LANG LANG

Lang Lang (32) is een fenomeen, die door zijn pianospel miljoenen fans weet te fascineren. In China is hij een groot voorbeeld voor de miljoenen pianostudenten. Lang Lang leert nog elke dag nieuwe dingen. Zo krijgt hij de unieke gelegenheid om met de ruim vijftig jaar oudere Nikolaus Harnoncourt (84) en één van de oudste orkesten twee pianoconcerten van Mozart op te nemen. Het zeventiende pianoconcert schreef Mozart toen hij van Salzburg naar Wenen verhuisde. Lang Lang ervaart zijn partijen in het vierentwintigste pianoconcert als een aria. Op dat moment was Mozart bezig om diverse opera’s te schrijven. De uitbundige Lang Lang blijkt een goede match te zijn met de meester van de oude muziek. Hanoncourt weet Lang Lang helemaal in deze Mozartwerken op te laten gaan. Datzelfde is te horen in drie pianosonates, die live in London zijn opgenomen. Het eerste Mozart Album van Lang Lang is een prachtig vormgegeven album met bijzonder pianospel van de Chinese pianovirtuoos.




Lang Lang: The Mozart Album

Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K491
Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K453
Vienna Philharmonic, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Piano Sonata No. 5 in G, K283
Piano Sonata No. 4 in E flat major K282
Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K310
Rondo alla Turca from Piano Sonata No. 11, K331
recorded during the Royal Albert Hall concert in November 2013
Allegro in F major, K1c
March in C Major, K408
Klavierstück in F, K33b
Lang Lang (piano)



Lang Lang's first "All-Mozart" album.

The Perfect Mozart Team! Intuitive musical star-pianist Lang Lang meets the legendary pioneer of period performance practice and iconic Mozart authority Nikolaus Harnoncourt.

The Mozart Album will present both Piano Concertos as well as solo pieces (including the world-famous “Rondo Alla Turca”) on two discs.

The two Piano Concertos (KV453 G major & KV 491 C minor) were recorded with the Vienna Philharmonic under iconic Mozart conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt at the Vienna Musikverein. The three early Piano Sonatas have been part of Lang Lang's latest recital which he presented live in over than 200 concerts worldwide. These recordings were captured at his Royal Albert Hall concert in November 2013.

The Royal Albert Hall Concert video (Lang Lang at the Royal Albert Hall) will be available for release at the same time as a stand-along video product in the usual formats.

"His dexterity saw him sail nonchalantly through Mozart's bravura passages, in which there is no hiding from even the most minor mishaps; but he also showed exhilarating flair and brilliance, every gesture set clearly into the broader flow of each movement. The andantes and adagios were particularly fine. Their melodic lines were gracefully yet firmly profiled, with secondary voices allotted their due place. Above all, there was a measured yet flexible approach to tempo that gave individual ideas space to breathe, and placed them within their wider contexts with seemingly effortless deliberation." The Guardian on Royal Albert Hall (Nov 2013) concert.