Lang Lang, Vienna Philharmonic, Valery Gergiev - Liszt: My Piano Hero (2011)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 65:37 minutes | 1,01 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet
In celebration of his piano hero's bicentenary, Lang Lang has selected some of the most famous, virtuosic and poetic solo pieces, concluding with a stunning new recording of the Piano Concerto No. 1 - accompanied by the Vienna Philharmonic and Valery Gergiev. Lang Lang has had a special relationship with the composer following his very first encounter with his music at age two when he watched a Tom and Jerry cartoon featuring Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2.
To celebrate the 200th anniversary of Franz Liszt's birth, virtuoso pianist Lang Lang has selected some of the composer's most characteristic pieces for his 2011 Sony release, Liszt: My Piano Hero. Prominent on this album is the Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, which features Lang Lang in a high-energy performance with Valery Gergiev and the Vienna Philharmonic. Without a doubt, most of Lang Lang's fans will savor this Romantic showpiece, and for technical brilliance and drama, the performance doesn't disappoint. He is especially lively and vivid in this work, and his interactions with the orchestra seem spontaneous and playful, as one might well imagine Liszt would have been. But Lang Lang seems more introspective and personally involved with the solo keyboard pieces that make up the greater part of the album. Here also is the flashy side of Liszt, but there is a greater emphasis on the poetic and rhapsodic, so Lang Lang indulges in reflective pieces as much as the flashy encores. Highlights include La Campanella, the Grand Galop chromatique, Liebestraum No. 3, the Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6, and the arrangement of Schubert's Ave Maria.
Tracklist:
01 - Romance "O pourquoi donc" in E Minor, S. 169
02 - La campanella in G-Sharp Minor from Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141 / 3
03 - Consolation No. 3 in D-Flat Major, S. 172
04 - Grand Galop chromatique in E-Flat Major, S. 219
05 - Liebestraum No. 3 in A-Flat Major, S. 541 / 3
06 - Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 in D-Flat Major, S. 244 / 6
07 - Trois études de concert in D-Flat Major, S. 144 / 3: Un sospiro
08 - Rakoczy March from Hungarian Rhapsody No. 15 in A Minor, S. 244 / 15
09 - Ave Maria, S. 558
10 - Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S 124:I. Allegro maestoso
11 - Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S 124:II. Quasi adagio - Allegretto vivace - Allegro animato
12 - Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S 124:III. Allegro marziale animato
Analyzed: Christopher Alder, Producer - Franz Liszt, Composer - Franz Schubert, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano - Stephan Flock, Engineer / Lang Lang : Liszt - My Piano Hero (1)
Christopher Alder, Producer - Franz Liszt, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano - René Möller, Recording Engineer - Stephan Flock, Engineer - Valery Gergiev, Performer - Wiener Philharmoniker, Performer / Lang Lang : Liszt - My Piano Hero (2-4)
Christopher Alder, Producer - Franz Liszt, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano - Stephan Flock, Engineer / Lang Lang : Liszt - My Piano Hero (5-12)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR15 -7.09 dB -28.51 dB 6:32 09-Ave Maria, S. 558
DR15 -0.10 dB -21.95 dB 5:48 10-Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S 124:I. Allegro maestoso
DR16 -0.06 dB -23.52 dB 9:34 11-Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S 124:II. Quasi adagio - Allegretto vivace - Allegro animato
DR14 -0.05 dB -20.00 dB 4:10 12-Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S 124:III. Allegro marziale animato
DR13 -8.48 dB -29.22 dB 3:05 01-Romance "O pourquoi donc" in E Minor, S. 169
DR13 -1.96 dB -22.00 dB 4:48 02-La campanella in G-Sharp Minor from Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141 / 3
DR16 -8.52 dB -33.38 dB 4:20 03-Consolation No. 3 in D-Flat Major, S. 172
DR14 -0.61 dB -19.63 dB 3:58 04-Grand Galop chromatique in E-Flat Major, S. 219
DR14 -5.05 dB -26.13 dB 4:53 05-Liebestraum No. 3 in A-Flat Major, S. 541 / 3
DR14 -0.80 dB -20.94 dB 7:19 06-Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 in D-Flat Major, S. 244 / 6
DR13 -7.77 dB -25.97 dB 5:27 07-Trois études de concert in D-Flat Major, S. 144 / 3: Un sospiro
DR13 -1.16 dB -18.39 dB 5:44 08-Rakoczy March from Hungarian Rhapsody No. 15 in A Minor, S. 244 / 15
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR14
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2267 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Christopher Alder, Producer - Franz Liszt, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano - René Möller, Recording Engineer - Stephan Flock, Engineer - Valery Gergiev, Performer - Wiener Philharmoniker, Performer / Lang Lang : Liszt - My Piano Hero (2-4)
Christopher Alder, Producer - Franz Liszt, Composer - Lang Lang, Piano - Stephan Flock, Engineer / Lang Lang : Liszt - My Piano Hero (5-12)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR15 -7.09 dB -28.51 dB 6:32 09-Ave Maria, S. 558
DR15 -0.10 dB -21.95 dB 5:48 10-Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S 124:I. Allegro maestoso
DR16 -0.06 dB -23.52 dB 9:34 11-Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S 124:II. Quasi adagio - Allegretto vivace - Allegro animato
DR14 -0.05 dB -20.00 dB 4:10 12-Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S 124:III. Allegro marziale animato
DR13 -8.48 dB -29.22 dB 3:05 01-Romance "O pourquoi donc" in E Minor, S. 169
DR13 -1.96 dB -22.00 dB 4:48 02-La campanella in G-Sharp Minor from Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141 / 3
DR16 -8.52 dB -33.38 dB 4:20 03-Consolation No. 3 in D-Flat Major, S. 172
DR14 -0.61 dB -19.63 dB 3:58 04-Grand Galop chromatique in E-Flat Major, S. 219
DR14 -5.05 dB -26.13 dB 4:53 05-Liebestraum No. 3 in A-Flat Major, S. 541 / 3
DR14 -0.80 dB -20.94 dB 7:19 06-Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 in D-Flat Major, S. 244 / 6
DR13 -7.77 dB -25.97 dB 5:27 07-Trois études de concert in D-Flat Major, S. 144 / 3: Un sospiro
DR13 -1.16 dB -18.39 dB 5:44 08-Rakoczy March from Hungarian Rhapsody No. 15 in A Minor, S. 244 / 15
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR14
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2267 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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