NEW ! LANG LANG PLAYS BACH AT HIS BEST CONCERTO ITALIANO LIVE HIGH END

[@DangerRussDayZ6533]

I love the joy in his face. You can also tell that he is really enjoying the conversation between hands, the question answer, especially in the 3rd movement.

[@recoton007]

0:27 first movement 4:26 second movement 9:16 third movement

[@johnsargent377]

I was at the Lyric Opera in Chicago last night. My wife is a huge Lang Lang fan. I generally prefer Bach on a pipe organ or harpsichord. Lang Lang got to me last night. The Andante made me cry. His interpretation was full of soul. I think Bach would have approved.

[@jemimahcastillo4387]

I like the way he play,he has his own identity as pianist.Im very thankful for having a pianist like him in our generation.

[@SarumChoirmaster]

Joyful, lovely, wonderful is every way! - from a 63 yr old professional concert musician, violist, violinist, teacher, composer, cathedral choirmaster and organist who is a bass singer, specialist in men and boy choirs and music director AND still going strong - lol. I loved this Lang Lang!!!

[@laytontate6845]

instaBlaster

[@arobloxuser4744]

coo'

[@asterc4345]

I went from really disliking his facial expression to really enjoying it. His passion and joy for music is genuine and contagious.

[@FutureAbe]

You should learn to just not care about such things

[@astrasfo]

Such a joyful final movement played with metronome precision and the greatest joy. Bravo!

[@asterc4345]

So exuberant and kid at heart. I like his version of Bach. Nothing wrong with making it his own. The 21 century Bach. Still timeless and full of life

[@catherinejones5438]

It never sounded like this when i played it, but then nothing ever did sound like much when i played it. Loved this version-so crisp, so clear, so melodious-so much heart! Papa Bach would have loved it too I think. Thank you Lang Lang. Cathy J.

[@PS-kd1if]

I used to think Lang Lang couldn’t do Bach, he was a sheer Romantic Period pianist. But this piece he’s playing is his “Take that!” to me. A unique interpretation and beautifully played.

[@angieuda622]

Lang Lang! I love the way you played this piece of Bach! Really you enjoyed , by means of the expression, you can see on your eyes.

[@koichihiguchi9389]

I like his ways of performing.He plays bach with a lot of fun.Bravo.

[@gagagugu379]

Excellent! He shows all the beautiful details in the this piece.

[@macrubit]

wow! He really took it a step further... I absolutely loved it

[@yvawoo]

Incredible performance. Incredible piece. Incredible audience. I wish I were Lang Lang even for a day!

[@luisanthonychau]

Even his childhood days?

[@luciamaruccocraviolini6539]

grazzie lang lang ci fai andare oltre. vedo la musica nelle tue mani e nel tuo viso come non l' ho mai vista prima. grazie. mi hai allargato un mondo.

[@janetboyer2003]

Fantastico !!!!!! Bravo for everything Lang Lang!!!!

[@arobloxuser4744]

tbh without Lang Lang I probably won't buy a piano. I like piano pieces like this and other baroque/classical stuff but his interpretations and the music he makes made me buy and learn piano I'm only 14 ! the piece I currently work on is Bach's Prelude in C Major and Lang Lang said in his interview "once you memorize a Bach piece, you can memorize all the phone number you want" is very true LOL ight have a good day to those small percentage of people who actually read this comment :)

[@pianosbloxworld4460]

Nice Roblox dude! I’m 13 and I’ve been studying piano for 6 years, trust me, Baroque pieces are really fun! My favourite composers are Bach, Chopin, Mendelssohn, and Debussy! Good luck!

[@arobloxuser4744]

@@pianosbloxworld4460 wow dud how did u even find this comment lol but yeah they're interesting

[@Jerry-ek2mc]

Hi

[@Jeff-je8zo]

Absolutely beautiful!! Thank you, Jorge, for posting this for us!!

[@playtimehulot7383]

What a wonderful tuned and sounding pianoforte, especially the bass notes are very rich and full. To the player all is said....PS: It´s a Fabbrini Steinway. Absolut stunning!!!

[@LisaRupingCheng]

I have learned the Andante. I love Lang Lang's voicing. With so much colors. I've got your pedalling! So clean. You are a master of the master. I like how he makes Bach so cheerful with high energy. Bravo.

[@ivanlimanjaya4166]

Never know before that he also play baroque pieces. How I envy his dexterity and clearness in his right hand part!

[@qwadratix]

The power and precision of his fingers is just astonishing. Every note crisp and precisely on tempo yet delicately weighted.

[@Enri45100]

Splendid interpretation! The 1st and final movements, full of joy and energy, represent the day. The middle one, with its meditative mood, represents the night.

[@christopherbarber9351]

Very individual performance, I'm so glad we're able to hear this interpretation!

[@simonpaxon5649]

Great interpretation. Lang Lang is great.

[@simonpaxon5649]

That was amazing. Wonderful Lang Lang.

[@mistou26]

I already said elsewhere that this guy could piss me off as hell but also make me climb to heaven ... Absolutely beautiful performance ... and how i would like to be able to play this piece.

[@graindesableobscur6254]

Third movement is luminous :-) It feels like Mozart himself is playing Bach... Lang Lang is a genius, no question, and we are so lucky he lives, breathes and plays piano nowadays. Still, when it comes to the Italian Concerto, I wish he could someday listen to Alfred Brendel's Andante...

[@大海小浪]

郎朗当今的古典钢琴演奏最优秀演奏家，真棒👏🏻！

[@LisaRupingCheng]

Beyond mastery Lang Lang!! Wish to learn your pedalling for this one.

[@cynic150]

He should not pedal at all in Bach. I am a purist. His rhythm is not perfect either.

[@MikuHatsunePiano]

Ugh the control is amazing I'm so jealous. The precision is so accurate

[@uliwidmaier3922]

***** Well said. How can someone play so well and produce such musical garbage?

[@antoniocoppola7644]

+Miku Hatsune Piano Bach is crying in his coffin hearing an iceberg playing his music.

[@guiladshmaya1]

+Antonio Coppola haha You could never know What Bach would think in his coffin..So it´s a shitty cooment. I don´t necessarily think this is one of the best interpretations of Bach, but Bach himself (J.S.) could tell the same about Gould recording, Schiff etc.

[@jacobopper4091]

Great playing.

[@wsmatta11]

Wonderful performance

[@jorgeliebermann918]

I dis not wait.Bravo,Lang Lang..!

[@chantalfichet6462]

Wilson da Matta chapelet a lourd

[@santjoa7630]

One of the most beautiful works of J.S. Bach composed for the piano ( in this century ). And this performance of Lang Lang is the best I have ever heard. Especially the third movement is of extreme beauty.

Magnífic. Memorable!

[@arriamirorei1925]

Best third movement that I've ever hear: energetic and at the same time full of nuances.

[@pedroviaud2633]

Inspiring beyond compare

[@GrzegorzNowacki]

As always, in his own way ;-) Amazing sound control, beautiful interpretation.

[@jorgeliebermann918]

I agree..!

[@Jeff-je8zo]

I agree!!

[@zhihaohuang3708]

i also agree

[@trungrau5254]

Jorge Liebermann e

[@BoffelliDecori]

Eccezionale, bravissimo

[@nodnarb247]

Brilliant!

[@guillermomiranda9703]

Lang Lang understands Bach's spiritual inspiration quite well, and his interpretation here reflects that to my appreciation. Thanks Lang!

[@ptong226]

The picture and sound quality is excellent thank you. I love watching lang lang and this video is worth keeping on my favorite list.

[@gracebennion2000]

Very crisp and clear. Always find Lang Lang very entertaining. Thank you for this.

[@Liza22551]

Excelent! Thank you, Jorge, for posting!

[@jorgeliebermann918]

Is a pleasure..!

[@jorgeliebermann918]

It was a pleasure..!

[@ursulahermsdorf1595]

another, his style in Interpretation .... fascination !

[@IkerCasillas53]

I'm going to listen to this at Carnegie hall this year! Can't wait :) Thanks for sharing

[@jorgeliebermann918]

Each day Lang Lang plays better.have a nice concert at Carnegie Hall

[@IkerCasillas53]

Jorge Liebermann Thank you. He was so confident to have this broadcast live on one of his first concerts playing this new program, incredible!

[@AnnaAnna-sd5jx]

Beautiful!

[@joyr5939]

The 3rd mov was sheerly sublime.

[@Sandra-yc8nb]

A light touch of total uncompromising control, but never felt to be forced. The softest of certain 🎵notes🎵 seem suspended in thin air....and then comes the darker 🎵notes🎵 providing a voice of contrast not distraction. The piano voices its masters will with a compromise of oneness. Bravo Maestro Let the Music play on and on....👏🎹👏🎵🎵🎵

[@789armstrong]

No wonder Lang Lang plays at the Royal Albert Hall twice each year and at Carnegie Hall annually.A great performance here, but please do upload Tchaikovsky's Seasons and the 4 Chopin Scherzi when possible.

[@beibeimiao2327]

Beautiful ....

[@ariontheobaldo5039]

Admirable... Lang Lang is a woderfull Artist

[@TheLumberjack1901]

Crispy! Lively, Lovely... The pleasure or fun is to hear so many different styles by players, this is very entertaining :) And I am a Bach fan throughout! Singing a lot of everything classical . Ignore the thumbs down, they are too serious. Alway's keep an open mind, especially for creativity, expression and interpretation. I call it freedom.

[@陈慎慎]

LangLang is a great pianist in the World,and in this video,he had played his best！Every note is clean,and also with delight ！

[@wocaonimabytb]

You guys always saying how langlang's playing has disgusted you. langlang is only in his 30's and you like to compare him with pianists who had been playing for a lifetime or already died or just old enough to be great... He is one of the youngest best pianists in our age and he is getting better whenever he starts to play something new, not to mention that he sometimes interprets the same piece differently in different concerts. Why do not you haters compare him to Bach himself.. How could you possibly know how Bach himself would want the interpretation to be? Or why would you do the comparison at all? If you do not like it play yourself the way you want you funny creatures of criticism.

[@JustAPianoGirl95]

So hard to think of a Name some people are just jealous and need to get their own frustration out on the internet😂😅 i wanna hear them play it better and with more passion first ;-)

[@JustAPianoGirl95]

Matt Ferrara if you can not accept that art is something very subjective and different for everyone, you're a very poor artist yourself, if even. Who are you to judge others performances and feelings about music? Besides, do you know if Bach would not have enjoyed this? Honestly, if you got time to hate on someone as kind as Lang Lang just bc he's in the public and earns probably more than 10times of what you do, you're just a pretty poor human being as well :-) have a great day!

[@georgewu5]

Ask this jerk Matt Ferrera here! George Wu, ARCHITECT, AIA, NCARB 2018-3-12

[@tremen2140]

I know you made this comment quite a while ago, but to say that dynamics and legato are most needed in Bach's music betrays your ignorance, given that Bach composed pieces for harpsichord: these are pieces intended to be played without dynamic indications (aside for straight forte/piano), without legato, without pedal, where both hands are played at the same tone as they both carry the melody. If anything Lang Lang's playing is the truest to Bach I have heard.

[@kevinzhong5496]

So hard to think of a Name he's the best pianist in China actually

[@raoultak]

Bach always reveals the true artist. Never heard it this way. Bravo. For me this is spectacular and the best.

[@ednaferreira06]

Amazing!!! It couldn't be better!! Lang Lang is Brilliant as always!!!

[@jorgeliebermann918]

Not always is brillant.Here is a first class performer..!

[@nunzianicolosi6500]

Nn ci sono parole ... davvero singolare ❤️🌹

[@francescaemc2]

ci sarebbero parole ma non le oso scrivere....

[@KayHarpaGone]

I like his originality, his creativity, he is very "alive" very present......... anyway, I love to hear different interpretations and his one is very personal. Thank you for posting this video

[@hugoonkeyboard4221]

Hey, i'm agree with you, his playing has so much colours. I'm playing this on my channel, and he gave me some ideas for the first mouvment.

[@ttrons2]

What? I hear nothing original. Predictable Lang Lang. Get his heavy foot off the sustaining pedal. He should stick to the romantic repertoire.

[@nic5833]

@@ttrons2 Envy is the language that mediocrity renders to talent...

[@thsu8]

@@nic5833 very true

[@georgefelty6357]

Lang Lang has such a beautiful melodic arch and total command of the music and instrument!

[@davidhertzberg]

I am not and never have been a fan of Lang Lang but I confess that this performance was fresh, vibrant and unlike any rendition of this work I have heard till now (and I have heard dozens over the last 45 years). Glenn Gould once told Bruno Monsaingeon that the role of the artist -- when presenting a war horse like the Italian Concerto -- was to bring to the audience an experience that was unique. I believe that Lang Lang has done so with panache and real artistry while staying true to the composer's intentions.

[@陈慎慎]

davidhertzberg Is it really true ？You are not a fan of LangLang,but I’m a fan of LangLang ．

[@tacoswelding8411]

Calm down David, just calm down

[@richsandness5409]

An interesting admission then, and all the more of a compliment that anyone could hope to have seen one supply, or at least, "for this performance", and in general a concession for him as a pianist, and musician, altogether.

[@thsu8]

So David, what exactly could Lang Lang do to win you over? Play the entire Brandenburg Concerto live by memory with just his two hands?

[@littleloiee]

I am a big fan..never tire of Lang Lang.

[@shirleyhare6177]

Lois Titherington me too, fabulous technique, great man too!

[@uelrington9270]

This is simply beautiful and his technic skill to play this concerto absolutely superb !!! Thank you for video .

[@olgakviatkovskaia4587]

Concierto Italiano de Bach no es del carácter funeral, es sublime obra con toque de pasión y anhelo de vivir pleno y alegre, pese a desgracias, es una filosofía italiana siempre vivir feliz, pero es un arte vivir feliz, exacto esto nos da contemplar genial pianista con su interpretación magistral del fuego divino, que difícil olvidar, bravo Lang Lang !!!!

[@littleloiee]

Lang Lang is a musical genius and I adore him.

[@roswitharoche8100]

Fantastique thank you

[@roswitharoche8100]

Excusez moi s’il vous plait

[@MoniqueLeRay]

Sublime

[@alexanderhutton9842]

He makes the STeinway sound like a harpsichord!! :-)

[@sergefurst9940]

Quel amour pour le piano, il fait qu'un 🎹🙂🙏

[@shirleyhare6177]

Delightful, fresh, clear, precise, exactly right!

[@morgantsai5852]

Shirley Hare then why don’t you upload something to show if there’s anything you can do better

[@shirleyhare6177]

Morgan, what’s wrong? I love this mans playing, it was compliments!!!! I am a “top fan” of his, I think you misunderstood message, cheers xx

[@graziamilano3239]

Meraviglioso, adorabile, sentire Lang Lang è qualcosa di indescrivibile... Genialità allo stato puro. Grazie Maestro ❤️

[@Awsome_watermelon]

Very different interpretation from Gould's, but amazing! I like both versions.

[@toewomg]

On this piece, I like it even more than Glenn Gould’s !

[@nikkitytom]

He plays this even more beautifully than Gould who has been my hero for the past fifty years. The "voicing" in the first movement, the exquisite emotion of the second and the boundless energy in the last is a joy to the ear and soul! And there is no more difficult music to perform on a keyboard instrument than music of the Baroque era.

[@shirleymeyerblankenship8345]

I also adore him.

[@miguelmedina6701]

thank you, peace to my soul.

[@angelica.5873]

Excelente, Felicidades

[@lucettedeliensmartirossian]

J'aime beaucoup, c'est tout à fait Bach

[@antoniocoppola7644]

+Lucette Deliens Je crois franchement que vous ne sachiez pas distinguer un pianiste d'un phénomène de cirque.

[@manonliaudat296]

+Antonio Coppola : voulez-vs dire que lang lang est un phénomène de cirque?

[@antoniocoppola7644]

+Manon Liaudat un phénomène de cirque qu'il est très cher de qui se contente. Vous essayez d'écouter le Concert Italien exécuté par Andres Shiff et vous entendrez le vrai Bach. Ici j'ai écouté Lang Lang seulement.

[@leolight5369]

+Antonio Coppola "le vrai Bach" (vous n'ignorez pas que du temps de Bach on jouait sur clavecin et que le piano n'existait pas ?), "phénomène de cirque"... quel mépris ! J'adore l'interprétation rythmée et sans fioriture de Lang Lang.

[@antoniocoppola7644]

+Leo Light chaque opinion est légitime et respectable même si ne partagée pas. À mon avis Lang Lang est un grand pianiste pour les gens qui se contente.

[@toewomg]

So good!

[@elleondejuda4681]

Que música Dios le dio a Bach y que legado nos dio Bach al mundo de la música 👏👏👏👏

[@jeanparke9373]

The Best. Ever.

[@asmith8815]

I cannot stand baroque experts. I knew one and it is arrogant to think that only they know what Bach wanted. Performance practice is a topic of discussion. How can one say that there is one way of playing Bach?! For one thing, no one plays the same way. If that is the case, it would be very boring. Why???? It is too predictable.

[@kaiandchanellesimmons502]

Well said

[@conalextv]

its not about playing one way .. there are some rules in baroque technic and sound

[@asterispapadakis5681]

"Predictable" is pretty much the baroque style, nothing wrong with that. If you are bored of it play something from the romantic period instead...

[@dionisaristides4476]

Lang Lang is the living spirit of all great classical musicians

[@melodieimwald6401]

Wow, I didn´t know there are so many Bach's Incarnations, should I haven´t read the comments. Nevertheless, I enjoy this interpretation of Lang Lang very much, so beautiful, so rich of fine feelings. Amazing!

[@MrLULE]

0:27 1st mov 4:26 2nd mov 9:16 3rd mov

[@danielshumway7046]

Excellent.

[@alhfgsp]

Lang Lang is meant to be heard live. Recordings don't do him justice.

[@joseangelhernandezmolina9709]

Excelente la interpretación de Lan Lang de esta obra que no es para piano el le da un toque maestro a las distintas frases que redescubre la obra para escucharla hasta de otra manera sin cambiar ninguna nota es la interpretación maestra y la técnica maravillosa del pianista

[@Josh-su1us]

Bach is awesome

[@julieanna7607]

He feels the nuances, like a bird strutting amidst the storms, playfulness, and serenities of Nature!

[@arobloxuser4744]

That's why I like Lang Lang !

[@kakaxifx4913]

He is really into this music

[@jankovskialeksandar]

The best thing to do with Lang Lang is to NOT watch him. That way you ignore his physical, let us say, extremes. Just listen. His tone is pure. And the left hand, as another commentator noted, is marked by clarity and brilliance. A rather refreshing take on Bach. I, too, was -- I confess -- surprised that I like his Bach. But I do. Indeed, I like his Bach quite a bit.

[@matthiasbasler8634]

I can hear his love for music in every single note💓

[@SylviaViale]

Magnifique musique 🎶 de Bach et si charmant LangLang ❤

[@victorstalick5528]

It is interesting to read the comments. There are so many critics, who are trying to act as experts. Music is like any other form of art. It is not just the notes that count, it is the artist's interpretation, just as painters paint their interpretation of what they see. Some we may like, others we don't, but that doesn't make either one bad. The fact that Lang Lang can play this music makes him great whether he can play it to each individuals likes or not.

[@mudkip_btw]

Victor Stalick true you

[@JermaineOneal1]

I disagree. Interpreters are obligated to perform within the borders the composer gives them. If you cross those borders you are being disrespectful towards the composer.

[@bumby4190]

I'm sure Bach won't feel too insulted by it, considering he's dead.

[@akameyuuki570]

ThePigeonCollision haha

[@akameyuuki570]

Victor Stalick he looks like a chocken when he is playing this

[@umbertobasso1400]

Not a fan of Lang but his rendition of this masterpiece is simply outstanding. He plays the left hand with such clarity and brilliantness of rhythm which gives full credit to the polyphonic spirit of this concerto!

[@charlesdavis7087]

But he's still being a smart allick. Showing off. Such pride... even... for the pain he endured as a child. I want to hear some of his compositions. He's already got enough money to buy a block of N.Y. Horwitz suffered with the same kind of problem. If you know what I mean?

[@seanwilliams5953]

@@charlesdavis7087 I’ve never seen a worse comment than yours. Honestly. Go hide somewhere.

[@frenchimp]

@@charlesdavis7087 No. Luckily I don't.

[@sharonting1757]

I like how Lang Lang makes every line of voices sings independently and harmoniously, with its own presented characters and emotions. At this time, his both hands were together, not much rubato which is the style of the music. Very much hope he thinks more about his later interpretation for the Goldberg V. He is so unusually talented, so he is being expected so high😅

[@playtimehulot7383]

Thanks for filming!! TOP!!!

[@nandodaudine]

Ottima presentazione. Complimenti

[@jorgeliebermann918]

Great pianist..!

[@Menkaura4]

Tecnicamente bravissimo, ma ci aggiunge un romanticismo esagerato, con pause, fortissimi, licenze (il terzo movimento è una collezione) e tenuti (soprattutto con la sinistra) che ha visto solo lui. Buono per il pubblico. Gould e Michelangeli altro pianeta

[@claudioparrella183]

sono d'accordo