414. Two editions of the cadenza, the German-Austrian-Russian controversy of 'toccata'
Smooth, even, even power.
Since the piano joined the orchestra, it has been going smoothly.
This is in keeping with the way most players approach it, and the octave-loaded Russian folk song-like austere first theme gives it a deep and long.
From time to time, people in the hall looked left and right or whispered to each other.
This is inevitable, after all, the performers are sitting in the hall, and even the conductor who is conducting the piece is present.
After a moment of silence after the development department, the piano's Allegro cadenza sounded.
This cadenza is a particularly important part of the player's musical understanding, because he wrote two completely different versions of the cadenza when Rach was composing the first movement.
One is the cadenza labeled 'ossia Cadenza', which requires the first theme to be played violently in the form of heavy chords, which is quite difficult to play, and few players generally choose this cadenza to overdo it.
Even Rahe himself, when he premiered the piece in 1909, did not choose this version but chose a second version.
The second version is in the 'Toccate' style, which is light and jumpy.
The two versions have very different cadenzas in length.
And for the performance version at the moment, the second version of the cadenza was chosen.
Different choices create different musical atmospheres, and it is clear that the player has cleverly used the frivolity of 'toccate' to perfectly transition the music into the subsequent harmony.
In terms of processing alone, it is already a master.
As a result, many people have already wandered their gaze between several performer-level figures, and those who are familiar with this version of the music already know who is playing.
As the music ends with variations on piano and orchestra, Ruggiero snaps his fingers to interrupt the music.
Probably because in order to retain the mood of the end of the first movement, he deliberately raised his hand three seconds after the end of the music.
The three seconds without the slightest noise also made everyone certain another thing - it was a CD.
This narrows the scope of the crowd even more, although most of the people here are academic teachers and students, but there are really not many people who can produce CDs.
Qin Jian also roughly determined in his heart which one was playing, and it was indeed a heavyweight role.
"Okay, who is going to describe your feelings first?" said Ruggiero again.
After a brief silence in the audience, a blonde girl who looked no more than twenty-three or four stood up, her nationality was not recognizable by her appearance.
Under the attention of everyone, she heartily expressed her opinion: "I like the handling of it. ”
As soon as the other party spoke, Qin Jian knew that the other party was German.
"Processing. ”
Ruggiero paused, "Very well, can you be specific, German girl?"
The German girl blurted out: "Toccata." ”
After the girl sat down, Ruggiero continued to ask: "Can anyone explain what Toccate is?"
This time, a Chinese boy from the Haishi Conservatory of Music stood up, "Toccata means 'touch key', and it is a relatively free keyboard genre close to improvisation, with high technique, especially in the use of foot keys. ”
"Textbook answer!"
Ruggiero gave the boy an affirmation and continued: "The cadenza of the first movement is worth learning from every player, so please give him a round of applause." ”
Then there was a burst of applause, and Qin Jian clapped his hands while looking at a French performer not far from the front row.
Then Ruggiero snapped his fingers again and the music started again.
...
Staccato music was played, and commentator after commenter stood up and sat down.
Some music is recognizable to the performer, while others don't care much about who the performer is.
...
An hour later.
Once again, the music stopped.
What has just been played is one of Rach's late works, "Variations on a Theme at Corelli".
The more people who speak, the more points of view, and the more conflicts arise.
This piece was performed by a German student, perhaps the German-Austrian imprint in his performance was too deep for him to be too detailed, and his playing tried to be carried out in a way that slowly pushed the chords, so that the power was lacking and the details were a little hazy.
Those who agree with this work say that the German-Austrian style of playing can also play Rahe's work.
The opposite side argues that this is not Rachmaninoff's music at all.
As you spoke, soon there was a line in the hall, and the German-Austrian and Russian factions had their own opinions.
The scene was once exciting.
Of course, Germany and Austria here do not represent the group of conservatories in Germany and Austria, and the same is true of the Russian faction.
A professor from the Glinka Conservatory of Music represented the positive point of view, and finally ended the little debate with the point that Rach himself had put forward - "Each phrase can be treated in several different ways, and as long as these treatments are convincing, as long as they are well thought out, they are desirable." ”
A small episode, but it can explain a lot of problems.
For example, although the theme of this seminar was a seminar on the musical works of Rachmaninov, everyone knows that Rach is the most orthodox academic representative of the Russian piano school, and he is also known as the last advocate of Romanticism.
Therefore, it is not difficult to see a trace of academic controversy behind the seminar.
Of course, maybe this is just Qin Jian's own thinking too much, no matter which school of thought, it has its origin and desirable point out.
And what he is more interested in is what is the origin of those origins, there is a little record in Chris's beginner's piano guide, when Uncle Pei galloped through Vienna, there was no clear school of piano in the world.
This is Rahe's alma mater, and the admirers of the Russian piano naturally have some innate advantages.
And he felt that the trip should not be as boring as a real academic conference, with dozens of concerts plus final proposals and a series of links such as score revisions are extremely exciting.
Seeing that both sides had stopped, Ruggiero snapped his fingers again with a smile on his face.
I don't know what this one will be. ’
Everyone waited with bated breath.
Three seconds after a slight noise.
A sharp and dense string ensemble kicked off the music.
When Qin Jian heard it at first glance, he thought he was thinking too much.
"Wow!!——————"
And then, as the familiar chord struck suddenly, his entire hairs stood on end.
“...”
Not only Qin Jian's reaction was big, but Shen Qingci's reaction was not small, and even He Jing's face was a look of deep thought.
However, after a while, Qin Jian was relieved.
Sweeping away some obstacles in his mind, he quietly admired it, and quickly entered the music.
...
To be honest, since the end of the Huayun Competition, Qin Jian has never heard himself play again-
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