Name: Best Of Lang Lang by Lang Lang
Brand: Lang Lang
SKU: 028948043231
Price: 9.9 USD
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Rating: 3 (189 reviews)

COMPILATION

Volume 1

Volume 2

Chinese pianist Lang Lang has his detractors, but among the younger generation of players he's the closest thing going to a genuine superstar. Maybe it's the cherubic face, the rangy charm, or the oddly instinctive understanding that some Chinese have of American style (Ang Lee is another example). The man's hair alone is hard to forget. Or maybe purely musical factors are dominant. It may be true that Lang Lang deals in extremes of light and shade, but when he effectively sets up that contrast it will deliver a punch every time. At any rate, he has outlasted his prodigy phase and is still attracting plenty of new listeners who may be interested in a best-of collection. Deutsche Grammophon has delivered a reasonable one here, taking into consideration the limitations of the format. The label did well to include several live tracks, for the indefinable Lang Lang magic definitely comes through in these. Sample the recording of "Träumerei," from Schumann's Kinderszenen, Op. 15, and you may be already hooked by the broadly extended but irresistible final cadence. The program as a whole gives a fair representation of Lang Lang's basically Romantic repertory and dazzling technical facility. There are four concerto movements but no complete concertos, which is probably a good move since it is in large-scale architecture that Lang Lang is at his worst, and in single brilliant movements that he makes people remember him. The package contains a brief biography of Lang Lang, in English only, along with largely wasted space showing the covers of the pianist's individual albums. On balance, an album that accomplishes what it sets out to do.

Volume 1

1. Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 10 in C Major, K. 330 - 1. Allegro moderato

by Lang Lang

Performer: Lang Lang; Performer
Primary Artist: Lang Lang; Main Performer
Piano: Lang Lang; Performer
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Composer
Balance Engineer: Stephan Flock; Production
Post Producer: Hans-ulrich Bastin; Production
Producer: Arend Prohmann
Christian Leins; Production
Recording: Stephan Flock; Production
Recording Producer: Arend Prohmann; Production
Studio Personnel: Stephan Flock
Hans-ulrich Bastin; Production

2. Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - 12. Kind im Einschlummern

by Lang Lang

Performer: Lang Lang; Performer
Primary Artist: Lang Lang; Main Performer
Piano: Lang Lang; Performer
Composer: Robert Schumann; Composer
Balance Engineer: Stephan Flock; Production
Post Producer: Hans-ulrich Bastin; Production
Producer: Arend Prohmann
Christian Leins; Production
Recording: Stephan Flock; Production
Recording Producer: Arend Prohmann; Production
Studio Personnel: Stephan Flock
Hans-ulrich Bastin; Production

3. Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - 7. Träumerei

by Lang Lang

Performer: Lang Lang; Performer
Primary Artist: Lang Lang; Main Performer
Piano: Lang Lang; Performer
Composer: Robert Schumann; Composer
Balance Engineer: Stephan Flock; Production
Post Producer: Hans-ulrich Bastin; Production
Producer: Arend Prohmann
Christian Leins; Production
Recording: Stephan Flock; Production
Recording Producer: Arend Prohmann; Production
Studio Personnel: Stephan Flock
Hans-ulrich Bastin; Production

4. Chopin: Nocturne No.8 In D Flat, Op.27 No.2

by Lang Lang

Performer: Lang Lang; Performer
Primary Artist: Lang Lang; Main Performer
Piano: Lang Lang; Performer
Composer: Frédéric Chopin
Frederic Chopin; Composer
Balance Engineer: Stephan Flock; Production
Editor: Stephan Flock; Production
Engineer: Wolf-dieter Karwatky; Production
Producer: Christian Gansch
Martin T:son Engstroem; Production
Studio Personnel: Stephan Flock
Wolf-dieter Karwatky; Production

5. Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58 - 3. Largo

by Lang Lang

Performer: Lang Lang; Performer
Primary Artist: Lang Lang; Main Performer
Piano: Lang Lang; Performer
Composer: Frédéric Chopin
Frederic Chopin; Composer
Balance Engineer: Stephan Flock; Production
Post Producer: Hans-ulrich Bastin; Production
Producer: Arend Prohmann
Christian Leins; Production
Recording: Stephan Flock; Production
Recording Producer: Arend Prohmann; Production
Studio Personnel: Stephan Flock
Hans-ulrich Bastin; Production

6. Liszt: Liebestraum No. 3 In A-Flat, S. 541

by Lang Lang

Performer: Lang Lang; Performer
Primary Artist: Lang Lang; Main Performer
Piano: Lang Lang; Performer
Composer: Franz Liszt; Composer
Balance Engineer: Stephan Flock; Production
Editor: Stephan Flock; Production
Producer: Martin T:son Engstroem
Christian Gansch; Production
Recording: Wolf-dieter Karwatky; Production
Studio Personnel: Wolf-dieter Karwatky
Stephan Flock; Production

7. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58 - 3. Rondo (Vivace)

by Lang Lang, Orchestre De Paris, Christoph Eschenbach

Performer: Lang Lang; Performer
Primary Artist: Orchestre De Paris
Christoph Eschenbach
Lang Lang; Main Performer
Piano: Lang Lang; Performer
Orchestra: Orchestre De Paris; Ensemble
Composer: Ludwig Van Beethoven; Composer
Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach; Conductor
Balance Engineer: Stephan Flock; Production
Producer: Arend Prohmann
Christian Leins; Production
Recording: Jürgen Bulgrin; Production
Recording Assistant: Michael Nitschke; Production
Recording Producer: Arend Prohmann; Production
Studio Personnel: Stephan Flock
Michael Nitschke
Jürgen Bulgrin; Production
Cadenzor: Ludwig Van Beethoven; Other

8. Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 - Variation 18

by Lang Lang, Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre, Valery Gergiev

Primary Artist: Valery Gergiev
Lang Lang
Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre
Mariinsky Orchestra; Main Performer
Performer: Lang Lang; Performer
Piano: Lang Lang; Performer
Orchestra: Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre
Mariinsky Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Sergey Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Composer
Conductor: Valery Gergiev; Conductor
Balance Engineer: Stephan Flock; Production
Editor: Stephan Flock; Production
Producer: Christian Gansch
Martin T:son Engstroem; Production
Recording: Wolf-dieter Karwatky
Jürgen Bulgrin; Production
Recording Producer: Christian Gansch; Production
Studio Personnel: Wolf-dieter Karwatky
Stephan Flock
Jürgen Bulgrin; Production

9. Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18 - 3. Allegro scherzando

by Lang Lang, Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre, Valery Gergiev

Primary Artist: Valery Gergiev
Lang Lang
Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre
Mariinsky Orchestra; Main Performer
Performer: Lang Lang; Performer
Piano: Lang Lang; Performer
Orchestra: Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre
Mariinsky Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Sergey Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Composer
Conductor: Valery Gergiev; Conductor
Balance Engineer: Stephan Flock; Production
Editor: Stephan Flock; Production
Producer: Christian Gansch
Martin T:son Engstroem; Production
Recording: Wolf-dieter Karwatky
Jürgen Bulgrin; Production
Recording Producer: Christian Gansch; Production
Studio Personnel: Wolf-dieter Karwatky
Stephan Flock
Jürgen Bulgrin; Production

10. Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23, TH 55 - 3. Allegro con fuoco

by Lang Lang, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim

Primary Artist: Daniel Barenboim
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Lang Lang; Main Performer
Performer: Lang Lang; Performer
Piano: Lang Lang; Performer
Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Composer
Conductor: Daniel Barenboim; Conductor
Balance Engineer: Stephan Flock; Production
Editor: Stephan Flock; Production
Producer: Christian Gansch
Martin T:son Engstroem; Production
Recording: Wolf-dieter Karwatky; Production
Recording Producer: Christian Gansch; Production
Studio Personnel: Wolf-dieter Karwatky
Stephan Flock; Production

11. Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C Sharp Minor, S.244/2 (Arr. Horowitz)

by Lang Lang

Primary Artist: Lang Lang; Main Performer
Performer: Lang Lang; Performer
Piano: Lang Lang; Performer
Arranger: Vladimir Horowitz; Composer
Composer: Franz Liszt; Composer
Balance Engineer: Stephan Flock; Production
Post Producer: Hans-ulrich Bastin; Production
Producer: Arend Prohmann
Christian Leins; Production
Recording: Stephan Flock; Production
Recording Producer: Arend Prohmann; Production
Studio Personnel: Stephan Flock
Hans-ulrich Bastin; Production

Volume 2

1. Wencheng: Autumn Moon on a Calm Lake

by Lang Lang

Performer: Lang Lang; Performer
Primary Artist: Lang Lang; Main Performer
Piano: Lang Lang; Performer
Arranger: Chen Peixun; Composer
Composer: Lü Wencheng; Composer
Balance Engineer: Stephan Flock; Production
Producer: Arend Prohmann
Christian Leins; Production
Recording: Jürgen Bulgrin; Production
Recording Producer: Arend Prohmann; Production
Studio Personnel: Stephan Flock
Jürgen Bulgrin; Production

2. Yuxian: Spring Wind

by Lang Lang

Performer: Lang Lang; Performer
Primary Artist: Lang Lang; Main Performer
Piano: Lang Lang; Performer
Arranger: Xiao Tairan; Composer
Composer: Deng Yuxian; Composer
Balance Engineer: Stephan Flock; Production
Producer: Arend Prohmann
Christian Leins; Production
Recording: Jürgen Bulgrin; Production
Recording Producer: Arend Prohmann; Production
Studio Personnel: Stephan Flock
Jürgen Bulgrin; Production

3. Harbinger

by Mike Oldfield

Background Vocals: Jacqueline Barron
Mary Carewe
Mae Mckenna
Nicole Tibbels
Heather Cairncross
Sarah Eyden; Performer
Bass Trombone: Rob Collinson; Performer
Bassoon: Louise Chapman
Steven Reay; Performer
Cello: Sally Pendelbury
Jonny Byers
Morwenna Del Mar
Verity Harding
Ben Trigg
Chris Worsey
Lucy Payne
Chris Fish; Performer
Clarinet: Nick Ellis
Chris Richards; Performer
Double Bass: Jeremy Watt
Ben Griffis
Frances Casey
Sian Hicks
Kylie Davis
Hugh Sparrow; Performer
Composer: Mike Oldfield; Composer
Lyricist: Mike Oldfield; Composer
Assistant Producer: Rupert Christie; Production
Director: Mike Oldfield; Production
Flute: Juliette Bausor
Gareth Davies; Performer
Horn: Evgeny Chebykin
Joe Walters
Peter Francomb
Dave Tollington; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Miles Showell; Production
Oboe: Roy Carter
Rosie Jenkins; Performer
Performer: Sian Hicks
Sarah Cartner
Sally Pendelbury
Rob Collinson
Rachel Dyker
Peter Camble-kelly
Olly Burton
Nicholas Levy
Morwenna Del Mar
Miriam Teppich
Lucy Hartley
Louise Chapman
Louisa Aldridge
Kylie Davis
Judith Tempplemann
Jo West
Jonny Byers
Joe Walters
Joanna Watts
Joanna Mcweeney
Jeremy Watt
Jeremy Morris
Jenny Chang
Jemma Mccrisken
Hugh Sparrow
Holly Maleham
Holly Butler
Harriot Mckenzie
Gillian Cameron
Gareth Small
Frances Casey
Fay Sweet
Evgeny Chebykin
Emma Owens
Elizabeth Neil
Edward Pascal
Dick Stutt
Dave Tollington
Ben Griffis
Amy Cardigan
Alex Kidston
Tristan Gurney
Sarah Chapman
Chris Fish
Vladimir Naumov
Sarah Eyden
John Thorn
Tom Pigott-smith
Steve Henderson
Simon Wills
Heather Cairncross
Rosie Jenkins
Juliette Bausor
Vincent Green
Emma Parker
Nick Ellis
Nicole Tibbels
Kotono Sato
Gary Kettel
Rachel Robson
Jacqueline Barron
Lucy Payne
Edward Vanderspar
Chris Worsey
Paul Clarvis
James Adams
Neil Percy
Chris Richards
Ben Trigg
David Lyon
Gareth Davies
Peter Francomb
Tom Watson
Mae Mckenna
Verity Harding
Mary Carewe
Steven Reay
Sam Walton
Lang Lang
Roy Carter
Sophie Appleton; Performer
Primary Artist: Mike Oldfield; Main Performer
Percussion: Paul Clarvis
Sam Walton
Neil Percy
Gary Kettel; Performer
Piano: Lang Lang; Performer
Timpani: Steve Henderson; Performer
Trombone: James Adams
Simon Wills; Performer
Trumpet: Edward Pascal
Gareth Small
Tom Watson; Performer
Tuba: Alex Kidston; Performer
Viola: Rachel Robson
Vincent Green
John Thorn
Sarah Chapman
Emma Owens
Fay Sweet
Holly Butler
Olly Burton
Rachel Dyker
Edward Vanderspar; Performer
Violin: Amy Cardigan
Tristan Gurney
Vladimir Naumov
Tom Pigott-smith
Emma Parker
Kotono Sato
David Lyon
Elizabeth Neil
Gillian Cameron
Harriot Mckenzie
Holly Maleham
Jemma Mccrisken
Jenny Chang
Jeremy Morris
Joanna Mcweeney
Joanna Watts
Jo West
Judith Tempplemann
Louisa Aldridge
Lucy Hartley
Miriam Teppich
Nicholas Levy
Peter Camble-kelly
Sarah Cartner
Sophie Appleton
Dick Stutt; Performer
Producer: Rupert Christie
Mike Oldfield
Karl Jenkins; Production
Studio Personnel: Miles Showell; Production
Composer Lyricist: Mike Oldfield; Other

4. Du Mingxin: Little Mermaid Suite - Straw Hat Dance

by Lang Lang

Performer: Lang Lang; Performer
Primary Artist: Lang Lang; Main Performer
Piano: Lang Lang; Performer
Arranger: Wu Zuqiang; Composer
Composer: Du Mingxin
Mingxin Du; Composer
Balance Engineer: Stephan Flock; Production
Producer: Arend Prohmann
Christian Leins; Production
Recording: Jürgen Bulgrin; Production
Recording Producer: Arend Prohmann; Production
Studio Personnel: Stephan Flock
Jürgen Bulgrin; Production

5. River Waltz

by Lang Lang, Prague Symphony Orchestra, Alexandre Desplat

Orchestra: Prague Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble
Primary Artist: Alexandre Desplat
Prague Symphony Orchestra
Lang Lang; Main Performer
Composer: Alexandre Desplat; Composer

6. Tan Dun: The Banquet - 2. Waiting

by Lang Lang, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Tan Dun, Gao Jian

Primary Artist: Tan Dun
Gao Jian
Lang Lang
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra; Main Performer
Performer: Lang Lang; Performer
Piano: Lang Lang; Performer
Orchestra: Shanghai Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Tan Dun; Composer
Assistant Conductor: Gao Jian; Conductor
Conductor: Gao Jian
Tan Dun; Conductor
Editor: Yuan Lin Chen
John B. Hedges
Qin Shi Yue; Production
Producer: Tan Dun; Production
Programmer: Yuan Lin Chen
Tan Dun; Production
Recording: Tim Martyn; Production
Studio Personnel: John B. Hedges
Qin Shi Yue
Yuan Lin Chen
Tim Martyn; Production

7. Tan Dun: The Banquet - 3. In The Bamboo Forest

by Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Shanghai Percussion Ensemble, Tan Dun, Gao Jian, Shanghai Opera House Chorus

Primary Artist: Tan Dun
Gao Jian
Shanghai Opera House Chorus
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
Shanghai Percussion Ensemble; Main Performer
Percussion: Shanghai Percussion Ensemble; Performer
Composer: Tan Dun; Composer
Performer: Qiu Wei Cheng
Shanghai Percussion Ensemble
Shanghai Opera House Chorus; Performer
Choir/chorus: Shanghai Opera House Chorus; Ensemble
Orchestra: Shanghai Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble
Assistant Conductor: Gao Jian; Conductor
Conductor: Gao Jian
Tan Dun; Conductor
Editor: John B. Hedges
Yuan Lin Chen
Qin Shi Yue; Production
Mixing: Lu Xiao Xing; Production
Producer: Tan Dun; Production
Programmer: Yuan Lin Chen
Tan Dun; Production
Recording: Lu Xiao Xing; Production
Recording Assistant: Mo Jia Wei
Zhend Zi Hua; Production
Studio Personnel: Lu Xiao Xing
Qin Shi Yue
Yuan Lin Chen
Zhend Zi Hua
John B. Hedges
Mo Jia Wei; Production
Musical Assistant: Qiu Wei Cheng; Other

8. Tan Dun: The Banquet - 8. Lost Days

by Lang Lang, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Tan Dun, Gao Jian

Primary Artist: Tan Dun
Gao Jian
Lang Lang
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra; Main Performer
Performer: Lang Lang; Performer
Piano: Lang Lang; Performer
Orchestra: Shanghai Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Tan Dun; Composer
Assistant Conductor: Gao Jian; Conductor
Conductor: Gao Jian
Tan Dun; Conductor
Editor: Yuan Lin Chen
John B. Hedges
Qin Shi Yue; Production
Producer: Tan Dun; Production
Programmer: Yuan Lin Chen
Tan Dun; Production
Recording: Tim Martyn; Production
Studio Personnel: John B. Hedges
Qin Shi Yue
Yuan Lin Chen
Tim Martyn; Production

9. Tan Dun: The Banquet - 10. Exile To Snowy West

by Lang Lang, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Shanghai Percussion Ensemble, Tan Dun, Gao Jian

Performer: Shanghai Percussion Ensemble
Qiu Wei Cheng
Lang Lang; Performer
Assistant Conductor: Gao Jian; Conductor
Conductor: Tan Dun
Gao Jian; Conductor
Editor: Qin Shi Yue
John B. Hedges
Yuan Lin Chen; Production
Mixing: Lu Xiao Xing; Production
Orchestra: Shanghai Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble
Producer: Tan Dun; Production
Percussion: Shanghai Percussion Ensemble; Performer
Primary Artist: Tan Dun
Gao Jian
Lang Lang
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
Shanghai Percussion Ensemble; Main Performer
Piano: Lang Lang; Performer
Composer: Tan Dun; Composer
Programmer: Yuan Lin Chen
Tan Dun; Production
Recording: Lu Xiao Xing; Production
Recording Assistant: Zhend Zi Hua
Mo Jia Wei; Production
Studio Personnel: Qin Shi Yue
Mo Jia Wei
Lu Xiao Xing
John B. Hedges
Yuan Lin Chen
Zhend Zi Hua; Production
Musical Assistant: Qiu Wei Cheng; Other

10. Xinghai: Concerto for Piano & Orchestra "The Yellow River" - 2. Ode to the Yellow River

by Lang Lang, China Philharmonic Orchestra, Long Yu, Chen Shasha, Wu Yuxia

Composer: Xian Xinghai; Composer
Flute: Chen Shasha; Performer
Performer: Chen Shasha
Lang Lang
Wu Yuxia; Performer
Orchestra: China Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Arranger: Yin Chengzong
Chu Wanghua; Composer
Conductor: Long Yu; Conductor
Balance Engineer: Stephan Flock; Production
Executive Producer: Christian Leins; Production
Primary Artist: China Philharmonic Orchestra
Wu Yuxia
Lang Lang
Long Yu
Chen Shasha; Main Performer
Piano: Lang Lang; Performer
Pipa: Wu Yuxia; Performer
Producer: Arend Prohmann
Christian Leins; Production
Recording: Jürgen Bulgrin; Production
Recording Producer: Arend Prohmann; Production
Studio Personnel: Stephan Flock
Jürgen Bulgrin; Production

11. Deylen: Time For Dreams

by Schiller, Lang Lang

Keyboard: Schiller; Performer
Primary Artist: Lang Lang
Schiller; Main Performer
Performer: Lang Lang
Schiller; Performer
Piano: Lang Lang; Performer
Arranger: Matthias Suschke; Composer
Composer: Christopher Von Deylen; Composer
Producer: Christoper Von Deylen
Tobias Lehmann
Christopher Von Deylen; Production
Recording Producer: Tobias Lehmann; Production

12. Jianer: Happy Times

by Lang Lang

Performer: Lang Lang; Performer
Primary Artist: Lang Lang; Main Performer
Piano: Lang Lang; Performer
Arranger: Zhu Wanghua; Composer
Composer: Zu Jianer; Composer
Balance Engineer: Stephan Flock; Production
Producer: Arend Prohmann
Christian Leins; Production
Recording: Jürgen Bulgrin; Production
Recording Producer: Arend Prohmann; Production
Studio Personnel: Stephan Flock
Jürgen Bulgrin; Production

13. Hess: Concerto For Piano & Orchestra - Movement 1 - The Smile

by Lang Lang, London Chamber Orchestra

Performer: Lang Lang; Performer
Primary Artist: Lang Lang
London Chamber Orchestra; Main Performer
Piano: Lang Lang; Performer
Orchestra: London Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Nigel Hess; Composer
Conductor: Christopher Warren-green; Conductor
Editor: John West; Production
Mastering Engineer: Mike Hatch; Production
Producer: Andrew Keener; Production
Recording: Mike Hatch; Production
Recording Assistant: Andrew Mellor; Production
Studio Personnel: Mike Hatch
Andrew Mellor; Production

14. Hess: Movement 2 - The Love

by Lang Lang, London Chamber Orchestra, Christopher Warren-green

Performer: Lang Lang; Performer
Primary Artist: Christopher Warren-green
Lang Lang
London Chamber Orchestra; Main Performer
Piano: Lang Lang; Performer
Orchestra: London Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Nigel Hess; Composer
Conductor: Christopher Warren-green; Conductor
Editor: John West; Production
Mastering Engineer: Mike Hatch; Production
Producer: Andrew Keener; Production
Recording: Mike Hatch; Production
Recording Assistant: Andrew Mellor; Production
Studio Personnel: Mike Hatch
Andrew Mellor; Production