Summary: In a room across from Carnegie Hall, the exuberant young piano phenom demonstrates how he approaches a lovely Brahms Intermezzo -- and wonders whether youth or experience makes the better musician.
Lang Lang
This, like the others in the series, is very well-articulated and interesting. These quick-paced pieces offer color and insight into the featured artists without fawning or allowing the artist to engage in billowing self-indulgence. The producer also offers a nice mixture of musical genres.
Even though these are good pieces, we'd never come up with a good idea for how to use them until the producer amde a great suggestion. One of the artists (this featured artist), Lang Lang, is coming to town. Airing it is a great way to offer an interesting piece, demonstrate your connection to the arts, and not have to devote your own staff time to doing so! Another great way to let PRX make your station sound better with a minimal resource investment (sorry if that sounds like a commercial, but it’s true).
The producer might actually try to focus on touring performers, thus providing a solid local connection to stations.
Thoughtful producers provide two versions, one with a sweet scene – the pianist outside Carnegie Hall – one without. It’s just wonderful to hear this pianist talk -- he’s so excited -- and his playing is amazing. This is perfect to air around his extensive upcoming US tour, the producers offer the details. But as is the case with the others in this series, any time airing is fine. To hear these kind of pieces in the middle of the news day is like when the sun surprisingly breaks through on a solid gray afternoon. There's nothing like a little hit of art oxygen to refresh the soul. sl
Comments for Lang Lang: In his own words
This piece belongs to the series "Musicians in their own words"
Produced by David Schulman
Other pieces by David Schulman
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3 comments
Eric Nuzum
Posted on March 10, 2004 at 05:53 AM | Permalink
Review of Lang Lang: In his own words
Even though these are good pieces, we'd never come up with a good idea for how to use them until the producer amde a great suggestion. One of the artists (this featured artist), Lang Lang, is coming to town. Airing it is a great way to offer an interesting piece, demonstrate your connection to the arts, and not have to devote your own staff time to doing so! Another great way to let PRX make your station sound better with a minimal resource investment (sorry if that sounds like a commercial, but it’s true).
The producer might actually try to focus on touring performers, thus providing a solid local connection to stations.
John Diliberto
Posted on February 05, 2004 at 06:20 AM | Permalink
Review of Lang Lang: In his own words
Nice mix. Interesting comments rendered more charming by the broken English. It has a nice story arc.
Transom Editors
Posted on January 27, 2004 at 12:45 PM | Permalink
Review of Lang Lang: In his own words
Thoughtful producers provide two versions, one with a sweet scene – the pianist outside Carnegie Hall – one without. It’s just wonderful to hear this pianist talk -- he’s so excited -- and his playing is amazing. This is perfect to air around his extensive upcoming US tour, the producers offer the details. But as is the case with the others in this series, any time airing is fine. To hear these kind of pieces in the middle of the news day is like when the sun surprisingly breaks through on a solid gray afternoon. There's nothing like a little hit of art oxygen to refresh the soul. sl