Best Of Lang Lang

Lang Lang: piano

CD 1: 1. Franz Liszt: Liebestraum, S. 541 No. 3 / 2. Franz Liszt, arr. Vladimir Horowitz: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C sharp minor / 3. Frédéric Chopin: Etude in E major op. 10 No. 3 / 4. Ludwig Van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major op. 15, 3. Rondo; Rondo Orchestre de Paris • Christoph Eschenbach / 5. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 10 in C major K. 330, 2. Andante cantabile / 6. Frédéric Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor op. 21, 2. Larghetto / 7. Erik Satie: Gnossienne No. 1 / 8. Sergei Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini op. 43, Variation XVIII; Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre • Valery Gergiev / 9. Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne in D flat major op. 27 No. 2 / 10. Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor op. 23, 3. Allegro con fuoco; Chicago Symphony Orchestra • Daniel Barenboim / 11. Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen op. 15, 7. Träumerei / 12. Sergei Rachmaninov: Prelude in G minor op. 23 No. 5
CD 2: 1. Lü Wencheng, arr. Chen Peixun: Autumn Moon on a Calm Lake / 2. Deng Yuxian, arr. Xiao Tairan: Spring Wind / 3. Mike Oldfield: Music of the Spheres: Harbinger; Sinfonia Sfera Orchestra • Karl Jenkins / 4. Du Mingxin, arr. Wu Zuqiang: Straw Hat Dance / 5. Alexandre Desplat: The Painted Veil, River Waltz; Prague Symphony Orchestra • Alexandre Desplat / Tan Dun: The Banquet / 6. Waiting / 7. In the Bamboo Forest / 8. Lost Days / 9. Exile to Snowy West; Shanghai Symphony Orchestra • Tan Dun / 10. after Xian Xinghai, arr. Yin Chengzong, Chu Wanghua, Liu Zhang & Sheng Lihong (Central Philharmonic Society): Yellow River Piano Concerto, 2. Ode to the Yellow River; China Philharmonic Orchestra • Long Yu / 11. Schiller, arr. Matthias Suschke: Time for Dreams / 12. Zhu Jianer, arr. Chu Wanghua: Happy Times; Nigel Hess: Piano Concerto / 13. 1. The Smile / 14. 2. The Love / 15. 3. The Duty / Commissioned by HRH The Prince of Wales, with the support of John Wates and the London Chamber Orchestra Trust, in memory of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth / 16. after Huang Hai Hwai, Chen Rao Xing, Shen Li Qun, arr. Lang Lang, Lang Guo-ren: Horses

Lang Lang, at 28, is a phenomenon unique in the world today: “His enormous variety of colour and texture, of dynamic range and rhetorical gesture, is dazzling. He can sing and sustain a line, knows where to subordinate accompanying figures, and achieves a huge range of articulation.” comments the BBC Music Magazine. The Chicago Tribune hailed him as “the greatest, most exciting piano talent in years”
This 2-CD set presents a new collection of Lang Lang’s best Deutsche Grammophon recordings – Over 130 minutes of piano music full of virtuosity and emotion sure to please Lang Lang's fans and all music lovers alike.

Price: $18.98