Lang Lang – Piano Book 2LP

Lang Lang – Piano Book

He is one of the great musicians of our time, a pianist who reaches an audience of millions through his playing and who has become a role model through his art. With Piano Book, Lang Lang is now releasing his first solo album in three years and is reflecting on his roots "Piano Book is about my first love - the love of music. The pieces on this album are the reason why I wanted to become a pianist in the first place." Piano Book features classics of piano literature that everyone is familiar with: Beethoven's Für Elise, for example, Bach's Prelude from the Well-Tempered Clavier or Debussy's Clair de lune. Lang Lang complements them with contemporary compositions, Ryuichi Sakamoto's Merry Christmas, Max Richter's The Departure or Yann Tiersen's Valse d'Amélie, music from film and television. These are works that he encounters again and again in his work with students and that have become favorite pieces. With Piano Book, Lang Lang reflects on his own musical path. One may follow him, whether piano lover, teacher or student.

Tracklist:
A1 Bach– Prelude In C Major
A2 Beethoven– "Für Elise"
A3 Richter– The Departure
A4 Mendelssohn– "Spinning Song"
A5 Debussy– Clair De Lune
A6 Debussy– Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum

B1 Chopin– "Raindrop" Prélude
B2 Mozart– "Sonata Facile": Allegro
B3 Clementi– Sonatina In C Major: Andante
B4 Czerny– The School Of Velocity: Presto
B5 Tiersen– La Valse D'Amélie
B6 Debussy– Rêverie

C1 Schubert– Moment Musical In F Minor
C2 Grieg– To Spring
C3 Schumann– Wilder Reiter
C4 Poulenc– Villageoises: Staccato
C5 Huang– The Merry Shepherd Boy
C6 Sakamoto– Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
C7 Bądarzewska-Baranowska– The Maiden's Prayer Piano Variations On "Ah, Vous Dirai-Je, Maman"

D1 Mozart– Tema
D2 Mozart– Variation 1
D3 Mozart– Variation 2
D4 Mozart– Variation 3
D5 Mozart– Variation 4
D6 Mozart– Variation 5
D7 Mozart– Variation 6
D8 Mozart– Variation 7
D9 Mozart– Variation 8
D10 Mozart– Variation 9
D11 Mozart– Variation 10
D12 Mozart– Variation 11
D13 Mozart– Variation 12
D14 Bach– Minuet In G Major

Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Released: 2019