Well it is certainly a brilliant and beautiful piece and the orchestra plays it wonderfully. But this version has significant cuts and Herbie Hancock DOES miss a lot of notes and gets out of sync with the Lang Lang or the orchestra several times. He's just playing for fun though, and nothing is wrong with that except he did mess up. That's not his "interpretation" that's simply him hitting wrong notes...and it is not just "jazzy dissonance." Still enjoyable.
A BRILLIANT PERFORMANCE! SO SQUASH THE NEGATIVE COMMENTS, PLEASE! WHO AMONG US IS PERFECT IN ANYTHING WE DO! THE PERSON WHO COMMENTED, "NOT THE BEST, MISSED NOTES, OFF KEY", I DARE SAY THAT LIKELY YOU CANNOT PLAY ANYTHING LIKE THIS, SO WHY FOCUS ON MINOR FAULTS. CAN'T WE JUST FEEL THE JOY OF THIS PERFORMANCE? SHEEEEESH!!!
I'm not sure if you people realize this, but lang lang is still considered incredibly young to have achieved so much. I'm sure that by the time he reaches the same age that Mr. Hancock is at the time of the performance, you will have changed your opinion about him.
@300mGET These two people come from different worlds, but I still wouldn't think Lang Lang has achieved as much as Hancock did. He's still far from that. Just because a 70 year old plays with a 30 year old doesn't mean that the 30 year old has achieved as much as the 70 year old.
Do you think Lady Gaga is as good as Tony Bennett simply because they made a duet together?
@ihateuutube For this music, Lang Lang is more technical, but Herbie Hancock has more soul, 'cos jazz player.
Lang Lang is one of the most technical classical pianist, but Herbie Hancock is not one of the most technical jazz musician, it could be more fair if someone like Keith Jarrett, Oscar Peterson or Tatum played at his place.
I think the song has some details of a American life:someone waking up,busy city life,the homeless,And building a new city.First of all,I really liked the performance!
Where can I find the video for the same performance, but in the 50th Grammy Awards (2008)? Is there some copyrighted issue that won't let the video be posted on youtube?
My problem with this performance is the lack of heart. The mistakes are certainly annoying but would have not detracted from the whole had the interpretation been sound. However, it was not, the performance was not and, as a result, the product is second rate.
Those of you wishing to hear THE definitive recording should turn to Deutsche Gramaphon / Leonard Bernstein, probably sometime in the 80s - simply the best
First, there is absolutely no need for two pianists for this work. Second, it is very tacky and unprofessional for the soloists to not have the piece memorized and be reading from sheet music.
this is one of my favorite piano pieces of all time... so i dunno about u guys... but at times... this sounded pretty bad to me personally... multiple missed notes from professionals with large orchestral accompaniment in front of hundreds of ppl... eek...but i continue to hope that this at least raises the awareness of the greatness of this piece... and that young ppl will go to a live symphonic of gershwin's music... instead of some of the music out there these days.
this is one of my favorite piano pieces of all time... so i dunno about u guys... but at times... this sounded pretty bad to me personally... multiple missed notes from professionals with large orchestral accompaniment in front of hundreds of ppl... eek...but i continue to hope that this at least raises the awareness of the greatness of this piece... and that young ppl will go to a live symphonic of gershwin's music... instead of some of the music out there these days.
lang lang like most foreign musicians is long on technique but short on creativity. he doesn't really belong on the same stage as herbie hancock. because you don't get the same impact. and all his body language is just annoying.
@Chas0x01 I'm going to pretend to ignore that blatant racism because I take satisfaction in the fact that you'll most likely never be picked up by a real orchestra. And that's what separates you from Lang-Lang.
I have to be honest, I had to repeat the moment at 4:44 to actually notice the mistake.....im still not sure if its a mistake...the thing is going so fast that it doesnt really matter.....HERBIE IS AWESOME!!! awesome video, im still wondering why ive never been to such a concert?? :( I want to go to one! I willl.....:)
Who cares about a few missed notes?? Unless you can play the piano arrangements flawlessly, you should shut up. Everyone makes mistakes here and there while playing music, whether it's a wrong note or playing mf when you should be playing mp or slurring a few notes when they have accents over them. This is a brilliant performance
@aschoon01 who cares about a few missed notes? people who enjoys and respects the work of gershwin... this isn't rock music, errors are certanly not part of this piece's charm
@SpaceBambino I respect the work of Gershwin. Just because a few notes were missed doesn't imply these musicians have no respect for Gershwin, and it certainly doesn't mean they have more respect for rock music. So, can you play every piece of music flawlessly?? I doubt it. You should just stop typing because you're embarrassing yourself
@aschoon01 well, that's a rather naive and simplistic interpretation of my words. It doesnt matter in the slightest whether i can play or not this piece flawlessly as im not a professional musician, on the other hand most orchestral pieces demand to be played flawlessly, as there are musicians that do not make mistakes. and while gerswhin certainly is no stravinsky, some fundamental parts in this piece should be played the way they were written. and i didnt say a thing about HH's view on rock...
@aschoon01 Actually, there is no such thing as playing wrong dynamics (unless the interpretation is just that bad). These idiots who say the rhythm is wrong, the notes are wrong, etc. are just idiots. They can't tell dissonance (a jazzy 7th or 9th) from a diminished chord. They are simples trolls who enjoy criticizing the unimportant aspects of a song. If you were to criticize something or someone as big as this arrangement and these fine artists, why waste your time on stupid criticism?
Personally, I feel each pianist has their own style and interpretation, so to combine the piece and make a single solo into two...well, they will not match perfectly, but that doesn't mean one is better than the other...it's all a matter of personal preference. ....I am not sure why they just didn't ask one of them to perform the piece instead of trying to give each a part of the solo....
Numb nuts, Lang Lang is doing the aggressive portion and Herbie Hancock is countering that with a softer, delicate contrast of the music at that particular moment. They are both playing off of each other. No difficulty competition here. They're just doing what they can within the boundaries of "Rhapsody in Blue." Just enjoy it.
N2RSCT1Ns: Man if you do not like it...then do not listen. No one really wants to hear your sorry opinion. My mom use to say, if you ain't got some thing nice to say then shut your mouth! Word to the wise.
They both are GREAT musicians, but I like the most the tranquility of Herbie Hancock... the way he plays just smiling, like if he didn't care about anything!
They both are GREAT musicians, but I like the most the tranquility of Herbie Hancock... the way he plays just smiling, like if he didn't care about anything!
@Elainelps0421 Its horrible how Lang Lang is turning Gershwin's masterpiece into a.... cacophony of over-acted chords that sound HORRIBLE. That's why...why the hell is this Asian playing an emotional piece. Lang Lang is only good at technique and keeping the rhythm at fast speeds. Seriously no musicality..whatsoever!
@TheCriticPiano Oh, please, one's heritage does not determine how much passion one is capable of expressing, or worse yet, as you imply, whether one should be permitted to display passion at all. And since when is "Rhapsody in Blue" an "emotional" piece? That's your label - and so is the label you place upon Lang Lang. I suppose you think Yo Yo Ma has no right playing as passionately as he does - or any other Asian does, for that matter? Get over it!
@Elainelps0421 Have you listened to Bernstein or anyone else for that matter play this piece? They're way more controlled than he is, yet they still convey New York's industry and showbiz very well. Even my music professor agrees that Lang Lang is just a virtuoso without musicality. I still liked this however because it was a two-piano rendition featuring jazz pianist Herbie Hancock.
@GoTFCanada1230 lol, of course I have. In fact, Bernstein is playing it in its entirety right here on You Tube...have you checked it out? If not, you should. He was pretty calm, cool and collected, if you ask me - and he's not even Asian, lol. BTW, I'll be performing this piece four times in the month of July (violin in the orchestra, not piano solosit!).
@Elainelps0421 Of course I watched it. I did say he was more collected than Lang Lang right? The point is, Lang Lang is harsh, Bernstein isn't. You can still convey an emotion without having to spell it out like Lang Lang. That's why I don't like Lang Lang. He either places too much emotion or has the wrong one altogether. BTW, I'm practicing the entire 17 minutes of this piece as a piano soloist for a future concert. :) Bernstein's version isn't the complete one actually.
@GoTFCanada1230 Tell me abouit it...in fact, it's almost impossible to find the entire performance anywhere. Almost each performance is cut in some way...and the one I'm doing is cut, too...Good for you, re: piano. I suck at piano. I am lacking some brain cell which would allow me to get beyond Twinkle or Lightly Row on piano, but violin I can play, for some reason. I admire and am in awe of anyone who can play piano. I am inheriting my grandfather's baby grand, so maybe I'll learn :)
@faymye19 "Lets see you play this song when you're in your sixties and your hands are worn from all the years of playing at a level most humans can not comprehend"!
Read what Bernstein said (back in 1955): "You can cut parts of it without affecting the whole. You can remove any of these stuck-together sections and the piece still goes on as bravely as before. It can be a five-minute piece or a twelve-minute piece. And in fact, all these things are being done to it every day. And it's still the Rhapsody in Blue." Lang & Herbie rock this performance, and I'll cut the guys slack on a flub or two; it's a tv awards show, not the Van Cliburn Competition...
wow..amazing.. this is America in musical form..you can just see the steel skyscrapers and locomotives...Gershwin is the man... it's cool ( and somewhat ironic) for such an American piece to be played in such a British setting ( doesn't get much more British than Royal Albert Hall)
Man, this guy needs to get paid a whole lot more for the amount of practicing he puts in to keep up his virtuosity. Its not just him, but all Classical Musicians who work their ass off just practicing to be as sharp as they are..
i still don't understand how you glissando like that on clarinet. i've tried bending pitch, but i can only go down, i cannot go up at all. i'll probably never figure it out :(
@crazitaco To to a glissando on a clarinet, your fingers need to slide off the holes (forgive me for my non-technical words, I'm primarily a pianist). Your armature (sp?) should be tight starting from the low G. Imagine your fingers are tight on the holes, the slowly slide each one out as you go up the scale. At the same time, your armature should slowly loosen. The way I played this glissando was a fast, regular scale form the low G to the second C, then (continued later)
@crazitaco (continued now) ... then glissando for the rest of the way. I never figured out how to do a glissando from the second G to A to B to C because of the fingering, but I heard it performed as a fast scale then a gliss, and it made sense to me. Hope this helps!
Proof: I played Rhapsody in Blue on both piano and clarinet. But at the concert I just played piano, although it would have been better for me to do the beginning gliss then switch to piano, but whatever.
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This is the perfect example of why we should not hire chinese engineers to work for top defense programs. Despite being live most of their lives in USA they still long for their "motherland" thus easy to be persuaded to work as spies for Communist China. How many Chinese spies we caught so far?
I'm interested in learning that's motivated by reverence for life, that's motivated by a desire to learn skills, to learn new things that help us to better contribute to our own well-being and the well-being of others. And what fills me with great sadness is any learning that I see motivated by coercion.
love love love this song!! herbie does an amazing job. i'm not a huge fan of how Lang Lang interprets it :/ i feel he's too expressive with the tempo and loses the jazz feel when he has his solos.
Really bad! that stupid person really do not understand American culture, Americans are sick of sneaky behavior. Others treat you to dinner, people you dig it, then hide in the dark laughing, really sick. More disgusting than the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
These comments can be quite distracting - must learn to not read them and just appreciate (or not) what I listen to. Some clips are better off without the option to speak, whether eloquently or inanely.
Look. They both had a good time. You won't hear either of them dis the other. These are two great musicians playing great music for you and I to enjoy. Just relax and enjoy it.
Well it is certainly a brilliant and beautiful piece and the orchestra plays it wonderfully. But this version has significant cuts and Herbie Hancock DOES miss a lot of notes and gets out of sync with the Lang Lang or the orchestra several times. He's just playing for fun though, and nothing is wrong with that except he did mess up. That's not his "interpretation" that's simply him hitting wrong notes...and it is not just "jazzy dissonance." Still enjoyable.
MrJohnNuckols 19 hours ago
And Check MAKOTO OZONE version. He really IMPROVISES on it incredibly !
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Check Hiromi Uehara version and you´ll hear ART in his true form - CREATION !
Dihelson 1 day ago
Beautiful music, where on Earth did LMFAO come from?
MrCovers101 2 days ago
FEEL S LIKE RIDING THE PLANE AGAIN...
bigfatdick5000 1 week ago
A BRILLIANT PERFORMANCE! SO SQUASH THE NEGATIVE COMMENTS, PLEASE! WHO AMONG US IS PERFECT IN ANYTHING WE DO! THE PERSON WHO COMMENTED, "NOT THE BEST, MISSED NOTES, OFF KEY", I DARE SAY THAT LIKELY YOU CANNOT PLAY ANYTHING LIKE THIS, SO WHY FOCUS ON MINOR FAULTS. CAN'T WE JUST FEEL THE JOY OF THIS PERFORMANCE? SHEEEEESH!!!
kujichagulia1 2 weeks ago
not the best... missed notes, off time, off key.
lgadwords 3 weeks ago
lol clarinet glissando is nothing compared to ricardo morales
ihateuutube 3 weeks ago
A Negro and an Asian. Now THAT'S something.
Santosificationable 3 weeks ago
A legend from Chicago and a young star from China playing together. What greatness comes when worlds come together.
1iuno2inoi3oibien 4 weeks ago
bravo!!!!!!!!!!!
spagetti300 1 month ago
I'm not sure if you people realize this, but lang lang is still considered incredibly young to have achieved so much. I'm sure that by the time he reaches the same age that Mr. Hancock is at the time of the performance, you will have changed your opinion about him.
300mGET 1 month ago
@300mGET These two people come from different worlds, but I still wouldn't think Lang Lang has achieved as much as Hancock did. He's still far from that. Just because a 70 year old plays with a 30 year old doesn't mean that the 30 year old has achieved as much as the 70 year old.
Do you think Lady Gaga is as good as Tony Bennett simply because they made a duet together?
Santosificationable 3 weeks ago
I love Gershwin, but I don't like it being bashed out by some chnese fool.
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Herbie Hancock is a great player in his own right, but he cannot play to Lang Lang's level.
ihateuutube 1 month ago
@ihateuutube Lang Lang is good, be he can't improvise at Herbie Hancock's level.
You must know one is a classical pianist, the other a jazz pianist, you can't compare their level.
Maybe Oscar Peterson or Art Tatum could be the best at classical and jazz music.
DVDKC 1 month ago
@ihateuutube For this music, Lang Lang is more technical, but Herbie Hancock has more soul, 'cos jazz player.
Lang Lang is one of the most technical classical pianist, but Herbie Hancock is not one of the most technical jazz musician, it could be more fair if someone like Keith Jarrett, Oscar Peterson or Tatum played at his place.
DVDKC 1 month ago
That feeling that great, really special. I love it. Greetings from Madrid (Spain).
PRINCESSDELFIN 1 month ago
Fantastic!!
StandardSam1 1 month ago
Did they need two pianists?
moclov 1 month ago
@moclov Isn't the point of this the interplay between the two?
PatrickP17 1 month ago
@PatrickP17 Maybe. But couldn't they just have one guy instead?
moclov 1 month ago
@moclov now, it is for the show
iwannaberock 3 weeks ago
Que Maravilha!
artesdeumtudo 1 month ago
39 dislikes :O
starlandknight 1 month ago
Incroyable. Fantastic ! Bravo !
ichi6417isaberi 2 months ago
Perfection is not perfect, remember that !!!!
This performance is FLAWLESS :))))
beauty, striking, drive deep...
this oneg makes my day :)
anataria 2 months ago 4
I think the song has some details of a American life:someone waking up,busy city life,the homeless,And building a new city.First of all,I really liked the performance!
moviemagic233 2 months ago
Musical perfection.
Xformat01 2 months ago
Sweet!
nellie2581 3 months ago
Wow...tuba so powerful...
CaoShaoyan 3 months ago
Omg...e sound produces from clarinet and trumpet is awesome!!! both e pianists are excellent too ^.^
CaoShaoyan 3 months ago
Ha, you can tell Lang is having tons of fun with Herbie Hancock; when you see them playing it's like watching a really enjoyable dinner conversation.
Nikifuj908 3 months ago 3
ahahaha lang is seriously tweaking and hancocks just like hay
ZakuroOkashi 3 months ago 3
7 mins only?It should be 17 mins or less if i am not mistaken-_-
KevinR3i 3 months ago
@yourbestfrann15 mah boi...... This piece of music is what all true warriors strive for.
Donald6193 3 months ago
Where can I find the video for the same performance, but in the 50th Grammy Awards (2008)? Is there some copyrighted issue that won't let the video be posted on youtube?
lazystinka 3 months ago
Amazing!
roywang2000 3 months ago
My problem with this performance is the lack of heart. The mistakes are certainly annoying but would have not detracted from the whole had the interpretation been sound. However, it was not, the performance was not and, as a result, the product is second rate.
Those of you wishing to hear THE definitive recording should turn to Deutsche Gramaphon / Leonard Bernstein, probably sometime in the 80s - simply the best
huddsskin 3 months ago
First, there is absolutely no need for two pianists for this work. Second, it is very tacky and unprofessional for the soloists to not have the piece memorized and be reading from sheet music.
bervy8 4 months ago
@bervy8 You've never even been to see a real orchestra, have you?
Raptor015 3 months ago 2
beautiful
alaannao2 4 months ago
That was dope !!!
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this is one of my favorite piano pieces of all time... so i dunno about u guys... but at times... this sounded pretty bad to me personally... multiple missed notes from professionals with large orchestral accompaniment in front of hundreds of ppl... eek...but i continue to hope that this at least raises the awareness of the greatness of this piece... and that young ppl will go to a live symphonic of gershwin's music... instead of some of the music out there these days.
jycshen 4 months ago
this is one of my favorite piano pieces of all time... so i dunno about u guys... but at times... this sounded pretty bad to me personally... multiple missed notes from professionals with large orchestral accompaniment in front of hundreds of ppl... eek...but i continue to hope that this at least raises the awareness of the greatness of this piece... and that young ppl will go to a live symphonic of gershwin's music... instead of some of the music out there these days.
jycshen 4 months ago
lang lang like most foreign musicians is long on technique but short on creativity. he doesn't really belong on the same stage as herbie hancock. because you don't get the same impact. and all his body language is just annoying.
Chas0x01 4 months ago
@Chas0x01 what does it mean by foreign?
gitarre1987 4 months ago
@Chas0x01 You be' hatin on mah boii lang lang cuz u be RRRRRRRRRRRRRRACIST.
yourbestfrann15 3 months ago
@Chas0x01 I'm going to pretend to ignore that blatant racism because I take satisfaction in the fact that you'll most likely never be picked up by a real orchestra. And that's what separates you from Lang-Lang.
Nikifuj908 3 months ago
@Chas0x01 true but this was a CLASSICAL performance
cjcookie 1 month ago
Awesome !
reimax97 4 months ago
Is it bad that this makes me shed tears of amazingness everything i hear it.
Slophole89 4 months ago
Brilliant
1510Ronald 4 months ago
3:33 my favourite part..
MrMllib 4 months ago
@MrMllib if u want i could giv u the notes to that little part :D
loyaldeatheater11 4 months ago
FAZIOLI!! magnets instead of springs :))))
alexei6003 4 months ago
Lang Lang wasn't born when Herbie was a really famous, big deal pianist and keyboardist in the 70's.
tinyctlo 5 months ago
Anyone that has ever played live music will know mistakes can happen... beautiful music though..
littlemissmero 5 months ago
hmm, anyone know who this Lang Lang is? cant find info on them
SmokingWickerman 6 months ago
I have to be honest, I had to repeat the moment at 4:44 to actually notice the mistake.....im still not sure if its a mistake...the thing is going so fast that it doesnt really matter.....HERBIE IS AWESOME!!! awesome video, im still wondering why ive never been to such a concert?? :( I want to go to one! I willl.....:)
brandojazz 6 months ago
Herbie Hancock 4.44 shittttttt... ahahhh =)
orchestra different... pianists are playing different...
in my opinion the worst recording of the planet ......
greetings from the Repuclic of Turkey...=)))
cuneyterkanol 6 months ago
@cuneyterkanol lol it was a perfect performance only that the piano player herbie hancoks is too weak
chanlongching666 6 months ago
@cuneyterkanol well your from turkey and no one care for turkey hence no one gives a fuck about your comment or opinion jack ass fuck you
MrTyman77 6 months ago
@MrTyman77 fuck u 2... and who the fuck you are u cocksucker...
just talk about your own..dickhead..
and If my opinions is worhtless... why are u replying.. u brainless faggot...
fuck off....
cuneyterkanol 5 months ago in playlist Herbie Hancock
@cuneyterkanol do not pay attention to this Mr.
there seems to be indeed some mistakes
mnichee 5 months ago
Very enjoyable but i too wish it hadn't been shortened
pslowazo 6 months ago
lang lang is clearly enjoying himself
95ching 6 months ago
Who cares about a few missed notes?? Unless you can play the piano arrangements flawlessly, you should shut up. Everyone makes mistakes here and there while playing music, whether it's a wrong note or playing mf when you should be playing mp or slurring a few notes when they have accents over them. This is a brilliant performance
aschoon01 6 months ago 40
@aschoon01 of course it is a brilliant performance for us but do you see lang lang face just turn like he is angry at herbie hancok omg
chanlongching666 6 months ago
@aschoon01 who cares about a few missed notes? people who enjoys and respects the work of gershwin... this isn't rock music, errors are certanly not part of this piece's charm
SpaceBambino 4 months ago
@SpaceBambino I respect the work of Gershwin. Just because a few notes were missed doesn't imply these musicians have no respect for Gershwin, and it certainly doesn't mean they have more respect for rock music. So, can you play every piece of music flawlessly?? I doubt it. You should just stop typing because you're embarrassing yourself
aschoon01 4 months ago
@aschoon01 well, that's a rather naive and simplistic interpretation of my words. It doesnt matter in the slightest whether i can play or not this piece flawlessly as im not a professional musician, on the other hand most orchestral pieces demand to be played flawlessly, as there are musicians that do not make mistakes. and while gerswhin certainly is no stravinsky, some fundamental parts in this piece should be played the way they were written. and i didnt say a thing about HH's view on rock...
SpaceBambino 4 months ago
To those of you with negative comments, this piece is a joy to listen to. JOY JOY JOY, and they seem to enjoy playing it . Brillant indeed!!!!
radangel100 2 weeks ago
@aschoon01 Actually, there is no such thing as playing wrong dynamics (unless the interpretation is just that bad). These idiots who say the rhythm is wrong, the notes are wrong, etc. are just idiots. They can't tell dissonance (a jazzy 7th or 9th) from a diminished chord. They are simples trolls who enjoy criticizing the unimportant aspects of a song. If you were to criticize something or someone as big as this arrangement and these fine artists, why waste your time on stupid criticism?
pianonger 4 days ago
@aschoon01 nothing is wrong with criticism, just make sure your criticism has actual value and meaning.
pianonger 4 days ago
John Hancock?? HERBIE Hancock.
bipolarbitch66 6 months ago 28
the worng note is played by herbie hancock and lang lang played his 4 notes their was a gap between
chanlongching666 6 months ago
in 4:44 there is one worng note
chanlongching666 6 months ago 4
@chanlongching666 and after herbie hancock play the wrong note lang lang face look weird
chanlongching 6 months ago
Holy caNOLLY, that's quite a choP !
?8^o
L4sleeko 6 months ago
Unfortunately a shortened version.I thought it was marvellous.
BILLVANNER 6 months ago
great orchestra! :D
sdfghjertzujdfghj 7 months ago
Personally, I feel each pianist has their own style and interpretation, so to combine the piece and make a single solo into two...well, they will not match perfectly, but that doesn't mean one is better than the other...it's all a matter of personal preference. ....I am not sure why they just didn't ask one of them to perform the piece instead of trying to give each a part of the solo....
Elainelps0421 7 months ago
Oh my god! It's Tay Zonday!
TheOfficialMyself 7 months ago
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I'm more interested in that clarinet player. Guy's got some mad skills.
unbal3 7 months ago
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unbal3 7 months ago
Numb nuts, Lang Lang is doing the aggressive portion and Herbie Hancock is countering that with a softer, delicate contrast of the music at that particular moment. They are both playing off of each other. No difficulty competition here. They're just doing what they can within the boundaries of "Rhapsody in Blue." Just enjoy it.
Johnnybuze 7 months ago
Which orchestra is this? London philharmonic or something?
Thundermonkeyms 7 months ago
Personally I think Lang Lang is better at this sort of music, but Hancock is a wonderful pianist none the less.
Dan474834 7 months ago
If you like this check out Leonard Bernstein's version. Without any doubt it's the best rendition I've listened to.
Dan474834 7 months ago
N2RSCT1Ns: Man if you do not like it...then do not listen. No one really wants to hear your sorry opinion. My mom use to say, if you ain't got some thing nice to say then shut your mouth! Word to the wise.
LORDSSAXMAN 7 months ago
New favorite song, ever.
hogbackmtn 7 months ago
@hogbackmtn Its called a piece.
TheCriticPiano 7 months ago
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They both are GREAT musicians, but I like the most the tranquility of Herbie Hancock... the way he plays just smiling, like if he didn't care about anything!
danielinte 8 months ago
They both are GREAT musicians, but I like the most the tranquility of Herbie Hancock... the way he plays just smiling, like if he didn't care about anything!
danielinte 8 months ago 2
/watch?v=QLNCm99niDA
vargasp93 8 months ago
MOTHER DUCK F*CK!!!!!....Too many damn haters.
xchodezilla 8 months ago
Lang Lang would you get out of here. Its horrible.
TheCriticPiano 8 months ago
@TheCriticPiano Horrible? In what way? Be specific.
Elainelps0421 7 months ago
@Elainelps0421 Its horrible how Lang Lang is turning Gershwin's masterpiece into a.... cacophony of over-acted chords that sound HORRIBLE. That's why...why the hell is this Asian playing an emotional piece. Lang Lang is only good at technique and keeping the rhythm at fast speeds. Seriously no musicality..whatsoever!
TheCriticPiano 7 months ago
@TheCriticPiano Oh, please, one's heritage does not determine how much passion one is capable of expressing, or worse yet, as you imply, whether one should be permitted to display passion at all. And since when is "Rhapsody in Blue" an "emotional" piece? That's your label - and so is the label you place upon Lang Lang. I suppose you think Yo Yo Ma has no right playing as passionately as he does - or any other Asian does, for that matter? Get over it!
Elainelps0421 7 months ago
@Elainelps0421 Have you listened to Bernstein or anyone else for that matter play this piece? They're way more controlled than he is, yet they still convey New York's industry and showbiz very well. Even my music professor agrees that Lang Lang is just a virtuoso without musicality. I still liked this however because it was a two-piano rendition featuring jazz pianist Herbie Hancock.
GoTFCanada1230 7 months ago
@GoTFCanada1230 lol, of course I have. In fact, Bernstein is playing it in its entirety right here on You Tube...have you checked it out? If not, you should. He was pretty calm, cool and collected, if you ask me - and he's not even Asian, lol. BTW, I'll be performing this piece four times in the month of July (violin in the orchestra, not piano solosit!).
Elainelps0421 7 months ago
@Elainelps0421 Of course I watched it. I did say he was more collected than Lang Lang right? The point is, Lang Lang is harsh, Bernstein isn't. You can still convey an emotion without having to spell it out like Lang Lang. That's why I don't like Lang Lang. He either places too much emotion or has the wrong one altogether. BTW, I'm practicing the entire 17 minutes of this piece as a piano soloist for a future concert. :) Bernstein's version isn't the complete one actually.
GoTFCanada1230 7 months ago
@GoTFCanada1230 Tell me abouit it...in fact, it's almost impossible to find the entire performance anywhere. Almost each performance is cut in some way...and the one I'm doing is cut, too...Good for you, re: piano. I suck at piano. I am lacking some brain cell which would allow me to get beyond Twinkle or Lightly Row on piano, but violin I can play, for some reason. I admire and am in awe of anyone who can play piano. I am inheriting my grandfather's baby grand, so maybe I'll learn :)
Elainelps0421 7 months ago
@Elainelps0421 I agree with your comments!!
aviationisbest 7 months ago
@aviationisbest Thanks :) Appreciated :)
Elainelps0421 7 months ago
@TheCriticPiano I agree with he sucked all the jazz and blues out of this piece. He was too technical.
sweetaliena 7 months ago
@TheCriticPiano
that's rigth!
coslip 7 months ago
Stop dissing either of these musicians music is about being happy and enjoying wat you do and their both smiling throughout the whole thing so STFU!
KandVproductions14 9 months ago 2
I would fell so useless if I was playing a violin in this piece
mbayssel 9 months ago
Is it just me or did Hancock make some mistakes?
faymye19 9 months ago
@faymye19
so what?
mbayssel 9 months ago
@faymye19 its just the nature of the song raphsody in blue. it always sounds like there are mistakes but it makes the song.
paintballplayer07 8 months ago
@faymye19 "Lets see you play this song when you're in your sixties and your hands are worn from all the years of playing at a level most humans can not comprehend"!
dlognir 8 months ago
This song reminds me of downtown New York or chicago, or just american industry and business. idk it makes me proud to be an american
KM581 9 months ago 3
@KM581 If it's not NYC's theme song it should be .Even though I hate NYC.
johnLA1961 9 months ago
Lang Lang is probably the most overrated pianist of all time. Nothing even close to resembling virtuosity.
International1ify 8 months ago
@International1ify Overrated, but he's still pretty damn good.
linkite7 7 months ago
@International1ify What are you talking about? Nothing wrong with Lang Lang's playing. Be specific!
Elainelps0421 7 months ago
having played this piece myself, i see that lang is technically more at ease than hancock
FDLfilms 9 months ago
Read what Bernstein said (back in 1955): "You can cut parts of it without affecting the whole. You can remove any of these stuck-together sections and the piece still goes on as bravely as before. It can be a five-minute piece or a twelve-minute piece. And in fact, all these things are being done to it every day. And it's still the Rhapsody in Blue." Lang & Herbie rock this performance, and I'll cut the guys slack on a flub or two; it's a tv awards show, not the Van Cliburn Competition...
kiddharma 9 months ago 2
Nobody ever said that women can't play the plug as well !
WAMEDJO 9 months ago
to be honest,i prefer Lang Lang in this role :)
ufoghinos 9 months ago
wow..amazing.. this is America in musical form..you can just see the steel skyscrapers and locomotives...Gershwin is the man... it's cool ( and somewhat ironic) for such an American piece to be played in such a British setting ( doesn't get much more British than Royal Albert Hall)
solidorange04 10 months ago 3
agree, this is totally awesome (although i've heard better versions) but i don't quite get the irony
jimmynimble 10 months ago
@solidorange04 so true :)
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alexfantastic 9 months ago
@solidorange04
Someone saw Fantasia 2000
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@solidorange04
Someone saw Fantasia 2000
alexfantastic 9 months ago
Awesome!
octoberhsu 10 months ago
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This is amazing!
Zooch101 10 months ago
This is amazing!
Zooch101 10 months ago
To all complainers, moaners, whiners and philistines out there - IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT DON'T LISTEN
Or do better
RedRaven58 10 months ago
Cooooler Saal
kataschlotzky 10 months ago
исключительных
cadixidac 10 months ago
What fucking commerdcial bullshit crap.out of sync. and a bad arrangement.
abmsghost 10 months ago
¡¡¡Qué maravilla!!!..Es una música hermosiiiiíma...Gracias por compartirla.
BRIELDITH 10 months ago
Man, this guy needs to get paid a whole lot more for the amount of practicing he puts in to keep up his virtuosity. Its not just him, but all Classical Musicians who work their ass off just practicing to be as sharp as they are..
MySuperstar09 10 months ago
The rationale of some people is beyond the scope of intelligence.
doothless 10 months ago
i still don't understand how you glissando like that on clarinet. i've tried bending pitch, but i can only go down, i cannot go up at all. i'll probably never figure it out :(
crazitaco 11 months ago
@crazitaco I learned on my own by watching youtube videos :) LOTS OF PRACTICE
Abriggs500 10 months ago
@crazitaco To to a glissando on a clarinet, your fingers need to slide off the holes (forgive me for my non-technical words, I'm primarily a pianist). Your armature (sp?) should be tight starting from the low G. Imagine your fingers are tight on the holes, the slowly slide each one out as you go up the scale. At the same time, your armature should slowly loosen. The way I played this glissando was a fast, regular scale form the low G to the second C, then (continued later)
Tachyon1337 10 months ago
@crazitaco (continued now) ... then glissando for the rest of the way. I never figured out how to do a glissando from the second G to A to B to C because of the fingering, but I heard it performed as a fast scale then a gliss, and it made sense to me. Hope this helps!
Proof: I played Rhapsody in Blue on both piano and clarinet. But at the concert I just played piano, although it would have been better for me to do the beginning gliss then switch to piano, but whatever.
Tachyon1337 10 months ago
A fantastic rendition of this piece, pity there wasn't more interaction between their parts.
muzman52 11 months ago
which orchestra is this?
Miharu67 11 months ago
fantastic!
aonamaco 11 months ago
Great low brass ;-) Yeah I think Lang Lang is crazy. He's a Chinese Liberace! This is great though.
LLJtbone 11 months ago
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This is the perfect example of why we should not hire chinese engineers to work for top defense programs. Despite being live most of their lives in USA they still long for their "motherland" thus easy to be persuaded to work as spies for Communist China. How many Chinese spies we caught so far?
JolieTu1 11 months ago
@JolieTu1
watch out, there might be one right behind you. and there's another three in your closet, all armed to the teeth.
dhamilztron 11 months ago 2
Herbie and Lang lang are so fantastic. Music is so alive and beautiful when played by them. Pay great respects to these two pianists.
lwlwglgl 11 months ago
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IamLightsaber 11 months ago
Sometimes I think Lang Lang is crazy, but this is really good!
So fun!
chl91039 11 months ago
Sometimes I think Lang Lang is crazy, but this is really good!
chl91039 11 months ago
Fantastic! I could listen to this every day!
PFRGrandpa 11 months ago
I'm interested in learning that's motivated by reverence for life, that's motivated by a desire to learn skills, to learn new things that help us to better contribute to our own well-being and the well-being of others. And what fills me with great sadness is any learning that I see motivated by coercion.
Jason88236 11 months ago
love love love this song!! herbie does an amazing job. i'm not a huge fan of how Lang Lang interprets it :/ i feel he's too expressive with the tempo and loses the jazz feel when he has his solos.
emsepet 1 year ago
George would be proud!
lisaj62 1 year ago
This is absolute beautiful!! And Herbie and Lang Lang playing? So Cool!! You know this was a treat!!
jwadehouston 1 year ago
True beauty.
maleirikud 1 year ago
真是差劲！那个蠢东西真是不懂美国文化，美国人最讨厌这种偷偷摸摸的行为。 别人请你吃饭，你挖苦人家一下，然后躲在暗处窃笑，真是恶心。 比日本人偷袭珍珠更恶心！
Really bad! that stupid person really do not understand American culture, Americans are sick of sneaky behavior. Others treat you to dinner, people you dig it, then hide in the dark laughing, really sick. More disgusting than the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
dumpcommunist 1 year ago
These comments can be quite distracting - must learn to not read them and just appreciate (or not) what I listen to. Some clips are better off without the option to speak, whether eloquently or inanely.
NovaScotiaChick 1 year ago 8
@NovaScotiaChick Well commented
nikoBCN 6 months ago
Hip hop artist, learn to play the piano like this and I'll buy your records in a flash.
numanuma20 1 year ago
great,great great,the harmony between those two
muziekacademiecello 1 year ago
Best rendition of Rhapsody in Blue ever... no wonder United uses it.
scottj1988 1 year ago
@scottj1988 It is just fantastic.
muzman52 1 year ago
THIS
is amazing.
ThePhlea 1 year ago
hough - you fell asleep at 007 and want to brag about it?
I wouldn't be bragging about being a person with absolutely
no taste or knowledge of great music. You are clearly a cretin
who should stay in his cave.
MultiDKenny 1 year ago
Who says the Chinese has no expressions? Here is an expression maniac. But good one. Hee.. Is he wearing a false sideburn?
Andcyclopedia 1 year ago
Lang Lang = Michael McEntyre's Chinese Cousin? :P
Nextgengamer32 1 year ago
Look. They both had a good time. You won't hear either of them dis the other. These are two great musicians playing great music for you and I to enjoy. Just relax and enjoy it.
Gangotri108 1 year ago 37
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I can't believe people actually care about this kinda crap. I fell asleep at like 0:07
hough515 1 year ago
@hough515 I guess you musical horizons need to be expanded.
Know1956 1 year ago
@hough515 I guess your musical horizons need to be expanded.
Know1956 1 year ago
so fantastic!
it has so much energy, and it feels just like a great big sigh- a seven-minute-long, very complicated sigh about life in general!
Like Carmina Burana's "O Fortuna", but different musical style... but maybe i'm trying to link apples and oranges there :P
Anglerfishpie 1 year ago