No doubt the classical music world would agree with this assessment. Lang Lang, now in his early forties, has performed regularly with top orchestras around the world, from Berlin and Vienna and in the United States to performances in his native China. For this special, Lang's piano is joined by a full orchestra on stage at the Royal Albert Hall, and fleets of strings and brass, harpists, bassoonists and enormous timpani complete the arrangements of classic Disney themes such as “Beauty and the Beast.” . ”, “Feed the Birds” from Mary Poppins, and a “Whole New World” from Aladdin, which finds the pianist in a solo contemplative mood.
"One of the challenges of this project is actually quite difficult," Lang Lang says in one of the brief interview segments that accompany the performances in Lang Lang Plays Disney. “How to convert existing great melodies from Disney movies into a piano work with orchestra? “Many things have to be rewritten.”
Director: Oliver Murray
Stars: Alfie Boe, Andre De Ridder, Plínio Fernandes
Not that I'm picking up a red pen for these long-lasting compositions. But the provisions change and the emphasis differs from what is being carried out with the available instruments. And to that end, the special takes us into the rehearsal rooms of London's Henry Wood Hall, where Lang Lang, his conductor, and his fellow musicians speak a language of bars, octaves, arpeggios, and time signatures as they discover how they work. We will interpret the material and bring it to life.
Lang Lang has been praised for his technique, as well as his showmanship that has helped him infuse new energy into classical music. But for the Lang Lang Plays Disney material, the pianist says it's not just about technique for technique's sake. Sure, his hands will fly up and down the keys with astonishing technical skill. (He definitely does that a lot.) But of that style of playing, Lang says, "It has to serve the music 100 percent." And on the Royal Albert Hall stage, which becomes a supporting player as the lighting changes with each mood, Lang applies a touch that is careful and quiet or giant and forceful, depending on the requirements of each particular piece.
Ahead, he attempts to shake the lingering waterfall melody from “Beauty and the Beast” after hearing the man of the moment play it on his magnificent Steinway Black Diamond grand piano. You won't be able to do it. As you enter Lang Lang Plays Disney, know that all of Mouse's biggest tunes will be playing on repeat in your head for weeks. It's actually ideal that this special concert didn't choose the elongated route.
It's not that Lang Lang doesn't deserve the full documentary treatment; It's all valid, what we see here of his rehearsal process and how he describes what music means to him. But while it provides a bit of structure with cuts in that sense, Lang Lang Plays Disney is really lit in its central performances. With stage and house lighting to match the mood and imagery of each piece (lush reds for Mulan's music, a bright icy blue for Frozen's "Let it Go"), the special evokes every touchstone of the Disney brand while showcasing Lang Lang's performance. virtuoso interpretation.
Of course, he plays each piece flawlessly. But he also plays with an intensity that takes you inside these extremely well-known melodies. Take “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” which here becomes a solo piano bop. It certainly has the original spirit of Encanto's most memorable and memorable song. But in Lang Lang's hands, it also retains the form of a classical music performance. It becomes a new way to hear something you already knew, and in this context, that's what makes them memorable again.
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