NEW YORK, Sept. 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Ever since
his first visit to the magical space that is the Hall of Mirrors in
the Palace of Versailles, Lang Lang
had dreamed of performing there. When his dream came to fruition in
the form of a special recital on June 22,
2015 he chose Chopin's four momentous Scherzi and
Tchaikovsky's rare but masterly cycle The Seasons to present
to his audience. A studio recording of the repertoire was made in
the Salle Liebermann at the Opera Bastille and the live concert was
filmed in 4K in the Hall of Mirrors for release on DVD and
Blu-ray.
Lang Lang in Paris will be available on CD, deluxe CD
(including booklet and bonus DVD containing video excerpts from the
Hall of Mirrors concert), vinyl and digital formats.
Lang Lang live in Versailles will be released on DVD and
Blu-ray formats.
Tchaikovsky and Chopin have both played a major role in
Lang Lang's career to date. When
Lang Lang, as a 17-year-old, stood
in for an indisposed Andre Watts at
a Ravinia concert with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the work he
played was Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto.
If Tchaikovsky has appeared at pivotal moments in Lang Lang's career, Chopin has been a constant
companion: a recital rarely goes by without music by the Polish
master on the program and Lang Lang
has already recorded a substantial amount of his music, including
the Etudes and the Ballades (which Lang Lang sees as siblings to the
Scherzi).
Lang Lang is a committed advocate
of Tchaikovsky's The Seasons. As he says, "Even though
there are not so many notes compared to more virtuosic pieces, the
harmony that Tchaikovsky creates within these notes is incredible.
His timeless melodies have a kind of pain that he always turns into
beauty. He presents his heart, and he holds your heart."
The recordings followed an extensive international series of
concerts and Lang Lang will continue
to tour the program worldwide this autumn and next spring.
Sony Music Masterworks comprises Masterworks, Sony Classical,
OKeh, Portrait, Masterworks Broadway and Flying Buddha imprints.
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Press reviews for Lang Lang's
Chopin/Tchaikovsky concerts
"The complete set of Chopin four Scherzos could take
everything that Lang threw at them – the wild, impressive
extroverted flourishes, the melting touch that he applied to the
Trio sections, a gorgeous rippling waterfall effect in the third
Scherzo, the bombs-away codas." Los
Angeles Times
"You don't hear all of Tchaikovsky's The Seasons played as a
cycle too often, and Lang made it an experience of contrasts as
varied as the weather itself – turning on the hammering drive in
'August' and 'September', ruminating through 'April' and drifting
through 'May' with lots of expression." Los Angeles Times
Lang Lang in Paris Track List
Disc 1
1. Scherzo No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 20
2. Scherzo No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 31
3. Scherzo No.3 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 39
4. Scherzo No. 4 in E Major, Op. 54
Disc 2
1. The Seasons, Op. 37a; I. January: At the
Fireside
2. The Seasons, Op. 37a; II. February: Carnival
3. The Seasons, Op. 37a; III. March: Song of the Lark
4. The Seasons, Op. 37a; IV. April: Snowdrop
5. The Seasons, Op. 37a; V. May: Starlit Nights
6. The Seasons, Op. 37a; VI. June: Barcarolle
7. The Seasons, Op. 37a; VII. July: Song of the Reaper
8. The Seasons, Op. 37a; VIII. August: Harvest
9. The Seasons, Op. 37a; IX. September: The Hunt
10. The Seasons, Op. 37a; X. October: Autumn Song
11. The Seasons, Op. 37a; XI. November: Troika
12. The Seasons, Op. 37a; XII. December:
Christmas
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PREORDER LINKS
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Amazon - http://smarturl.it/ll-paris-deluxe-cd
Spotify - http://smarturl.it/ll-paris-sptfy
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