"Für Elise" Performed by Lang Lang

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  • Опубликовано: 20 ноя 2024

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  • @steinway
    @steinway  3 года назад +1514

    Steinway Artist Lang Lang performs Beethoven's "Für Elise" on the Lang Lang Steinway Black Diamond Limited Edition. Of the piece, Lang Lang says: “For me it is very romantic, and light, like a feather. It has to come from nowhere and it has to touch people. It can’t just be treated as background music. I’ve tried to play the piece as the masterpiece that it is, and I hope that children who begin learning 'Für Elise' will treat it the same way.”
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    • @shunwang9873
      @shunwang9873 3 года назад +16

      i learn fur elise. i'm 8

    • @shunwang9873
      @shunwang9873 3 года назад +3

      not shun claire

    • @shunwang9873
      @shunwang9873 3 года назад +2

      i'm claire wang

    • @whimperingbudgie9207
      @whimperingbudgie9207 3 года назад +7

      @@langlang3403 Miss me with that bullshit. Lang Lang with 0 subscribers and an account that was made 4 days ago? You got some balls you fake ass scammer

    • @lindayao3255
      @lindayao3255 3 года назад +4

      @@langlang3403 also I don’t think his English is that good

  • @holinyx77
    @holinyx77 3 года назад +7148

    Slow. This is the correct way to play this song. Too many people play it too fast. Lang Lang is perfect

    • @G5Hohn
      @G5Hohn 3 года назад +228

      Slow and then fast only on the 16th note runs.

    • @Whoismyname999
      @Whoismyname999 3 года назад +37

      I agree.

    • @stcrmiq_
      @stcrmiq_ 3 года назад +90

      he reminds me of ling ling-

    • @James-k1416
      @James-k1416 3 года назад +60

      *piece

    • @Tuning_Spork
      @Tuning_Spork 3 года назад +39

      Yup. I used to put this on my mix tapes in the '80s (I forget who played the version I had), and used the pitch control on my Technics turntable to slow it down about 10%-15%. When played too fast, it loses all of Beethoven's renowned moodiness.

  • @lschoenrank
    @lschoenrank 3 года назад +7945

    My daughter's name was Elise and, to us, this was always "her song". She was 17 when a childhood cancer took her from us. This rendition is absolutely stunningly beautiful.

    • @pamspurgers3578
      @pamspurgers3578 3 года назад +654

      Sorry for your loss. I'm sure your Elise was stunningly beautiful as well.

    • @vestricaptiosus9861
      @vestricaptiosus9861 3 года назад +261

      My condolences

    • @eyeglasslady9266
      @eyeglasslady9266 3 года назад +164

      My condolences to you in your loss. RIP for Elise. I frequently have my phone set for this ringtone.

    • @lillythebrownie
      @lillythebrownie 3 года назад +122

      may she put her angel wings around you all. 💗 she will always look after you and care for you. i wish you all the best. 💗

    • @davwekamel3289
      @davwekamel3289 3 года назад +97

      I'm very sorry to hear that, may she rest in peace and God will take care of her, hope you feel better, take care. 💗

  • @rememberDay1
    @rememberDay1 5 лет назад +7072

    finally someone plays this at the right tempo. will never listen to another version of this track again

    • @romanticdonkey468
      @romanticdonkey468 4 года назад +181

      Absolutely agree. I kept skipping through other videos until I found this one

    • @MidwestMike100
      @MidwestMike100 4 года назад +174

      Yes. This is one of the pieces I was given as a study and practice in intonation, phrasing, beat and tempo. While the basic piece is learnable even for someone like me, he exemplifies perfection of the piece that lends to its complexities. Very well done!

    • @gbugis6706
      @gbugis6706 4 года назад +29

      @@MidwestMike100 wtf intonation on piano????

    • @dt2419
      @dt2419 4 года назад +41

      Erich Fernandez depends on which definition of intonation you use

    • @j.brandon7402
      @j.brandon7402 4 года назад +24

      I wish he had played the turn in the B section though. Hardly anyone does, but I prefer it.

  • @daveberk
    @daveberk Год назад +515

    At first I though it was too slow, then I realized most versions of this piece is too fast. Simply beautiful!

    • @anchaleelimviriyalers5019
      @anchaleelimviriyalers5019 10 месяцев назад +2

      Same litterly I thought this is too slow

    • @nicomeier8098
      @nicomeier8098 9 месяцев назад +5

      Most pieces are played too fast.

    • @chriskroutil1518
      @chriskroutil1518 9 месяцев назад +2

      I've always preferred this tempo

    • @okoroifeanyichukwu8762
      @okoroifeanyichukwu8762 7 месяцев назад

      You want him to make a mistake in front of the audience?😂

    • @FreyofKtau
      @FreyofKtau 5 месяцев назад +1

      I feel the same thing when listening to Itzhak Perlman when he plays the 2nd movement from Vivaldis Winter.
      Most play it too fast. He is slower and its so much better.

  • @koshersalaami
    @koshersalaami 3 года назад +2764

    He took the piece seriously. I have enormous respect for that.

    • @ejmtv3
      @ejmtv3 3 года назад +158

      Just because it is coined as the "most common classical piece" or the "noob" piece, doesnt mean it has lost its reputation but it is actually the other way around. I watched one concert of Valentina Lisitsa held in S. Korea and the audience laughed for a second when she played this piece. I personally felt offended.

    • @borncoder9964
      @borncoder9964 3 года назад +13

      ofcourse, because Fur Elise is his favourite piece.

    • @joyfullittlethings9448
      @joyfullittlethings9448 3 года назад +12

      His wife’s name is Alice

    • @ejmtv3
      @ejmtv3 3 года назад +22

      The most common piece should also receive the most respect, in my opinion.

    • @DavidSmith-ki2we
      @DavidSmith-ki2we 3 года назад +15

      @@ejmtv3 why did they laugh? As a Korean myself, I too feel offended that they actually laughed.

  • @pameladenoon141
    @pameladenoon141 3 года назад +2019

    Everyone else plays this piece as if to say “I’ve been playing this since I was 4 and I’m sick of it”, but this man plays it like a virtuoso. What a master, thank you

  • @martinterry7613
    @martinterry7613 4 года назад +2798

    This was my Mother's favorite piano piece. She passed this week and this came on the classical radio that day. Love you Mom

    • @Lars-ts1vc
      @Lars-ts1vc 4 года назад +106

      Martin Terry I’m sorry to hear that my man, hope you are doing well. may she rest in peace ❤️

    • @not_toxickoo3509
      @not_toxickoo3509 4 года назад +19

      🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

    • @derpyoreo2611
      @derpyoreo2611 4 года назад +104

      Lokeyin Koo
      You. You should be ashamed of your own existence. As for Martin, I’m so sorry to hear that man 🙏

    • @gegedugu8244
      @gegedugu8244 4 года назад +34

      I'm so sorry, and I hope you and your mother will enjoy this piece.

    • @Rudolf-d
      @Rudolf-d 4 года назад +9

      Requiescat in pace

  • @matiassanchez1679
    @matiassanchez1679 Год назад +307

    Every pianist in RUclips is constantly competing to see who's the fastest one, and then this legend comes and play this piece slowly yet so full of heart and sentiment it just eclipse every other interpretation in this platform. Being faster doesn't make you a better musician, feeling the music does

    • @ranchen2439
      @ranchen2439 5 месяцев назад +3

      I am learning how to play this song on the guitar 😖😖😖😖😖😖😖

    • @LOL-uu3gg
      @LOL-uu3gg 5 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@ranchen2439you can do it🎉

    • @mcmuffin-z5v
      @mcmuffin-z5v 5 месяцев назад +5

      I agree, however this you should watch this pianist play turkish march or la campanella because in those recordingss it seems that Lang Lang is really going for the speed instead.

    • @liambossis7589
      @liambossis7589 5 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@mcmuffin-z5vYes😂😂

    • @user-xy7mv6qe7d
      @user-xy7mv6qe7d 5 месяцев назад +1

      Dude...If you've done music theory you know that no one is ' constantly competing to see who's the fastest one,'. Some songs are desingned to be romantic, some allegro.

  • @urchillzone
    @urchillzone 4 года назад +2075

    This is the tempo that I was looking for...
    Most of them just rush through the piece like they've got some wedding to attend.
    This is slow...this is nice.
    ❤️❤️❤️

    • @heyitslucylol
      @heyitslucylol 4 года назад +81

      "most them rush through the piece LIKE THEY'VE GOT SOME WEDDING TO ATTEND"
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      oml im literally crying cause im laughing so hard about that wedding thing XDDDDDDD

    • @mooncrysta
      @mooncrysta 4 года назад +11

      @@heyitslucylol same omg hahahahahahaha

    • @AnuraagPrithvi
      @AnuraagPrithvi 4 года назад +2

      Same.

    • @ShanghaiShuguangAnshabu
      @ShanghaiShuguangAnshabu 4 года назад +11

      I learned for a bit more than a year, and this was the speed I'd like to play. Although my teacher wants 120.

    • @trevorjameson3213
      @trevorjameson3213 4 года назад +23

      A lot of people play it fast in order to hopefully hide their mistakes. It's like people who play ragtime really fast, which is incorrect, but they are trying to get through difficult sections easier by going faster, and, to hide their errors.

  • @oysteinsoreide4323
    @oysteinsoreide4323 5 лет назад +2504

    So nice, and not so rushed as it's usually performed.

    • @phil_lx
      @phil_lx 5 лет назад +20

      I would even play it a bit slower

    • @rabbih5131
      @rabbih5131 5 лет назад +115

      Philuc04 - Musik i think any slower and it seems almost exaggerated/ over the top, imo, this tempos perfect

    • @phil_lx
      @phil_lx 5 лет назад +15

      @@rabbih5131 I just meant maybe about 3-6 BPM

    • @rabbih5131
      @rabbih5131 5 лет назад +8

      @@phil_lx fair enough

    • @frankeggers4024
      @frankeggers4024 5 лет назад +25

      Right! I listened to other renditions on RUclips and thought that played too fast. It's not a race!

  • @azaz911c
    @azaz911c 5 лет назад +1633

    The more I listen to Lang Lang, the more I am amazed by him. It's difficult to describe, but when he plays, he gives the piano something akin to voice, soul, mind, or direction. He can give notes weight, or make them fly. He can stretch them, and make them bounce, and rebound. He is an artist at the highest level, eliciting things from the piano that I have never heard from other players.

  • @emilyandkevineden8041
    @emilyandkevineden8041 Год назад +17

    Lang Lang looks like he’s in heaven playing this. It’s insane how well he plays it

  • @SirDonovanAston
    @SirDonovanAston 3 года назад +1104

    I teach the piano, and was taught classical piano for 7 years at the Royal Schools of Music, so I have played this, heard this and taught students this piece probably more than any other piece of music in my whole life. So I have because immune to this piece.
    This is the first time I watched this video and it brought me to tears.
    Thank you Lang Lang.
    First you listen to music,
    Then you like,
    You then love it,
    You then get attached to it.
    Then you let music come into you, your ears, your heart your soul.
    Then you let go of yourself and immerse yourself in music
    Then you become the music.
    THEN THE MUSIC becomes YOU.
    Lang Lang got to this point with this piece (@nd everything he sets his heart on)
    He ”sings“ the piano.
    So

    • @victorosunbunmi1179
      @victorosunbunmi1179 3 года назад +15

      Quite expressive
      He follows each phrase... But to achieve this your piano must be in top conditions

    • @lindawangui7886
      @lindawangui7886 3 года назад +11

      I cried too. This piece so relaxed me.

    • @shodanart
      @shodanart 3 года назад +15

      Yours is the best explanation of why this performance is the best and at the right sensitive tempo. Thank you!

    • @Alex-he9mc
      @Alex-he9mc 3 года назад +10

      "You become the Music then the Music becomes you"
      Ohh... So thats why DaBaby turns a NI-
      HA! You though I was gonna say the N Word, but it was I, DIO!
      Into a convertible.Thanks for the answers, kinda man. As in the words of the best Marvel villain, Thanos
      "You have my respect, Stark"

    • @sfgox10
      @sfgox10 3 года назад

      No.

  • @miscellanyman263
    @miscellanyman263 5 лет назад +1570

    Not sure anyone commenting here has pointed out HOW GORGEOUS this Steinway Grand sounds!

    • @emiliebova
      @emiliebova 5 лет назад +18

      Certainly does sound fantastic. Few beginners will get to hear that sound.

    • @Averagestoner
      @Averagestoner 5 лет назад +32

      emiliebova I never played piano and I heard it. You can tell the difference between a cheap and expensive piano

    • @jetbrown3085
      @jetbrown3085 5 лет назад +24

      paid comments lmao

    • @eliz4740
      @eliz4740 5 лет назад +17

      It has nothing to do with Lang Lang!he can play any piano and make it sound good

    • @novaeffect6714
      @novaeffect6714 5 лет назад

      Wayne A. W. On my screen literally the comment below you says it 😂😂

  • @phildel3586
    @phildel3586 3 года назад +526

    Lang Lang understands what he plays. Piano playing is really an Art

  • @MsXfi
    @MsXfi Год назад +23

    My 9 month daughter seems so much at peace when listening to lang-lang. Its the best feeling a dad can have...

  • @mudswallow5074
    @mudswallow5074 3 года назад +333

    Lang Lang takes this overplayed and often dismissed beginners' piece as seriously as a Liszt concerto, and the result is pure magic.

    • @langlang3403
      @langlang3403 3 года назад

      It is my uttermost pleasure seeing your amazing and pleasant comment on my piano channel. 😘 langlangofficialmusic@gmail.com 😍This really brought great joy to my heart, remain blessed and feel free to contact me with the above mail address 👆!!!

    • @ST19859
      @ST19859 Год назад +13

      Overplayed for sure but I dont believe I ve ever heard it referred to as a "beginners piece"

    • @VictorLugosi
      @VictorLugosi Год назад +8

      Beginners? No lol you clearly don’t play.

    • @dark6.6E-34
      @dark6.6E-34 Год назад +10

      @@ST19859 it is indeed seen as a beginners piece, because it is the first piece, especially the first couple bars, beginners learn, regardless of how hard they butcher it.

    • @ST19859
      @ST19859 Год назад +14

      @@dark6.6E-34 That sounds like something a smug slightly above novice musician would say to make themselves feel superior. I have never heard a single real musician refer to it as a "beginners piece"

  • @steverichardson7971
    @steverichardson7971 4 года назад +548

    The more popular and simple a piece is, the harder it is for a world class pianist to handle. Great job

    • @ellorenzo9389
      @ellorenzo9389 4 года назад +42

      You meant "to Händel" 😂😂😂

    • @marybingwen
      @marybingwen 4 года назад +5

      because he really has Alice, haha.

    • @BruderMussRasantLos
      @BruderMussRasantLos 4 года назад +2

      How do u know? Are u a world class pianist?

    • @marybingwen
      @marybingwen 4 года назад +18

      Billy Lee because for these successful pianist, technique is not a problem. Easy piece is hard for them as they have to made their music style unique

    • @jakepinsky6957
      @jakepinsky6957 4 года назад +7

      El Lorenzo that’s pretty funny, maybe you should make a “Liszt” of all your best music puns. Whatever you put on it, I’ll take “note” of it to use in the future

  • @mccellen
    @mccellen 3 года назад +472

    When I was very young we lived in Germany; my Mom made me take piano lessons with a German teacher; she taught me 'Fur Elise", which, somehow, I still remember it; Also, when living in Germany, Mom and I went to several recitals of classical music, such as Beethoven,.Bach..etc...that's when I heard my utmost long-time favorite: PACHEBEL'S CANON. Through all these years (I'm 76) I still weep whenever I listen to this incredibly beautiful piece of true art..

  • @georgetarr1352
    @georgetarr1352 Год назад +133

    This rendition actually heals you from ever feeling like this piece was overplayed

  • @OganySupreme
    @OganySupreme 4 года назад +278

    I love how he takes his time with this piece. Most pianists rush and play faster, especially since it's an incredibly simple piece. Amazing as always, Lang Lang!

    • @ptose
      @ptose 3 года назад +2

      I've played piano for 4 months, and I'm learning the final part of it and at least to me is anything but "incredibly simple" onestly.

    • @OganySupreme
      @OganySupreme 3 года назад +2

      @@ptose You've also been playing for only four months.

    • @ptose
      @ptose 3 года назад +1

      @@OganySupreme yes that's true, but "incredibly simple" seems to suggest that every beginner would be able to play it, and maybe that's true for the first famous part of the piece, the rest doesn't seem that easy, especially compared to other things (I can play quite well the Prelude in C of Bach for instance)

    • @OganySupreme
      @OganySupreme 3 года назад +1

      @@ptose When you say later on, are you referring to the movements after this recording, or later on in this recording?

    • @ptose
      @ptose 3 года назад

      I'm saying the second part that starts at 0:56 (altough here is played quite slowly ), especially the fast part at 1:09-1:15 and also the third part (2:06-2:46), altough again here's is played very slowly so it looks easy (actually I think that both parts, that are contrasting in mood to the main theme are better played faster and louder)

  • @meganknipe4393
    @meganknipe4393 2 года назад +620

    The intonation, dynamics and emotional quality were brilliantly executed….he made an overused composition sound new. I loved the melancholy feel he brought …his interpretation was so sensitive without being schmaltzy….just perfect!

    • @michaelsimpson6970
      @michaelsimpson6970 2 года назад +7

      Great intonation!

    • @kkaelyn002
      @kkaelyn002 Год назад +9

      "intonation" isnt really that difficult on the piano haha

    • @luutzennijdam7213
      @luutzennijdam7213 Год назад +1

      Beethoven 's Ode to the newborn baby.

    • @yyyihad
      @yyyihad 11 месяцев назад

      It sounded the same to me.

    • @GiardinoStrings
      @GiardinoStrings 11 месяцев назад +1

      Intonation has nothing to do with a piano unless it’s out of tune!

  • @elenavladova-noora-vocalco8563
    @elenavladova-noora-vocalco8563 4 года назад +197

    This is the best performance of Fur Elise that i ever heard. I am totally impressed of the feelings,of the phrases, of the different way....

    • @cscoetzee
      @cscoetzee 2 года назад

      This is my favourite: ruclips.net/video/KzM7bOJ-tT0/видео.html

    • @langlangofficial0
      @langlangofficial0 Год назад

      I want to say a big thank you for your comment/comments (how many it may be), your love and support , I created this channel to reach out to fans and you are amazing❤️❤️.
      where are you from?

    • @elenavladova-noora-vocalco8563
      @elenavladova-noora-vocalco8563 Год назад

      @@langlangofficial0 I am from 🇧🇬 Bulgaria.

    • @langlangofficial0
      @langlangofficial0 Год назад

      well thank you for your morale push and support they have kept me at my best. How long have you been a fan?

  • @tristix3721
    @tristix3721 Год назад +16

    I don't know how to play piano but I've got tears in my eyes when hearing this.

  • @toewomg
    @toewomg 2 года назад +12

    It’s impossible one have not played Fur Elise when study the piano, but with the 9 years I took my son to New England Conservatory’s preparatory school for piano studies before he goes to college, never have I heard any kids play this piece at the weekly recital. All because teachers got tired of it! And that’s also why you don’t find many recoding of this piece by famous pianist. I’m glad Lang Lang did it, and did it so nicely. Thanks for sharing !

  • @pianonerd9437
    @pianonerd9437 2 года назад +374

    Für Elise always gives me chills when played right, but this… this was a whole other level. They played it so well, you could tell they poured their soul into the piece. Some might say they look ridiculous, but these movements in a pianist signify that the pianist feels the music. I can rarely get this feeling myself, but Lang Lang did this perfectly. Round of applause to Lang Lang!

    • @stephenclarke9468
      @stephenclarke9468 Год назад +32

      "They"? There was only one of him.

    • @argynkuketayev4166
      @argynkuketayev4166 Год назад +7

      @@stephenclarke9468 that's just like your opinion, man

    • @steviebye1
      @steviebye1 Год назад +21

      ​@Argyn Kuketayev it is not an opinion, there is only one person there. Also, to be accurate, Lang Lang is known, is not irrelevant and does not identify as non binary, so, the use of 'they' in this case is incorrect grammar.

    • @happinessnimley3625
      @happinessnimley3625 Год назад +9

      We all no it's a He not a they!

    • @williamzhu673
      @williamzhu673 Год назад +1

      you are so correct

  • @DonnaHarrisMusicStudio
    @DonnaHarrisMusicStudio 5 лет назад +404

    I first learnt this piece as an easy version at age 10. Then I learnt the full version for my grade 4 exam. Funnily enough, I can still play this piece from memory. It's been a special piece for me; it's the oldest one in my repertoire.

    • @e-n6111
      @e-n6111 5 лет назад +1

      Same as me 😉

    • @weirdscience6820
      @weirdscience6820 5 лет назад +2

      Does the easy version just cut half or some of the music out or is it different?

    • @DonnaHarrisMusicStudio
      @DonnaHarrisMusicStudio 5 лет назад +5

      @@weirdscience6820 It didn't have the part that is played after the first repeat and it didn't have the middle section. So, it was just repeating the main part, the part that is most familiar.

    • @ireneong8717
      @ireneong8717 5 лет назад +1

      Hi

    • @ojoshjustin9873
      @ojoshjustin9873 5 лет назад +1

      i learnt it when i was 5.

  • @EmbersBurn
    @EmbersBurn Год назад +76

    I think this is the closest we are going to get to Beethoven. He would be very pleased with this performance 🤩

    • @Nozuka621
      @Nozuka621 11 месяцев назад +7

      likely better. keep in mind that the bars keep moving up over the years. what seemed impressive then, might not be impressive now. and we don't have any recordings of him.

  • @4N9vxO3WnK
    @4N9vxO3WnK 4 года назад +496

    This is like when you take your endgame character to absolutely demolish the first bosses

    • @xbenci
      @xbenci 4 года назад +2

      absolutely

    • @timtimtimm
      @timtimtimm 4 года назад +4

      Yesss exactly

    • @StrawberryLegacy
      @StrawberryLegacy 4 года назад +8

      Believe it or not, but Für Elise isn't actually that easy to play.

    • @kevinthomes574
      @kevinthomes574 4 года назад +21

      @@StrawberryLegacy in comparison with Other pieces its VERY easy.

    • @tetherfry
      @tetherfry 4 года назад +6

      @@StrawberryLegacy Ever heard of Rachmaninoff?

  • @adrievandijk
    @adrievandijk 2 года назад +58

    I heard this beautiful piece of music for the first time when I was 7 years old. Now I am 74, and I still love it. Great performance.

    • @Willburys
      @Willburys 10 месяцев назад +7

      You are never to Old to love Old Classics❤

  • @mbbb1
    @mbbb1 3 года назад +64

    Feels like someone is hugging you gently and lovingly.

    • @HelloItsMe-p5d
      @HelloItsMe-p5d 3 года назад

      @@noyourenotlol BITCH, ANYBODY CAN BE NAMED LANG LANG IF THEY PARENTS WANT TO BITCH! ITS NOT LIKE YOU CAN CHANGE THEIR NAME!

    • @HelloItsMe-p5d
      @HelloItsMe-p5d 3 года назад

      @@noyourenotlol WANT ME TO SAY IT IN JAPANESE?! I SAID のぼdy かn ちゃんげ てぇy ごっだmn なめ びtch

    • @HelloItsMe-p5d
      @HelloItsMe-p5d 3 года назад

      @@noyourenotlol and yes the fuck he do know english, search it up on google dumbass if you don't believe me.

    • @noyourenotlol
      @noyourenotlol 3 года назад

      @@HelloItsMe-p5d bruh you dont need to be a psychopath just cause i was wrong- 😑

  • @fluffy_borb
    @fluffy_borb Год назад +13

    The fact that he played it at this tempo, added those extra dynamics and gave it so much more crazes me. It sounds absolutely stunning when Lang Lang played it in such a unique way!
    6.24.23

  • @SamLee-em8hh
    @SamLee-em8hh 3 года назад +102

    When I listen to Lang Lang's playing I feel the true music, pure music by my heart. It seems to me that there is no piano, there is no one who plays the piano, just music deeply touches my heart and soul. When I close my eyes there are only music and me.

    • @HelloItsMe-p5d
      @HelloItsMe-p5d 3 года назад +2

      Heart and soul👁👄👁 that made me feel like im missing a piano

    • @xiaoxipiano
      @xiaoxipiano 2 года назад

      Yeah, for me, when I do that, it’s just me, the music, and my dad yelling at me to start my homework

    • @adelaidemoraes219
      @adelaidemoraes219 2 года назад

      Eu também me sinto assim, ouvindo Lang Lang. Ele se transporta para outra esfera, e vou seguindo ele. E o maior artista pianista pra mim. Nos toca no fundo da alma.

  • @TheCudder4life
    @TheCudder4life 2 года назад +183

    Goosebumps. You can feel the emotions coming from the piano. This is the best rendition on youtube hand down no questions asked.

    • @luutzennijdam7213
      @luutzennijdam7213 Год назад

      For all young parents: Beethoven 's Ode to the baby.

    • @stephanejavier5495
      @stephanejavier5495 Год назад +1

      Rien à redire! Bravo

    • @hithere2426
      @hithere2426 11 месяцев назад +1

      "There is no such thing as best. Only different."
      ~Arthur Rubenstein (in response to being told that people call him the greatest).

  • @velcroman11
    @velcroman11 4 года назад +76

    Bugger me! Lang Lang is playing this with HIS EYES CLOSED. I struggle to play this with my eyes open!

    • @LemonadeChannelYT
      @LemonadeChannelYT 3 года назад +2

      I know right? hes a really good musician!

    • @32123ABCBA
      @32123ABCBA 3 года назад +1

      “True musicians don’t use there eyes but their hands”-someone

    • @pianosenzanima1
      @pianosenzanima1 3 месяца назад

      He can also play Rach 3 with his eyes closed

  • @KeyboardKirby
    @KeyboardKirby Год назад +130

    Say what you want about Lang Lang in general, but you can't overlook that this is probably the best this piece will ever get played.

    • @SleepyCatPing
      @SleepyCatPing 9 месяцев назад

      never heard of him
      i would like to have a word with his parents though

    • @Lots17
      @Lots17 8 месяцев назад

      Well not ever, Beethoven played it too

  • @daviydviljoen9318
    @daviydviljoen9318 3 года назад +57

    Wow, just wow! This is probably the best version, the right tempo, not ignoring dynamics like everyone else...
    This should actually be the new add for Steinway and Sons...

  • @joegurning8972
    @joegurning8972 2 года назад +121

    He plays it very softly, and the smell of loss in the melody is so palpable.

    • @SleepyCatPing
      @SleepyCatPing 9 месяцев назад +3

      the backstory behind the song is basically: he taught a girl called elise who sucked at piano,fell in love, wrote a song even she could play, learned she was married and then expanded on the piece to make it so she would never be able to play the full piece correctly
      this song is literally made from spite and pettyness

  • @360jaeger
    @360jaeger Год назад +63

    Finally. My daughter Elise was born 20th November 2022. So glad I found this fantastic version of her song. Finally. So many great pianists have rushed through this wonderful piece. Lang Lang treats it as the true master he is. Gentle soul. Pure magic. E and I thank you maestro..

    • @williamzhu673
      @williamzhu673 Год назад

      are you Elise‘s da d

    • @JeremyCheng-b7z
      @JeremyCheng-b7z 10 месяцев назад

      No

    • @limeedhot
      @limeedhot 5 месяцев назад

      @@williamzhu673no obviously dogs cousin's owner's sister

  • @mcnits
    @mcnits 8 месяцев назад +16

    The most beautiful fur elise ever played by the greatest pianist ever.

  • @conxitapeyrodiaz8110
    @conxitapeyrodiaz8110 3 года назад +59

    Maravilloso, tengo 80 años, empezé tocar el piano a las 60 por una depresión y me ponía, los vidios de Lang Lang y empecé a darle el sentimiento que pone, para mis partituras, es como mi profesor a distancia, aunque voy a la escuela y ya he hecho 20 años y yo sigo, esa paz que siento, cuando pongo las manos en el piano, el maravilloso.
    Sigue así Kan Lang, haces mucho bien a muchas personas como yo.👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @PareshDesai
    @PareshDesai 5 лет назад +37

    Even ludvig van beethoven will stand and applaud. Played with the feeling and heart poured into it.

    • @MrC77
      @MrC77 4 года назад +1

      Beethoven could probably play it better.

    • @jiezheng8327
      @jiezheng8327 4 года назад

      Me too

    • @sophieg.1436
      @sophieg.1436 3 года назад

      @@jiezheng8327 dont u dare my guy

  • @mrscpc1918
    @mrscpc1918 Год назад +77

    The best performance of this I have heard in 70 years. Stunning and beautiful.

  • @keifer1634
    @keifer1634 4 года назад +13

    This one is the most beautiful version of für elise I've ever heard, he's enjoying while playing and it sounds incredible.

  • @dakers9906
    @dakers9906 2 года назад +60

    The way his fingers dance across the keys. How he connects with each note. Astounding

  • @DreStyle
    @DreStyle 2 года назад +10

    Lang lang is exactly the guy who plays it how I like the song... Just right.. You can just see his hands and body move with absolute perfection... It's.... Insane

  • @kennethcarlsen8920
    @kennethcarlsen8920 Год назад +11

    Lang Lang is my hero! Him and a Steinway, PERFECTION!

  • @btsimba4908
    @btsimba4908 4 года назад +17

    I love how he tells his story and how you can feel the emotions with the piano, dancing with the fingers. Amazing. Beatiful.

  • @shodanart
    @shodanart 3 года назад +156

    Lang Lang, your exquisite sensitivity while playing is extraordinary! This un-rushed expression, space, timing, soft and tranquil, at 2:07 heartbreaking pathos of Für Elise is the only interpretation that understands the intentions of Beethoven! Thank you!
    I’ve searched RUclips and even Ashkenazy’s version is rushed! You give the experience of love and loss, sorrow and melancholy of Beethoven back to us! ❤️

    • @karina123
      @karina123 2 месяца назад

      Du hast es perfekt ausgedrückt. Das sehe ich ganz genauso ❤

  • @jub388
    @jub388 3 года назад +32

    ...ich kenne keinen anderen Pianisten, der die Tasten so behutsam streichelt wie Lang Lang....ein Genuß, ihm zu zusehen!!!

  • @ГришаТуранов
    @ГришаТуранов Год назад +140

    From 1:40 to 1:45 I recognized that I never knew Fur Elise, in his hands it sounds completely different, he contributed more senses, images, dynamics than we got used to listening famous melody, it became dimensional, deeper than just a simple melody.

  • @codyzhou9853
    @codyzhou9853 4 года назад +568

    Top chef cooking scrambled eggs

    • @rdyt0
      @rdyt0 4 года назад +28

      Olive oil in. Salt and pepper. Done!

    • @zxcqwe6931
      @zxcqwe6931 4 года назад +8

      lmaoooooo im dead

    • @BingDwenDwen
      @BingDwenDwen 4 года назад +19

      Top chef made scrambled eggs a micheline star dish

    • @sniperprosquadgaming9435
      @sniperprosquadgaming9435 4 года назад +5

      He adds a lot if ingredients that taste nice

    • @abk1424
      @abk1424 4 года назад +3

      I was gonna liken it to a professional guitarist playing smoke on the water

  • @missthatrage
    @missthatrage 4 года назад +28

    I cried midway, this was so beautiful and enlightening. It shows true purpose in life and taught me lessons I don't know what I would do without..

  • @EmEnz1
    @EmEnz1 4 года назад +8

    A beautiful, beautiful rendition of Fur Elise on a STUNNING piano. Thank you Lang Lang, Steinway and Beethoven.

  • @sarahfernandespiano
    @sarahfernandespiano Год назад +16

    I love how Lang Lang plays this piece with so much emotion....so beautiful!

  • @sarveshayre3281
    @sarveshayre3281 3 года назад +25

    Been listening to all genre of music for the past 30 years.
    'Fur Elise' is definitely the most beautiful piece of melody I have ever heard. The story behind this composition makes this timeless classic even more special.
    Lang Lang absolutely nails every note and emotion in this version.

  • @vegar1279
    @vegar1279 2 года назад +7

    Lang played it perfectly. He made the piece sound heavy, yet light as a feather all at the same time. A perfect balance. Not too fast, not too slow, just right.

  • @craigsmall
    @craigsmall 3 года назад +21

    The respect this man has for the instrument and musical masterpiece is just perfect!

  • @lilini1152
    @lilini1152 Год назад +7

    Lang Lang played with passion. I enjoyed watching his facial expression and finger movements.

  • @gator8820
    @gator8820 3 года назад +24

    I’ve listened to Lang Lang’s interpretation a million times! Each one I discover something else that makes his version elegantly majestic. He inspires perfection!

  • @twtnk9
    @twtnk9 3 года назад +11

    2 god given talents one to make the piano and one to play it, what a combination,.

  • @GOATAli
    @GOATAli 4 года назад +19

    Without doubt the best of all versions. Perfect tempo and weight.

  • @malinpetersson4182
    @malinpetersson4182 Год назад +63

    This is the most beautiful version I've heard of Für Elise. I feel like the first part is often rushed, but taking it slow like this is what makes it so magnificent.
    Note: I'm only a beginner player myself and haven't read the sheet music, so I don't know what it says about speed, I just like it played slowly.

    • @CW-bl1hk
      @CW-bl1hk Год назад

      Agree. This is the best. Others are played way too fast, without any emotion in there. This is what great differs from the mediocre ig. How's you learning? I just started one month ago can play easy part of the song in the beginning 😁

    • @steffliang5222
      @steffliang5222 Год назад +1

      Same. Just that I know how to play piano.

    • @victoria_8817
      @victoria_8817 11 месяцев назад

      @@CW-bl1hkhow is your progress? I can do easy parts, but struggling in second part left and right hand just don’t want to coordinate😢

    • @CW-bl1hk
      @CW-bl1hk 11 месяцев назад

      @@victoria_8817 I've done with Fur Elise a while ago and proceeded with many other songs. If you just started piano I think you should skip the 2nd part for later. if the song is love of you life keep grinding it, just need 2x time of the 1st part. Be more relax persistence is the key ;)

    • @victoria_8817
      @victoria_8817 11 месяцев назад

      @@CW-bl1hk thank you for the advice:)

  • @lejlaj876
    @lejlaj876 3 года назад +21

    Lang Lang is absolutely incredible!! The way he moves his fingers it is like the piano becomes an extension of him. He is a truly gifted artist! I can barely make my fingers stretch enough to reach the keys at all:(

  • @mattsoutham
    @mattsoutham 3 года назад +10

    I LOVE the way he takes pedal off at 2:30 and it gradually yields to a halt before reminiscing back to the key of Aminor as if a relationship had ended but the memories live on.

    • @shodanart
      @shodanart 3 года назад +1

      Beautifully stated! I hear that as well! 💔

    • @mattsoutham
      @mattsoutham 3 года назад

      @@shodanart honestly that moment of pulling away the pedal... so subtle but it got me. I'll be using that detail in my own performances :-)

  • @johnathanhall8
    @johnathanhall8 3 года назад +18

    Incredibly soothing and peaceful. This song brings back so many memories. The player clearly has so much passion into his performance. Gotta love it!!!

  • @starbassthema2351
    @starbassthema2351 2 года назад +14

    A Steinway & Sons piano & Lang Lang is a performance that is incredible.

  • @vonholley
    @vonholley 2 года назад +20

    Simply the most moving interpretation we could ask for pray for these great men!

  • @iguzheng
    @iguzheng 4 года назад +163

    Best version of Fur Elise I have heard.

    • @wonkygames5124
      @wonkygames5124 4 года назад +6

      Ok boomer

    • @sameerjones8550
      @sameerjones8550 4 года назад +22

      @@wonkygames5124 bruh, stfu.

    • @thedevilhimself1481
      @thedevilhimself1481 3 года назад +5

      @@wonkygames5124 STFU U DEGENERATE PIECE OF SHIT PROBABLY LISTEN TO RAP ALL DAY SO U HAVE GONE DEAF TO GOOD MUSIC

    • @SergeantXray
      @SergeantXray 3 года назад +2

      @@thedevilhimself1481 calm down lol, leave him to his fantasies, impromptu
      Heh

  • @robertperrella4194
    @robertperrella4194 3 года назад +19

    i love lang-lang's EXPRESSION OF EVERY NOTE !!!!!!!!!!

  • @ArizonaAirspace
    @ArizonaAirspace Год назад +6

    Melody just flows from his fingers like a flow of clear water stream. I think Maestro Beethoven himself would be pleased with this performance. This is, the BEST performance I have ever heard. Magnificent.

  • @TheAdoringFan
    @TheAdoringFan 3 года назад +23

    Each key is played so smoothly and paced so well I just can’t handle it ❤️

  • @dausanstewart2933
    @dausanstewart2933 2 года назад +10

    I love heavy dubstep, but something about the way this is played just moves you to the core, the emotion brought on by the passion within the pianist just…makes sense, beautiful

  • @garylysaght1579
    @garylysaght1579 4 года назад +10

    For me this is a perfect tempo which he communicates without drama. 10/10

  • @majornewb
    @majornewb 5 месяцев назад +12

    Lang Lang is a master at taking simple pieces and elevating them to a whole different dimension of beauty and grace

  • @MarcellTV11
    @MarcellTV11 3 года назад +7

    That piano is quite literally the most beautiful thing I’ve seen today😍

  • @aryelalexis2011
    @aryelalexis2011 2 года назад +6

    He’s pouring his Heart and soul when he plays! Breathtaking!!

  • @art.demirjian9721
    @art.demirjian9721 Год назад +11

    Facial expression and body movement while playing musical instruments - energizes the music and gains better attention from the listeners and the audience and Lang Lang is very good in that kind of performance. Bravo! 😊

  • @feliciaholly2633
    @feliciaholly2633 4 года назад +9

    I hear him speaking to Elise, tender and passionate words: he makes this partition alive if i can say so. I played it, heard it so many times, but never this way...Wonderful!

  • @Soufriere84
    @Soufriere84 3 года назад +19

    This was a much slower take on the piece than I'm used to hearing, but it sounds a lot better this way.
    Lang Lang was able to put a LOT of feeling into this, more than most pianists I've heard. Yes the piano sounds great.

    • @torakka2ow640
      @torakka2ow640 2 года назад

      It really doesn't. The tempo is just awkward. Especially the 2nd movement sounds weird (starts at 0:55). It needs to be played fast because it gives contrast to the slow parts. I just don't think that this is how Beethoven imagined it to be played.

  • @ceciliaolivas5803
    @ceciliaolivas5803 2 года назад +30

    I love you Lang Lang! You bring so much soul to this piece! ❤️❤️❤️

  • @ostensibly531
    @ostensibly531 11 месяцев назад +6

    This is a song written for the performer more than the audience. While it is not the most impressive or difficult piece, it's pure joy to play.

  • @robertaeileensmith1301
    @robertaeileensmith1301 2 года назад +6

    Lang Lang’s whole being flows with the music into the piano. The piece is played with such respect leaving out all other distractions.

  • @GamingHQ440
    @GamingHQ440 3 года назад +25

    This rendition is absolutely stunningly beautiful

  • @mywong2411
    @mywong2411 5 лет назад +116

    He's here to take Fur Elise back to its place when the XXX Got Talent contestant played it in the most sacrilegious way 👍.

    • @annazhang7562
      @annazhang7562 5 лет назад +11

      Mei Yen Wong Yes!!! Sacrilegious! This is real Ling Ling

    • @BingDwenDwen
      @BingDwenDwen 4 года назад

      Golden Buzzer for me

  • @zhangjennifer1106
    @zhangjennifer1106 Год назад +4

    I recently started playing this piece and I did some research on it it and the woman he was writing this to was actually called Therese. Lang Lang is such an inspiring person. Beethoven is probably ecstatic listening to talented people like Lang Lang playing his legendary piece.

  • @angexu4361
    @angexu4361 2 года назад +39

    Love Lang Lang's interpretation of Fur Elise! Have always wondered why so many pianists rush through this beautiful beauuuuuuutiful piece of music...

  • @hirokooakley8602
    @hirokooakley8602 3 года назад +109

    Oh my gosh this is superb!! I can actually see Elise in front of him, totally in sync with Beethoven’s soul. His fingers are caressing her body with passion, tenderness and pain.
    I’ve never seen anyone played this piece with this depth of interpretation.

  • @achilleraumsog7216
    @achilleraumsog7216 3 года назад +17

    This is true mastery, I am rediscovering 'For Elise'. Yes, it has been overplayed all over pop culture, still this piece is undeservedly spurned by most concertists.

  • @brucerogermorgan2388
    @brucerogermorgan2388 Год назад +9

    For me, personally, this version is deeply moving. Thank you, Lang Lang

  • @DahuoNature
    @DahuoNature 2 года назад +12

    Like the water running down the creek, like a feather floating away in the air...Bravo!

  • @salasniko9316
    @salasniko9316 4 года назад +9

    Extraordinary this pianist from so much searching finally found someone who practically executes the piano perfection.

  • @randomnesscreations6906
    @randomnesscreations6906 3 года назад +17

    Ive been playing piano for a while now, and so am very familiar with Fur Elise
    but listening to this just makes me feel like its my first time.... the feeling of wonder and amazement is there..... so amazing.

  • @alicegriggs938
    @alicegriggs938 9 месяцев назад +3

    He doesn’t just play the song perfectly but he also feels the music as well. This make the whole experience of the song more enjoyable.

    • @josephkubek168
      @josephkubek168 14 дней назад

      Ineffable feeling - no other words are needed.IMHO😮

  • @fairvue1510
    @fairvue1510 3 года назад +6

    My favorite pianist. So many talented people from incredible China.

  • @sivasilver6360
    @sivasilver6360 3 года назад +7

    Glad this is more about music and emotions than showing off mechanical skills like you often hear in so-called advanced versions. Bravo.

  • @deanmunzer1456
    @deanmunzer1456 4 года назад +13

    His hands are like butter!!!! Well done Mr. Lang Lang!

  • @birgitmeyer7051
    @birgitmeyer7051 11 месяцев назад +6

    Beethoven wäre über alle
    Maßen glücklich wenn er diese Interpretation hören oder wenigstens erfühlen könnte.
    Es ist einzigartig und unerreicht. Herzlichen Dank

  • @vvreno
    @vvreno 4 года назад +17

    That is a beautiful piano. And I've never heard Für Elise sound better. What a lovely touch, Lang Lang!