Chapter 991: Sigh
Ivan? Ivanovich is a piano genius who came out of the St. Petersburg Conservatory in Russia, and enjoys a high reputation in Russia, and is known as the only Russian pianist who has been "close to Kisin" in recent decades.
As a pianist who has high hopes from many Russian music fans, Ivan? Ivanovic made it all the way to the quarter-finals and arguably has done his best.
If you don't participate in the Masters, you will never know what the Masters Cup means. In the piano world of Russia, Ivan? Branislav Ivanovic is the top deposit. But when he came here, a player who came out at random had the strength to not lose to him. Especially on the first day of the competition, the player named Chen Hao from Huaxia really caused huge pressure to many contestants, including him!
If you don't compare, you will never know where the gap between yourself and others is. Ivan, who thinks he has stood at the top of his piano skills? Ivanovich, now he doesn't dare to think like that anymore.
Of course, since you have come to this stage, you have to go all out, even if it is hopeless in the finals, you must fight your best!
Ivan? Ivanovic walked to the center of the stage and sat down in front of the huge Steinway piano.
Facing this piano, Ivan? Ivanovic's heart was a little excited. Such a top-notch piano, even in the alma mater, there are only two of them. In his usual performances, there are not many opportunities to come into contact with such a top-notch piano. Of course, this is also because his fame has not yet reached that level, and the income of top pianists is also very considerable, it is not difficult to have a performance-level Steinway, and there are even pianists who have to bring their own pianos to use no matter where they go to perform in the world. This seemingly "capricious" approach is even more costly.
Sit down in front of the piano and get a sign that the judges can start, Ivan? Ivanovic adjusted his breathing, then raised his arms and fell towards the keys at a slight angle!
A gorgeous, light piano sound. Flows slowly out of your fingertips. This is the last piece of Liszt's super-virtuosic etude, called "Chasing the Snow". Behind the seemingly feminine name, it requires complex and difficult skills to complete.
Liszt's etudes are called super-technical etudes because of their profound playing skills. Just like this song "Chasing the Snow", the music feels like a light veil shrouded in a light veil, so soft and beautiful from beginning to end. However, it is not easy to create such an effect!
Ivan? Ivanovic's hands rose and fell quickly and briskly on the keys. Every movement of his fingers was tiny. But it's very flexible. In the eyes of a beginner piano, his performance may be the exact opposite of the technical essentials taught by the teacher. For example, the teacher said that he should raise his fingers high, but every movement of his fingers is so small that he can't even feel it if he doesn't look at it carefully!
However, every note that comes out of the fingertips is so clean and even, obviously, this is because of the profound basic skills. In the beginning of the exercise. Whether it's raising your fingers high, or relaxing your wrists, etc. It's all about standardizing the playing habits of beginners. For example, piano players at such a level have become accustomed to the technique of qiē, just like the exquisite realm in Chinese calligraphy and painting, which has passed the stage of pursuing "likeness", and has entered the level of "godlikeness".
Chu Yang sat quietly in the player's rest area, looking at Ivan on the stage? Ivanovich's playing. This pianist from Russia. The playing style is very delicate, and at the same time has a touch of German rigor, like this style, Chu Yang likes it very much. This man's playing style is very similar to Kissin's, in the most basic technical aspects. Possess impeccable basic skills. In their performances, they can often handle every dynamics and tempo symbol on the score very well, and the sense of rhythm is like a machine, and they never make mistakes.
This kind of performance, some music fans may not like it, and think that it is very rigid, and it loses the agility of the music itself. But there are also a lot of music fans who like it. Of course, Chu Yang understands the musical concept of such a pianist - to use the most perfect technique to perfectly display the beauty of musical rhythm.
Chu Yang appreciates such a pianist very much, and at the same time, such a talent is also what Leshenmen needs most. In Chu Yang's view, such a pianist is like a blank sheet of paper with excellent quality, and he already has a very good foundation, but his understanding and understanding of music have been deliberately ignored by them in his previous performances. With such a person, Chu Yang can have countless ways for them to make a technological leap in a short period of time.
In the same way, if he is a performer who has formed his own musical concepts and aesthetic tastes, especially if his aesthetics still belong to a relatively low-level category, such a pianist, no matter how famous he is, Chu Yang has no interest. Because in his opinion, such a pianist is like a crafts that have long been finalized, and it is difficult to reprocess them.
Chu Yang finished reading Ivan very seriously? All Ivanovich's playing, secretly wrote down his name. In the past two days, when he is not competing, he will also come to the scene to watch the games of other players, with only one purpose, that is, to discover talents for Leshenmen. He looks at people, not fame, nationality, only technology. In the past two days, Chu Yang's small book has recorded the names of more than a dozen people. None of these people were the best in the competition, but in Chu Yang's opinion, these people all had the best growth potential.
Of course, Chen Hao is not among them. In Chu Yang's opinion, Chen Hao has a problem with his character, although he has now mastered the sound of killing, but Chu Yang does not look at his strength. This Chen Hao is just a level in the early stage of qi refining, even if the attack power of the Killing Voice is relatively strong, but the huge gap in strength makes Chu Yang not look at him at all. And in Chu Yang's opinion, this Chen Hao's heart is destined to be above the music and will not do anything great.
He wondered why Hornstring had chosen such a person to teach the Musical God Decision. It stands to reason that if she really wants to be good for Leshenmen, she shouldn't have chosen talents so hastily. And Chu Yang also believes that as a qin spirit born from the music path, he will not even have the minimum ability to recognize people. At least Aoki, Gong'er, and Shang'er are very accurate in their understanding of people's music
Ivan? Ivanovic has finished his playing. Immediately followed on the stage was South Korea's Kim Ji-hui. This is a typical Korean with the long hair of the male protagonist in a Korean drama, a delicate and somewhat girly face, and very white skin. It should be said that such a man. It should be more in line with the aesthetics of the current little girls, according to a popular word, such a man is "little fresh meat". However, since it is from South Korea, it is unknown whether the face that is a little too much marked is still "original".
Of course, Chu Yang's focus is not on this. In his opinion, a man is a little masculine or a little motherly. It's just a matter of personal habits. Even if he is a transsexual, Chu Yang feels that there is nothing, after all, it is just someone's choice, and he should not look at it with colored glasses. All he was concerned about was the Korean man's performance.
Kim sat down gracefully in front of the piano, and after getting used to the spotlight on the stage, he gently stretched his hands and placed them on the keys. Then he closed his eyes gently.
"Zhihui-kun!" In South Korea, countless little girls are waiting in front of the TV and computer. Waiting for his performance to begin.
In South Korea, Kim Ji-ho is quite famous and has a large number of music fans. Just like at this moment, the female music fans waiting to watch him compete in South Korea have hundreds of thousands, if not millions! There were even some avid music fans who chased after Utrecht.
Gently place your hands on the keys. Falling slightly, Steinway let out a soft and light piano sound.
Liszt's concert etude "Sigh". This is one of the few Etudes in Liszt's work that focuses on the theme of softness and soothingness, but if you think that this piece is easy to play because it is gentle and soothing, you are mistaken.
This tune. In Chu Yang's view, it is one of Liszt's many works, which is quite difficult.
Liszt's "Sigh" is also called "The Sea", and both titles were added by others. The melody of this piece is very singing, the main melody is hidden in the arpeggios like ocean waves, the sense of hierarchy is very strong, and the dynamics of the performer are very demanding.
Chu Yang was ready to enjoy this "Sigh" with great anticipation, but as soon as this Korean Kim Ji Hui made a move, Chu Yang shook his head!
Is this gold or something, are he sure he is playing Liszt? Not playing Chopin?
Listening to the fast and slow, very "casual" rhythm, Chu Yang was also a little speechless. It is true that this "Sigh" is very dreamlike, but its melody is still very rigorous, and it is not at all the "Rubato" style in some of Chopin's works, which can be played casually and freely.
This Korean pianist may want to show his personality and understanding of music in this piece, but in Chu Yang's opinion, this piece has been changed beyond recognition under his hands.
This guy didn't even understand where the true beauty of this song was, so he changed the tune self-righteously, which couldn't help but make Chu Yang lose his appetite. Originally, this was the only person who played "Sigh" in the competition in the past few days, which made Chu Yang look forward to it. After all, "Sigh" is Liszt's famous song, and in line with the principle of avoidance, few contestants choose such a song to play. This Korean pianist chose this "Sigh", just now Chu Yang thought he was quite courageous, maybe he was really a very good player, who knew that this guy was simply ignorant and fearless. Play "Sigh" like this, and dare to play it on such an occasion?
Of course, Chu Yang felt that this "Sigh" was not played, just by his standards. For most people, this Korean still plays well, and those subtle rhythmic differences are not too obvious to ordinary music fans. Even those judges, even if they heard it, they didn't necessarily have a complete denial like Chu Yang. After all, their level of appreciation is not on the same level as Chu Yang.
"Cut, it's really a big forest and there are all kinds of birds, and if you play "Sigh" like this, you still have the courage to compete, it's ridiculous!" Behind Chu Yang, a disdainful voice suddenly sounded.
"Chen Hao?" Chu Yang, who had keenly heard the voice, immediately turned his head and saw him.
"Chu Yang, I'm here to see your game." Chen Hao raised his chin at Chu Yang and said with a hint of mockery.
"Oh, thank you." Facing Chen Hao's mockery, Chu Yang acted as if he hadn't seen it.
"Chu Yang, you can't win me, the championship is mine." Chen Hao saw that Chu Yang didn't take his provocation seriously at all, and a look of anger flashed in his eyes.
"With the heart of winning, Ledao fell behind. With a mentality like yours, you will never be able to enter the door of Ledao in your life. Chu Yang said indifferently.
"How do you know about Ledao......" Chen Hao blurted out when he heard Chu Yang mention the word Ledao.
"What's this? Music is the way of music, you have been studying music for so long, don't you understand this? Also, why can't I know? Chu Yang asked with some amusement.
"So he was just talking nonsense." Chen Hao's heart secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and the mocking color in his eyes resurfaced.
"Hmph, it's useless to just play some tricks, I want to see what kind of expression you can have today." Chen Hao said with a sneer.
Le Dao was his biggest secret, and when he heard Chu Yang say these two words just now, he was really taken aback. However, after hearing Chu Yang's explanation, he immediately understood that he had misunderstood, and it was a false alarm.
He came to the scene today to provoke Chu Yang, and he also got a signal from the door owner. Of course, for such a thing, he is happy to do it. Even if there was no instruction from Luo Qianqian, he would come here to provoke it. After all, he now has enough capital to defeat Chu Yang, and in the face of the humiliation he has encountered, he naturally wants to find a chance to get it back!
Chu Yang smiled and stopped talking to Chen Hao. In his eyes, Chen Hao was just a pawn of the horned strings, thinking that he had obtained some peerless secrets, and that little bit of music cultivation was not worth mentioning at all in Chu Yang's eyes.
Chu Yang turned his gaze to the stage, and unconsciously, the Korean had finished his performance, and the next person on the stage was Maxim, a native of the United States, who was an idol pianist like Lang Lang, Chu Yang had heard him play before, and he was very passionate.
"I don't know what kind of work he played in Liszt." Chu Yang looked at the tall back and muttered to himself with interest. (To be continued......)