Lang Lang Liszt/Horowitz: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 excerpt

Lang Lang plays an excerpt from the Horowitz transcription of Liszt's second Hungarian Rhapsody at the Baltimore School for the Arts 12/2/2005.

To hear this piece the way it was meant to sound, go and listen to the original Horowitz recording.

After all, I'm not a huge fan of Lang Lang.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• classical
• piano
• horowitz
• liszt
• hungarian
• rhapsody
• no.
• number
• two
• c-sharp
• minor
• lang
• langlang
• bsa
• baltimore
• art

[The55555SSSSS]

Tom plays it better than Lang Lang!

[LadiesMan1872]

wow. .1st time i heard this interpretation. .it was quite good if you ask me. .some pianist's interpretation of this piece was eh boring. .but this made me happy. .this is awesome. .he plays it like it's nothing. .also, it reminds of a cartoon. .

[winii4eva]

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[hieroglif100]

fuck!



[n0shytsh3rl0ck]

i wonder what he plays on his spare time when no one is there

[Chateaubriand26]

Quelle Horreur, il est plus préoccupé par ses singeries que par ce qu'il joue. Il joue n'importe quoi, il massacre la partition le Liszt!

[SuhmMusic]

@PJinBston

I agree that his focus is partly on showmanship. But you can't deny that he brings some kind of entertainment.

[PJinBston]

Many younger students seem to think that “sensitive playing” is aided (or implied) by body language. I find it annoying to see musicians bending & smiling & grimacing. And from the standpoint of his promoters it’s good business. And I think we all dislike the smell of that. Could he make a career for himself without telling us how to feel about his playing? If he had Kempff’s demeanor would he have a career? Fair or not his flamboyant body language represents a lack of authenticity.

[PJinBston]

@SuhmMusic

Those are fair points and I agree with the substance of your comment. At the same time, there’s a sense that his focus is on showmanship. 

[shaor3]

look at him play at andrea bocelli's concert in Tuscani. He is fabulous!

[EricTheRed03]

You are not an Actor Lang Lang you are a pianist.. Ohh my, now time for more 1953 Horowitz's version.

[IsaacH1273]

he plays w/ a lot of hutzpah, but like damn dude, sometimes you need to learn to have a little bit of control over your musical impulses. otherwise, it ceases to be art. it turns into recess.