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Lang Lang - Saint-Saëns
Lang Lang, Gina Alice, Gewandhausorchester, Andris Nelsons
Awards:
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Winner - Instrumentalist of the Year
Taken as a whole, it’s a painterly exercise in crafting contrasting moods and in shaping emotional immediacy...Muscular and mesmerising playing makes for a rewardingly satisfying listen.
Lang Lang - Saint-Saëns
Lang Lang, Gina Alice, Gewandhausorchester, Andris Nelsons
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Awards:
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Winner - Instrumentalist of the Year
Taken as a whole, it’s a painterly exercise in crafting contrasting moods and in shaping emotional immediacy...Muscular and mesmerising playing makes for a rewardingly satisfying listen.
About
Lang Lang presents with this album a treasure trove of musical discoveries. Saint-Saëns’s Piano Concerto No. 2 was recorded with a stellar cast, the Gewandhausorchester and Andris Nelsons and is for Lang Lang a true romantic masterpiece that rivals the greats like Rachmaninoff or Tchaikovsky. By pairing it with Carnival of the Animals, a whimsical menagerie that has captivated young hearts for generations, Lang Lang continues his heartfelt wish to promote the love of classical music to kids and this album also gives him a chance to collaborate with his wife, pianist Gina Alice. Complementing these works with hidden gems – unearth solo compositions by five female French composers as well as beloved French classics, this is a feast for the eyes and ears, promising a captivating experience.
Contents and tracklist
- Lang Lang (piano), Burak Marlali (double bass), Andreas Lehnert (clarinet), Cornelia Grohmann (flute), Christian Giger (cello), Gina Alice (piano)
- Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
- Andris Nelsons
- Recorded: 2023-06
- Recording Venue: Gewandhaus, Leipzig
- Lang Lang (piano)
- Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
- Andris Nelsons
- Recorded: 2023-06
- Recording Venue: Gewandhaus, Leipzig
- Lang Lang (piano)
- Recorded: 2023-07
- Recording Venue: Salle Colonne, Paris
- Lang Lang (piano), Gina Alice (piano)
- Recorded: 2023-07
- Recording Venue: Salle Colonne, Paris
- Lang Lang (piano)
- Recorded: 2023-07
- Recording Venue: Salle Colonne, Paris
- Lang Lang (piano)
- Recorded: 2023-07
- Recording Venue: Salle Colonne, Paris
- Lang Lang (piano)
- Recorded: 2023-07
- Recording Venue: Salle Colonne, Paris
- Lang Lang (piano)
- Recorded: 2023-07
- Recording Venue: Salle Colonne, Paris
- Lang Lang (piano)
- Recorded: 2023-07
- Recording Venue: Salle Colonne, Paris
- Lang Lang (piano)
- Recorded: 2023-06
- Recording Venue: Gewandhaus, Leipzig
- Lang Lang (piano)
- Recorded: 2023-06
- Recording Venue: Gewandhaus, Leipzig
- Lang Lang (piano)
- Recorded: 2023-07
- Recording Venue: Salle Colonne, Paris
- Lang Lang (piano)
- Recorded: 2023-07
- Recording Venue: Salle Colonne, Paris
- Lang Lang (piano)
- Recorded: 2023-07
- Recording Venue: Salle Colonne, Paris
Awards and reviews
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Opus Klassik Awards2024Winner - Instrumentalist of the Year
Limelight Magazine February 2024
Taken as a whole, it’s a painterly exercise in crafting contrasting moods and in shaping emotional immediacy...Muscular and mesmerising playing makes for a rewardingly satisfying listen.