Lang Lang: Liszt-My Piano Hero Review

In his new album "Liszt: My Piano Hero," Lang Lang presents one of the most ire performances of Liszt that I have heard. Although Liszt is most popular among pianists, everyone can really appreciate every work on this entire album. As I have been reading some other reviews about the album, several people have been arguing that his choice of pieces are pinched, he plays the works at a third rate and he is playing on the piano way too hard and it is taking away from the works in general. I totally have to disagree with this. It is already very clear that Lang Lang is one of the great pianist of our time and he adores Liszt, so I think that his selection choice especially, was well chosen. Every little aspect is taken into consideration with him presenting a cohesive and innovative interpretation of Liszt.

Check it out online and/or purchase it on iTunes and tell me what you think. Also watch and listen to Lang Lang perform Liszt.

Lang Lang is a chinese american pianist who grew up in New York studying at the Julliard School. His studies and talent gave him world recognition and he has been touring the world since he was five years old. Lang Lang has done several recordings of Liszt. Liszt was born in 1811 and became extremely popular for his virtuosic skills as a pianist. As he began to write his own compositions, he model his style after the great composers like Wagner, Saint-Saens, Grieg and Borodin. Through his piano compositions, Liszt helped to expand the knowledge of musical form and ultimately he coined the term 'symphonic poem' which allows a certain movement in a symphony a picture, dance or emotion is evoked on the stage.

Check out this video with clips of Liszt's music and some other composers that were mentioned above.