LANG LANG - Piano Book (Super Deluxe 2 CDs + Hardback Score)

“With ‘Piano Book’ I’m going back to my first love, to the pieces that made me want to become a musician in the first place.” LANG LANG

With this collection, Lang Lang goes back to his first love - to the pieces that made him want to become a musician in the first place. Rediscovering the most popular and accessible pieces written for learners and lovers of the piano, this album is a journey; of inspiration, of discovery, fantasy and learning. It is a moment for Lang Lang to illuminate these classic pieces as the masterworks they truly are. It is also a reflection on themusic that influenced him most during his early childhood, later in life coping with difficult moments, and working with young piano learners around the world.

Music can change lives and Piano Book tells this story.

Bach, J S: Prelude & Fugue Book 1 No. 1 in C major, BWV846: Prelude

Beethoven: Für Elise (Bagatelle in A minor, WoO59)

Richter, Max: The Departure

Mendelssohn: Song without Words, Op. 67 No. 4 in C major 'Spinning Song' or 'Bee's Wedding'

Debussy: Suite bergamasque: Clair de lune

Debussy: Docteur Gradus ad Parnassum (from Children's Corner)

Chopin: Prelude Op. 28 No. 15 in D flat major ‘Raindrop'

Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, K545 'Facile': I. Allegro

Clementi: Sonatina in C Major, Op. 36 No. 1: II. Andante

Czerny: 1. Presto [The School of Velocity, Op. 299]

Tiersen: La Valse d'Amélie

Debussy: Rêverie

Schubert: Moments Musicaux, D780: No. 3 in F minor

Grieg: Lyric Pieces Op. 43: No. 6 - To Spring

Schumann: Wilder Reiter

Poulenc: Villageoises: II. Staccato

Huang Huwei: The Merry Shepherd Boy

Sakamoto: Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence

Badarzewska-Baranowska: The Maiden's Prayer

Mozart: Variations (12) on ‘Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman' in C major, K265

Bach, J S: Minuet in G major, BWV Anh. 114

Kats-Chernin: Eliza's Aria

Allen, E: The Celebrated Chop Waltz 'Chopsticks'

trad.: Jasmin (Traditional Chinese)

Ginastera: Danzas Argentinas: Danza de la moza donosa

trad.: Limu, limu, lima

Elgar: Enigma Variations, Op. 36: Variation IX 'Nimrod'

trad.: Arirang

Joplin: Maple Leaf Rag