Review: Lang Lang's Slimy, Slick and Sickly Saint-Saëns

Saint-Saëns: The Carnival of the Animals, Piano Concerto No. 2, Various Solo Pieces by French Composers (incl. Women!). Lang Lang and Gina Alice (pianos), Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Andris Nelsons (cond.) DG

[EddieJazzFan]

Videos like this are why I watch this channel. Thanks, Dave for honest opinions on music.

[mcintertz]

Finally someone who talks sense, I despair hearing him play, and those that laud him

[RajaPianist]

Man, I loved watching this review. If only I could say what so many Juilliard teachers say about this pianist. This review had me in stitches. Thank you!

[jeffheller]

One of your funniest, most intelligent and UNbiased reviews EVER. "If death could die this would be death dying" Please tell me that was an ad lib so I can be doubly impressed.

[DominoChallenge]

I didn't know hearing a middle aged classical-music-loving man vividly roasting an album for 20 minutes would make my day ... but it definitly did ! Now I am subscribed 👍
Btw I'm french and it's le bagel

[bunbie]

I would love to see a photo book of Richter posing like this.

[noor-jumanakagalwala]

Hello Dave, This has got to be the most hilarious, comedic and devastatingly honest review of yours and probably in the entire history of classical music reviews. You could easily give all those stand up comedians a run for their money. Thank you for this video. It made my day.

[MelissaMarshman]

I love your channel, you speak the truth of what many people with an actual ear are thinking. I don't know where to start with what I think is Bang Bang. As a pianist myself, I find your channel both very informative and funny! 🎉

[marichristian]

Dave, You have wonderful taste. London's Royal Academy of Music had Lang Lang give a master class. I had a terrible urge to return my diplomas.

[KevinVanOrd]

That this unmusical, heavy-handed pianist has managed such success still stymies me.

[Bobbnoxious]

In a rare moment of self-awareness, Lang Lang pulled the turtleneck over his nose because he couldn't stand the smell

[BanaPanks]

Just discovered this channel through this video, and I'm obsessed. LOL. This is fabulous.

[Taosravenfan]

I went to Lang Lang’s first American concert when he was a teen. What’s happened to him afterward is just sad.

[michael-pnpo]

Lang Lang - is a prime example of presentation over substance - I saw him in recital once and left at the interval as I was annoyed by his posing & lack of ability to communicate his vision of the music as a coherent whole. I can stand perverse performance if delivered with conviction and a sense of style.

[Tim.Weaver]

I laughed at 1:21 when you talked about "Everything you can do with the flower". Your British viewers might remember the old comedy movie "Carry On Nurse", which featured Wilfrid Hyde-White's embarrassing encounter with a daffodil...

[operarocks]

I'm dying. New subscriber. OMG. Classical music would actually thrive if there was more of this.

[lukestables]

Brutal takedown, but honestly very funny. Thx.

[docmckeel]

I know air guitar but air piano (1:40) is at another level

[BriGuy]

If you think this is bad, wait until the Blu-ray edition comes out.

[bruckner]

It could be said that Lang Lang's entire output is slimy, slick and sickly. Especially those faces he makes when he plays. It boggles the mind that he studied at Curtis with the sensible musician Gary Graffman.