Lang Lang emerged as one of the greatest pianists of our time, yet his journey from a childhood prodigy in industrial China to international stardom is a dramatic and lesser-known story. His book chronicles the profound sacrifices of a family devoted to realizing his immense talent, revealing the intense relationship with a father determined to make him a star. More than an autobiography, it offers a compelling look into Chinese culture through the eyes of a national icon. This inspiring narrative illuminates the courage and dedication required to achieve greatness.
Join the superhero world of Lang Lang and come on a piano adventure with The Lang Lang Piano Method Level 4. Level 4 progresses with the following: extending technique, rhythms and keys through progressive repertoire featuring fun original pieces, classic themes and evocative world tunes.
HE STARTED LEARNING to play the piano when he was three years old in Shenyang, China. Today he is one of the world’s most outstanding pianists. In this engrossing life story, adapted by Michael French, Lang Lang not only recounts the difficult, often thrilling, events of his early days, but also shares his perspective on his rapidly changing homeland. He thoughtfully explores the differences between East and West, especially in the realm of classical music and cultural life. Shining through his rags-to-riches story of a child prodigy who came of age as a renowned musician, Lang Lang’s positive spirit, his dynamic personality, and his enduring passion for music will inspire readers of all ages. Includes a 16-page photo insert.
"Born in China to parents whose musical careers were interrupted by the Cultural Revolution, Lang Lang has emerged as one of the greatest pianists of our time. Yet despite his fame, few in the West know of the heart-wrenching journey from his early childhood as a prodigy in an industrial city in northern China to his difficult years in Beijing to his success today. This autobiography documents the remarkable, dramatic story of a family who sacrificed almost everything--his parents' marriage, financial security, Lang Lang's childhood, and their reputation in China's insular classical music world--for the belief in a young boy's talent. And it reveals the devastating and intense relationship between a boy and his father, who was willing to go to any length to make his son a star. An engaging, informative cultural commentator who bridges East and West, Lang Lang's book opens a door to China."--Publisher description
An entertaining collection of questions and answers about America's leaders, covering every conceivable subject from scandals to notable quotes and notable women (wives and otherwise). The personalities and peculiarities of the nation's presidents--whatever their politics may have been--are often what make them memorable.--
Lang Lang Piano Academy: mastering the piano, level 5 (approximately equivalent to Grade 5/Intermediate) includes units on refining touch, using the pedal instinctively and performing.
Lang Lang Piano Academy: Daily Technical Exercises is a collection of scale-based warm-ups, work-outs, and routines that no aspiring pianist should be without, providing a perfect follow-up to the Lang Lang Piano Academy: Mastering the Piano series. Ideal for mastering keys and developing essential technique, this book provides flexible and progressive routines ideal for intermediate-level players upwards. Elements include a comprehensive warm-up section, advice and tips from Lang Lang himself, and an extension section with ideas for further practice. Intermediate routines concisely cover each key center in musical exercises, and advanced routines cover Russian scale patterns, giving a full workout for each key center.
This volume on the clinical anatomy of the neurocranium, the orbit and the craniocervical junction is intended to provide a precise and detailed account for the use of neurosurgeons, otorhinolaryngologists, neuroradiologists and roentgenologists. In recent years diagnostic tech niques and the scope of surgical intervention have broadened and have become increasingly refined. Many procedures are nowadays carried out with the aid of magnifying lenses and operat ing microscopes which bring diminutive structures into the range of the surgeon's hand and eye. This means that an atlas of the clinical anatomy of the head must give the surgeon working with the operating microscope and the diagnostician using sophisticated equipment full details of the morphology relevant to the scope of each specialty. It would be a fascinating task to depict all the structures of the orbit and the head from the skull base upwards, but any such plan would have required a photoatlas in several volumes. For this reason I have confined myself to medical problems of current importance. In this volume I have included numerous variations which I have myself encountered, so as to underline the diversity of human anatomy. A more comprehensive presentation of the findings and the structures of the head will be published in the three volumes of LANZ-WACHSMUTH. All the dissections illustrated in this book were prepared and photographed by myself.
Dołącz do świata Lang Langa i wyrusz z nim w fortepianową podróż! Podręcznik, podzielony na 3 zeszyty o narastającym stopniu trudności z nagraniami audio, to wyjątkowy i wciągający sposób na rozpoczęcie nauki gry na fortepianie ze światowej klasy pianistą, Lang Langiem. Od początku jest mnóstwo do zagrania! Pobudzające wyobraźnię utwory z dołączonym akompaniamentem równomiernie rozwijają grę prawą i lewą ręką. Ćwiczenia teoretyczne uzupełniają wiedzę grającego, a słuchanie utworów klasycznych w wykonaniu Lang Langa kształci muzykalność początkujących pianistów. Poziom 3: szesnastki, metrum 6/8 i stopniowe zwiększanie poziomu trudności technicznej poprzez wprowadzenie nowych rytmów i tonacji.