Talk:Lang Lang (pianist)

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There is a general consensus among many music critics that Lang Lang, while talented, is in danger of become a showman with an underdeveloped musicality. Critics especially panned his Carnegie Hall debut and his subsequent tour. They agree, though, that he is bringing in people into classical music who wouldn't ordinary be interested in it. I'm not exactly sure how to work this in without any POV problems though... --Perlman10s 23:24, 20 July 2005 (UTC)

Yeah, we need a controversy section, because I know a lot of people don't like him. 24.7.97.75 06:28, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

This is about the worst article on a Classical Pianist I've seen in Wikipedia. My eyes caught the sentence, "His use of rubato, tone color, technique and the excitement of his playing are thought by many to be unrivaled." which is copied virtually word for word from the Vladimir Horowitz article. Much of the article appears to have been written by a press agent, with a few caveats thrown in by Wikipedia members. I'm going to attempt a rewrite. Any objections?THD3 12:44, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

I'd support it (if you haven't done so already). ALTON .ıl 00:19, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] One of a kind!

He's obviously talented. His music's strongly expressive and sincere with no reservation. He can be both bold AND sensitive! If you open your heart to his music and musical expressions, you just can't help being moved and to some, addicted. There're many good pianists, but not all make to "masters" - all masters have distinctive styles besides playing well. You only find this kind of talent once in hundreds of years! With some more life experience, maybe some breaks and "great comebacks", he'll be another great legend who'll be remembered - there's no doubt! (his techniques can already match any of the greatest piano masters you can name of!)

The article reads like it was written by LLs press agent. I've added negative criticism of LL as a counter point. The quotations are from David Hurwitz's review of LL's Rachmaninoff 2nd Concerto recording, and Dan Davis' Amazon review of his Tchaikovsky Concerto recording. THD3 16:30, 7 October 2006 (UTC)THD

  • I understand the desire to have criticism to balance things, but both reviews are of the Rachmaninoff recording, and Amazon is hardly a reputable source. And what the heck is a soggy rhythm anyways? I think the both extreme negative and positive reviews are strikingly similar to those that Horowitz received in his early days. People who are being hard on Lang Lang also do not seem to realize that he is a throwback to the glory days of Grand Pianism from the likes of young Vladimir Horowitz, Alfred Cortot, Ignaz Paderewski, Leopold Godowsky, Josef Hofmann, Josef Lhevinne, Ignaz Friedman and even Rachmaninoff himself. They all played with "soggy rhythms" and it's refreshing to hear a modern musician who isn't a metronome but actually understands rubato and timing.74.99.213.103 03:46, 7 April 2007 (UTC)
  • The Amazon review being referenced is an editorial review, and is written by Dan Davis, a critic who also writes for Classics Today. Also, why complain about the phrase "soggy rhythms" right before you use it to compare Lang Lang to other great pianists? I don't really care one way or the other about him, but a balance of reviews seems appropriate given that he does appear to generate some controversy. Random name 22:13, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Lang Lang disambiguation page?

Currently Lang Lang links to Lang Lang, Victoria. But there is also a Lang Lang webcomic, a Lang Lang character in Steam Detectives and a Lang Lang river. What do people think of Lang Lang being changed into a disambiguation page page (with wiki-info about Lang Lang the pianist moved to "Lang Lang (pianist)" or "Lang Lang (musician)" --EarthFurst 18:18, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 60 Minutes

I remember 60 Minutes presented Lang Lang in one show. Might have been two years ago. Thuen 22:02, 25 January 2007.

And what is "60 Minutes"? Why on Earth millions of Wikipedia readers ought to know that??? --AVM 19:14, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
"60 Minutes" is a news-type program shown on American television (although it might be broadcasted elsewhere, too). It's a somewhat popular, or at least well-known, program in this general area, so it's not completely unreasonable for someone to assume that all people are familiar with it.207.109.181.203 (talk) 04:11, 27 December 2007 (UTC)


[edit]  ???

Excuse me, but what exactly happened to the "Criticism" section? --~~MusicalConnoisseur~~ Got Classical? 06:04, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

It got removed, seeing as Lang Lang's Wikipedian fans kept changing it around. Farslayer (talk) 07:34, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Virtuoso

"Virtuoso" (in the lead) is perhaps not a neutral term; shall we remove it? See Talk:Li Yundi#Virtuoso?. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 12:14, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Removed. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 02:48, 2 May 2008 (UTC)