Lang Lang - Claude Debussy, La Fille aux cheveux de lin

[zhuqiushi168]

He is getting better and better! In both piano playing and weird face making.

[MsMadameMadmoiselle]

i dont know.. its such a wondeful song, but lang lang isnt as great as everybody thinks.

[Absiintheee]

He does look a bit weird.. BUT..

He's feeling the beauty of it. You can tell he's in AWE of what Debussy has done. And he can't quite believe how the harmonies come together.

Even though I don't like his face, I still have to admit he has a great feel and appreciation for the subtle art of it

[herrstuka]

its called programmatic music; he's meant to look enraptured; he has just see la fille aux etc after all

[RAREpicture]

pure clown.

[crazyghetto978818]

Im not going to lie.. my mannerisms do match his when I preform this piece.. its hard not to.

[azaquarium123]

I think it's a great interpretation, I learned this piece for a recent recital and it's a lovely composition by Debussy, not to mention easier and shorter than most of his work. Reverie is what I'm on now but I'll continue working on Girl with the flaxen hair.

[MentalModel1]

Looks, and sounds, just like he is practising for a fake orgasm.

[thedirtymeatball]

perfect rendition

[PRUDENSPOINT]

What's NOT to like? Those who don't are probably annoyed by the stars on a clear night!

[conradadams]

still amazing how asians manage to do everything with their eyes closed

[dajpd]

Freak.`

[classicnorthwest]

I have to admit, I don't usually like Lang Lang's playing, but this is actually played very nice.

[Udders666]

So many people coughing in this video. Stfu!

[mastermat112]

it is beautifull how he plays it but I don't like it how he sits there on the piano with that big smile :P

[Fredaspremont]

Il prend des libertés avec le tempo pour en rajouter dans le lyrisme, le pathos ....C'est une pièce qui ne doit pas se faire trop remarquer, écoutez la version de Benedetti Michelangeli plutôt !

[musicwcharlesl]

i can't ever watch lang lang, only listen.

[agmndg]

Lang Lang plays this signature piece of Debussy very idiomatically and with wonderful fluidity. Definitely among the best renditions I have heard. Disturbing mannerisms can be avoided simply by not looking -- it's all about listening!

[hello50guitar]

You will never enjoy this song as much as this guy.

[Chopin1986]

I cried in front of the pure beauty of the piece of music !!!!

[SonnyRix]

He is listening to every note,the vibrations in the air that only he can feel,like Bethoven,i can still here the note of the last one played as he goes to the next,he is one with the instument~

[cjc12345x]

i prefer Valentina Lisitsa as she just plays the peice as opposed to ponsing around all over the place

[sunamiassault]

@cjc12345x you actually must play with histrionics to be good.

[happyhappyhappyperso]

something irritating about his mannerisms.

so I just minimize the window and listen so I don't have to watch. XD

[dancelover1430]

@happyhappyhappyperso ditto. =^.^=

[DafniElissa]

@happyhappyhappyperso lol

[DrizztNGuen]

@happyhappyhappyperso he's enjoying the stunning beauty of this wonderful piece. IMHO that is the way every1 should try to attempt performing this 1 :)

[Rozefreak]

@happyhappyhappyperso in my opinion; if he practices this beautiful mesmerizing piece at home, in his living room, or wherever he's in private surroundings he may do as many gestures he wants; but in a live performance it's a bit over the top ;)

[Orchiidify]

@happyhappyhappyperso Why?

[pauldquam1]

When you are in the presence of "excellence" you should remain silent.

Lang Lang is a great artist! Period!

[TheDrapeaublanc]

Magnifique passage ! aux oreilles sensibles s'abstenir ! il en existe encore ?

[dancelover1430]

私はこの作品が大好き！その驚くべき！



[yaxiongjiayou]

beautiful....

[TheCicek34]

very nice ..

[Milbennase]

One of the pieces he CAN play and he cannot play much pieces well.

[Synecdoche09]

I cannot stand his method of playing; the obvious showmanship and playing up of emotions.

However, this is the best interpretation of this prelude I've ever heard.

[zaxele]

I love my mom's interpretation of this song, it's still the best yet. It was about this love from a distance and the melancholy when the girl slipped away. Maybe I'm so used to it I can't feel anything in any other version...

[XDSakuraBlossomXD]

Simply wonderful!

[Vipsces]

Goddammit, this is beautiful beyond words.

[ACPerformances]

This is completely beautiful. I think Lang Lang should play more expressive, as opposed to powerful pieces. This is his forte.

[chanerth]

i actually think his interpretation of this piece was sublime. try for yourself, listen to it without looking at his exaggerated expressions, and i think you'll see the genius behind the showman.

[lovehanduk]

I understand LangLang, when im practicing (playing the whole piece through) i get high on music. the harmonic progression, you can feel it through every pore of your body and every inch of your bones. and you just smile with pure joy. :) and your face distorts into beauty

[408knw]

I suspect that those unmoved by this music may well be dead. They should check their pulses....

[Chateaubriand26]

C'est de la musique impressionniste, pas de la sensiblerie pour vieille rombière à babouse. Ce morceau ne doit pas seulement être sentimental, mais tourmenté. Et c'est dans la tourmente que les plus belles notes s'en dégagent. Si on plonge les diamants dans la pénombre, leur éclat n'en est que plus flamboyant lorsque le génie de l'interprète tombe sur eux. Lang Lang n'est pas cet interprète ; allez voire Benedetti Michelangeli ou Friedrich Gulda. C'est un hymne aux larmes, pas au niais sourire.

[gardyjax]

All music is based on human emotions with the exception of the purists' music. Lang Lang isn't only playing the piano, is interpreting all of it, putting emphasis in the composer's emotions which I consider paramount. If you can imagine it, try to visualize an instant in which the composer, long dead in many cases, comes down to occupy the pianist's body to play the music again, maybe this will enable you to understand what he's doing; not because you can't see it doesn't mean it doesn't exists.

[music784151]

I love Lang Lang's presentation. As in so many, many of his performances he plays from his heart and from a point of love. He spiritually captures what I feel to be Debussy's intent. Bravo!

[einsteinfan100]

This is the best i've heard this piece played. Lang Lang is able to express such sublime beauty in it. Maybe he 'feels' that beauty when he plays, hence how he looks when he plays.

[EtoGmajor]

How often do you see an Asian girl with flaxen hair? Not that often.

[tsatsava]

I prefer to listen to him than to look at him...too much show. Sometimes his interpretation becomes also trivial and cheap. Good , talented pianist, but not the kind of musicians I like.

[Cello270]

I hate people who "hate" Lang Lang. What is the problem with him?? He is an awesome musician! There is so many others who play so bad and more demonstratively, but nobody says " I hate this musician"!

[Nickn00bslayr]

This is so awesome, So rarely have I heard this piece performed well, Bravo.

[leondapeon100]

@stripytiger9 i think he does lol, he is pretty out there. thats what makes him special! : D

[unetotaleincognito12]

lang lang has never been my favorite interpreter, to say the least, but i think that he's suited to play pieces like this. i found it rather enjoyable.

and though i'm sometimes disturbed by the way he plays, very theatrical!, i don't think he's neither doing it on purpose nor exaggerating it. i mean, even when he talks in interviews his body seems to naturally move that way. and if you're willing to overcome your annoyance at his "theatrical" movements, you might see that he's really into it.

[xXZapZipXx]

I really think it is incredible how he is into his music physically. I wish I could do this while I performed. Unfortunately i'm a trombone player and it doesn't work that way. :(

[tamkobu]

And very oriental.... for meaning.

[tshadow12]

he made this song so emotional

[Chateaubriand26]

Pour une interprétation parfaite de cette partition, tournez vous vers Aturo Benedetti Michelangeli!

[fledgehog]

omg lang lang dont ever fucking lay your hands on a debussy piece again.... >.<

[zhituobie]

langlang practice 14 hours every day 

[MuscleDaddyCMH]

Grotesque

[vivianbalerina]

impresionism is not sinonim of darkness, if you know impresionism is the end of romanticism; its another lenguage, please try to understand it, because is more that what you know ;)

[throwscats]

It's meant to be a very lyrical piece, and I think he pulls that off wonderfully. I'm not sure why people think he doesn't. I hate Lang Lang, to be honest, but recently I've heard some things by him that I think sound very nice, like this one. Debussy isn't all "dark" or "impressionist". If I recall, he did not like that label being put on his music. This is a sweet piece, and is meant to be tender, in my mind, which is what it sounds like :P So what's the problem, exactly?

[alexei6003]

sorry, just listening to this sounds like the awesomest piano sound I have ever heard. If only I could extract that kind of sound when playing debussy. BRAVO!

[jorgeandresossa]

¡¡¡¡¡¡Payaso!!!!! ¡¡¡¡¡¡clown!!!!!

[Filoo12]

@LetTheMusicFlow1 i am not sure you are right that Lang plays Chopin better.He plays Chopin too much pompously and this isn't the right way how Chopin wanted .

I think that the best composer for Lang Lang is Liszt or some another technical one.

[LetTheMusicFlow1]

Lang Lang is my absolute favorite pianist, but I will not shy away from the fact that he plays Chopin better than he does impressionism. There isn't that glittery, dark sound that is required. I still love him more than is plausible, though, don't get me wrong.

[kyleclef]

Nothing special at all I don't think...

[odie720706]

well, i personally think Lang Lang plays better romantic pieces than impressionism.

I didn't really understand the way he plays this piece. He is a very good pianist indeed, I have to admit that anyway.

[Aresholewins]

what a poser...clown....

[yuehchopin]

schön weich,

vielleicht etwas zu viel unnötige Emotion!