Do some of you realize Chopin wrote this in 1834? That means he was only 24 years old when he wrote this masterpiece. Can you imagine? Can you imagine what a genius he was?
Paul baldadig from what I gather, it was written in the winter of 1838, so when he was 28. He wrote this when he thought he was about to die. Arguably that influenced the genius of it, regardless of age.
Yes everyone knows. Chopin is the shyte. Winter wind is the most terrible spiral ever. It is despair. I love Beethoven, rach, theres no piano ever like chopin.
Steinway do not need to advertise , any one who can afford one or play one will already have one or know where to get one , I can do neither , but I do appreciate the instruments and those that play so beautifully, I hope one day steinway and sons may offer me a pair of tickets to see lang lang or yuja Wang play live somewhere , that would be such a gift
Maybe the twist is that they took the MIDI recording from this and that's what we're hearing (and audience coughs are dubbed in). Well, at least they had to potential to do so. 😆
“It is dreadful when something weighs on your mind, not to have a soul to unburden yourself to. You know what I mean. I tell my piano the things I used to tell you.” ― Frédéric Chopin
My piano ... and only my piano knew whether I was happy or sad. Best friend during my childhood. Thank you for sharing that meaningful quote from Fryderyk Chopin.
After listening to this, I understand why I love Lang Lang’s playing so much. He should go down in history as one of the best pianists. He’s definitely my favorite.
Finally, a performance that isn't rushed. Yes, I hear the constant raindrops, but, I think the piece represents life. I'm not really a fan of Lang Lang, but this performance is one the finest I've ever heard. Very inspiring. It was a blessing to hear.
I was originally taught that this piece should have a constant pulse throughout, which I always thought made it rushed. This is a more organic version and closer to the way I liked to play it. I don't have his touch but I like this approach much more than others who pound through it. The ending makes much more sense when you do it this way.
Classical music is hardcore, we're not even 5 seconds in and someone in the audience is already choking to death for the entire remainder of the piece.
Lang Lang is the instrument - sometimes you don’t know where he ends and the piano begins. It’s all one - so restrained, so loving, such delicate dynamics
Whenever I play a musical instrument, I can't help but feel connected to the music. It's sad to see people with far greater technical skill than my own be hampered by the fact that they are not one with the song or the instrument. So refreshing to see someone this talented be so enraptured by the music he's playing. He rocks with the eb and flow. You can even see his left hand rearing to slam that emotion into the keys at 3:36 - and as a result, it's just so perfect
As a pianist, the piano muse definitely came to him on this one. This is by far the best Lang Lang recording I've ever heard and literally hits that Almighty elusive reset button in life we seek through meditation and live music performances. The whirlwinds have calmed and the air is clearer now, thank you.
very occasionally, only once in every hundreds of pieces, will you see a pianist that plays a piece having a complete, simply pristime understanding of it, and a clear passion and connection to it. This is true with this piece and Lang Lang. Theres no hesitation, nothing is forced. The music carries itself. The only other examples I can think of, which I would definitely recommend, depending on wether you like the style of the piece, is Kissin playing Rachmanninof prelude in C sharp minor, and Wolfram Schmitt - Ballade no.3.
I just listened to the end and I'm stunned and emotional even. That ending, those soft notes, blending as he wished, the overtones, the stillness and softness, yeah, I don't really have the words but the audio let us hear it as it might have sounded in person. Absolutely astounding musically.
Vous n'êtes pas obligé d'être ironique quand un commentaire n'est pas à votre convenance ! Il est vrai que Lang Lang est un pianiste célèbre. Est - ce pour cette raison que tout le monde s'extasie... Son tempo est souvent exagérément lent et cela devient ennuyeux.
You are ABSOLUTELY RIGHT!!!!!! I realise that people need to clear their throats, but it would have been REALLY GREAT if they edited out the coughing for the video, ESPECIALLY when INFINITELY BY FAR THE GREATEST pianist who will EVER walk the face of the planet is at the keyboard!!!!!!! After all, it was professionally filmed, and NOT done on someone's phone or tablet!!!!!!!!! Julie Gill, Glasgow, Scotland.
I hadn't heard LL playing this Prelude before today. I am glad I listened and watched his Expressive rendition; NOT RUSHED and themes and phrases well rounded, as it should be. I teach my private students, who are in Middle School for the Performing Arts, to play this Prelude, not rushing neither cadential irregular values nor the triple grace notes, EXACTLY as Lang Lang executes them in this video (mind you, I took 3 years of piano Lesson with Polish Maestro Jan Gorbaty (Chairman of the Chopin Foundation in New York). He taught me to play and expressively place Chopin's work in the Romantic Era, and not in the post-classical. He made me understand all the delicacy involved in phrasing, theme endings, rubato, NOT RUSHED ornaments in pieces in slow tempo, etc., as intended by composers of the Romantic Era, and today, my student came upset because her piano teacher at the Middle School for the Performing Art destroyed all the work we had done. Mind you, she is a good teacher, but for Romanbtic Era, she adheres to strict rhythm, fast ornaments, which make the students sound mechanical. Yes, the piece sounds terrific because Chopin is a genius, but
But no one can take away what that student heard if they truly understood what you were getting at. They might have to play it differently for an exam, but they will never forget that way of hearing Chopin
Lang Lang, like many outstanding pianists, uses memory techniques and strategies that enable him to memorize vast amounts of music. Here are some key methods that explain his abilities: 1. **Muscle memory**: Lang Lang practices pieces hundreds of times, allowing his hands to "remember" the movements. This is a form of automation-his fingers know where to go without active thought. 2. **Aural memory**: Lang Lang has an exceptionally sharp ear, enabling him to memorize music as sounds and rhythms. This allows him to reproduce a piece even without relying on sheet music, simply based on its sound. 3. **Structural understanding of music**: Through years of studying music theory, Lang Lang deeply understands the structure and composition of pieces. When learning a piece, he analyzes its harmony, phrasing, modulations, and other elements, making it easier to memorize. Instead of remembering individual notes, he grasps the logical flow of the composition. 4. **Visual memory**: Lang Lang often relies on visual memory to imagine pages of sheet music or the movement of his fingers on the keyboard. Many pianists "see" the layout of the keys or the score in their mind’s eye, even when playing without notes. 5. **Emotional connection to the music**: Lang Lang approaches music emotionally, linking specific pieces to feelings and experiences. By emotionally engaging with the music, he creates stronger associations, making it easier to recall a melody or phrase. 6. **Repetition and daily practice**: Regular, hours-long practice strengthens neural connections, making musical memory almost infallible. These methods combine into a system that enables Lang Lang to memorize and perform complex pieces without sheet music, fully engaging his body, mind, and emotions.
Every great pianist has his own interpretation of ‘Raindrop,’ but Lang Lang’s is by far the most inspirational, best interpretation of any written piece of music composed by anyone. Flor me, this interpretation of Chopin’s Prelude ‘Raindrop’ is simply the best I have ever heard. I have listened to him playing this piece of music so many times and I never tire-NEVER. This prelude showcases two things-Chopin and Lang Lang’s genius. They should have met. Who knows? Maybe they did once!
This is by far the best interpretation on youtube. I usually play it a bit faster than Lang Lang, but damn, it's so difficult to find a good interpretation here.
@@mohamedh5964 YES finally a good one. It's the best one so far. The beginning must convey anxious anticipation of the storm which it does. The ff part is strong and loud enough and the ending is a lot calmer than the beginning. Everyone else is trying to play this piece very softly, which I don't think it is. There are also a few versions with calm strings added to it. That's just horrendous.
Here, Lang Lang makes this piece his own. Galvanizing! A complete synthesis of man, artist, music and instrument. ...and what a gorgeous creation from Steinway! Bravo all!
Goose bumps everywhere! This is one of my favourite pieces and I love to play it myself. Lang lang puts it to another level. The "darkness" of the middle part came out really great. The interaction between the soft and "hard" parts....impressive.
Chopin wrote this song during a weekend vacation in Palma (Spain) with his wife, George Sand. The weekend was a desastrous vacation as the rain never stopped the entire week. Chopin, depressed as he was, wrote this song in only a few days (or even hours), at the age of 24.
Love this piece, when listen to it or play it i litterally can feel and see rain, thunder and even first beams of sun in the end. This is like a painting.
Funny! I agree they can be annoying, but the coughs are simply part of the price of a live performance, and having an audience can inspire a performer and help generate a greater performance. So I think of it as something like scratches on a vinyl record (a completely different analogy, I know).
I have watched this over and over, I’m quite nervous as today I have a solo concert where hundreds are watching. I’ve tried to make an interpretation as good as this but it doesn’t come close! Anyways good luck to myself and you are inspirational 👍 The piece which I am going to play is a relaxing soothing masterpiece. I am very shy to this type of thing, if I were to play like this I would be given scholarships from top uni’s hah! You’ve inspired me for fur Elise, moonlight sonata, this prelude and lots of others. You area great musician. I could only wish to be as good as you.
This has always been and probably always will be my favorite piano piece. My little Yamaha keyboard that i still have from when i was a kid has this as the "demo" song. Press the button and it plays. Its so moving.
The playing is amazing but I am so terribly distracted by that most gorgeous piano OMG. The artisanship, and it's such a wonderful piece of human ingenuity. I do woodwork, and so yeah, I see it in that lens too.
This always bring me to tears, nearly sobbing halfway through. Maybe because it has always reminded me of beauty of life and the horror/tragedy of death: Carefree, whimsical and unaware of the darkness ahead. then 2:43 is tragedy, and 3:43 is more tragedy - and the rest is just growing up an orphan, watching the progress of humanity now that I'm an adult, finding peace where I can since I'm 39 and older than my parents ever were. Obviously, that's just my personal feelings when I hear the song, not what was intended, but it still sends me on one hell of a ride.
I took some video footage of rain reflections projected by sunlight onto my living room wall and posted it on FB, saying it looked like waveforms. I wrote that I wondered what it sounded like and my friend linked to this recording. Watching the video and listening to this performance, I immediately felt a sense of pure calm in my chest and breathed out slowly. Bliss.
Slow and controlled...learning about Chopin this was what he did from the heart and wanted humanity to do the same...I have never learnt that he had political views that were strong...his world was music...alas for politicians...the uk is in self destruct...but there is always The Raindrop...and my beautiful daughters...we can never do enough for those ŵe love...
Quando ouço algo dessa magnitude, simplesmente não consigo tirar da cabeça: "Como diabos alguém nesta terra poderia realmente sentar com caneta e papel e escrever algo assim... está completamente além da minha compreensão. " quero dizer, Chopin teve que ouvir isso em sua cabeça - em detalhes completos de tudo o que a música pode conter... e depois anotá-la? Simplesmente inacreditável - e todos os outros compositores também!
That's cheerful. In the book I read about Chopin, he went to Majorca and it never stopped raining, thus sounding his death knell. He had TB and was not a very well man at all. This experience worsened his condition... seriously.
I have always thought piece was boring until now. He takes the effects of the raindrops from far away to very close up. I like his ring tones just before coming to the final repeat of the main theme. The storm in the mid section was fantastic. I am certain there will be many critics but I am going to play this going forward in LL's style. It is so good and so emotive. Thank you LL!!!!
Do some of you realize Chopin wrote this in 1834? That means he was only 24 years old when he wrote this masterpiece. Can you imagine? Can you imagine what a genius he was?
Paul baldadig from what I gather, it was written in the winter of 1838, so when he was 28. He wrote this when he thought he was about to die. Arguably that influenced the genius of it, regardless of age.
Yes everyone knows. Chopin is the shyte. Winter wind is the most terrible spiral ever. It is despair. I love Beethoven, rach, theres no piano ever like chopin.
While nice, didn't mozart write his first few when he was 8?
@@deanmoncaster yeah why
@@deanmoncaster When he was 5
If you want me to watch a six-and-a-half minute commercial for a piano, this is the way to do it. A beautiful performance on a fine instrument.
Very well put.
Steinway do not need to advertise , any one who can afford one or play one will already have one or know where to get one , I can do neither , but I do appreciate the instruments and those that play so beautifully, I hope one day steinway and sons may offer me a pair of tickets to see lang lang or yuja Wang play live somewhere , that would be such a gift
Maybe the twist is that they took the MIDI recording from this and that's what we're hearing (and audience coughs are dubbed in). Well, at least they had to potential to do so. 😆
Magnifique preĺûde joué par un grand Maestro ! Merci.😊
Che magnifica interpretazione.
“It is dreadful when something weighs on your mind, not to have a soul to unburden yourself to. You know what I mean. I tell my piano the things I used to tell you.”
― Frédéric Chopin
My piano ... and only my piano knew whether I was happy or sad. Best friend during my childhood. Thank you for sharing that meaningful quote from Fryderyk Chopin.
@@mmbmbmbmb so true
Where did he say that? I would like to read more about him.
@@RodrigoMartini look for 'Chopin's letter' and numerous other books about him. They're incredible.
@@kestrel3509 Thanks! The words of Chopin are overwhelming.
After listening to this, I understand why I love Lang Lang’s playing so much. He should go down in history as one of the best pianists. He’s definitely my favorite.
Yeah.
With cziffra, hamelin, liszt, alkan, pogorelich, yuja wang
@@dwacheopuswhere's chopin
@@dwacheopus npc
@@eyelll4982 wut
If you are listening to this 2024 you are not alone and I love you! Lang Lang is amazing. Love this piece. A masterpiece !
Listening on my bed with flu and very ill feeling like Chopin in this work
Finally, a performance that isn't rushed. Yes, I hear the constant raindrops, but, I think the piece represents life. I'm not really a fan of Lang Lang, but this performance is one the finest I've ever heard. Very inspiring. It was a blessing to hear.
I prefer this tempo to Martha Argerich. She sounds like she's playing a dance on a fiddle.
I was originally taught that this piece should have a constant pulse throughout, which I always thought made it rushed. This is a more organic version and closer to the way I liked to play it. I don't have his touch but I like this approach much more than others who pound through it. The ending makes much more sense when you do it this way.
@@OArchivesXI like Pogorelich version too
Classical music is hardcore, we're not even 5 seconds in and someone in the audience is already choking to death for the entire remainder of the piece.
😂😂😂
Lang Lang is the instrument - sometimes you don’t know where he ends and the piano begins. It’s all one - so restrained, so loving, such delicate dynamics
Whenever I play a musical instrument, I can't help but feel connected to the music. It's sad to see people with far greater technical skill than my own be hampered by the fact that they are not one with the song or the instrument. So refreshing to see someone this talented be so enraptured by the music he's playing. He rocks with the eb and flow. You can even see his left hand rearing to slam that emotion into the keys at 3:36 - and as a result, it's just so perfect
What a lovely reply - I’ve always thought this of Lang Lang as well❤
Lang Lang is amazing. Apparently Steinway sound engineers are also amazing: Sound quality is superb.
There's nothing like the sound of a Steinway!
As a pianist, the piano muse definitely came to him on this one. This is by far the best Lang Lang recording I've ever heard and literally hits that Almighty elusive reset button in life we seek through meditation and live music performances. The whirlwinds have calmed and the air is clearer now, thank you.
Lang Lang + Steinway + Chopin = stunning masterpiece
Absolutely right my friend
What humanity can do!! Create masterpieces!! Not wars......
I’m very impressed by Lang Lang’s playing of this prelude. Sensitive, tender, passionate, everything you would want to hear in this masterpiece!
Звучит хорошо ,но зачем это показывать на морде,чувствуй внутри в душе ,а не мимикой,противно смотреть.Это у него всегда так .
very occasionally, only once in every hundreds of pieces, will you see a pianist that plays a piece having a complete, simply pristime understanding of it, and a clear passion and connection to it. This is true with this piece and Lang Lang. Theres no hesitation, nothing is forced. The music carries itself. The only other examples I can think of, which I would definitely recommend, depending on wether you like the style of the piece, is Kissin playing Rachmanninof prelude in C sharp minor, and Wolfram Schmitt - Ballade no.3.
Never have I heard a truer statement
I just listened to the end and I'm stunned and emotional even. That ending, those soft notes, blending as he wished, the overtones, the stillness and softness, yeah, I don't really have the words but the audio let us hear it as it might have sounded in person. Absolutely astounding musically.
I nearly always prefer other interpretations than Lang Lang's - in this instance however I totally agree, the greatest version I have heard so far:)
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I don't like this interpretation.
the dynamic range on those pianos is really incredible
i like how its so whimsical at first and then its like "okay now are getting into dark war flashbacks now"
Coughing wasn’t loud enough. I managed to hear Lang Lang playing sometimes.
The organizers took note of your comment and they will install powerful Marshall amplifiers which will make the coughing sound even stronger.
Vous n'êtes pas obligé d'être ironique quand un commentaire n'est pas à votre convenance !
Il est vrai que Lang Lang est un pianiste célèbre. Est - ce pour cette raison que tout le monde s'extasie...
Son tempo est souvent exagérément lent et cela devient ennuyeux.
You are ABSOLUTELY RIGHT!!!!!! I realise that people need to clear their throats, but it would have been REALLY GREAT if they edited out the coughing for the video, ESPECIALLY when INFINITELY BY FAR THE GREATEST pianist who will EVER walk the face of the planet is at the keyboard!!!!!!! After all, it was professionally filmed, and NOT done on someone's phone or tablet!!!!!!!!! Julie Gill, Glasgow, Scotland.
@@francoiseceau-yr1omORDURES!!!!!!!!! Julie Gill, Glasgow, Scotland.
@@juliegill6278
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I hadn't heard LL playing this Prelude before today. I am glad I listened and watched his Expressive rendition; NOT RUSHED and themes and phrases well rounded, as it should be. I teach my private students, who are in Middle School for the Performing Arts, to play this Prelude, not rushing neither cadential irregular values nor the triple grace notes, EXACTLY as Lang Lang executes them in this video (mind you, I took 3 years of piano Lesson with Polish Maestro Jan Gorbaty (Chairman of the Chopin Foundation in New York). He taught me to play and expressively place Chopin's work in the Romantic Era, and not in the post-classical. He made me understand all the delicacy involved in phrasing, theme endings, rubato, NOT RUSHED ornaments in pieces in slow tempo, etc., as intended by composers of the Romantic Era, and today, my student came upset because her piano teacher at the Middle School for the Performing Art destroyed all the work we had done. Mind you, she is a good teacher, but for Romanbtic Era, she adheres to strict rhythm, fast ornaments, which make the students sound mechanical. Yes, the piece sounds terrific because Chopin is a genius, but
But no one can take away what that student heard if they truly understood what you were getting at. They might have to play it differently for an exam, but they will never forget that way of hearing Chopin
Lang Lang, like many outstanding pianists, uses memory techniques and strategies that enable him to memorize vast amounts of music. Here are some key methods that explain his abilities:
1. **Muscle memory**: Lang Lang practices pieces hundreds of times, allowing his hands to "remember" the movements. This is a form of automation-his fingers know where to go without active thought.
2. **Aural memory**: Lang Lang has an exceptionally sharp ear, enabling him to memorize music as sounds and rhythms. This allows him to reproduce a piece even without relying on sheet music, simply based on its sound.
3. **Structural understanding of music**: Through years of studying music theory, Lang Lang deeply understands the structure and composition of pieces. When learning a piece, he analyzes its harmony, phrasing, modulations, and other elements, making it easier to memorize. Instead of remembering individual notes, he grasps the logical flow of the composition.
4. **Visual memory**: Lang Lang often relies on visual memory to imagine pages of sheet music or the movement of his fingers on the keyboard. Many pianists "see" the layout of the keys or the score in their mind’s eye, even when playing without notes.
5. **Emotional connection to the music**: Lang Lang approaches music emotionally, linking specific pieces to feelings and experiences. By emotionally engaging with the music, he creates stronger associations, making it easier to recall a melody or phrase.
6. **Repetition and daily practice**: Regular, hours-long practice strengthens neural connections, making musical memory almost infallible.
These methods combine into a system that enables Lang Lang to memorize and perform complex pieces without sheet music, fully engaging his body, mind, and emotions.
❤
ai moment
I just heard this for the first time and I stood in my window looking at a cloud and the Holiness of the world was poured down on me xxx
Every great pianist has his own interpretation of ‘Raindrop,’ but Lang Lang’s is by far the most inspirational, best interpretation of any written piece of music composed by anyone. Flor me, this interpretation of Chopin’s Prelude ‘Raindrop’ is simply the best I have ever heard. I have listened to him playing this piece of music so many times and I never tire-NEVER. This prelude showcases two things-Chopin and Lang Lang’s genius. They should have met. Who knows? Maybe they did once!
A masterpiece. One of the greatest pieces of music ever written and this is the best interpretation I’ve heard. Beautiful. Just beautiful.
5:38- 6:00, sound of the last raindrops... Lang Lang's rendition is the best version I ever heard, and it inspired me to learn this piece.
This is by far the best interpretation on youtube. I usually play it a bit faster than Lang Lang, but damn, it's so difficult to find a good interpretation here.
Try horowitz's interpretation. That's, in my opinion, the best.
ruclips.net/video/J_6APTb3RNQ/видео.html
@@mohamedh5964 YES finally a good one. It's the best one so far. The beginning must convey anxious anticipation of the storm which it does. The ff part is strong and loud enough and the ending is a lot calmer than the beginning.
Everyone else is trying to play this piece very softly, which I don't think it is. There are also a few versions with calm strings added to it. That's just horrendous.
Watch Yundi's. That's closer to the tempo I generally play it at, so I like it quite a bit.
If you play the piano, why don’t you put it up on your account?
Quand un interprète de génie joue la musique d'un autre génie, c'est toujours un instant suspendu de bonheur dans le temps.
Here, Lang Lang makes this piece his own. Galvanizing! A complete synthesis of man, artist, music and instrument. ...and what a gorgeous creation from Steinway! Bravo all!
“Galvanising” is nice. I’m having that.
It is amazing every piano piece just comes alive when Lang Lang plays it.
He always seems to be in love with the music and the composer.
This is very sensitively played. At the same time, I don'r think it is accurate to say Lang Lang plays everything superbly.
I love Lang Lang's interpretation each time...
這樣出神談䔥邦的曲子，就好像蕭邦本人的琴聲，怎不令人讚嘆！
如此用心彈䔥邦的心事，就好像䔥邦靈魂的跳動，當然使我大驚！
Absolutely AWESOME! The best version I have ever heard played! Fabulous Lang Lang! 😊
It’s been very fun to follow Lang Lang through the years. Such tonal mastery and musicality from an artist known for his incredible technical ability.
Goose bumps everywhere! This is one of my favourite pieces and I love to play it myself.
Lang lang puts it to another level. The "darkness" of the middle part came out really great. The interaction between the soft and "hard" parts....impressive.
If I have to give up my bed for THIS piano, I sure will. Love this rendition!
I love Chopin, always so beautiful, and Lang, Lang plays it to all its glory, absolutely spectacular
By "Raindrop" he must have meant tears cause I'm crying right now.
Chopin wrote this song during a weekend vacation in Palma (Spain) with his wife, George Sand. The weekend was a desastrous vacation as the rain never stopped the entire week. Chopin, depressed as he was, wrote this song in only a few days (or even hours), at the age of 24.
It’s so beautiful I wanna cry.
"Sometimes I can only groan, and suffer, and pour out my despair at the piano." - Frederic Chopin
Love this piece, when listen to it or play it i litterally can feel and see rain, thunder and even first beams of sun in the end. This is like a painting.
His playing and the piano are beautiful 😭😭
No concert is complete without random coughing.
The first concert back from Covid will be the most cough-free concert in history.
Funny! I agree they can be annoying, but the coughs are simply part of the price of a live performance, and having an audience can inspire a performer and help generate a greater performance. So I think of it as something like scratches on a vinyl record (a completely different analogy, I know).
Drives me nuts!
Very funny, yes very funny indeed. But I think that’s just kind of random to say/type something like that
@@ziwenjiao3391 I don't think its random. The OP was enjoying the music, like I was, and then it gets spoilt by someone coughing.
U can never go wrong with Lang Lang
I Love Lang Lang and Frederic Chopin. It is a perfect combination 😍🎹🎼
I have watched this over and over, I’m quite nervous as today I have a solo concert where hundreds are watching. I’ve tried to make an interpretation as good as this but it doesn’t come close! Anyways good luck to myself and you are inspirational 👍 The piece which I am going to play is a relaxing soothing masterpiece. I am very shy to this type of thing, if I were to play like this I would be given scholarships from top uni’s hah! You’ve inspired me for fur Elise, moonlight sonata, this prelude and lots of others. You area great musician. I could only wish to be as good as you.
@@wilkeseyberry26 I hoping well
You express, what the music makes you feel. This is not my favourite interpretation. You can dislike Lang Lang`s views. Not about skill at all.
Did you win? (did it go well?)
How was it? 😋
Words literally cannot express how I feel after watching this
I love Lang Lang's playing. It is wonderful!!
Wonderful performance, I just wish the audience wasn't dying from the plague. That coughing was absurd. Kudos to Lang Lang for not being distracted.
Beautiful rendition, played at just the right tempo.
Breathtaking.
And how gorgeous are your hands!!!!
Cant stop listening to this absolute masterpiece....
This has always been and probably always will be my favorite piano piece. My little Yamaha keyboard that i still have from when i was a kid has this as the "demo" song. Press the button and it plays. Its so moving.
Luv it!
The playing is amazing but I am so terribly distracted by that most gorgeous piano OMG. The artisanship, and it's such a wonderful piece of human ingenuity. I do woodwork, and so yeah, I see it in that lens too.
Best version of this piece on RUclips!
This so takes my breath away and I am speechless in awe.
The b section is so good, its like twice as good as other pianists playing it
Lang Lang is so good at playing melody in the bass notes, it's so fluid and smooth. He has angel fingers :O !
Absolutely beautiful interpretation ! ! !
Le musiche di Chopin sono delle poesie. Poesie che non tutti sanno recitare.
Ecco, questa esecuzione è una recitazione perfetta.
Bravo!!!
Wunderbar gespielt, man hört die Tropfen fallen. Großartig! Danke!
Lang Lang
You are an incredible musician.
Chopin is very proud of you. Always in spirit.
The wait at the the end, on the fermata Oh it’s perfect.
Love Lang Lang's interpretation so much
the acoustics of this hall is insane
Raindrop was featured in Akira Kurasawa’s Dreams. That’s when I first heard it 24 years ago; so beautiful, so powerful!
Same here
Yes!!!! Yes!!!! I love you. Bravo. Wanderful Lang. Big and magic.
there’s something visceral about the middle segment of this song, it’s such an unbelievable testament to chopin’s genius and lang lang’s virtuosity
Un grand merci ! La perfection avec la délicatesse et la sensibilité, çà donne un chef-d'oeuvre absolu !!
This always bring me to tears, nearly sobbing halfway through. Maybe because it has always reminded me of beauty of life and the horror/tragedy of death: Carefree, whimsical and unaware of the darkness ahead. then 2:43 is tragedy, and 3:43 is more tragedy - and the rest is just growing up an orphan, watching the progress of humanity now that I'm an adult, finding peace where I can since I'm 39 and older than my parents ever were. Obviously, that's just my personal feelings when I hear the song, not what was intended, but it still sends me on one hell of a ride.
What great and deep performance is this... Good interpreter on excelled piano!
Chopin was such a great pianist and Lang Lang played it if Chopin would be alive again. Great Performance.
I am quite certain Lang Lang's performance here was used in the Halo 3 commercial "Believe". It's powerful.
Wtf... What a masterpiece.. my soul is touched... 4 times in a row. This ist crazy insane. Good Job lang lang. 😏
And for just a moment while performing this piece, one becomes the thunderstorm and can feel it flow through you.
One if the most difficult pieces to play in every sense. Lang Lang just conqueres it. One of the very few to even manage it.
WOW! Incredible sensitivity and beautiful artistry!
Awesomely stunning by the Maestro!
Absolutely beautiful performance 👏👏👏💕🥰 Thank you dear Lang Lang ❤️
stunning performance . The feeling he put into this already beautiful Chopin masterpiece is awe inspiring.
A melhor versão desse prelúdio.... simplesmente magnífico.
Si!
what a humbling to be still enjoying these 2 masters,.lovely to be alive .
I took some video footage of rain reflections projected by sunlight onto my living room wall and posted it on FB, saying it looked like waveforms. I wrote that I wondered what it sounded like and my friend linked to this recording. Watching the video and listening to this performance, I immediately felt a sense of pure calm in my chest and breathed out slowly. Bliss.
This is Great Lang Lang!! You are The Best pianist in the World!! Thank you for uploaded!!😮
I'm crying...so intense and emotional and magnificent. So thankful to be able to enjoy your performances!!!
Lang Lang has become a Chopin master. Wonderful.
Mein bester Pianist wie er Shopen spielt weckt Erinnerungen, einfach wunderschön. Danke. ❤
amazing performance.. such a beautiful piano too!
The woodgrain on that piano is glorious.
Staggering. Breathtaking. What a joy and privilege to listen to this.
The most epic voicing of any prelude, hands down thumb under pinky epic experience
really could feel Chopins growing despair and frustration in that performance. Poignantly captured
Slow and controlled...learning about Chopin this was what he did from the heart and wanted humanity to do the same...I have never learnt that he had political views that were strong...his world was music...alas for politicians...the uk is in self destruct...but there is always The Raindrop...and my beautiful daughters...we can never do enough for those ŵe love...
If it makes you feel any better, all of Europe (as well as the U.S.) is in self-destruct.
@@excelsior999 Why would destruction make anybody feel better?
Magnifique interprétation. Quelle legereté. Et quelle magnifique composition. Un régal.
The most beautiful interpretation I ever heard of this piece
Quel fantastique jeu nuancé dans ce pur chef d'œuvre de Chopin
Quando ouço algo dessa magnitude, simplesmente não consigo tirar da cabeça: "Como diabos alguém nesta terra poderia realmente sentar com caneta e papel e escrever algo assim... está completamente além da minha compreensão. " quero dizer, Chopin teve que ouvir isso em sua cabeça - em detalhes completos de tudo o que a música pode conter... e depois anotá-la? Simplesmente inacreditável - e todos os outros compositores também!
That's cheerful. In the book I read about Chopin, he went to Majorca and it never stopped raining, thus sounding his death knell. He had TB and was not a very well man at all. This experience worsened his condition... seriously.
Not that it makes a heck of a difference, but the current theory in the world of medical science is that Chopin died because of Cystic Fibrosis.
I have always thought piece was boring until now. He takes the effects of the raindrops from far away to very close up. I like his ring tones just before coming to the final repeat of the main theme. The storm in the mid section was fantastic. I am certain there will be many critics but I am going to play this going forward in LL's style. It is so good and so emotive. Thank you LL!!!!
Someone should buy this guy a piano he isn't too bad
deanmoncaster he has a piano
If he does not, he would not be able to play this well!
@@IEEMAZ_Convoluted_14.2.8.5 r/whoosh
Ikr
@Khai West I think that's the first time I've ever seen one of those not in a compilation
Lang Lang is truly an unparalled master of the pianoforte.
that piano is gorgeous
Another stunning execution by Lang Lang, he is a true genius
Magnifico I think Lang Lang belong to the big league , bravo!
My friend, he doesn't belong to the big league. He is the big league.
@@GanovenEde for you , he is ...
Absolutely beautiful!! Amazing expression!!!
Loved listening to you❤
Brilliant. So moving. Pure soul 🙏🏻