What is the difficulty in recording a complete concerto?

The first is the venue, a huge recording studio that has to seat nearly 100 people, which is a difficult thing to achieve. It's not a matter of simply being able to sit down, but it's about fitting the vocal structure in such a large space, which is orders of magnitude more difficult than a typical recording studio. Fortunately, there are ready-made concert halls, and this problem can be solved very well. In order to rent the Kyoto Tojo Concert Hall, DG spent money and ran a lot of connections.

The second difficulty point is people.

With such a large space, the position of the player and the position of the microphone are slightly different, and the exposed sound will have a large deviation, and the judgment of the recording engineer is crucial. Which timbres must be clicked microphone, the angle of the microphone, how far away, how many are placed, and what is the volume ratio of the microphone to the field, these details must be considered...... Therefore, in order to record top-notch records, it is necessary to have a team of experienced classical music professional recording engineers and musicians with rich recording experience.

DG has a team of top recording engineers, but a team of performers and orchestra conductors are not so easy to find. For this recording, DG mobilized his network and contacted many performers around the world, but most of them could not feel that Kyoto would come to participate in this recording within a few days. Fortunately, the German Philharmonic Orchestra and Rondo, who had just worked with Messerine, were able to find time, and the problem was solved.

At the same time, DG also airlifted a set of state-of-the-art recording equipment from Germany for this recording, and everything was prepared.

After listening to the introduction of the project leader, Jiang Chao said that it was impossible not to be moved. And all these preparations were completed in just a few days. So he can't help but admire, maybe it's because of the rigorous and serious attitude of the Germans that DG has become the world's largest record company!

As soon as I stepped into the concert hall, the venue burst into warm applause. This orchestra from Germany just played Jiang Chao's piece a few days ago. I have to say that Jiang Chao's song really has a unique magic. Everyone doesn't have a special feeling when they practice alone, but when they work together, the different timbres of different instruments blend together, and that vitality is generated, so every musician looks forward to playing it again.

And...... is with the original author like Jiang Chao.

Jiang Chao is an outstanding pianist and the composer of this piece, and working with him is a thrilling thing to think about.

After the applause ended, Old John walked to the center of the stage and bowed deeply to everyone, and then sincerely said some words of thanks, because he spoke German, Jiang Chao couldn't understand it, just listened to them with a smile.

In the end, the audience erupted in applause again. John Sr. gave time to Rondo.

Jiang Chao wanted to see that the recording was about to start officially, so he sat down in front of the piano, and his fingers quickly ran from the lowest note to the highest note, confirming that there was no problem with the pitch of each note, and then nodded to Rondo.

The on-site recording engineer adjusted the equipment and nodded to Rondo.

Rondo closed his eyes slightly, brewed his emotions for a moment, and waved the baton in his hand lightly.

Music played.

Jiang Chao's mind once again appeared that natural sound.

But this time it was completely different, because he had composed it himself, and the perfect fit was something that no previous performance of any master could achieve.

If the performance in reality can fit the natural sound in the mind of 20%, they are already world-class pianists, and 40% are the top masters in the world today. So what kind of listening experience is 100% fit?

Jiang Chao didn't dare to think about it before.

Today was also the first time he had played this piece of music that he had composed himself, and when he played the first short section, he realized that it was a different feeling.

Transparent!

This time, Jiang Chao was stunned to find that there was no such barrier between the perfect nature and reality in his mind, and his fingers were just used as a medium channel, and those perfect notes flowed out so smoothly.

Everyone felt the piano sound from a higher level!

There can be no breath of every note, the weight of the note, the length of the time, the slightest fluctuation of the pool! If you press even the slightest lighter, press for a few tenths of a second, that perfect feeling will be destroyed!

The performers are immersed, they are playing with Jiang Chao's piano sounds, this concerto has no so-called "competition" between piano and orchestra, only harmonious cooperation!

The sound recordists were nervous. They are both staff members and listeners, and their keen ears can hear that every detail of this piece is perfect, and maintaining this perfection is like walking a tightrope in the air, and there must be no mistakes. They were afraid that Jiang Chao would play a certain note for an extra hour or a heavy newton of force, which would pull them back to reality.

As a result, the recording engineers shouted that they didn't dare to breathe loudly. Especially in the final stage, everyone held their breath and stared at Jiang Chao nervously.

Jiang Chao had already closed his eyes at this time, he was enjoying every minute and every second of such transparency, and he was not aware of the tension of the outside world at all. The pleasant feeling was unprecedented, and he didn't even want to let the piece come to an end.

But there is an end to the performance, and in the end, Jiang Chao almost reluctantly knocked down the last note.

The echo of the music lingered in the concert hall for a long time, and no one made any sound, until the slightest echo could not be captured by even the slightest device, and everyone stood up and applauded at the same time, and the applause continued, and some people even burst into tears.

Jiang Chao couldn't help but be moved in his heart in such an atmosphere, and applauded seriously, for himself and everyone present.

Music is the purest thing, and musicians and people who like music are also the purest people! In this circle, your skin color, gender, and country cannot define your work. As long as you can pry into the hearts of others, you can win respect!

Old John couldn't wait to go up and hug Jiang Chao, and said sincerely: "This is the most perfect performance I have ever heard!" I believe that this record will become a classic and will be passed on forever!"

Jiang Chao was also very excited in his heart, stood up and bowed deeply to everyone, and said loudly: "Thank you! I think we have just accomplished an incredible thing together! The wonderful feeling when we played just now will become an unforgettable experience for our lives!"

Applause again!

Jiang Chao closed his eyes and savored it. He wasn't sure if he could still have that experience. Because this piece fits the music in his mind 100%! But Jiang Chao knows that this is not because his piano level has improved, but because this piece was originally composed by himself, so it will have such an effect. If he can have such an effect every time he plays an original repertoire, then in the future, only the quality of the composition will be the only thing that restricts Jiang Chao's height.