Franz. Liszt, born in 1881, is a Hungarian composer and pianist.

Liszt's life was a legendary life. He began to learn piano at the age of six and has been a disciple of many famous piano masters. He settled in Paris at the age of sixteen, and throughout his life, he developed the piano technique to an unparalleled level, greatly enriching the piano's expressive power. In the history of piano in the world, Liszt has an alias - the king of the piano!

Superskill Etude, short for Superskill Etude. This is a masterpiece of Liszt's series of redefining the difficulty of the etude! There are a total of 12 super technique etudes, and these 12 pieces have completely changed people's understanding of piano etudes, and the etudes have risen from the genre that was stored purely for the purpose of training piano skills to the existence of other large-scale sonatas and concertos!

Each of these twelve piano etudes is extremely difficult, and has almost exhausted the extreme of piano playing technique! Because of its great difficulty, these twelve pieces have also become a must-take repertoire for the piano department of professional music colleges when recruiting students.

When Chen Nan saw this topic, he couldn't help but be surprised by the difficulty of Director Wu's arrangement! You know, even the 12 super technique etudes are difficult and easy, and the first four of them are slightly less difficult, which is more suitable for students who have just entered the alto piano department. As for the latter ones, especially the very difficult ones, such as "Hero", "Hunting", "Chasing Snow", etc., they generally do not appear in the entrance examination of the Alto Piano Department. More than months of preparation time!

After all, for an etude of such difficulty, which is among the most difficult in the world, it is almost impossible to play it without making targeted preparations. No one can be in such a state. Play the designated tracks!

And what Chen Nan knows is that Director Wu's test questions will never be leaked out in advance! First, he had a deep prejudice against that student, and it was impossible to hope that he would pass the exam, and secondly, the preparation time for this exam was also very short, and it was less than a week before and after. In such a short period of time. Even if you are notified of the repertoire to be played, it is too late to practice, let alone a random selection?

Although Chu Yang showed amazing talent in the written test and listening session before, in this link. Chen Nan is still not optimistic about Chu Yang. It's not that she doesn't believe in Chu Yang's strength, it's really that this test question is too difficult and too difficult.

She even felt that there was no need to hold this exam at all, and no matter who took the exam anyway, she would definitely not be able to pass.

However, due to the relationship between her duties, she still read the track.

"Candidate Chu Yang. The piano skills test now begins, and you will be asked to play four pieces in their entirety. An etude, a polyphony. A solo piano movement in a concerto, and a Chinese piece, you can tell me when you are ready. Chen Nan looked at Chu Yang and said with a smile.

"I'm ready." Almost as soon as Chen Nan's words fell, Chu Yang opened his mouth to reply.

For him, there is no point in preparing or anything. His understanding of the piano is more than any other pianist in the world. Even the great pianists who have passed away, Chu Yang believes that when they were alive. I don't have such a deep understanding of piano music.

With just one point, Chu Yang could overwhelm them all. Who of them has played almost all the works from the appearance of the piano instrument to the present?

This seemingly impossible task was nothing at all in Chu Yang's opinion. With the powerful power of the Divine Soul and the natural advantage of Ledao cultivation, Chu Yang was able to do this easily with a little spare time in addition to cultivation!

Any repertoire, no matter how complex the texture is, no matter how large the structure, at most two or three times, you can firmly remember it in your mind, and even add a lot of your own understanding to the performance of the music! Therefore, now in terms of piano, Chu Yang's attainments are definitely super masterful!

Hearing Chu Yang's answer, Chen Nan nodded, at this moment, she didn't know what kind of monster-level storage she was facing now, and she was still thinking in her heart, if he retreated in a while, should she comfort and comfort this little brother, or consider recruiting him into her extracurricular class and taking him with her.

After all, good students are hard to come by. This guy has such a good pitch talent and such a solid music theory cultivation, it would be a waste not to take the professional path of piano!

Although many piano students are proud to enter the piano department of the Central Conservatory of Music, the teachers who really work here know that this is not the only way to enter the professional piano performance circle. It's just that people who haven't reached this level are generally not allowed to enter the door.

"Okay, let's start now, the first piece, the eighth piece of Liszt's super-technique etude, "The Hunt", requires memorization to play, you have thirty seconds to prepare, now the timer is on." Chen Nan finished reading the question in his hand formulaically, and a pair of eyes fell on Chu Yang's body.

Not only her, but several other examiners also looked at Chu Yang in unison, waiting to see his next expression.

"The Hunt" is the eighth in Liszt's super-technique etudes and one of the most difficult. In terms of overall difficulty, this piece can definitely be ranked in the top three, and some pianists even thought that this was the most difficult of Liszt's super technical etudes!

This song "Hunting" was very fast from the beginning, very, very fast. This kind of fast, from the beginning to the end, a few minutes, playing a huge number of notes. From single notes to double notes to chords, from right-handed to left-handed main notes, the almost ubiquitous tricks of difficulty make this piece a work that will daunt all pianists!

And what is even more difficult is that what is in front of this young candidate at this moment is a Xinghai piano! An etude piano from the sea of stars! The old-fashioned Xinghai 118!

What is the concept of practice piano? This is the lowest-end piano for beginners and beginners. In fact, this kind of piano does not have any touch or sound quality at all, and is only satisfied with being able to produce "sound". To the ears of students who study piano professionally, the sound of this piano is very, very unpleasant. If you play some elementary scales, arpeggios and the like, it's nothing, but if you use this kind of piano to play Liszt's super etudes? Those who come from a major will think it's a joke!

Not to mention anything else, with this kind of low-quality piano, not to mention the almost bt strength and expression that can express this kind of super etude, even if you play it at the original speed, I'm afraid it will be a big problem!

You must know that there is an essential difference between practicing the piano and playing the piano professionally. As a practice piano, generally when designing, the keys of the piano are relatively long and the strength is relatively heavy, which means that it is a bit "laborious" to play. This design is also designed to practice finger strength. But if you use this instrument to play those concert-level etudes, it is a pure joke and will exhaust people!

Piano students who have played the grand piano know that the key sense of a performance-grade grand piano is completely different from that of an upright piano. Not only is the key travel short, but the force is very light. If you have been playing on the piano all the time, you may even be uncomfortable when you suddenly switch to playing the piano. This discomfort comes from the change in key travel and dynamics, but when they get used to it, they feel very comfortable and feel that some pieces that used to take a lot of effort to complete can now be done with ease. This is the characteristic of playing the piano, and the qiē design starts from the fact that the pianist can complete the performance more easily, rather than continuing to exercise the fingers with heavy keys like those bulky practice pianos!

And at this moment, in the face of such an old-fashioned practice piano, let alone the young candidate in front of him, even if he is replaced by these famous teachers in the piano world, I am afraid that he will not have the confidence to play Liszt's "Hunting" on it!

Director Wu looked at Chu Yang in front of the piano, and a flash of color flashed in his eyes. He really wanted to see if this student could continue the amazing performance in front of such a piano and such a piece in the face of such a song!

Although this student has a very amazing performance from the written test to the ear training, this did not make Wu Yingdi change her opinion of this student. In his opinion, these are some of the "external skills" that students who want to be admitted to the piano department must have, even if they are excellent, they are just an assistant after all. What really depends on the ability is the kung fu on the piano.

And he didn't believe that this guy, who looked like he was in his early twenties and had been working as a county leader for two years, would have a high level of achievement in piano performance!

In fact, one thing he has never been able to understand is how a dignified local government could let such a hairy boy be the chief administrator. Isn't the officialdom of China famous for its seniority? Even if he has a great background, he wouldn't put such a young kid in such an important position.

And he believes that a person who has been rolling in the political arena, no matter how long it is, is destined to have no great achievements when he returns to the road of music. Because officialdom is full of a stale atmosphere, which can naturally ruin a person's musical "inspiration", he has seen such things in too many people.

What's more, this exam was deliberately arranged by him. Even if this kid's piano level is really superb, and he miscalculates, it is impossible for him to finish Liszt's super technical etudes on such a Xinghai 118!

Not even him!

Thinking of this kid's excellent performance in the previous two exams, Director Wu's heart flew with a trace of reluctance. After all, this young man is quite talented anyway. But when he thought of the kind of contempt he had for the alto piano department and the kind of behavior he had done, Director Wu's heart suddenly hardened again.

"In any case, such an arrogant and uneducated student must not enter the piano department of alto, even if he plays the piano well!" Director Wu thought so in his heart. (To be continued)