Quatre Mazurkas Op. 33, composed in 1837-1838 and published in 1838, for Countess Mosdeca. These four mazurkas are considered masterpieces of Chopin's mid-period period.

Schumann has always claimed that in this work, the form that belongs to Chopin is gradually distinct and light, and anyone will get used to his style, and in the same way, anyone will quickly be fascinated by these mazurkas, which is the perfect mazurka!

And the first piece at the beginning of this one, Op33-1, is slightly sad.

When Zhao Chengzhen's fingers fell, he had already thought about how this piece should express all his emotions about music and his imagination of music.

Therefore, the moment his fingers fell, a softness with a touch of sadness slowly flowed out of his fingers.

Just like Cho Sung-jin's personal style, his music is filled with unparalleled purity, as well as ...... Serenity.

The moment his heart came on stage, and the moment he sat on the piano, he was completely quiet, and there was nothing else in the music, only the simplest music.

Don't you look like Chopin? Not Polish yourself?

What does it matter?

For Zhao Chengzhen, the most important thing in music is to play the music in his hand well.

As for the one you think about when you're off the stage, trying to break through in the music?

Obviously, when Zhao Chengzhen started playing, he no longer had any thoughts of breaking through in his heart.

It's not because he gave up on the breakthrough, but because he only had music, competition, and breakthrough left in his heart, and these words that have nothing to do with music have lost their space the moment his fingers fell.

Even the fear of Fu Tune has dissipated.

Does this stuff help his music in any way? Obviously, no.

Isn't it very normal for something that doesn't help to be discarded at will in his heart?

His heart, like his music, became incomparably pure, and only the simplest music remained in the music.

Tranquility, calm......

Some people under the stage listened to Cho Sung-jin's performance, and their eyes couldn't help but close, allowing their hearts to become calm along with Cho Sung-jin's music.

Chopin in music, under his playing, becomes extremely pure, with a hint of pity.

This is a humane and kind-hearted mazurka, no matter who listens to Zhao Chengzhen's performance, the corners of his mouth will be slightly raised.

It's a wonderful feeling.

Fu Diao was already standing in the backstage of the concert hall at this moment, staring straight at the surveillance camera in front of him, listening to the music in his ears, his expression was calm, without any change in the slightest.

Until the end of Chopin Mazurka's Op 33-1, he did not make any moves.

Because......

Zhao Chengzhen successfully stabilized the state of breakthrough, and his music was extremely calm and steady, and you couldn't hear any impurities.

And when this extremely stable Chopin was fully presented, an extremely strong sense of oppression came to him.

Just like Cho Sung-jin's performance in the second round, the last Chopin polonise in his music is so oppressive.

The expressions of some of the other staff members on the side changed, their eyes lit up, and they couldn't help whispering to each other.

"Zhao Chengzhen's performance is really amazing! He seemed to stabilize his form in the second round. ”

"It really deserves to be the first player in the Chopin International Piano Competition, this strength is strong!"

"His body is very relaxed now, and you can see his fingers flying on the piano and rising with the end of the music, as if he had not used all his strength."

"Hey, what are you talking about, what kind of force do you need to play music? Isn't it normal to look like you don't have to exert yourself? But Zhao Chengzhen's relaxed feeling is really terrifying. ”

"Indeed, I really like Zhao Chengzhen's interpretation!"

“……”

Everyone looked at Zhao Chengzhen's expression was wrong, regardless of the performance of Fu tune later, the moment Zhao Chengzhen's second round of Op33-1 music began, the sense of Chopin's genius in the music emerged, and the purity of Zhao Chengzhen's music directly took away everyone's attention, so that they had no way to focus their attention outside the music.

Zhao Chengzhen's performance directly made the entire concert hall his home field, making everyone's hearts fluctuate with his performance.

As the last note of Op33-1 fell, Zhao Chengzhen did not lift his body and changed to a new state.

He just hunched over and signaled to the crowd with a brief pause, telling them that 33-1 was over and that 33-2 was next.

And Chopin Mazurka, Op33-2, did not wait for everyone to relax and start directly.

The moment the first note of 33-2 fell, the crowd became even more shocked.

This started directly, but there was no abruptness, but it was extremely smooth to dispel everyone's emotions from the atmosphere of sadness at the beginning, to the second part with vitality and joy.

Obviously, the emotions between the two are completely different, but for some reason, the emotional connection between the two seems extremely normal.

Fu Tiao also quickly noticed this, and immediately looked at Zhao Chengzhen.

technology, as well as music......

Cho Sung-jin uses his technique to turn all discord into harmony, so that the beauty in the music shows an incredible height.

Pure Chopin, in his current state, is the ultimate he can achieve.

The ultimate in the truest sense of the word!

There is no way to imagine what Chopin will look like after his breakthrough, because you can see Chopin's shadow from Zhao Chengzhen's body, and even if you listen to his performance, you will feel that he is not playing Chopin, but himself.

Because......

He is Chopin!

Chopin in its purest form, Chopin without any external interference.

This extremely terrifying music made everyone in the concert hall extremely silent.

In the distance, the two guests of Warsaw TV were also extremely silent.

It's a good thing they didn't give the two of them a shot, and if they did, then they would find out......

Pavel and Olga, two professors at the Warsaw Chopin University of Music, looked at the screen with a slightly glazed look.

Even if they knew in the last round that Cho Sung-jin's performance was extremely terrifying, and had already broken through his limits.

But they never thought that Cho Sung-jin, who made his music stable at breaking through the limit, would be able to play like this.

No, since Zhao Chengzhen has broken through, the limit that he broke through before may be the limit now.

He's settled at his limits, close your eyes and don't watch him play, you'll think he's a master.

But when you see the feeling of Zhao Chengzhen lifting lightly on the screen, you will think that he is a master.

There is nothing to argue with.

Zhao Chengzhen's performance, if recorded and used to compare with other masters, his recording is definitely a quality enough to treasure!

This kind of performance is relatively rare even among the recorded works.

"Awesome ......"

One of the judges in the distance watched Zhao Chengzhen's performance and couldn't help but sigh softly.

As far as he is concerned, he actually doesn't particularly like Cho Sung-jin's performance, he prefers to be able to see the player's own existence, hear the player's own understanding and perception of Chopin, and make Chopin his own thing, rather than becoming Chopin.

But he did not expect that one day he would enjoy listening to such pure Chopin's works.

Perhaps, as some people say, it's not that you don't like that style of playing, you just don't hear good playing.

He was now a little shaken.

Zhao Chengzhen's performance was so perfect that he couldn't even bear to give a low score.

If you give a low score, it is an insult to your career.

Evaluate it the same way we used to evaluate Galina.

The beauty in the music? It's great, if not ten, at least nine.

Chopin in music? Needless to say, Cho Sung-jin himself is a performer of Chopin's direction, and his Chopin represents absolute accuracy.

The Self in Music? This may be a little less, but if you really listen to it, you will even suspect that Cho Sung-jin's self in Chopin is Chopin himself.

He has already transformed himself into Chopin, so why should he pursue himself?

This sense of confusion made many judges reluctant to give a random score, but began to seriously think about how many points to give Zhao Chengzhen if they could accept it.

Zhao Chengzhen's performance, as far as the current mazurka is concerned, has clearly surpassed the Chopin International Piano Competition by a large margin, and has opened a big gap with other players.

This kind of gap makes many players tremble in their hearts, and it is difficult for them to calm down and face all this.

That's ...... Before they managed to step onto the stage of pianists around the world, when they were pitting each other on the highest stage of this unfamous pianist, someone had already entered the world of famous pianists before them.

Now that various local record companies and some orchestra members have come over, they will definitely be able to hear the excellence of Cho Sung-jin's music.

If you even say that Zhao Chengzhen directly gave up participating in the fourth round in the third round and left directly, they all believe that there will be a record company to come over and talk to Zhao Chengzhen to see if they can sign a contract with him and get a more suitable contract.

And they, some of the other players who are not qualified to compete for the first place, can only rely on luck to be favored by record companies and classical music agencies.

This sense of disparity makes the expressions of many players extremely ugly.

Zhao Chengzhen raised the level of the competition too much, if they performed normally, they would easily be beaten into an ordinary category on this kind of stage, and even commented that they played too poorly.

Zhao Chengzhen didn't care about other people's thoughts at all, he only had music in his head, and all he had to do was to show the music in his hand as perfectly as possible in front of everyone.

Mazurka Op 33-3, a simple trilogy, short and beautiful.

Mazurka Op 33-4, a melancholy trilogy, is equally short and extremely beloved.

The two short compositions ended, and Chopin Mazurka ended completely.

Everyone in the concert hall immediately took advantage of this time to cough a little, clear their throats, and let themselves recover a little.

Just now, Zhao Chengzhen's music was too oppressive, making people feel suffocated, but now it is slightly better at this time.

But the next complete Chopin prelude?

The expressions of the crowd became extremely solemn.

The sound in the concert hall became quieter, Zhao Chengzhen put his hand on the keyboard of the piano and stood still, only less than a centimeter away from the keyboard, his body also leaned forward slightly, his expression was also extremely solemn.

Because the next piece is not only a test for the audience, but also a test for him.

This set of works is very difficult, so difficult that many players don't even have the courage to choose.

Chopin Prelude, No. 1, Piano Prelude in C major, Op. 28-1.

As its name suggests, the Prelude, this set of preludes is Chopin's longing and reverence for Bach.

Among the piano works, the prelude and fugue are best written, and Bach is almost the only one who has written two sets of preludes and fugues.

So what should be expressed in music? Admiration for Bach? Do you want to play Bach?

Zhao Chengzhen shook his head slightly, raised his hand, and his expression did not change.

Chopin's music is naturally Chopin's feeling, no matter how strong the desire for Bach is, this piece is also Chopin's work, and what is expressed in the work is also Chopin's own music!

Originated in Bach, necessarily ...... Detachment from Bach!

Zhao Chengzhen's hand rose slightly, and then let it gently land on the piano with gravity.

Airplanes......

The sound of the piano sounded instantly, and goosebumps instantly emerged from everyone under the stage, and everyone looked at Zhao Chengzhen in disbelief, their eyes full of shock.

The first note was so shocking that none of them could have imagined that Chopin's music could be interpreted in this way.

Even though it was only the first phrase at the beginning, they could hear countless sounds.

Longing, passionate, intense, morbid, flustered......

Fast changing!

All kinds of emotions are merging, this is Chopin's thoughts on Bach, and it is Zhao Chengzhen's thoughts on Chopin.

He is Chopin at this moment!

His music is Chopin's music!

He is the ultimate Chopin!

The incomparably full emotions poured towards the crowd under the stage like a popped water balloon, and some of the audience could no longer hold back their emotions, their hands couldn't help but clench, staring at Zhao Chengzhen, it was difficult to hide their inner excitement, and they completely lost the ability to praise verbally.

Zhao Chengzhen's hand ran on the piano, and every note fell like a lotus blooming.

Step by step.

The music is extremely light and agile.

Cho Sung-jin proved to everyone that their imagination of Chopin was still too limited.

Only music that is truly pure can express pure Chopin.

That feeling of Chopin made everyone obsessed and unable to extricate themselves.

At this point, Zhao Chengzhen's Chopin can be regarded as a beast that has been completely released, showing his extremely perfect strength to everyone wildly!

Chopin...... Chopin!

This is Chopin!

Incomparable Chopin!

On the stage of the Chopin International Piano Competition, Chopin's limits!

The crew at the back of the stage were also completely shocked by Cho Sung-jin's performance, and they couldn't imagine that Chopin's music could still be played like this.

Is this Chopin?

How could Chopin play like that?

If the ultimate Chopin is so powerful, the last round is second only to Zhao Chengzhen's Fu tune, he ......

Others turned their gaze to Fu Diao, who was standing backstage in the concert hall, and couldn't help but chuckle in their hearts.

Zhao Chengzhen played such a perfectly, his level of strength, is it really that Fu Tune can catch up with him behind him?

Everyone has been promoting that today's showdown between Fu Diao and Zhao Chengzhen will be the best-looking showdown today, even this year, and even in the next five years.

However, as far as Zhao Chengzhen's performance is concerned, can Fu tune him really fight against Zhao Chengzhen?

Is his musical expression really perfect enough to use his ultimate self to defeat this extreme Chopin?

Nobody knows......

Zhao Chengzhen's performance was so terrifying that they didn't even let them face Zhao Chengzhen, they could feel a tremor in their hands and didn't want to face it.

It's the kind of real sense that you can't catch up with for a lifetime.

Don't care about Zhao Chengzhen's nationality, don't care about his Asian face, just listen to Zhao Chengzhen's music, you can't hear that Zhao actually grew up in Asia.

You can only think that the music played by this person is so powerful, like Chopin.

It sounds simple, but this feeling is not possible in a lifetime for players who don't know how many people can't achieve it.

Just like what Galina said when she looked at Zhao Chengzhen before.

She once felt like she was merging with the composer, and it was such a wonderful feeling that she had been pursuing all her life.

But after she had been practicing for so long, her feelings about Chopin remained the same, and there was still not much change, and she only barely tasted the pure composer himself, and never had the opportunity to come into contact with the composer again.

She even began to wonder if she was not worthy of playing Chopin.

And Cho Sung-jin, who is fused with Chopin every time he plays, has become the spokesperson of Chopin in Warsaw this year.

The Chopin he is currently playing is already Chopin's limit, and you can't think of a breakthrough route.

In this case, can Fu Tune really win against Zhao Chengzhen?

Can he really break through Chopin's limits with his ego?

They don't know.

Fu Diao, too, didn't know.

He stood backstage in the concert hall, just standing there motionless, lost in thought.

Although he was very resistant to being a composer per se, there was nothing of self in the music.

But I have to say that Zhao Chengzhen's performance is really good.

If he lets himself play in the direction of Zhao Chengzhen, he may really not be able to catch up with Zhao Chengzhen's line in his life, which is not bragging at all.

But it's a pity that he didn't follow Zhao Chengzhen all the way, he only cares about himself, and what he interprets is himself, not pure Chopin.

Fu Tiao shook his head slightly, looked at the other staff members who were watching him around him, couldn't help but smile slightly, and casually pointed to Zhao Chengzhen on the screen of everyone on the side, and teased.

"He's playing hard, isn't he?"

“？”

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what Fu Tiao meant, and not knowing what Fu Tiao wanted to do when he suddenly said this to them, so no one dared to reply.

Fu Tuo shook his head slightly, looked at the closed backstage door in front of him, and sighed softly.

"Indeed, Zhao Chengzhen plays really well, if you purely discuss Chopin, he may be the most powerful one in the Chopin International Piano Competition, and even go up for many sessions, his Chopin may be the most powerful, no one can deny this."

"It's just that the Chopin International Piano Competition is not just about Chopin, it's about many other things."

Fu Tiao relaxed his body, stretched his body for a while, and smiled at everyone.

"So, even if he is the limit of Chopin, I will do my best to be the limit of myself."

"After all, he's not alone."

(End of chapter)