Chapter 252: The Art of the Piano (Part II)
Gradually, everyone's eyes showed an extremely solemn look, and at the same time, some people looked at Fang Chen with a trace of pity in their eyes. In their opinion, the first performance of Guo Nianfei was a failure, because this concerto was Rachmaninov's Second Concerto.
Rachmaninov, whose full name is Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninov, is a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor. Born in Oneg, Novgoro Province, Russia, his works are magnificent, revealing a trace of sadness, hesitation, confusion, and indignation in the composer's rich Russian-style rhythm, and at the same time a glimmer of hope for a better life, which deeply touches people's hearts and goes to the depths of their hearts. The whole work is divided into three movements, which are played
Nearly thirty-five minutes, 1st movement in mid-section, C minor, 2/2 time, sonata form.
At the beginning, the lead piano plays eight bars of chords that are as gray and heavy as bells. The second movement is a sustained adagio, solemn and soothing trilogy. The opening theme is derived from the lyrical minor theme of the first movement, with contemplative bliss, full of fantasy, hope and joy of life, full of inner passion, in stark contrast to the main theme. The witty Allegro of the third movement, in C major, in 2/2 time, is almost a rondo............ It is widely accepted that Rachmaninoff's Concerto No. 2 is the most difficult piece to play, not only because it takes a long time, but also because of the various fingering changes during the performance that are not something that ordinary pianists can do. Yan Xu played this song in the piano, he didn't want to give Fang Chen any chance, in his mind, no matter how talented you are, no matter how bad your memory is, it is impossible to repeat a syllable after listening to a thirty-five-minute performance.
Thinking of this, Liu Yundi couldn't help but glance at Guo Nianfei, the other party's face did not show the slightest surprise or timidity, and he looked quite calm. He was slightly stunned, and then sneered in his heart: "Pretend, I'll see how long you can pretend!" Next, Liu Yundi no longer paid attention to Guo Nianfei and the people with surprised faces, but played it seriously, after all, this piece is too long, although he has played it many times, he will make mistakes if he is not careful.
"Senior Brother Liu is really amazing!" Li Yuan, as the referee, sighed in a deep voice.
"Yes!" Lin Yu echoed: "I have also practiced this piece many times, but if I play it without a score, I still can't do it!" And Guan Xiaotong naturally understood the reason, and for a while, she was a little worried about Guo Nianfei. "You see, Guo Nianfei's expression is more relaxed, is it a chance to win?" said a student who was watching. When the student next to him heard this, he couldn't help but pout:
"Come on, it's him, the victory is in hand, I think he knows that he can't do it, and deliberately pretends to be unfathomable, in my opinion, when Senior Brother Liu finishes playing, he will definitely admit defeat immediately!"
Time passed slowly, Liu Yundi's performance was nearing the end, at this time, he couldn't help but raise his eyes to look at Guo Nianfei again, and found that the other party's expression was still calm and indifferent, and he couldn't help sneering again in his heart. With a rapid piano note, the whole Rachmaninov was finally played by Yan Xu with a good syllable. Suddenly, like the tide of the sea
The sound sounded, and even many people cheered:
"Senior Brother Liu is so good!"
"Senior Brother Liu is the most powerful!"
............
In the face of everyone's applause and cheers, Liu Yundi's face had an irrepressible look of pride, and suddenly, his eyes stared at Guo Nianfei:
"Guo Nianfei, I think you should admit defeat directly, right?"
"Why?" Guo Nianfei smiled, and as he spoke, he opened the lid and put his fingers on the black and white keys.
"Hmph, I know that I can't do it, you still want to find death, I can't control it!" Seeing this, Liu Yundi couldn't help but sneer and sit down, he wanted to see how Guo Nianfei made a fool of himself.
"Ding Dong!"
Guo Nianfei's fingers began to beat on the black and white keys, and the next moment, a series of syllables from Rachmaninoff's Second Concerto overflowed. Guo Nianfei's expression was relaxed, his fingers were extremely flexible, and his fingering was even more comfortable, and suddenly, Yan Xu's face changed, even if he practiced this concerto many times, he still felt a little rusty, and he could only play it reluctantly, but judging from Guo Nianfei's fingering, he seemed to be very familiar with this piece.
Suddenly, a bad feeling arose in his heart: "No, no, he should only be a little bit!"
"Ding Dong!"
As the song progressed, Guo Nianfei's arms also shook rhythmically, his eyes were slightly closed, his head was slightly raised, and his face showed a look of intoxication. Everyone was also infected by his expression, and they closed their eyes one after another to appreciate the deeper meaning of this song.
"How is it possible? How is it possible? This is not logical at all!" Liu Yundi stared at Guo Nianfei in disbelief, this piece has been carried out for a third of the time, but Guo Nianfei has not made the slightest mistake, and his performance level is obviously higher than him.
"Wow, Senior Sister Guan, your friend is too powerful, right! It seems that his performance level is even higher than that of Senior Brother Yan!" Li Yuan couldn't help but sigh. Guan Xiaotong smiled and nodded, when talking in the car, Guo Nianfei's theoretical knowledge has made her admire very much, and now, the level of performance he has shown has greatly surpassed Liu Yundi, judging from the current momentum, Guo Nianfei won the first game.
Time passed, the second movement had come to an end, and after a slight pause, Guo Nianfei continued to play the third movement, and the beautiful notes burst out from his fingers from time to time, washing the audience's heart.
His fingers are sometimes fast and sometimes slow, but they have always maintained a beautiful sense of rhythm, and Liu Yundi's face next to him has become extremely pale, and at this moment, he has to admit that he has lost! Ten minutes later, the third movement ended successfully, Fang Chen pulled his fingers out of the keys, looked at Liu Yundi with a smile and asked lightly: "Senior Brother Liu, did I make a mistake?
"Bang bang bang!"
"Bang bang bang!"
“·····”
A burst of applause after Liu Yundi's performance sounded, Liu Yundi nodded with a blue face and said coldly: "No, you won this game!"
"Senior Brother Liu has conceded, then let's start the second performance! This time I will play, you will repeat it! No problem, right?" Guo Nianfei smiled. That confident smile made Liu Yundi very unpredictable, what kind of song would he play for himself to repeat? But at this moment, he couldn't absolutely back down, so he nodded and said:
"No problem!"
"Okay, I'll start!" Guo Nianfei showed a confident smile at the corner of his mouth, and then his fingers fell on the black and white keys again. Guo Nianfei took a deep breath, and the next moment, his fingers jumped rapidly, and suddenly, an extremely complex and changeable rhythm floated out from between his fingers.
"I hope my hands are not too raw, otherwise I will be ashamed~" Guo Nianfei muttered to herself, and then her hands began to fly on the black and white piano keys, using the piano as the pen and the room as the paper, and began to compose a masterpiece!
Suddenly, Liu Yundi's face froze suddenly, and he stared at Guo Nianfei with unbelievable eyes and said in shock: "This is "Waltz of Death". ”
"What? Guo Nianfei is going to play a waltz of death!" At this moment, not only Liu Yundi, but even Guan Xiaotong and others had an extremely shocked look on their faces.
It is rumored that "Waltz of Death" is just a prank in the music industry, because when the syllables are the most, 23 keys have to be popped up at the same time, and a person only has ten fingers.
The "Waltz of Death" was not played for a long time, only about three and a half minutes, and from the very beginning, the rhythm was very strong, and a strong sense of rhythm meant that it had to be played quickly. Therefore, everyone's eyes couldn't help but look at Guo Nianfei's hands.
As the music progressed, the syllables became more and more complicated, and Guo Nianfei's hands became extremely fast, but the expression on his face was very relaxed. It was a natural demeanor that emanated from the inside out, and it was definitely not pretended! At the moment, he was not playing, but enjoying!
"Could he really be able to play this impossible Waltz of Death?" at this moment, such a question arose in everyone's hearts.
"No way! he will never play it!" Liu Yundi roared inwardly, he knew that in another ten seconds, the first small high of the piece would be played, and eleven keys would be played at the same time.
"Ding Ding Dong!"
The complex melody flowed in the performance area with a strong sense of rhythm, and everyone stared at Guo Nianfei's fingers with wide eyes, the melody of this "Waltz of Death" is not beautiful, but it is famous for its complex performance techniques.
"It's here!It's here!It's going to be ~ eleven keys!" Suddenly, everyone's eyes widened, and their hearts rose to their throats, because eleven of them were about to appear together.
"Knock knock ......!"
A series of notes floated out of Guo Nianfei's fingertips at an extremely fast speed, and at this moment, the distance between Guo Nianfei's fingers was stretched to the longest, and the speed also reached an extremely terrifying level.
As if the rhythm of flowing clouds and water flashed, everyone couldn't help but wipe their eyes and stare at Fang Chen with extremely admiring and surprised eyes, because, he did it, and played eleven keys at the same time. When he reached the tenth key, Guo Nianfei's little finger suddenly tilted upwards and again, achieving the miracle of playing two keys with one finger at the same time.
But, this is just the beginning. Because more keys will be played at the same time in the future, can Guo Nianfei continue to create miracles? Everyone stared at Guo Nianfei's fingers, unwilling to let go of even a second, because Guo Nianfei's speed was too fast, even if he blinked, he might be able to miss a miracle.