SPRING-SUMMER '26 PICK
“Lang Lang's Piano Book 2 combines a broad appeal, featuring a rich blend of classical masterpieces and popular themes from film, anime, and video games, making it highly accessible to a diverse range of patrons…”
Piano Book 2 by Lang Lang
Label Description: This new album continues to build the brand Piano Book, following the unprecedented success of the original released in 2019. A collection of the most popular short pieces for piano known, taught and played by players and piano lovers of all ages everywhere. Including iconic classical pieces, works by contemporary composers including soundtracks, gaming and anime, as well as unique arrangements.
How to present this to library customers: For library displays and listening stations, promote Lang Lang's Piano Book 2 by creating a "Pianist Showcase" that features his acclaimed past albums like Piano Book, The Disney Book, and Goldberg Variations. Alternatively, a "Modern Piano Masters" playlist could pair his new album with works by other popular contemporary pianists like Yuja Wang, Daniil Trifonov, or Igor Levit, highlighting the diverse and vibrant world of classical piano today.
Audience Key:
NOVICE:
A patron who does not know about the arts but is looking for new interests. These items are for public collections that call for you to introduce the arts to patrons and ignite their interests. They often know much more about popular culture than what’s happening in the arts.
EXPLORER:
These items are for customers who have some knowledge of the arts and want to learn more. Oftentimes these patrons stream music from your music streaming service, take out music and art biographies and they may attend music and art programming at your library.
AFICIONADO:
Ordering for aficionados requires knowledge about their habits when consuming the arts. These patrons are aware of the arts through museums, classical music, jazz and more. Oftentimes, these patrons attend music and art programming at your library, are professionals in the arts world with thorough knowledge of visual and/or performing arts.