Chapter 249: Mozart's Double Piano Sonata in D Major K448 (Part I)
Under the spotlight, another piano was sent into the venue.
Everyone present was stunned for a moment.
"What are two pianos for?"
"I don't know?"
"I think it may be a double piano performance, this is a relatively rare form of performance, at least so far we have rarely seen it in CN, and I was fortunate enough to see two foreign masters working together when I was lucky enough to watch a concert in Germany, which was wonderful."
"If it's Shen Wuhuan, it should be a new tune? So that means it's CN's own two-piano classical music? ”
People began to get agitated.
People always have an unusual interest in new things.
The double piano is a form of performance, and most of the classical repertoire can be adapted to play on piano or double piano (just good or bad), and Liszt did a lot of this.
Brahms also has several two-piano works, and there are not a few two-piano works that have been handed down by major composers.
But even in the previous life, when classical music had entered a full-fledged era, there were not as many live performances and recordings as expected.
The main reason is that it is difficult for two high-level pianists with similar level and temperament to meet each other, and even if they do, it takes a long time to understand and compromise with each other.
This means that these two high-caliber pianists are likely to not be able to perform to their full potential.
But two high-level performers like Shen Wuhuan and Li Yunxi, who get along day and night, would never make such a mistake.
They know each other well, and the musical compatibility is the most suitable.
Shen Wuhuan sat in front of the piano that had just been pushed up, and the staff had locked the piano wheel to ensure that it would not move at will.
The two grand pianos are placed front and back, so that the piano resonance box is in the center, and the two people sit at one end, so that the piano can make the most of its own volume, and make the whole scene very beautiful.
"Sonata for two pianos in D major."
Shen Wuhuan's introduction was extremely short, but it was able to be heard clearly by everyone present.
It is a piece of classical music from the classic period.
There are three movements, the first two of which are in the ordinary sonata form, and the third in a more special sonata rondo.
Then Li Yunxi began her playing, and Shen Wuhuan followed.
The first movement opens with a broken chord chord singing of two pianos.
The message of the music is clearly revealed.
The cheerful and bright melody looks delicate and charming in Li Yunxi's hands, which also indicates her happy mood at this time.
Shen Wuhuan is the second piano this time, mainly to cooperate, order, and add color to the whole piece.
The melody in D major, stepping on 4/4 time, shows its full spirit with the rhythm of Allegro.
The delicate trills and jingling sounds of the introductory passage are endless, and the rapid rhythm of the second piano creates a hint of march, which makes the audience unconsciously excited.
The beautiful introduction ends in a cheerful beat.
This is followed by a pause.
This pause connects the introduction to the first theme, and this beat seems to be a beat across time and space, not only in terms of time and space, but also in contrast between strength and weakness.
The two performers seem to have brought the audience into a different space.
The reason for this strong sense of difference is precisely because the connection between the two passages is not so strong.
There is no direct inheritance in terms of melody or rhythmic patterns, which creates an extremely strong contrast.
After this row of pauses, the sound is introduced into the theme with a very slight touch of the key.
This is exactly what Shen Wuhuan's soul-like touch button is playing.
Her touches controlled the volume of the music, and when these slight sounds rose in pieces, the whole room seemed to be shrouded in fog.
The touch keys go from weak to strong, creating a drumbeat-like picture.
The whole first theme is quite interesting with the cooperation of Shen Wuhuan and Li Yunxi.
Some of the children present who like to play are unconsciously quiet under this song.
The blend of childlike melodies and vibrant ideas creates a unique picture.
Throughout the first movement, there is an extremely joyful atmosphere.
Shen Wuhuan and Li Yunxi have become imaginary flower fairies.
They indulge in the endless sea of flowers, chasing and frolicking.
Just as they do in the piano.
Throughout the first movement, the "chase" of the first and second pianos can often be heard.
The change between strength and weakness is as if someone is holding a camera to shoot this picture.
The two flower fairies are from far to near, they chase each other, and they never get tired of it.
The chorus that accompanies it from time to time shows an extremely strong comic opera effect, and the feelings and feelings of the full section are full.
The most special of these is that in measure 41, Li Yunxi plays an ascending cadenza and then begins the unison of the two pianos.
Canon is not referring to the extremely famous "Canon in C major", but to a special form.
Canon, a type of polyphonic music, originally meaning "regularity", refers to the tune of one voice chasing another part from beginning to end, until the last bar, the last chord, merge together.
This name is similar to "Infinite Motion", and Paganini's "Infinite Motion" is also a single song directly named after the song form.
The canon referred to here is a musical composition technique.
The canon's form is not too long, only eight measures, but it invisibly adds to the sacredness of the entire first movement.
And from the sixty-fifth measure onwards, the first piano has a longer melody, with Li Yunxi as the main part of the fast melody.
Under the backdrop of Shen Wuhuan's rapid sound structure, the tension of the whole music is intensified.
Throughout the first movement, from the display section, to the development section, to the reproduction section, and finally to the finale, it can be said that every phrase is able to reflect the brilliance of Mozart's human nature beyond mortals.
Coupled with the passionate interpretation of two players who are beyond ordinary people, it can be said that the entire first movement is extremely perfect.
As mentioned earlier, if it weren't for people like Shen Wuhuan and Li Yunxi who live together in daily life, I'm afraid it would be impossible to have such a tacit understanding.
In fact, Mozart had a total of six works for two pianos in his lifetime.
His double piano debut took place during his family's travels to Paris and London.
The performers are none other than the Mozart siblings!
Mozart and his talented sister won a house with a simple but childlike tune.
And this "Double Piano Sonata in D major K448" has an even more special story behind it, let me tell you one by one.