"Für Elise" Performed by Lang Lang

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  • 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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  • @steinway
    @steinway  Před 2 lety +1327

    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 Před 2 lety +12

      i learn fur elise. i'm 8

    • @shunwang9873
      @shunwang9873 Před 2 lety +3

      not shun claire

    • @shunwang9873
      @shunwang9873 Před 2 lety +2

      i'm claire wang

    • @whimperingbudgie9207
      @whimperingbudgie9207 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +3

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

  • @holinyx77
    @holinyx77 Před 3 lety +6379

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

  • @lschoenrank
    @lschoenrank Před 3 lety +7117

    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 Před 3 lety +584

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

    • @vestricaptiosus9861
      @vestricaptiosus9861 Před 3 lety +232

      My condolences

    • @eyeglasslady9266
      @eyeglasslady9266 Před 3 lety +145

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

    • @lillythebrownie
      @lillythebrownie Před 3 lety +110

      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 Před 3 lety +87

      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. 💗

  • @daveberk
    @daveberk Před 7 měsíci +252

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

  • @matiassanchez1679
    @matiassanchez1679 Před rokem +135

    Every pianist in CZcams 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

  • @rememberDay1
    @rememberDay1 Před 4 lety +6663

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

    • @romanticdonkey468
      @romanticdonkey468 Před 4 lety +176

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

    • @MidwestMike100
      @MidwestMike100 Před 4 lety +170

      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 Před 4 lety +27

      @@MidwestMike100 wtf intonation on piano????

    • @dt2419
      @dt2419 Před 4 lety +41

      Erich Fernandez depends on which definition of intonation you use

    • @j.brandon7402
      @j.brandon7402 Před 4 lety +23

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

  • @koshersalaami
    @koshersalaami Před 3 lety +2484

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

    • @ejmtv3
      @ejmtv3 Před 3 lety +145

      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 Před 2 lety +11

      ofcourse, because Fur Elise is his favourite piece.

    • @joyfullittlethings9448
      @joyfullittlethings9448 Před 2 lety +11

      His wife’s name is Alice

    • @ejmtv3
      @ejmtv3 Před 2 lety +19

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

    • @DavidSmith-ki2we
      @DavidSmith-ki2we Před 2 lety +14

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

  • @joegurning8972
    @joegurning8972 Před 2 lety +109

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

    • @SleepyCatPing
      @SleepyCatPing Před 3 měsíci +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

  • @meganknipe4393
    @meganknipe4393 Před rokem +575

    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 Před rokem +6

      Great intonation!

    • @kkaelyn002
      @kkaelyn002 Před 9 měsíci +7

      "intonation" isnt really that difficult on the piano haha

    • @luutzennijdam7213
      @luutzennijdam7213 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Beethoven 's Ode to the newborn baby.

    • @yyyihad
      @yyyihad Před 5 měsíci

      It sounded the same to me.

    • @GiardinoStrings
      @GiardinoStrings Před 5 měsíci +1

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

  • @pameladenoon141
    @pameladenoon141 Před 2 lety +1792

    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

  • @oysteinsoreide4323
    @oysteinsoreide4323 Před 5 lety +2443

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

    • @phil_lx
      @phil_lx Před 5 lety +20

      I would even play it a bit slower

    • @rabbih5131
      @rabbih5131 Před 4 lety +114

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

    • @phil_lx
      @phil_lx Před 4 lety +14

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

    • @rabbih5131
      @rabbih5131 Před 4 lety +8

      @@phil_lx fair enough

    • @frankeggers4024
      @frankeggers4024 Před 4 lety +24

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

  • @georgetarr1352
    @georgetarr1352 Před rokem +83

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

  • @user-ru4rq1fu7n
    @user-ru4rq1fu7n Před 11 měsíci +125

    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.

  • @martinterry7613
    @martinterry7613 Před 4 lety +2691

    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 Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +19

      🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

    • @derpyoreo2611
      @derpyoreo2611 Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +33

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

    • @AlanParker202
      @AlanParker202 Před 4 lety +9

      Requiescat in pace

  • @praneeshak4406
    @praneeshak4406 Před 3 lety +1952

    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.
    ❤️❤️❤️

    • @meow_queens
      @meow_queens Před 3 lety +79

      "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 Před 3 lety +10

      @@meow_queens same omg hahahahahahaha

    • @AnuraagPrithvi
      @AnuraagPrithvi Před 3 lety +2

      Same.

    • @ShanghaiShuguangAnshabu
      @ShanghaiShuguangAnshabu Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +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.

  • @KeyboardKirby
    @KeyboardKirby Před rokem +112

    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 Před 3 měsíci

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

    • @Lots17
      @Lots17 Před 2 měsíci

      Well not ever, Beethoven played it too

  • @cemreolcer5242
    @cemreolcer5242 Před 10 měsíci +51

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

    • @Nozuka621
      @Nozuka621 Před 5 měsíci +4

      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.

  • @miscellanyman263
    @miscellanyman263 Před 5 lety +1522

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

    • @emiliebova
      @emiliebova Před 5 lety +18

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

    • @Averagestoner
      @Averagestoner Před 4 lety +31

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

    • @jetbrown3085
      @jetbrown3085 Před 4 lety +24

      paid comments lmao

    • @eliz4740
      @eliz4740 Před 4 lety +17

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

    • @novaeffect6714
      @novaeffect6714 Před 4 lety

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

  • @codyzhou9853
    @codyzhou9853 Před 4 lety +545

    Top chef cooking scrambled eggs

    • @rdyt0
      @rdyt0 Před 3 lety +27

      Olive oil in. Salt and pepper. Done!

    • @zxcqwe6931
      @zxcqwe6931 Před 3 lety +7

      lmaoooooo im dead

    • @BingDwenDwen
      @BingDwenDwen Před 3 lety +17

      Top chef made scrambled eggs a micheline star dish

    • @sniperprosquadgaming9435
      @sniperprosquadgaming9435 Před 3 lety +5

      He adds a lot if ingredients that taste nice

    • @abk1424
      @abk1424 Před 3 lety +3

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

  • @WSOJ3
    @WSOJ3 Před 11 měsíci +15

    This is very likely the best version of Fur Elise ever played in history.

  • @pianonerd9437
    @pianonerd9437 Před 2 lety +365

    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 Před rokem +32

      "They"? There was only one of him.

    • @argynkuketayev4166
      @argynkuketayev4166 Před rokem +7

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

    • @steviebye1
      @steviebye1 Před rokem +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 Před rokem +9

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

    • @williamzhu673
      @williamzhu673 Před rokem +1

      you are so correct

  • @azaz911c
    @azaz911c Před 4 lety +1590

    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.

  • @phildel3586
    @phildel3586 Před 3 lety +501

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

  • @mrscpc1918
    @mrscpc1918 Před rokem +68

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

  • @dakers9906
    @dakers9906 Před rokem +52

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

  • @4N9vxO3WnK
    @4N9vxO3WnK Před 4 lety +477

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

    • @xbenci
      @xbenci Před 4 lety +2

      absolutely

    • @timtimtimm
      @timtimtimm Před 4 lety +4

      Yesss exactly

    • @StrawberryLegacy
      @StrawberryLegacy Před 4 lety +7

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

    • @kevinthomes574
      @kevinthomes574 Před 3 lety +21

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

    • @tetherfry
      @tetherfry Před 3 lety +6

      @@StrawberryLegacy Ever heard of Rachmaninoff?

  • @steverichardson7971
    @steverichardson7971 Před 4 lety +524

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

    • @ellorenzo9389
      @ellorenzo9389 Před 3 lety +41

      You meant "to Händel" 😂😂😂

    • @marybingwen
      @marybingwen Před 3 lety +4

      because he really has Alice, haha.

    • @BruderMussRasantLos
      @BruderMussRasantLos Před 3 lety +2

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

    • @marybingwen
      @marybingwen Před 3 lety +17

      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 Před 3 lety +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

  • @catmom1322
    @catmom1322 Před rokem +128

    This is most assuredly one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written. This version is particularly moving.

  • @paisleypeach44
    @paisleypeach44 Před měsícem +6

    Wow! He not only plays the music ,he feels it.

  • @SirDonovanAston
    @SirDonovanAston Před 3 lety +1055

    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 Před 3 lety +15

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

    • @lindagitau7886
      @lindagitau7886 Před 3 lety +11

      I cried too. This piece so relaxed me.

    • @shodanart
      @shodanart Před 3 lety +14

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

    • @Alex-he9mc
      @Alex-he9mc Před 3 lety +9

      "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 Před 3 lety

      No.

  • @mudswallow5074
    @mudswallow5074 Před 2 lety +308

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

    • @langlang3403
      @langlang3403 Před 2 lety

      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 Před rokem +11

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

    • @VictorLugosi
      @VictorLugosi Před rokem +7

      Beginners? No lol you clearly don’t play.

    • @dark6.6E-34
      @dark6.6E-34 Před rokem +9

      @@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 Před rokem +12

      @@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"

  • @starbassthema2351
    @starbassthema2351 Před rokem +11

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

  • @mark86sprk5
    @mark86sprk5 Před rokem +8

    Für Elise usually bores me to death.
    Playing with this softness and lightness of touch was masterful.
    Absolutely incredible.
    Bravo Lang.

  • @Christaingrey
    @Christaingrey Před 4 lety +3437

    He's two letters away from becoming Ling Ling

    • @stefzac9707
      @stefzac9707 Před 4 lety +179

      Christaingrey I came looking for some twoset. I mean how will he not be a ling ling if his name is literally Lang lang

    • @Elijah-um8ve
      @Elijah-um8ve Před 4 lety +313

      He is the ultimate version of Ling Ling evolved. The a in his name represents Asian and A+.

    • @amaljay8158
      @amaljay8158 Před 4 lety +62

      I clicked this video to put a ling ling comment here if no one did. Thanks fellow ling ling

    • @stefzac9707
      @stefzac9707 Před 4 lety +17

      Amal Jay np my fellow non sacrileigious boi

    • @uversusog4495
      @uversusog4495 Před 4 lety +15

      Christaingrey he's two letters away from being ging ging

  • @polarchibi
    @polarchibi Před 5 lety +4817

    This dude looks like he's in a permanent state of post-nut clarity.
    Awesome performance though!

    • @Mrfake-bt5qp
      @Mrfake-bt5qp Před 4 lety +177

      He’s been like this for a decade....
      Oh no I remember seeing a video about Lang Lang as a teenager attending the music competition in Germany, he looked exactly like this lmao.
      So maybe for at least 20 years right now🤣
      He is being in a permanent state of post-nut clarity for 20 years lmao

    • @ianloco100000
      @ianloco100000 Před 4 lety +69

      THAT IS THE TRUEST THING IVE HEARD IN A WHILE

    • @vinantgam
      @vinantgam Před 4 lety +104

      Looks (and sounds) to me like he's actually feeling the music and channeling Beethoven the way it should be done.

    • @IraklisPanagiotopoulos
      @IraklisPanagiotopoulos Před 4 lety +12

      wtf lol

    • @donaldthesaviour2066
      @donaldthesaviour2066 Před 4 lety +7

      PolarChibi You put into words what i sensed wirhout realising.😉😉👍👍

  • @brunolaoshi
    @brunolaoshi Před rokem +18

    Lang Lang plays the whole piece with his eyes closed. True genius.

    • @nikhilkher3952
      @nikhilkher3952 Před rokem +1

      For a few years I actually thought he was blind because he plays a lot of his pieces like that hes amazing

  • @mcnits
    @mcnits Před 2 měsíci +8

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

  • @mbbb1
    @mbbb1 Před 3 lety +61

    Feels like someone is hugging you gently and lovingly.

    • @user-qs1us7rq5p
      @user-qs1us7rq5p Před 3 lety

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

    • @user-qs1us7rq5p
      @user-qs1us7rq5p Před 3 lety

      @@imlovedxx 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

    • @user-qs1us7rq5p
      @user-qs1us7rq5p Před 3 lety

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

    • @imlovedxx
      @imlovedxx Před 3 lety

      @@user-qs1us7rq5p bruh you dont need to be a psychopath just cause i was wrong- 😑

  • @mccellen
    @mccellen Před 3 lety +464

    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..

  • @360jaeger
    @360jaeger Před rokem +55

    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..

  • @khimpidutta1334
    @khimpidutta1334 Před rokem +13

    This piece feels like a soft breeze on my face on a dark summer night. The part after 3.06 is magnificent. And I don't even know music.

  • @OganySupreme
    @OganySupreme Před 3 lety +270

    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 Před 3 lety +1

      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 Před 3 lety +2

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

    • @ptose
      @ptose Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +1

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

    • @ptose
      @ptose Před 3 lety

      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)

  • @iguzheng
    @iguzheng Před 3 lety +160

    Best version of Fur Elise I have heard.

    • @wonkygames5124
      @wonkygames5124 Před 3 lety +6

      Ok boomer

    • @sameerjones8550
      @sameerjones8550 Před 3 lety +22

      @@wonkygames5124 bruh, stfu.

    • @thedevilhimself1481
      @thedevilhimself1481 Před 3 lety +5

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

    • @SergeantXray
      @SergeantXray Před 3 lety +2

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

  • @davidan3515
    @davidan3515 Před rokem +12

    This is the most vivid version I have ever heard. It feels like the first time I listen to this piece.

  • @tuanhuynguyen8756
    @tuanhuynguyen8756 Před rokem +21

    I’ve seen Lang Lang play incredibly sophisticated pieces like La Campanella or Moonlight sonata, but to me this is where he proves he is the best pianist. An elegant performance that elevates a familar melody to something complely different!

  • @elenavladova-noora-vocalco8563

    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 Před rokem

      This is my favourite: czcams.com/video/KzM7bOJ-tT0/video.html

    • @langlangofficial0
      @langlangofficial0 Před rokem

      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 Před rokem

      @@langlangofficial0 I am from 🇧🇬 Bulgaria.

    • @langlangofficial0
      @langlangofficial0 Před rokem

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

  • @velcroman11
    @velcroman11 Před 3 lety +71

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

    • @LemonadeChannelYT
      @LemonadeChannelYT Před 3 lety +1

      I know right? hes a really good musician!

    • @32123ABCBA
      @32123ABCBA Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @pharmatrix14singer
    @pharmatrix14singer Před rokem +9

    He’s not weird, he’s a passionate virtuoso 👏🏻

  • @tristix3721
    @tristix3721 Před 9 měsíci +6

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

  • @DonnaHarrisMusicStudio
    @DonnaHarrisMusicStudio Před 4 lety +398

    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 Před 4 lety +1

      Same as me 😉

    • @weirdscience6820
      @weirdscience6820 Před 4 lety +2

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

    • @DonnaHarrisMusicStudio
      @DonnaHarrisMusicStudio Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +1

      Hi

    • @ojoshjustin9873
      @ojoshjustin9873 Před 4 lety +1

      i learnt it when i was 5.

  • @789armstrong
    @789armstrong Před 3 lety +21

    Lang Lang + Beethoven = genius.

  • @fluffy_borb
    @fluffy_borb Před 11 měsíci +8

    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

  • @brucerogermorgan2388
    @brucerogermorgan2388 Před 9 měsíci +8

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

  • @adrievandijk
    @adrievandijk Před 2 lety +54

    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 Před 4 měsíci +5

      You are never to Old to love Old Classics❤

  • @mr.bumble-bee3749
    @mr.bumble-bee3749 Před 3 lety +16

    0:29 nothing sounds better on this world than this

  • @user-eh1ct8qq1j
    @user-eh1ct8qq1j Před 11 měsíci +13

    Lang Lang is simply amazing. I feel every note and so does he. Outstanding🙏.

  • @kennethcarlsen8920
    @kennethcarlsen8920 Před rokem +6

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

  • @TheCudder4life
    @TheCudder4life Před 2 lety +181

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

    • @luutzennijdam7213
      @luutzennijdam7213 Před 9 měsíci

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

    • @stephanejavier5495
      @stephanejavier5495 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Rien à redire! Bravo

    • @hithere2426
      @hithere2426 Před 4 měsíci +1

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

  • @mywong2411
    @mywong2411 Před 4 lety +114

    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 Před 4 lety +10

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

    • @BingDwenDwen
      @BingDwenDwen Před 3 lety

      Golden Buzzer for me

  • @DahuoNature
    @DahuoNature Před rokem +8

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

  • @sarahfernandespiano
    @sarahfernandespiano Před rokem +13

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

  • @SamLee-em8hh
    @SamLee-em8hh Před 3 lety +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.

    • @user-qs1us7rq5p
      @user-qs1us7rq5p Před 3 lety +2

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

    • @Xiaoxingchenenthusiast
      @Xiaoxingchenenthusiast Před 2 lety

      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 Před 2 lety

      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.

  • @Peechiness
    @Peechiness Před 4 lety +501

    I'd marry Lang Lang just to listen to him practice everyday

    • @ndndsksnnd7889
      @ndndsksnnd7889 Před 4 lety +211

      yes but would he marry u?

    • @Peechiness
      @Peechiness Před 4 lety +132

      @@ndndsksnnd7889 LOL savage

    • @ludwigvanbeethoven8870
      @ludwigvanbeethoven8870 Před 4 lety +36

      @@Peechiness if I had a piano that special and practiced Clair De lune everyday then you would fall In love with me?

    • @blueishlove
      @blueishlove Před 4 lety +14

      rip he got just got married to a Korean girl lol

    • @Peechiness
      @Peechiness Před 4 lety +20

      @@ludwigvanbeethoven8870 it's not the fact that he plays a piano. it's the fact that he is a virtuoso. so when you become a virtuoso, I will fall in love with you too.

  • @birgitmeyer7051
    @birgitmeyer7051 Před 5 měsíci +4

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

  • @malinpetersson4182
    @malinpetersson4182 Před rokem +59

    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 Před rokem

      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 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Same. Just that I know how to play piano.

    • @victoria_8817
      @victoria_8817 Před 4 měsíci

      @@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 Před 4 měsíci

      @@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 Před 4 měsíci

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

  • @jub388
    @jub388 Před 3 lety +31

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

  • @shodanart
    @shodanart Před 3 lety +152

    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 CZcams and even Ashkenazy’s version is rushed! You give the experience of love and loss, sorrow and melancholy of Beethoven back to us! ❤️

  • @ceciliaolivas5803
    @ceciliaolivas5803 Před rokem +26

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

  • @lilini1152
    @lilini1152 Před rokem +5

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

  • @robertperrella4194
    @robertperrella4194 Před 3 lety +18

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

  • @andrewfeng6138
    @andrewfeng6138 Před 3 lety +106

    Reminds me of a line in the movie “1900”: he’s does not play, he caresses those notes

    • @crashraynor
      @crashraynor Před 3 lety +5

      "to play the piano" in Spanish is "tocar el piano", but "tocar" means to touch/caress, and "play" translates to "jugar" (as in games or sports)...most Latin languages say it that way I think

  • @trieuvo2902
    @trieuvo2902 Před rokem +3

    Never get boring when listen to Lang Lang.

  • @koukoufeng3086
    @koukoufeng3086 Před rokem +10

    I’m trying to play this song emotionally for months lmao but I only get better at it when I listen to Lang lang’s performance…

  • @PareshDesai
    @PareshDesai Před 4 lety +33

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

  • @daviydviljoen9318
    @daviydviljoen9318 Před 3 lety +55

    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...

  • @kath8011
    @kath8011 Před 9 měsíci +8

    This is soooo beautiful ❤️❤️❤️ Touched my heart and soul 🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️❤️ Had the privilege of watching him in concert 🎵 here in Las Vegas years ago. Hopefully I can watch next year when he comes back to perform at The Smith Center. He is truly World Class !

  • @art.demirjian9721
    @art.demirjian9721 Před rokem +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! 😊

  • @Augusteria
    @Augusteria Před 3 lety +16

    Bro I could feel orchestral strings behind his playing. Damn he’s good, I love this rendition.

  • @jayneneewing2369
    @jayneneewing2369 Před 3 lety +16

    Think he opens his soul directly to the composer’s soul. Then he simply lets go. It’s spiritual.

  • @Kanelle88
    @Kanelle88 Před rokem +9

    I was once in an old piano keyboard class and one of the other students worked ahead at home (unlike most of us he had his own keyboard). He could only do the beginning of this song but he put so much emotion in it that all of us stopped to listen to him and when he was done with the part he knew we applauded him like he just put on a concert. I had tears welling up in my eyes it was so good. Even though he only knew part of it and he was new at learning the piano, that little bit of music he played was honestly the most beautiful piece of music I've ever heard on the piano. And I listen to piano music often. This version of the song is the closest I've heard to it. 👏👏👏

  • @lynch8418
    @lynch8418 Před rokem +4

    I’ve never heard it played that perfectly

  • @joandebruin3847
    @joandebruin3847 Před 2 lety +23

    It is like he is caressing the notes to produce beautiful,soothing music.

  • @butholelord9822
    @butholelord9822 Před 2 lety +8

    He plays it so beautifully

  • @tonyzep966
    @tonyzep966 Před 7 hodinami

    The good music always makes me cry, I can't tell the reason, but only think it's so beautiful.

  • @ostensibly531
    @ostensibly531 Před 5 měsíci +3

    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.

  • @j.cordellsteinmetz9219
    @j.cordellsteinmetz9219 Před 3 lety +6

    He sort of nestles into the melody. So beautiful.

  • @Hornbaek
    @Hornbaek Před 4 lety +180

    I thought I knew how to play this piece... I was wrong. This brought tears to my eyes. Maybe he just used a better piano than me ;)

    • @bunnyb2428
      @bunnyb2428 Před 3 lety +6

      Is not the piano my dear... when i play piano (fur elise) for the heck of it... there is no melody or tempo... when i am emotional or just showing off (✌🏽) i make better sound🎶🎶🎶🎶

    • @rvpals
      @rvpals Před 3 lety +4

      I'm sure that's the reason. Only kidding. Perfect combination of instrument and artist's soul.

    • @hemalatha8351
      @hemalatha8351 Před 3 lety

      The pedal adds such a great effect to how it sounds

    • @sluggie1018
      @sluggie1018 Před 3 lety +8

      Nah, hes got the better gami- i mean piano bench

    • @jared1862
      @jared1862 Před 3 lety +1

      Well for me, I can't play properly cos my piano is out of tune and half the keys don't work lol

  • @Stopgreenscreen_kids
    @Stopgreenscreen_kids Před měsícem +1

    Slow and steady wins the race

  • @dausanstewart2933
    @dausanstewart2933 Před rokem +8

    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

  • @deanmunzer1456
    @deanmunzer1456 Před 3 lety +12

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

  • @carlosmc8767
    @carlosmc8767 Před 5 lety +48

    Timing, touch, and a great sounding piano makes Lang Lang's interpretation unique.

  • @paolobozano4125
    @paolobozano4125 Před rokem +4

    A Genius! He is not playing the yvoris he is caressing the keyboard and the piano replies with a sound coming from heaven!

  • @anadubar4819
    @anadubar4819 Před 8 měsíci +6

    Fantastisch. Thank you so very much.
    Your version is so sweet, delicate and tender, like a swiff of perfume hanging in the air, like a loving memory of lost love.

  • @hirokooakley8602
    @hirokooakley8602 Před 2 lety +108

    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.

  • @harrymacdonald2672
    @harrymacdonald2672 Před 3 lety +18

    Anyone can learn this, but the expression in the dynamics and touch Lang Lang just showed takes years of practice to achieve.

  • @lisematchitt7820
    @lisematchitt7820 Před rokem +3

    Played beautifully, to perfection, a lot of people rush it and play it too fast.

  • @dopplerhit8374
    @dopplerhit8374 Před 11 měsíci +2

    what a song to stand the test of time and still be loved by millions possibly billions

  • @garylysaght1579
    @garylysaght1579 Před 3 lety +8

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

  • @MsXfi
    @MsXfi Před 6 měsíci +2

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

  • @Shianmao
    @Shianmao Před rokem +3

    Besides congratulating the person who is playing the song, why not give a shout out to Ludwig van Beethoven who actually composed this beautiful song. ONE! TWO! THREE! Good job Beethoven! Any good job Lang Lang for playing this song!🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤