"Für Elise" Performed by Lang Lang 

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.” Learn more: www.steinway.com/pianos/stein... www.steinway.com facebook.com/steinway/ instagram.com/steinwayand... twitter.com/SteinwayAndSons #beethoven #langlang #music #classical #steinway #classicalmusic #furelise eu.steinway.com/en/pianos/ste... facebook.com/steinway instagram.com/steinwayand...

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

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.

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

Every pianist in RU-vid 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

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

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

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!

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.

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

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. ❤️❤️❤️

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

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

This was my Mother's favorite piano piece. She passed this week and this came on the classical radio that day. Love you Mom

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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…

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

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

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..

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

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

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

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

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!

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..

I recently started playing this piece and I did some research on it it and the woman he was writing this to was actually called Therese. Lang Lang is such an inspiring person. Beethoven is probably ecstatic listening to talented people like Lang Lang playing his legendary piece.

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

He's two letters away from becoming Ling Ling

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

He doesn’t just play the song perfectly but he also feels the music as well. This make the whole experience of the song more enjoyable.

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

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.

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!

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! 😊

This is my favourite rendition of Fur Elise. I am striving to play it like this! I love this piece. I learned the easy version when I was 11/12 and now I’m almost 69.

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

As someone who's only playing for a bit over a year this level of control over the sound seems so far away, amazing!

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

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

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....

My baby sleeps when he hears this version. We both love listening to it looking out the window at the windy blossom trees.

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

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.

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

Cara que interpretação sensacional, é como se ele estivesse alisando a cabeça de alguém ao tocar nas teclas... Fantástico!

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!

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

Feels like someone is hugging you gently and lovingly.

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

I love the way that, just before the ending repeat of the main theme, he glides down the keyboard so smoothly that it almost sounds like sliding down a violin string.

Lang Lang + Beethoven = genius.

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

This song is easy, but to play it with that level of emotion is insane.

this song always reminds me of the times of running down 5 flights of stairs with trash bags in my hand to catch the garbage truck.

Maravilloso, tengo 80 años, empezé tocar el piano a las 60 por una depresión y me ponía, los vidios de Lang Lang y empecé a darle el sentimiento que pone, para mis partituras, es como mi profesor a distancia, aunque voy a la escuela y ya he hecho 20 años y yo sigo, esa paz que siento, cuando pongo las manos en el piano, el maravilloso. Sigue así Kan Lang, haces mucho bien a muchas personas como yo.👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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 ;)

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

I believe this is exactly what Beethoven had in mind when he wrote this piece. Lang Lang brought it to the life it was meant to have.

He's here to take Fur Elise back to its place when the XXX Got Talent contestant played it in the most sacrilegious way 👍.

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...

Lang Lang looks like he’s in heaven playing this. It’s insane how well he plays it

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

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

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

I’ve never heard it played that perfectly

Fun fact: I lived down the street from a Steinway shop and they were nice enough to let me come in whenever I wanted and play their concert grand. Boy was it beautiful.

714 dislikes are from people who broke up with their ex gf name Elise

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

Now THIS is how Beethoven meant this to be played

I’ve listened to Lang Lang’s interpretation a million times! Each one I discover something else that makes his version elegantly majestic. He inspires perfection!

I love how he tells his story and how you can feel the emotions with the piano, dancing with the fingers. Amazing. Beatiful.

He nodded his head at the end like “yep, that’s it”

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

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

This one is the most beautiful version of für elise I've ever heard, he's enjoying while playing and it sounds incredible.

I never understood what made a great pianist as a child, but now after few years of composing myself, I can see why

this always plays in my head when I ask for the wine list at mcdonalds

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

Lang Lang is absolutely incredible!! The way he moves his fingers it is like the piano becomes an extension of him. He is a truly gifted artist! I can barely make my fingers stretch enough to reach the keys at all:(

Finally, this is exactly how I understood this song was meant to play. Boring, robotic, and overly fast versions I've heard people play are so emotionless and nothing worth praising about. This is perfection as he said it "romantic, light like a feather." This piece is meaningless without the proper emotion behind it. Lang Lang nails it.

Bro i was in music class and this is what my music teacher showed the class

This was a much slower take on the piece than I'm used to hearing, but it sounds a lot better this way. Lang Lang was able to put a LOT of feeling into this, more than most pianists I've heard. Yes the piano sounds great.

The respect this man has for the instrument and musical masterpiece is just perfect!

He played it in a way that I thought I have never heard this piece before.

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.

Each key is played so smoothly and paced so well I just can’t handle it ❤️

How could anyone give this a thumbs down? Truly breathtaking! Thank you Steinway & sons!

Omg I’m learning this piece and I thought it should be fast so I played it way faster than this. But now I have changed my mind. How beautiful is this!!! Omg! This is amazing! From now on I’m going to play this piece slowly like Lang Lang, he is so amazing!! By the way it’s 2023 May who’s here?

My favourite piano piece. I played this as a duet at a concert in our town hall, age 12, with my piano teacher. We had separate pianos. Gosh I was nervous but he must have had confidence in me.

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.