Chapter 8 Listening
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Ye Zi picked up the record.
The album cover is a fat old man in Europe and the United States wearing wide-rimmed glasses, holding a guitar in his arms, a faint smile, and sharp and confident eyes.
In the upper right corner of the record is the logo of the company, and two solid rectangular color blocks of blue and red are spliced together to form a large square close to a square. On the slightly larger blue color block above are five upright English letters: DECCA.
The title of the album is GreatestHits (Selected Collections), and below the title, the artist's name is written in large floral letters: Andres Segovia. Below, there are the names of several main songs.
In the upper left corner of the record, a line of small gilded letters is printed: GrandMasterSeries.
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Sun Yun quickly selected two more records and returned to the sofa to sit down. After taking two sips of tea, Sun Yun picked up the first selection of "Selected Collections" and said, "Let's listen to the Selected Collections of Segovia first." Ye Zi, do you know Segovia? Do you have a favorite track? β
Sun Yun's words slightly carried a little bit of school entrance examination.
Ye Zi picked up the thermos and filled Sun Yun's teacup with water, and then said: "Segovia is the most famous classical guitar master in Spain this century, and I am very interested in the first track of this album, "Chakong". β
"Do you really know Segovia? Do you still know "Cha Kong"? Sun Yun asked in surprise.
Ye Zi muttered to himself in his heart: I can still play!
After adding water to his cup, Ye Zi put down the hot water bottle and replied seriously: "Master Segovia is my most respected and favorite classical guitar master, and I like all his works. I especially like this adaptation of "Cha Kong"! I think that in this piece, Maestro Segovia played better than Maestro Yepes, and completely reproduced the special style of Bach - solemn, noble, graceful, elegant. β
Sun Yun was more than surprised: "You still know Yepez?" Can you play the guitar? β
Ye Zi said with a smile: "Mr. Sun, I am learning classical guitar playing now, and the "Romance of Love" and "Aranjuez Concerto" performed by Master Yepes are also my favorite repertoire. β
"Oh! So that's it! That's right! Sun Yun nodded and said, "I said, you are studying classical guitar, it would be strange if you didn't know these two masters." Who are you learning guitar with now? β
This question made Ye Zi difficult to answer, and after thinking about it for a while, Ye Zi had to cover it up and said: "I learned the guitar from my grandfather since I was a child." β
"Oh! You're still a family heirloom! Sun Yun didn't get to the bottom of it: "In China, this is rare!" β
With that, Sun Yun stood up again. I closed the door first, then went to close the two layers of windows, and closed the curtains. Then, I walked to the side of the equipment, selected a set of British TONNOY (Tianlang) corner speakers, AUDIOLAB (Aoli) power amplifier system matching, connected the REGA (Junzi) record player to the system, turned on the power, selected the speed, carefully and gently put the stylus on the record, and then twisted the volume switch of the power amplifier to the position of more than two-fifths.
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The first main chord in D minor came out of the horn speakers in the sky. Then, the theme of the piece is intertwined with chords, monophonic melodies, and arpeggios, and it moves forward steadily and firmly.
Under the fingers of the master of Segovia, the sound of the guitar is clear and elegant, like a beautiful white swan, which is proudly showing its beautiful face to the people. The section of the fingers that began about five minutes, and the crystal clear tone of the guitar, gave this melody an extraordinary brilliance. Then, with a rapid sequence of scales and a monophonic melody, the piece returns to its original theme, and another change begins.
During the 14-minute playback time, Ye Zi sat there quietly, carefully feeling the incomparable performance of the Segovia master.
Contrary to Ye Zi's expectations, Sun Yun's impromptu set of intermediate HIFI systems and the not high-end listening environment in the listening room gave Ye Zi more gains than in his previous life. Master Segovia's subtle changes in hooking, plucking, leaning, strumming, as well as the rhythm of the wheel fingers, the changes in the chords of the left hand, and the various timbre changes due to the different positions of the strings, etc., were all displayed in Ye Zi's mind, and gave Ye Zi deeper enlightenment.
After listening to this song, Ye Zi's understanding of the guitar seems to have deepened a lot at this moment.
In his previous life, Ye Zi had listened to this work countless times, a few times, and even listened to it on some superb equipment that cost as much as one million, but it seems that there is no time when he has a listening experience that can surpass this time today.
It's certainly not the equipment and the environment. When it comes to equipment and environment, the qiΔ in front of us is far from reaching the top level.
What has changed is Ye Zi herself!
Ye Zi's ear power and perception of music have risen more than one step compared to his previous life. In the whole piece, no matter how small the changes, even the slight differences caused by the change in the sitting posture of the master when playing, under Ye Zi's current hearing discrimination, there is no way to hide and be subtle. As the music unfolds, Ye Zi can even roughly feel the thinking of Master Segovia when he first adapted this work.
Such a change greatly exceeded Ye Zi's original expectations!
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The music slowly dissipated.
Sun Yun walked over, lifted the stylus and turned off the record player, and asked with a soft smile, "Ye Zi, how do you feel?" β
Ye Ziwei closed his eyes, still reminiscing about the feeling just now, and did not hear Sun Yun's question.
A hand gently patted Ye Zi on the shoulder.
"Asleep? Ye Zi? β
Sun Yun was a little disappointed. He thought that Ye Zi couldn't listen to such a difficult classical repertoire, and he fell asleep after listening to it, or he was distracted.
is such a music element, what kind of music studio do you want to do just now? Sun Yun sneered, and the trace of interest in his heart disappeared.
"Ahh I'm sorry, I'm sorry Mr. Sun! I was just reminiscing about the master's performance, and I didn't hear you speak to me. The performance of the Segovia master is simply amazing! β
Ye Zi opened his eyes, his eyes were clear.
"Oh? Is it? Let's talk about it. Sun Yun's tone was very light.
Ye Zi thought for a moment and said, "The whole piece of music, the master's performance is very good, incomparable!" β
Sun Yun sighed slightly in his heart: empty words.
"My own favorite is the master's finger playing, it's so even! The rhythm and volume are so even, and the volume of the bass section is just right, which is amazing! I really want to know how the master did it! β
Ye Zi's tone was a little excited: "I have also heard the version played by Master Yepes. He was slightly faster and very skillful, but the grains of his voice were not as clear as those of the Segovia masters. The chord bass of the thumb is a bit light and heavy, not as even. There seem to be one or two notes that are not on the strings, and it sounds a bit empty. It seems like so, I don't remember it too clearly. β
Sun Yun nodded, feeling much more comfortable, and secretly thought: Yepes is playing on a ten-string guitar, which is a little more difficult, and on the whole it is indeed not as good as Segovia's version of the performance. It seems that the little guy was really reminiscing just now, not asleep.
Ye Zi paused and took a sip of tea. Sun Yun gave him an encouraging look.
Ye Zi smiled and continued: "After listening to the whole music, what I admire most about the master is the speed. I've tried to play this piece at home, and the technique is not a big problem, but the speed control is too difficult! β
"It's a little slower, it's a little better. However, as soon as this tempo slows down, the music no longer has the grace and solemnity of Bach, but becomes bloated and paralyzed. Ye Zi frowned and continued.
Hearing this, Sun Yun nodded and chuckled: The metaphor of the little guy is quite vivid.
"It's even worse!"
Ye Zi also smiled: "Let's not talk about it soon, the difficulty of the technique will increase, and it will be very difficult to control the performance." In addition, when the speed exceeds a certain value, the taste of the music itself will also change greatly. β
"I've tried it a few times, and as soon as it's fast, the piece becomes a little funny, and it has nothing to do with Bach at all, especially some of the monophonic melodies in the middle, which become hard to listen to."
Sun Yun smiled and affirmed Ye Zi's statement: "Bach's music is like this, the control of speed and rhythm has always been relatively difficult to master. β
"That's it!"
Sun Yun agreed with Ye Zi's point of view, which made him very happy: "I tried it and found that this piece can only best express the feeling of Bach at a speed of about 70 marked in the music score." Well, no, it shouldn't be a feeling, it should be a style, yes, it's style! β
Being able to communicate with Sun Yun face-to-face made Ye Zi very excited, and his choice of words and sentences became more daring.
"I think it's a bit more appropriate to use the word style. However, this speed is really elusive, and it always feels like holding a breath, and it is particularly uncomfortable to go up or down, not fast or slow. β
"When I'm playing, it's better to have the metronome on, but if I don't turn it on, it's easy to rush forward in terms of speed, and before I know it, it's faster. It's really hard to get right! β
"Moreover, this piece is three beats, and it is difficult to control the rhythm. I really don't know how Master Segovia did it! β
"There are also those contrasts of strength and weakness, light and heavy, fast and slow, etc., the rendering of love, etc., the master's performance is absolutely accurate and in place, and the whole piece is alive and noble!"
"I don't dare to say anything else, but this piece, I dare say that there is no virtuoso who can surpass this version played by the master!"
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"Papapa", Sun Yun applauded lightly, nodded with a smile and encouraged: "That's right, Ye Zi, it's really good!" β
Ye Zi smiled a little embarrassedly, secretly relieved in his heart, and said modestly: "Thank you, Mr. Sun, I just figured it out by myself, and I don't know if it's right." β
Sun Yun shook his head lightly: "The most important thing in learning music is feeling, or feeling, comprehension, and thought!" Whether it's good or bad, it's the most real feeling for yourself, and there is no absolute standard, let alone right or wrong! There are 100 Hamlets for 100 people, stick to your own inner thoughts! β
After a pause, Sun Yun said again: "Personally, I very much support your opinion. Classical music should be a little more rigorous, a little more ideological, and not too technical! β
"It's just that the current domestic music scene's view of classical guitar is more focused on technical aspects, and less attention is paid to the performer's perception of music itself."
"I've watched a few of the best artists in China perform this piece, and they are much faster, almost up to 80. The technique is very high, but the content of the music itself is almost inaudible. That way, like you said, the music sounds a little funny, and there's no hint of Bach at all. β
Ye Zi didn't speak, just nodded slightly.
Sun Yun's talking about sex seemed to be up, and he couldn't stop the car for a while, and continued to criticize.
"Not only the classical guitar, but also the piano and violin, blindly pursuing skills, in addition to skills and skills!"
"It's amazing to win a few small awards abroad, and the title of master can't wait to be called!"
"Is it that simple, Master? That's a little too casual! In this way, what can they do other than turn Mozart and Chopin into Paganini?!! β
"Poof!"
Ye Zi was amused by Sun Yun's last statement. Don't look at the gentleness and elegance on Sun Yun's face, this cold joke is definitely good to say.
"HahaΒ·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β· Mr. Sun, what you said is so interesting! Turning Mozart into Paganini is so funny! β
"Whew! I'm telling you what I'm talking to! Sun Yun also laughed.
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After sitting and drinking tea for a while, Sun Yun went to play another record, the mother-daughter country music group TheJuddes from the United States, the classic vocal disc "Heartland".
The two listened to relaxing and warm country music while talking in a low voice, not at all like they had just met.
Knowing that Ye Zi had just turned eighteen years old, Sun Yun also expressed a certain amount of surprise. Although he knew that Ye Zi was very young at first glance, this was also the reason why Sun Yun talked to Ye Zi at the beginning, in this shop in Changda, almost no young people under the age of thirty have come in to buy goods, and a young guest like Ye Zi is even more curious.
However, Ye Zi's later speech and demeanor almost made Sun Yun ignore his youth, so much so that when he heard that Ye Zi had just turned eighteen, Sun Yun couldn't help but be a little surprised.
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