Lang's version better :P
simply while you have never seen Bugs Bunny 1946...
giavano almagu people have different opinions. I honestly like Lang Lang's better, but Bern was still amazing.
I like how the hall is blue for Rhapsody in Blue
those germans are geniuses
I can see it, but never put the two together. Thanks for the trivia.
me tooooooo
Have a look and listen, folks. This what pure genius is!
HAH!! LOL.
Sure.
Lang Lang s face expresses every note . He is a joy to see and hear. Thank you God
Yeah… And I smile from the beginning. 😉😁
Utter genius of both Gershwin and Lang Lang. I'm exhausted!!
It's amusing (and informative) to see how frequently the word "genius" is thrown about in these comments. Talk about trivializing!
It's just a fact. Not trivialising at all.@@richardvolpe7664
My compliments to the conductor, Lang Lang, and the entire orchestra on delivering a faultless rendition of George Gershwin's- Rapsody in Blue. I heard it as a youth and every time I've listened to it by other, seldom has it been exactly performed as this.
This was the only performance I've seen where the real Gershwin spirit was captured. Magnificent!
Luizocp
True. I've heard versions where it's more classical & they have a big sound but they don't capture the jazz licks and the verve this needs. Others also with smaller orchestra but still not as experienced and without the kind of energy this has. This has such a beautiful, lively, big huge sound. It's like they're playing it for a movie soundtrack.
absolutely brilliant.George Gershwin was amazing they sure were great song writers in the olden days.
pare brough George Gershwin is from the 20 century
This is the most thoroughly modern interpretation of this piece that I have ever heard. It's always been one of my favourite pieces of music and now I have a favourite favourite!
How can someone even play this well? This kind of talent comes by once in a generation or less. Incredible.
Lang Lang you are a brilliant performer. Apart from your amazing interpretation (and the orchestras')I love your total enjoyment in playing this fantastic music. Your facial expressions show your complete absorption
I Love to see Lang Lang
Play this because
He seems to really Enjoy
Playing that Paino.
Bravo BRAVO.
Absolutely out of this world: of all Rhapsody's renditions, Lang Lang's performance brings it to light as no other! A true tribute to Gershwin's genious! Wildly captivating!
George Gershwin is certainly a legend! The best composers are the ones who make you FEEL something, not just as if you're listening to it.
Lang Lang always makes me feel as if the piano loves how he plays it!
I absolutely love how he plays
Os irmãos Ira e George Gerswin são tão importantes para a história da música universal como a água é fundamental para a manutenção da vida humana. Essa obra em especial é considerada pela história da música como um marco divisório entre o classicismo puro e a música contemporânea conhecida como o "jazz"! Trata-se de uma obra ímpar que só foi reconhecida após a morte prematura de Geroge Gershwin. Inclusive, há quem diga que ele só não morreu antes para conseguir conclui-la!!! E, configura-se como um rito de passagem para todos aqueles que amam a música, pois seus três movimentos básicos abarcam o que há de melhor: um adágio, um allegro e uma apoteose de fusão de instrumentos em que se pode dizer que tem de tudo um pouco do que se pode ouvir na raça humana. Obrigado!!! Obrigado!!! Obrigado a quem postou!!!! =)
je to zážitek sledovat, jak pianista hraje, technicky samozřejmě perfektně, ale výrazově osobitně, s lehkostí a radostí, skoro máte pocit, že by si při tom stihl s vámi povídat... Úžasný zážitek, opět... Díky!
Oui! La joyeuse volupté de jouer magistralement ❤
❤Gershwin would certainly be proud of such a performance of his composition.
Happy 100th birthday Rhapsody in Blue 💙
I love the way he performs with his own feeling and emotions. Gorgeous!
between the pianist and the conductor I cant decide who's expressions are funnier, actually the whole orchestra was hilarious.
do you not know who lang lang is lol
The composer is the most hilarious in the heaven.
@@thinktriple4282 Dont you mean earth?
Breathtaking, incredible...you decide. Composition, Interpretation, Performance...SUPERB !!!
Some Ragtime, a little romance, a lot of bravado, an entire saxophone section and awesome soloists? I smile whenever I hear this piece.
The opening tune (probably one of the most fetching openings:) such a responsibility for the clarinettist!
Today is my fathers birthday and he told me from Gershwin - thank you Dad - died 2013 - thak you Lang Lang and orchestra!!! So much!!
i very much enjoy the little flairs and small additions (like changing a straight scale to a chromatic scale, adding appagiaturas, to spice up the music up a little yet not deviating from the score. i have played Rhapsody in Blue many times over 20 yrs, and NEVER thought of these little things in my performances. they are very much in taste, and i thing George Gershwin would have enjoyed them
😢❤A beautiful Rhapsody and beautifully played! Bravo!!😊
What a beautiful performance and recording. The camera work is amazing, showing the soloists playing and also the whole concert hall from different angles. Lang Lang plays with a lot of grace and sense of humor, it's fun to watch his face that expresses many feelings. Lovely performance. Check this piece played with a melodica ensemble too.
Excellent performance.
Hadn’t seen such an expressive piano soloist in a long time.
Love or hate him, he always makes me laugh. I do love this guy even if I disagree with some interpretative decisions. Imagine being the conductor and having to argue with him about what's actually in the score lolol
OMG RIGHT? Some of his choices literally made angry
Specifically at about the 10 minutes mark, he plays it "swung" which is definitely not indicated in the score, and also at the time the piece was written ,"swing" was not actually a THING. Also he harmonizes some short run there in thirds which is totally unnecessary and not what Gershwin wrote. Lang Lang is a prodigy, Gershwin was a genius. There's a big difference, and I get very annoyed when prodigies think they have musically more to say than the geniuses. Obviously it's a technically challenging piece, but too many pianists treat the solo piano parts as open candenzas in which they can just do whatever. There are points in this performance where I feel he's being purposely contrary to certain musical expectations, which I kinda respect because of his talent, but I also think it's an asshole move.
The horn section "bwwwwrattttfttttt" at 16:20 is fucking weak in this version. That's a vital moment they shat the bed on.
Also 17:12, no one is listening to each other. WTF is that.
@@Navonodo just stay with the version you regard as appropriate. Bernstein? Previn?
I've seen others attempt at this classical Gershwin but never had been able to close my eyes and see George playing. You are the bomb homie!!!!
Lang Lang makes music tell the story. Love it.
To pammoss: Yes, and the plot of the story is "Watch me and adore what you see."
Lang Lang is having great fun, which is in tune with this amusing piece. Thumbs up to the audio engineer also. Salutations depuis Montréal.
Is anyone else addicted to this magnificent ent performance s?????❤
Well, I'm not exactly addicted to this facial and finger performance. Embarrassed? Yes. Repulsed by it? Hell, yes!
I do not care too much about the whole "professionals" here, and their critics. It is a joy and great piece of entertainment. Thank you.
I have heard and seen hundreds of performances of this beautiful Gershwin concerto. Lang’s performance was among the best. Bravo! 👏👏
Hundreds of performances? Personally, I wouldn't want to hear 100's of performances of ANYthing!
Fantastico...musica splendida e Lang Lang unico...con lui la musica diventa spettacolo . Da quando ho ascoltato per la prima volta Lang Lang mi ha contagiato con la passione che lo anima per la musica e passo serate intere ad ascoltarlo e guardarlo mentre suona ❤️È unico!!!
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😂🎉🎉😂🎉
Look at the man! Madly and deeply in love. What a delightful audiovisual presentation! Thank You!
Well, YOU look at him! If this is your idea of a "delightful presentation", you'd better stay away from concerts by genuine, dignified, unsmiling pianists. You'd be bored to death.
@@richardvolpe7664 ok anything else?
No, that's about it.@@dong5623
I have listened and loved this piece of music all my life.
and Lang Lang's rendition is amongst the best I have heard to date.
He really understands the piece and his technical mastery
of it is really impressive. He makes it look easy, and I have seen and heard
pianists the likes of Leonard Bernstein perspiring while playing it. Bravo!
Exceptionnel de virtuosité., de justesse, de fausse décontraction et de complicité avec l'orchestre et son Maestro en état de grâce . La pureté de l'acoustique et la discrétion des caméras confère à cet enregistrement " un moment d'anthologie "
I love Lang Lang's expressions. Seeing the passion on his face while playing this beautiful piece is great!
You perceive that sappy smiling as 'passion', of all things?
perfino il direttore d orchestra lo guarda con stupore con amore .... e anche gli altri orchestranti spesso...sorridono di fronte a questo miracolo dellEssere... prova in più se ce ne fosse bisogno che Dio esiste !
Lang Lang is a fantastic pianist. What a joy it is to watch and listen to him play. Keep on keeping on!
Fascina su talento y su manera de transmitir. Genial. Gracias Lang Lang
Merci pour cette superbe Rapsodie un Blue interprétée avec Lang Lang
Ho i capelli bianchi. Difficilmente ho ascoltato una interpretazione di Gershwin di questo livello: la. Correttezza estetica, la bellezza dell’interpretazione, la tecnica formidabile, l’orchestra fantastica. Mi sono a tratti veramente commosso. Che meraviglia, che cosa fantastica che perfezione e al contempo sentimento. Non posso aggiungere altro, non c’è altro da aggiungere.
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8:43 freaked the conductor out lol.
lang mi comunica una irresistibile gioia di vivere - il suo modo di suonare che in lui è modo di essere cattura anima e corpo... e mi riporta alla mia giovinezza quando ascoltavo molto spesso questa musica meravigliosa...
What makes lang lang….lang lang is how expressive he is and how happy he is to play the piano. Amazing person and artist.
All these comments about his "happiness" in playing the piano! As if the world's other pianists are miserable wretches, hating every note they play.
Wow.....just before this video I watch a different video about this piano work with a good pianist and then ......this... , Lang Lang!,....another World , a multicolor paradise!....I could see images with the sounds by this formidable artist.
I love how Gershwin starts, stops, teases, and interweaves his themes. It's really like a musical version of a very well done striptease.
Espectacular! Como hace sonar ese piano, como se mueven sus manos…. Todo. Fue un privilegio verlo en Uruguay y ahora ver esta interpretación de Rapsodia en azul de GG… se me caen las lágrimas…. Y lamento haber dejado de tocar el piano.
What a wonderful interpretation by Lang Lang. What talent: it is amazing!
To-be-continued: Lang Lang is truely wonderful and the orchestra 'almost' sounds like Paul Whiteman's bunch, just a bit larger. . . Thx, whoever posted it!! When a child I heard this rhapsody for the first time and was stuned. I was six or seven and NEVER forgot the experience.
Hands down the best recording of Rhapsody in Blue
Bryan Villegas - *one of the best. All of the players were phenomenal
Lang Lang's interpretation is among the best, however I've heard recordings with stronger brass that I really liked.
Bernstein...
He breathes life into it! All this time I´ve been waiting for something like this! Hurra!
I think I speak for everyone when I want to hear the applause at the end
Amazing performance by Lang Lang and the Orchestra. Wonderful conductor.
The clarinet player is really brilliant.
The blue tint of this concert hall is beautiful it goes well with Lang Lang's joyful performance of this masterpiece.
Love the joy on the solosists face! More of this is needed! Wonderful performance.
Pianist obviously enjoyed playing this, and he is great at his interpretation. I truely enjoyed listening to this arrangement.
George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue
Lang Lang
Christian Thielemann,
Staatskapelle Dresden, 2015
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Muito obrigado.
Lang Lang has done so much in promoting for Music as a universal language around the world. Always inspirational and outstanding.
Excelente interpretación de Lang y orquesta, genio total.
SUPERB! This is/was a complete performance. Bravo/Brava/Bravi!!!❤
I love this conductor 5:58 😁
lol i knoww. that swaggar
Hello there, i though you were dead?
Wingardium Leviosa.
Yaimdan please never say that again
Haha indeed, 3:47 is good too XD
I like that Lang Lang shows his personality in his playing. His facial expressions are not only amusing, but they evoke his true passion for the music he is bringing out of the piano. Well done.
His facial expressions are anything but amusing, for god's sake! And since when is "true passion" shown by the unbearable, silly-ass smiling? He's a shameless showman, and between those last two words, you can insert another that also starts with "sh".
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