Chapter 254: Super Sight-Reading
The octave of the right hand is as steady as a rock, with a calm and unhurried bearing, calmly descending. To read the latest chapters of this book, please search on Baidu:
The rich alto of the Steinway Triangle gives people a warm and bright feeling, which is purely simulated by piano octaves, and it is not much better than the solemn horn sound of the original orchestra!
Liu Yufan's eyes were staring at the score, and his mind was spinning rapidly. This kind of improvisational sight notation performance requires very high requirements for the player, not only to have excellent piano skills, but also to be very familiar with the staves. If it weren't for Liu Yufan's frequent listening to this "Piano Concerto No. 1" in the past, and he was very familiar with its string accompaniment, I am afraid that he would not have been able to look directly at the sight-reading in such a short period of time.
However, at this moment, although this piece also made his mind highly concentrated, he could easily play it at the same speed. During the period when he practiced piano with Mo Yan, Mo Yan not only gave him strict technical training, but also gave him a lot of guidance on composition and sight-reading. Therefore, Liu Yufan's ability in both aspects is extremely strong.
After the solemn four octaves, the right hand suddenly moved to the high register, and at the same time the left hand also fell in the low register, and a crisp and powerful sixth chord sounded! The deep bass and the loud treble, the feeling that bursts out in an instant has a faint taste of a symphony orchestra!
Of course, this is due to the brilliant timbre and resonance of the Steinway Grand Triangle, but it is also inseparable from Liu Yufan's control of dynamics. Take this explosive chord, in the orchestra's version, it was originally played by an ensemble of strings and brass, which is very impactful, but on the piano, it is difficult to express that kind of instantaneous explosiveness. The dynamics are poorly controlled, and it's hard to pop that effect.
Wang Yujia sat quietly opposite Liu Yufan, the boards of the two pianos were not opened, and from her angle, Liu Yufan's performance could be easily seen. Looking at his focused and serious but still confident expression, Wang Yujia was very surprised!
She had also asked a boy in the same class to play this piece before, and that boy's piano foundation was also very solid, and he was also a character who won awards in international piano competitions, but even he, after getting this accompaniment version, practiced in private for more than a week before he could be considered to have passed. It's just that the effect still makes Wang Yujia extremely dissatisfied. To read the latest chapter of this book, please search on Baidu: In desperation, Wang Yujia thought of replacing people.
What she didn't expect was that the first impression of this second piano recommended by Teacher Ling Yuan actually surprised her so much! At first, she was still worried that the other party would stutter and affect her performance, but judging from the beginning of his play, her worries just now were completely superfluous. The second piano of this level is almost comparable to the one that his teacher Ling Yuan played for him.
"Is it really the first time he's seen this score? No, I can't. Wang Yujia thought in disbelief. If she didn't know that this piano score was compiled by Teacher Ling Yuan himself, and there was no outflow, I am afraid that she would suspect that the other party had practiced many times in advance. Wang Yujia is not unseen people with strong sight-reading ability, and she herself is also a sight-reading master. can be so strong as the person in front of him, to be honest, it's really rare.
After a calm and atmospheric prelude, Liu Yufan on the opposite side looked over. Touching his eyes, Wang Yujia immediately recovered from surprise and distraction. The prelude is almost over, and it's time for your own performance to begin!
The other party's outstanding performance also stimulated Wang Yujia a little. She has been practicing the piano since she was a child, and the degree of hard work and hard work is also rare among her peers, because of this, flowers and applause have been with her growth since she was a child, and the reputation of "genius girl" is also very loud, which makes her once have a natural sense of superiority, but at this moment, when facing Liu Yufan, Wang Yujia feels that her sense of superiority seems to have disappeared all at once. "Okay, let's play the piano well." The feeling of meeting an opponent made Wang Yujia's nerves fully excited.
Two white arms suddenly rose and fell heavily towards the bass of the Steinway grand piano. The seemingly slender and thin arm, at the moment of contact with the keys, suddenly burst out with a strong force, a burst of majestic and transparent chords, with an indomitable momentum, echoed in this more than 100 square meters of the piano room, its momentum suddenly overshadowed the prelude just now!
In the bass, middle and high registers, Wang Yujia's hands are constantly repeating the same chords in the three registers, like a calm army, taking powerful steps step by step. The second piano opposite, on the other hand, becomes a beautiful and broad main theme, like a wide river, powerfully setting off the three chords that are constantly repeated, making them not too thin.
It's a really pleasant combination, the sounds of the two pianos, one strong and one weak, intertwined, but they form a rich and vivid picture. A sense of grandeur and grandeur suddenly filled this piano room of more than 100 square meters!
At this moment, Wang Yujia is already fully immersed in the performance, she no longer worries about whether the second piano will cause her trouble, the other party's cooperation is too comfortable, she only needs to think about her own performance with all her strength, and devote herself to it!
Such an effect was something she had never imagined. A feeling of meeting a bosom friend arose spontaneously in her heart. Although it has only been a few hours since the two of them met, from the sound of each other's piano, she seems to feel like an old friend who has known each other for a long time. That kind of love and dedication to music is a silent language, which does not need to be said, but can be known when you hear it.
Compared with Wang Yujia's wholehearted enjoyment of playing, Liu Yufan is not so relaxed. His eyes are constantly on the score, his mind is running at high speed, and he must make sure that he can "see" through the score at least eight bars faster than the score under his hand in order to keep the performance smooth. If he hadn't been familiar with this piece and would definitely not have played it for the first time, he would have done it so well.
Every minute or even shorter, Liu Yufan has to take the time to free one hand, quickly turn the page of the score, left hand when the left hand is free, and right hand when the right hand is free, it has been a long time since he has been so nervous, the basic skills of sight-reading in the past came in handy at this moment.
Finally, the first busy prelude to the second piano has passed, and then it is time for the first piano to play solo. Liu Yufan finished playing the last chord seriously and looked up at Wang Yujia. At this moment, the other party was also sitting quietly in front of the piano, waiting for the end of his prelude. Looking at Liu Yufan's gaze, Wang Yujia stretched out a thumbs up at him.
Liu Yufan smiled and waited intently for her next performance. The chords that Wang Yujia played just now, although they were clean and beautiful, did not reflect much of a high level. The next solo is the point, and it is the meat play. How many catties and taels this "genius girl" has in front of him will be known at this moment.
Wang Yujia's arms moved to the middle range of the piano, and the moment it fell, a rapid and firm harmony sounded, which was the main theme that Liu Yufan played just now. It's just that at this moment, on the first piano, the rhythm is changed, many variations are added, and the difficulty becomes greater, and at the same time it is more ornamental.
"Master!" Just listening to this one phrase, Liu Yufan couldn't help but nod in admiration. I have played this piece myself, and from here on, the difficulty of the piano gradually comes out. This rapid octave cadenza is definitely a challenge for the pianist's technique. Liu Yufan was also confident that he could play so crisply and clearly, but he didn't expect that such a weak girl in front of him would have such a strong explosive power! How could she be so skinny, how could she play such a loud chord? ..., "Hehe, I'm judging people by their appearance." As long as the method is mastered properly and the use of power is correct, what is there about a girl who can't play such a tone? Liu Yufan looked at Wang Yujia and thought with admiration.
The fast octave technique is a very advanced technique in the piano. Perhaps many beginners who learn the piano think that the octave is not just playing two notes with the thumb and little finger at the same time, octaves apart? As long as the hand is big enough, playing the octave is not a difficult task. Many Richard. Aren't Clayderman's compositions all of them having many consecutive octaves?
Note, however, that we're talking about a fast octave here. Being able to play an octave and being able to play a fast octave are two different concepts. Like Richard. It is true that many of Clayderman's piano music have octaves, but at the speed of the adagio or the solemn board, such an octave is really not a fast octave. The so-called fast octave usually refers to the speed above the allegro allegory, at such a high speed, it will become extremely difficult to play the octave, first of all, the natural strength of the big finger and the little finger is inconsistent, which makes the unity of the performance extremely difficult, and the octave performance at such a high speed requires the basic skills of the wrist is also extremely high. Although the octave is divided into the so-called "finger octave", "wrist octave" and "arm octave", it all refers to the difference in the important parts of the force, in fact, any octave must be played with the participation and cooperation of the wrist. In the case of fast playing, the load on the wrist will be greater.
Listening to Wang Yujia's rapid brilliance just now, Liu Yufan can almost imagine that kind of rapid wrist shaking, without solid basic wrist skills, it is simply impossible to play such a melody.
"Sure enough, a famous teacher produces a high apprentice, and the female version of Lang Lang is worthy of her reputation." Liu Yufan exclaimed. I heard that the other party's solo was about to end, so I quickly cheered up and looked at the score in front of me. The rivalry with Wang Yujia made Liu Yufan also excited!
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