Lang Lang discography
Lang Lang discography | |
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Studio albums | 9 |
Live albums | 4 |
Compilation albums | 1 |
Singles | 1 |
Soundtrack albums | 2 |
Contributions | 3 |
The discography of classical pianist Lang Lang includes nine studio albums, four live albums, one single, one compilation, two soundtracks, and three contributions to releases not under his name. His first album was released in 2000 under Telarc International Corporation. In 2003, he signed a contract with Deutsche Grammophon and released several albums with them.[1][2] In February 2010, Lang Lang signed with Sony Classic.[3]
Lang Lang has recorded two soundtracks, including the score by Alexandre Desplat for the 2007 movie The Painted Veil. He has contributed to several albums of other musicians, including Andrea Bocelli's greatest hits album, The Best of Andrea Bocelli: Vivere. For the piece "Time for Dreams," on his 2008 album Dreams of China, Lang Lang collaborated with German electronica musician Christopher von Deylen.[4] While Lang Lang has also worked with singers like Taiwanese R&B star Jay Chou and Chinese folk singer Song Zuying, none of these collaborations have been published.[5]
Lang Lang has achieved considerable commercial and critical success. His albums have ranked on Billboard charts, including the Top Classical Albums chart.[6][7]
Studio albums
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2003 | Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn: First Piano Concertos[8]
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2005 | Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2; Paganini Rhapsody[10]
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2006 | Memory[12]
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2007 | Dragon Songs[14]
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2007 | Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4[17]
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2008 | Dreams of China[19]
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2008 | Hess: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra[20]
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2008 | Chopin: The Piano Concertos[21]
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2011 | Liszt - My Piano Hero[23]
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2012 | Lang Lang - The Chopin Album[24]
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2013 | Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 - Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 2[25]
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2014 | The Mozart Album[26]
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2015 | Lang Lang in Paris[27]
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2016 | New York Rhapsody[28]
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2017 | Romance[29]
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2019 | Piano Book[30]
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2021 | Bach: Goldberg Variations[31]
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Live albums
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2000 | Lang Lang: Live At Seiji Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood[32]
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2002 | Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 / Scriabin: Etudes[34]
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2004 | Lang Lang: Live at Carnegie Hall[37]
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2010 | Lang Lang Live in Vienna[39] |
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Singles
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2010 | Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53 "Heroic"[43]
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2022 | We Don't Talk About Bruno (From "Encanto")[46]
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Compilations
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2008 | The Magic of Lang Lang[47]
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Soundtracks
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2006 | The Banquet[48] | |
2007 | The Painted Veil[50]
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2010 | Gran Turismo 5: The Official Soundtrack
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Contributions
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2005 | Breathe: The Relaxing Piano[51]
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2007 | Piano Moods: A Collection of Romantic Melodies[52]
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2007 | Andrea Bocelli, The Best of Andrea Bocelli: Vivere[54]
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2008 | Mike Oldfield, Music Of The Spheres
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2012 | 2Cellos, In2ition
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2015 | 2Cellos, Celloverse
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References
[edit]- General
- "Lang Lang Albums". langlang.com. Archived from the original on 2009-05-16. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
- "Lang Lang Discography". Deutsche Grammophon. Archived from the original on 2011-08-05. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
- "Lang Lang Guest Appearances". langlang.com. Archived from the original on 2009-05-19. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
- "Lang Lang Soundtracks". langlang.com. Archived from the original on 2009-08-10. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
- Specific
- ^ Mattison, Ben (2003-02-12). "Lang Lang Signs with Deutsche Grammophon". Andante. Archived from the original on 2005-11-25. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ^ "Lang Lang Biographical Timeline". Deutsche Grammophon. Archived from the original on 2009-08-18. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ^ Lebrecht, Norman (2010-02-01). "Sony Pays $3 Million to Win Pianist Lang Lang: Norman Lebrecht". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2010-09-16.
- ^ a b Sophie, Albers (2008-06-24). "Videointerview mit Lang Lang: "Intime Gefühle am Klavier sind gut"" [Videointerview with Lang Lang: "Intimate Emotions are good with the piano"]. Stern (in German). Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ^ "Crossing Over in Style". Alibaba.com. 2009-07-15. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ^ "Lang Lang Album & Song Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ^ "Lang Lang Album & Song Chart History (Top Classical Albums)". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on 2021-11-21. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ^ "Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn: First Piano Concertos". Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ^ "So young, so brilliant". The Age. 2004-08-24. Archived from the original on 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
- ^ "Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2; Paganini Rhapsody". Archived from the original on 2022-07-13. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ^ "Valery Gergiev is a strong, spirited collaborator, though in some takes, the piano is slightly out of tune." Stearns, David Patrick (2005-03-01). "Reviews of new pop, country/roots, jazz and classical releases". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
- ^ "Memory". Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ^ "This new CD, 'Memory,' connects Lang Lang to music that he strongly associates with his childhood. Some of these works he learned many years ago, and some he remembers first hearing as a child. Lang Lang takes us from thoughtful moments of quiet reflection to radiant displays of virtuosity." Amacher, Julie (2006-03-21). "New Classical Tracks: Lang Lang's vivid "Memory"". Minnesota Public Radio. Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
- ^ a b "Lang Lang: Dragon Songs (Plus DVD)". Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ^ "Lang Lang: Dragon Songs". Deutsche Grammophon. Archived from the original on 2010-01-25. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ^ "In concert, Lang Lang often gives his audience a taste of traditional Chinese music as an encore. With 'Dragon Songs,' his goal is to open that door even wider." Amacher, Julie (2007-01-02). "Lang Lang does his bit to balance musical trade". Minnesota Public Radio. Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ^ "Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4". Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ^ "Eschenbach's elegant influence is most felt in the second movement's Zen-like confrontation between piano and orchestra. Accusations of vulgarity that often dog Lang Lang will be answered here." Stearns, David Patrick (2007-05-23). "Quadruple play from Eschenbach: A quartet of discs from Eschenbach". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. E.1.
- ^ a b "Dreams of China". Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ^ "Lang Lang: Nigel Hess Piano Concerto". Amazon.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2010-08-19. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
- ^ "Chopin: The Piano Concertos". Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ^ "But instead of sparkle and delicacy, [Lang Lang] offers full-beam brilliance and neon cupid's darts. Add a lacklustre, lazy performance from the strings of the Vienna Philharmonic and some grotesquely vulgar phrasing and sluggish tempi from Zubin Mehta, and the E minor Concerto is lost." Picard, Anna (2009-01-11). "Album: Chopin, Piano Concertos – Lang/Mehta et al, (Deutsche Grammophon)". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ^ "Liszt - My Piano Hero [Limited Edition, CD+DVD]". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ^ "The Chopin Album | Lang Lang". langlang.com. Archived from the original on 2017-03-23. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
- ^ "Lang Lang – Simon Rattle – Berliner Philharmoniker | Lang Lang". langlang.com. Archived from the original on 2017-03-23. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
- ^ "LANG LANG – THE MOZART ALBUM – WITH NIKOLAUS HARNONCOURT & WIENER PHILHARMONIKER (2 CDs) | Lang Lang". langlang.com. Archived from the original on 2017-03-23. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
- ^ "Lang Lang In Paris | Lang Lang". langlang.com. Archived from the original on 2017-03-23. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
- ^ "New York Rhapsody | Lang Lang". langlang.com. Archived from the original on 2017-03-23. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
- ^ "Romance". Retrieved 2017-10-13.
- ^ "LANG LANG Piano Book (Single Album) - 1 LP / Download - Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft". www.deutschegrammophon.com. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
- ^ "Lang Lang releases 'The Goldberg Variations Extended Edition'". 2020-04-20.
- ^ "Lang Lang: Live At Seiji Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood". Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ^ "Truth be told, if this disc crossed my desk without my having heard the excited reports for several years, I might not have given it a second listen. The recording debut could be an accurate portrait of the artist. But if it is, [Lang Lang] doesn't quite live up to the advance praise." Dobrin, Peter (2001-03-26). "Reviews of new classical, pop, country/roots and jazz releases". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
- ^ "Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 / Scriabin: Etudes". Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ^ "Lang Lang: Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3, Scriabin Etudes". langlang.com. Archived from the original on 2009-05-19. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
- ^ "Yuri Temirkanov and the St. Petersburg Philharmonic do their parts well and winningly, and the engineers have done a remarkably fine job capturing this live performance in London's acoustically difficult Royal Albert Hall." Cantrell, Scott (2002-04-04). "Reviews of new classical music releases". The Dallas Morning News.
- ^ a b c "Lang Lang: Live at Carnegie Hall". Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ^ a b "Lang Lang also acknowledges the support of his mother and father and, if you have caught up with the pianist's Live at Carnegie Hall album, you will have heard the young man delivering a sprightly Chinese piece alongside his father Guo-ren on the erhu, a Chinese bowed instrument." Dart, William (2004-08-11). "Livewire Chinese ambassador brings a passion for piano". New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
- ^ "Lang Lang Live in Vienna (2 CD)". Retrieved 2010-09-05.
- ^ "Lang Lang Live in Vienna". Retrieved 2010-09-05.
- ^ "Lang Lang Live in Vienna". Retrieved 2010-09-05.
- ^ "It's become rather fashionable to sniff at the achievements of Lang Lang, but he is the most communicative pianist of his generation, with a huge following in the east, and for any open-minded listener there is seriously good piano playing in this fine recital from Vienna." Kenyon, Nicholas (2010-09-12). "Lang Lang: Live in Vienna". The Observer. Guardian News. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
- ^ "Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53 "Heroic"". Retrieved 2010-07-12.
- ^ Taylor, Kate (2010-03-26). "Lang Lang Offers Up a Polonaise for Haiti". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
- ^ "As charitable acts go, Mr. Lang’s offering is certainly preferable to the baffling recent remake of “We Are the World.” But as an artistic statement, it is unlikely to persuade anyone who doesn’t already admire the particulars of his style." Smith, Steve (2010-03-26). "What Lang Lang Brings to Chopin's 'Heroic' Polonaise". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2010-03-29. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
- ^ "We Don't Talk About Bruno (From "Encanto")". Archived from the original on 2022-09-02. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
- ^ "The Magic of Lang Lang". Archived from the original on 2022-07-14. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ^ a b "The Banquet (Soundtrack)". Retrieved 2009-08-12.
- ^ a b Bargreen, Melinda (2006-09-15). "Seattle Symphony opens with keyboard virtuoso". The Seattle Times.
- ^ a b "The Painted Veil (Soundtrack)". Retrieved 2009-08-12.
- ^ a b "Breathe: The Relaxing Piano". Retrieved 2009-08-12.
- ^ "Piano Moods". Retrieved 2009-08-12.
- ^ "Piano Moods". Deutsche Grammophon. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
- ^ "The Best of Andrea Bocelli: Vivere". Archived from the original on 2021-07-10. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
- ^ Robinson, Eddie. "Music: The Best of Andrea Bocelli – 'Vivere' by Andrea Bocelli". Rhapsody Online. Archived from the original on 2009-08-05. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
- ^ "In2ition - 2Cellos | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
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