Chapter 524: The Great Dao is Simple
"Ah, Dai'er, come on, our family Yufan is on the field." In the women's dormitory, Chen Siying reported a big pillow and sat comfortably on the fabric sofa watching TV. Although the University of Cambridge is also a very famous university, the internal study life is quite relaxed, as long as you complete the credits within the specified time, basically the study time can be arranged freely, most of the courses are elective, even if you don't go to class for a few days, it doesn't matter.
"Come on, Siying, you miss him so much, why don't you fly to the Netherlands to see him." The beautiful Daile held a bag of beef jerky in her hand, and while munching, she walked to the sofa and sat down a little helplessly. She really has no love for the piano, but her roommate's boyfriend plays the piano, and in the past two days, because of the competition in the Netherlands, she has been called by Chen Siying more than once to "appreciate" the competition.
"That's not going to work, I'm going to learn." Chen Siying said, unceremoniously snatched the bag of beef jerky in her hand, and chewed it as much as she did. The two women are one in China and one in the ocean, both of them belong to the kind of best beauty, and what makes people even more jealous is that these two people have no scruples when they eat, but their figures are not out of shape at all.
"Excuse me, I haven't seen you go to a few classes. Oh, he looks pretty good today, he's so handsome! Daier looked at Liu Yufan who walked on the stage on the screen and praised it with a smile.
"Of course, don't look at whose boyfriend it is, how about it, drooling, why don't you wait two days, I'll bring him over and introduce you to each other?" Chen Siying said with a grin. She and Dale have a good relationship, although not for long. But it's like they're already a pair of close friends, and they have no scruples about joking.
"Giggles, okay. But don't regret it, Miss Ben's charm is top-notch, don't blame me for robbing your boyfriend when the time comes. Dai'er looked at Chen Siying. quipped.
"Cut, you little girl, when I was scared, if he really fell in love with you, I would pack you and give it to him, anyway, our family is male, and I won't suffer." Chen Siying said very fiercely.
If Liu Yufan is here, he sees the two girls talking about such a violent topic here. Especially about him, there have to be three black lines on the door of his head. At the moment, however, he is playing in the Liszt Cup in the Netherlands and is about to start his final.
The last place to play, Liu Yufan's luck is really not too good. Although it is said that the players who are at the front will suffer some losses, the players who are too far behind will generally not have too good results. Because the judges also have a problem of aesthetic fatigue, even if they like the piano no matter how much they like it. It was also very tiring to watch the performance for a day in a row. In such a situation, if the contestant does not have a particularly good performance, it is basically difficult to please the judges and get a good result.
Sit in front of the piano. Liu Yufan raised his hands lightly, bringing up a string of soft piano sounds like flowing water.
This is Liszt's "Chasing the Snow", and compared to the famous works such as "Ghost Fire", "Hunting" and "Majepa", "Chasing the Snow" is not performed very often. Although this piece is also technically difficult, it is far less impactful than the previous ones, which is why people are not used to choosing it.
With the slight tremor of the fingers, a thin trilling sound came, which seemed faint at first and slowly sounded. And under this background of always being delicate and urgent, a main theme that seemed to be calm and elegant sounded.
Under the dense trill, the melody composed of a single note, with a hint of sadness and beauty, outlines a quiet picture.
Liu Yufan played very quietly, without using extremely exaggerated body movements to show off his personality like those previous players, nor did he show off his gorgeous skills, he was really just "playing the piano". His gaze was on the keys, his gaze deep and serene, with a hint of fascination. …,
And the hands on the keys, there is no big undulation, as if "glued" to it, or lazy, the slightest superfluous movement is not willing to do. The keys, like obedient toys, respond sensitively with the movements of their fingers, singing a song-like melody......
A sense of tranquility from the heart, which seems to be centered on the piano in the center of the stage, faintly emanates, enveloping the hearts of the listeners and making them yearn for it.
Drifting snow, as the name suggests. This piece is played under Liu Yufan's hands at this moment, and the listener seems to have really come to a silver-white world, the fluttering snowflakes, with a hint of quietness and pleasure, are sprinkled one after another, floating to people's hearts, faintly melting, leaving a trace of coolness......
Many listeners have already closed their eyes with enjoyment. After listening to so many fast or intense tunes, this song chasing snow at this moment is like a gentle hand, gently caressing the exhaustion of the soul.
Berezovsky's eyes were slightly closed, his hands were on the table in front of him, and his fingers were rising and falling imperceptibly. Liu Yufan's piano sound has a seductive power, which presents the moving parts of this piece well in front of him. For a man who has a soft spot for Liszt's work, there is nothing more pleasing to him than to hear a Liszt work of this purity.
It wasn't until the melody gradually faded that Berezovsky opened his eyes, looked at Liu Yufan on the stage, and sighed with satisfaction.
In terms of his personal judging criteria alone, this song "Chasing Snow" can score more than 95 points. And before that, the other players played this piece, which rarely exceeded eighty points in his heart. This also shows how satisfied he is with Liu Yufan. He could feel that the other party had really touched Liszt's "soul".
After a short round of applause, Liu Yufan paused slightly for a moment and began to play the second piece again.
As a rule, each contestant can only play one Liszt etude, and the second must be a piece other than the etude. In other words, Liu Yufan's second piece must be Liszt's other genre works.
His hands rested lightly on the keys again. This time, the movement was more gentle than the previous one.
Shrouded in the soft white light of the chandelier, the pianist's slender hands are covered with a dreamy milky white, like a beautiful, unreal dream.
His arms sank slightly, and his fingers sank into the keys.
I didn't see how the hand moved, and a soft, gauzy four or three beats were all dissolved, and the chords flowed out from the fingertips so wantonly. Like the gentle waves, like the warm afternoon sun, the chords with a hint of calmness and love make people feel a sense of tranquility when they hear it.
The big finger of the right hand is slightly deepened, and a solid, peaceful middle sound sounds, and Steinway's most characteristic warm alto is most appropriately interpreted in this single tone. Hearing this note, a word came to everyone's heart - warmth.
It's like a fairy tale, a fairy tale shrouded in the warm autumn sun, with a hint of laziness and a hint of joy, and the sound of the piano floats into everyone's hearts so gently and gently.
Through the sound of the piano, people seemed to see the bright fields in the distance, girls in pale pink dresses with cute bows, and little blonde boys in blue suspender jeans chasing and playing under the huge ginkgo trees. The cute golden retriever is lazily crawling on the grass next to him to take a nap, a beautiful house with a beautiful white railing and brown-red walls, the swing in the yard is swinging, the autumn wind blows, and dandelion seeds like snowflakes .........flutter in the wind.
All the people were attracted by the sound of the piano and the beautiful fairy tale world it depicted. People's hearts seem to be bathed in a gentle and bright holy light, and they have forgotten everything around them.
Liu Yufan closed his eyes slightly, and his ten fingers naturally crawled on the keys, looking so comfortable and casual, he seemed to be playing and enjoying the music. At this moment, he is not just a performer, but more like a confidant, pouring out the beautiful world in his heart with the sound of the piano......
Liszt's Dream of Love
A work that is as simple as it can be, but it's also very classic.
Since the beginning of the competition, no one has played this piece live, and everyone believes that although this piece is also Liszt's masterpiece, it is too simple to be qualified to appear on this stage.
But Liu Yufan bounced it out, and it was at the most important final scene. For it, Liu Yufan wasted an opportunity to choose music. You know, he can choose works that are more difficult and visually more gorgeous.
However, it turns out that a classic is a classic. No matter how simple it is, the connotation it contains is not comparable to ordinary works. And as long as you're good enough, you'll be able to turn decay into magic!
Just like Liu Yufan at the moment, it seems to be done casually, but inadvertently, every listener has gained spiritual resonance!
That's the power of music!
After a song, there was silence in the venue. People were not in a hurry to applaud, but fell silent in the artistic conception of the music, reminiscing about the wonderful picture sense brought to them by this song "Dream of Love". After a long time, under the leadership of the audience, I don't know which audience, gradually burst into applause!
And the applause is like the flooding of the Yellow River, out of control!
Liu Yufan in the center of the stage, like an island in the raging waves of the flood, let the applause of the four sides impact, wave after wave, and even many audiences stood up in order to express their excitement!
The song "Dream of Love" was so affected that many players in the waiting room, including Valodos, couldn't help but change color slightly! (To be continued)