Like no other Chopin has accompanied the Chinese piano star. Impressively conveys the bonus DVD "My Life with Chopin" how Lang Lang playing Chopin's music developed and the influence of the composer has made to his game: the age of five the little Lang Lang is to have the "Grande Valse brillante" played in Ettlingen he won with Chopin's "Black Keys" -Etüde with only twelve years the International Competition for Young Pianists. And now with thirty years, he brings out a Chopin album, with etudes, nocturnes and waltzes. That Lang Lang has truly internalized the composer, you can clearly feel, because it also proves to be quiet courage, delicate tones "Chopin's music is much more:... We can continue to develop his intellectual abilities, his emotions because Chopin opens our hearts When I So today Chopin play, I look less on technical details. I've been thinking in the last few years a lot about the musical content, so I know exactly why I one way or interpret. " (Lang Lang) As always, the virtuoso passages are impressive. Hardly anyone has this speed and precision. The melody cascade beads just so there and its standing in contrast, delicate, intimate sections - especially in the nocturnes, the night pieces - are very touching and have an intimate character. Therefore, the album is just as well because it Lang Lang manages to reveal the beauty of the music, which is hidden beneath the surface. As shows the true soul, the compositions lies in Chopin, far from the Klaviergeklinkel with which his works are so often vberunstaltet. Bravo!
