Chopin: The Piano Concertos
 | By Lang Lang, Chopin, Zubin Mehta, Vienna Philharmonic Deutsche Grammophon, 2008, Audio CD |
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The long-awaited and highly anticipated recording of Lang Lang performing Chopin's Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 2 has arrived. Both concertos are among the most beloved in the repertoire and Lang Lang's many concert performances frequently receive the highest praise. Lang Lang is joined by Zubin Mehta and the Vienna Philharmonic in a brilliant pairing of talent and temperament. This is sure to become a benchmark recording of these beloved concertos. Lang Lang has sold over 100,000 CDs in the US alone and will be on tour September to November throughout the US, including many performances of the Chopin concertos.
- I Allegro maestoso
- II Romance: Larghetto
- III Rondo: Vivace
- I Maestoso
- II Larghetto
- III Allegro vivace
Title: Chopin: The Piano Concertos
Sales Rank: 1040 in Music
Artist: Lang Lang
Creator: Chopin, Zubin Mehta, Vienna Philharmonic
Label: Deutsche Grammophon, 2008-09-09, Audio CD, 1 Disc
Package Dimensions: 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4 inches, 0.2 pounds
- Soft and Willowy Chopin
- The teaming up of the illustrious Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta and Lang Lang are nothing less than starry.
In terms of performance, it is quite another matter. The overall effect of these two works as recorded here is bass-heavy, gloomy and dreamy in turns, which has everything to do with accoustics, and without the requisite sense of direction, which has… More reviews
- stirring performance
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- great recording.
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- A sublmial reading of Chopin's: and I bet that's the way Chopin would have it!
- Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1, the second one composed by him, was first performed during one of Chopin's "farewell" concerts before leaving Poland. The treatment by Lang Lang and Mehta in this recording is suitably nostaglic, though in terms of tempo not nearly as fast as most other virtuoso (notably Argerich, Yundi Li).
First Movement:
The opening movement's… More reviews
