tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post5579549306256198135..comments2024-03-18T05:17:45.683-05:00Comments on <a href="http://ionarts.blogspot.com/">Ionarts</a>: Lang Lang and NSOCharles T. Downeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-22794983475155535892011-05-02T13:00:45.821-05:002011-05-02T13:00:45.821-05:00Why should an artist's demeanour be judged whe...Why should an artist's demeanour be judged when it is the sound that is important? <br /><br />Lang Lang should be praised for his courage in pushing established boundaries which conformist musicians are limited by. <br /><br />His playing offers fresh perspectives and many listeners are uncomfortable because they lack the imagination and creativity to conceive new ideas. Music is not a chopinandmysaucepanhttp://chopinandmysaucepan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-19296405944400442482009-12-04T13:50:58.223-05:002009-12-04T13:50:58.223-05:00I attended this concert and I had a mixed, contrad...I attended this concert and I had a mixed, contradictive feeling about Lang's performance. There were some very beautiful, elegant phrases in the Beethoven concerto, but there were also moments that made me want to ask: "Why?" His Prokofiev concerto, although looked hot and exciting, seemed to leave something to be desired. However, I truly enjoyed the Chopin etude he played as Valnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-49880799946459143962009-11-20T22:13:19.348-05:002009-11-20T22:13:19.348-05:00While I have not had the priveledge of hearing Mae...While I have not had the priveledge of hearing Maestro Lang Lang in person, I do believe that critics should call it as they hear it. Critics of the past did not pull any punches, and neither should today's critics. If you doubt an artist's performance, say it, and don't worry about the feelings of the "politicaly correct" people who don't understand anything about Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-27081850137188745242009-11-19T12:14:19.107-05:002009-11-19T12:14:19.107-05:00While I do agree that he will be an interesting pi...While I do agree that he will be an interesting pianist to watch in the coming years, I do respectfully disagree that he has created a distinct sound for himself. I think he has created very distinct publicity for himself: his rock star image, stage demeanor, and book deals (to name but a few) are all quite interesting and have certainly gained him much popularity. But his sound, in my humble Sophia Vastekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484848739326429275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-56600753531787347832009-11-18T12:15:49.760-05:002009-11-18T12:15:49.760-05:00This is the first time I've seen Lang Lang per...This is the first time I've seen Lang Lang perform. I must admit that I was prepared to be dismissive, but while I didn't care for his interpretation of the Beethoven I thought he dug into the Prokofiev with enough seriousness to hint at future promise. If nothing else, it will be interesting to watch this young pianist develop. While he may be past Wunderkind-hood, he certainly can&#Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-25364772149222874782009-11-15T21:26:07.616-05:002009-11-15T21:26:07.616-05:00Herman, thank you for your comment. I understand ...Herman, thank you for your comment. I understand your confusion on that particular sentence – it was certainly one of those moments where I as the writer took a leap in my head so innate to me, that it didn’t even occur to me that readers would not necessarily make the same leap. A writer’s foible and I apologize. In this sentence, the “overblown” I was referring to was Litton’s conducting, Sophia Vastekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484848739326429275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-40408656326472863992009-11-15T11:23:00.467-05:002009-11-15T11:23:00.467-05:00My dear Ms Vastek,
there are quite a number of se...My dear Ms Vastek,<br /><br />there are quite a number of sentences in your piece that don't make any sense at all.<br /><br />I'll give one example:<br /><br />"At the same time, Litton managed to infuse the occasionally overblown with an amount of precision that, though it may not have kept the orchestra perfectly together, came admirably close."<br /><br />In this case I can hermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13188105081381796548noreply@blogger.com