Chapter 015, the hardest?
Yun Feiyang, who has always been known as the prince of three-point shots, missed the last three-point shot, which was also expected by Canglong.
Why? Because his heart was in turmoil, the more Canglong didn't move, the more nervous Yun Feiyang became, thinking that he would play some tricks, but in fact, Canglong didn't think about any tricks at all, he just stood there, which also attracted most of Yun Feiyang's attention, and even put a lot of pressure on him.
In such a situation, Yun Feiyang really threw himself in, and Canglong could only admit it, but the chance of success was obviously not great.
Losing was a big blow to Yun Feiyang and the three of them, the three of them were the most powerful jumpers in the classroom, but they were also the worst falls, and they were beaten down by Canglong at the highest point, their expressions were not good, and it was difficult to calm down their psychological restlessness, because it was a very humiliating thing.
"In the second game, what do you decide to compete and who to send?" Canglong put down the basketball, looked at them one by one, and finally swept to the entire ninth class.
His words were also to let them come out of failure, telling them that although this one failed, they still had a chance, and it was also to not leave any shadow in their hearts and let them collapse, which was not what Canglong wanted.
"If you lose, you lose, we are not as good as you in basketball, but in the next competition, you better be like you on the basketball court, and beat us like this!" Yun Feiyang raised his head and regained his sunny confidence.
Canglong admired his previous sentence very much, at least he admitted defeat, he just nodded lightly and didn't say anything, but the students of Class 9 were all impressed by Canglong, at least they didn't have the deep hostility in front, they regarded Canglong more as an opponent, a real opponent.
But it's a pity, Canglong wants this, the more they regard themselves as opponents, the happier Canglong is, because he likes to knock people down from the high and the low, so that they can be stimulated, there is nothing wrong with it, only in the frustration, they will grow.
"The next piano competition, I'll come!" Wei Dongkui is still so cool.
No one objected to his words, if Yun Feiyang is the three-point prince on the basketball court, then Wei Dongkui is the prince of piano in the music classroom, because he was born into a musical family, his grandparents are famous musicians, and his mother is a famous piano master.
"Okay, it's up to you!" Canglong showed a faint smile.
I don't know why, when this faint smile was revealed, Wang Jiao's psychology "chuckled", there was a bad premonition, and she wanted to remind Wei Dongkui, but in the end she gave up, not only because she felt guilty about this teacher Cang, but also because she was not familiar with Wei Dongkui, at least before this they were strangers, Wei Dongkui was transferred from a private high school, and she was transferred from the National Dongning No. 5 Middle School.
So, under the leadership of Wei Dongkui, the group walked to the music classroom of the teaching building, while the students of other grades who were watching from the window were lost, although the music classroom was also in the teaching building, but they could not go, but there were still some students who decided to escape from the classroom and listen to the performance of the piano royal family.
As for Director Yan and the others, they are still immersed in the ball just now, especially the three physical education teachers in the school, they think that they can't do what Canglong wants, and the psychological loss can be imagined, not everyone in Class 9 can conquer, this is the consensus of all teachers, but this consensus seems to be a little wavering today.
"Let's go, go to the music class, I still don't believe in his omnipotence!" One of the music teachers said that of course he supported Wei Dongkui psychologically, because of his attainments in the piano, even the music teachers in the school, most of them thought that they were inferior to Wei Dongkui, the piano prince who grew up under the influence of a musical family since childhood.
It's just that Director Yan's face was not good, he glared at the music teacher, and then strode away, while the other teachers glanced at each other and walked towards the music teacher.
When they came to the music room, they found that it was already full of people outside, and two of the three music teachers from the school came, and when they saw this scene, the students of Class 9 felt a little proud, because only they could enter the music room, and everyone else could only be at the door, or through the window.
Wei Dongkui did not seem nervous because of so many onlookers, and everyone had a feeling at this moment that when he walked into the music classroom, it seemed that he was the only one in his heart.
But to outsiders, it becomes a faint and selfless elegance, and he walks in and looks at the various instruments inside, but he loves the piano alone.
There are two pianos in City No. 1, and both of them are the most famous Steinway pianos in the world, one of which was donated to City No. 1 Middle School by Wei Dongkui's mother, and the other was donated by a well-known alumnus who loves music.
Wei Dongkui naturally walked to one of the black grand pianos, his hand lightly touched the keys, and a rhythmic sound sounded, and his face was faintly sad, as if he was reminiscing about something.
"So handsome!" Some girls were crazy and wanted to arrest Wei Dongkui for themselves and play it for themselves.
Under the teacher's stopping, they pouted stupidly, but their eyes did not leave Wei Dongkui for half a minute, as if they were afraid that they would miss something.
After a long time, Wei Dongkui suddenly left the grand piano, turned around and said politely: "Teacher, you choose first!" ”
Canglong nodded, this was because Wei Dongkui had the qualities of a pianist, and the moment he touched the keys, Canglong felt that the black grand piano and the ancient yellow grand piano had different meanings for Wei Dongkui.
When Canglong's hand touched the black piano, Wei Dongkui's brows furrowed, but after a while, Canglong touched the ancient yellow piano again, and finally nodded: "It's all good piano!" ”
Although both pianos are Steinway pianos, the difference between Steinway pianos and other pianos is that every Steinway piano in the world is unique, and Steinway pianos not only have an ideal timbre for classical music, but also can be used for jazz, rock and pop music.
But they are all expensive, and they are not at all affordable for ordinary schools, so Canglong was still a little surprised to see such two pianos in No. 1 Middle School.
"I'll just choose this one!" Canglong finally sat down in front of the three pianos in the ancient yellow, tried the timbre, and then tuned it again before nodding.
Seeing Canglong's proficiency, Wei Dongkui also became serious, because he knew that Canglong was a master, in music, Wei Dongkui had unique attainments, and he had never lost to others, and he would not lose to Canglong today, this was what he asked for himself from the bottom of his heart.
"Do you start first, or do I start first?" Wei Dongkui asked.
"You go first." Canglong replied.
Wei Dongkui didn't shirk, he took a deep breath, and then plucked the keys, and at the beginning of the piece, Wei Dongkui played the main theme with a long melody line in octaves.
When he heard this paragraph, the music teachers outside already showed a look of surprise, and one of them couldn't hide his exclamation: "It's Rahe's Piano Concerto No. 3!" ”
"He actually played this one, and he finished playing it without a score? Even if he can remember all the tunes, can he really finish it? Both teachers broke out in a cold sweat for him.
Rach's Piano Concerto No. 3 is considered to be the most difficult piano piece in the world, not only because of its extreme speed, but also because of its length, which requires it to be kept in that state for forty minutes, in which there can be no mistakes, and it has been said that playing this piece is as much physical effort as shoveling ten tons of coal.
The Piano Concerto No. 3 is divided into three movements, and there is no gap between the three movements, so in the performance, it is not only necessary to maintain a constant rate, but also to change between various styles, which requires not only superb skill, but also countless times of honing in order not to make a mistake, and most importantly, physical exertion.
Under the worries of the two teachers, the atmosphere around them also became tense, and some of the girls were even more worried, although they did not know who Rahe was, nor did they know the Third Piano Concerto, but the atmosphere alone made them feel that this was not an easy piece.
However, Wei Dongkui is completely silent in his own performance, the keys are plucked, and the music has the temperament of a Russian folk song, which is also the basic skeleton of the whole work, and then there is a scherzo B flat major minor theme.
The development of the main theme is the main part, and a huge ** is formed with a strong momentum, and then the cadenza section looks gloomy and tragic, and the mood gradually calms down after the brilliance.
But soon, Wei Dongkui began to continue the second movement, the sound of the piano was full of sorrow and melancholy, under the plucking of Wei Dongkui's fingertips, faster and faster, more and more emotional, and the intensity continued to grow, everyone was brought into this rhythm, except for the sound of the piano fluttering in the ears, even the heartbeat seemed to stop.
As the theme changed, Wei Dongkui's forehead overflowed with sweat, and finally there seemed to be an unstoppable force in the piano sound, and it suddenly jumped up, directly entering the third movement without interruption.
The finale is faster, the melody exudes a festive carnival atmosphere, and has a Cossack style, the music is sometimes humorous, sometimes lyrical, sometimes broad, sometimes quiet, and the gloomy haze of the first two movements has been swept away here, but the same demand for speed is getting faster and faster.
Wei Dongkui's face was sweating profusely, showing a difficult expression, in the previous rhythm, he did not miss once, but the later one was unsustainable, at this time the theme had become a solemn and brilliant ode, and the piano's strong major chord struck like a bell.
This is the most brilliant moment of all the piano concertos, and at the end, the tempo of the piece turns to a sharp plate, the frenzied triplet pours down from the high register, and the rapid cadenza of Wei Dongkui's hands leaps again from the low register, and finally ends with Rachmaninoff's "signature", that is, four powerful march-like notes.
When the performance ended, everyone present was still immersed in the rhythm just now.
"He actually played the whole piece without mistakes, although it took fifty minutes, but it was extremely rare in his grade!" The two music teachers were even more surprised than just now.
And Wei Dongkui was panting heavily, he raised his head, and said with some exhaustion: "Teacher, it's your turn!" ”
For a while, everyone looked at Canglong, and Canglong's expression was still calm, but he had to admit that Wei Dongkui's playing skills and memory had indeed reached a very high level, but it was not a miracle, because Canglong had seen someone younger than him play this song.
"Is he okay?" Some questioned it.
"Teaching history has nothing to do with music, I think he planted it this time." Some teachers don't believe the Tao.
"Although he graduated from the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, he may also play the piano, but if he can play La Sanlai, I will have his surname." A music teacher whispered, confident in his tone, because he couldn't do it himself.
"He guessed stupid, this time he hit the iron plate, the piano is not a basketball." The people in Class 9 also looked at Canglong.
At this time, they really pinched a cold sweat for Canglong, because compared with Wei Dongkui's hand, the difference between Canglong's hand and Wei Dongkui's hand is big, one looks rough and clumsy, and the other is delicate and slender, which is not like a piano hand at all