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Post by MikeMusic on Aug 25, 2017 18:11:28 GMT
Watching Stunning Soloists at the BBC. Trying to educate myself  That Lang Lang is something special int he ? |
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Post by jandl100 on Aug 25, 2017 18:16:58 GMT
He certainly is! - a phenomenal player.
The Chinese are emulating what the Soviets did back in the day - a seemingly never-ending series of jawdrop pianists!
Lang Lang's often 'heart on sleeve' interpretations divide opinion.
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Post by MikeMusic on Aug 25, 2017 18:55:43 GMT
I knew the Chinese are going for it, but loads more with that talent coming up ?
I really like his style and flow
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Post by MartinT on Aug 25, 2017 19:06:57 GMT
I saw him a while ago. Excellent pianist, possibly a little more pyro than interpretation.
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Post by MikeMusic on Aug 25, 2017 19:50:31 GMT
He does it well.
I'm taken
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Post by julesd68 on Aug 25, 2017 19:51:47 GMT
Lang Lang - so good they named him twice... Not for me I'm afraid - I find his mannerisms very distracting but more importantly I find that in his attempts to create showstopping displays it becomes more about him and 'virtuosity' rather than the music itself.
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Post by MikeMusic on Aug 25, 2017 20:03:56 GMT
How about his playing, without seeing him ?
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Post by jandl100 on Aug 25, 2017 20:40:01 GMT
I knew the Chinese are going for it, but loads more with that talent coming up ? They are here already, Mike - many Chinese pianists with astonishing technical ability. Male and female. Here's Yuja Wang, famed for her playing and, err, other reasons, too.   |
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Post by jandl100 on Aug 26, 2017 7:01:36 GMT
How about his playing, without seeing him ? Jules means the playing, Mike. But opinions differ, as with everything. I like L-L's flamboyance. I wouldn't want it all the time, by any means - but it's a fun option to choose. That's the thing about classical music - there is no such thing as the original, no such thing as a cover. Classical musicians are interpreters, putting their own personality into the music - and there are any number of ways to do that. Some will like one approach, someone else would prefer another. Me? - I enjoy the diversity of approach. Back in my CD collector days I had over 40 different recordings of Bruckner's 7th symphony. Each one different, although the music was the same. |
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Post by MartinT on Aug 26, 2017 9:37:12 GMT
Yuja Wang has been discussed before and I quite like some of her interpretations.
Compared with an old timer like Radu Lupu, they still lack something in a highly romantic piece like the Grieg. Or how about the Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 2 played by Cristina Ortiz? The young brigade tend to play this so mechanically, if metronomically.
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Post by MikeMusic on Aug 26, 2017 10:58:02 GMT
That piece and style of music is not for me.
I can see how that could be played by the numbers.
Is she the good one ?
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Post by MartinT on Aug 26, 2017 11:01:01 GMT
Yes. Did you listen to the middle movement? It's sublime. Very Russian but very romantic, too, and beautifully played.
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Post by jandl100 on Aug 26, 2017 11:01:11 GMT
There's lots of good ones!
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Post by julesd68 on Aug 26, 2017 12:10:59 GMT
Mike - do you remember this thread from a few years ago? theaudiostandard.net/thread/364/great-interpreters-voteMight be interesting for you to re-visit it. But as Jerry rightly says - it's very important we have differences of styles and interpretations to make music come alive! |
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Post by MikeMusic on Aug 26, 2017 17:36:18 GMT
Thanks Jules. Forgot about that
I thought the name Lang Lang was vaguely familiar
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