Chapter 191: The Classical Pianist Who Comes Closest to the God of Jazz
And just when Fu Diao and others went to Paris, the video of Fu Diao's concert Encore had also been uploaded to YouTube.
Similar to Huaguo PiliPili, although YouTube's videos are aimed at audiences all over the world, it is just because of the niche nature of classical music itself, and Fu Tiao's own popularity is not as famous as the world's top pianist, so his videos have not actually received much attention.
After a whole day, there may only be a few thousand plays, which is still a little short of breaking 10,000.
And the vast majority of the comments were left by some Chinese from overseas and Mishima.
In addition to them, there are more fans in Dongying and South Korea, and then there are people from other countries.
I don't know if it's because foreigners speak more directly, which makes their comments extremely blushing.
"The world's No. 1 Chopin player, I really like to play Fu tunes."
"Perfect, delicate, soft, only in the music of Fu can you feel the charm of Chopin."
"Mr. Fu Tune, you are a treasure of this world, not only a classical music pianist in China, but also a music master all over the world, I will always worship you and learn from you."
"It's rare to meet Li Diyun in a hundred years, and it's not a Dior Fu in a thousand years, fighting against thousands of people alone, and making great contributions to the country! Miraculous skills, long live the piano saint! β
"Talent is always talent, and it will not be defeated by any external object."
"It's so handsome, Fu Sang's performance has simply poked my heart, I ignore my wave (unbelievable), I can't take my eyes off Fu Sang's body at all, he is simply a treasure given by God to this world."
"Every time, I feel that Fu's performance can directly poke the softest part of people's hearts, and his interpretation of the works of the romantic period is simply practiced to the soul, incomparably perfect, so that I can hear tears."
"I've heard it more than once, Fu! You are the best! β
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Comments like these are piled up under Fu Tune's performance video, which sounds completely different from the video commentary on Huaguo's side, but this one is very much in line with the commentary atmosphere on YouTube's side.
It's just a little pity, although the comments are better than the singing, but after all, there are still too few people watching Fu Tune's video, and there are not many people watching it all day, so it is barely nearly 10,000 plays.
Although there are very few people who watch it, the quality is very high.
For example, Andre and Luca, who had always wanted to listen to Fu tune before, the two of them kept refreshing the video about Fu tune after they went back, and after the Fu tune video recorded by other audience members came out, they kept listening to his performance, I don't know how many times, and finally found that their previous conjecture about Fu tune was completely correct.
Not only that, but they also took a look at some of the videos that Fu Tuo himself had posted to see how Fu played on these videos.
In fact, just as they thought, all of Fu's performances were played without any score, and almost all of them were played by improvisation.
Seeing all this, Andrei's head couldn't help but feel a little dizzy, he looked at Luca on the side, and said to him.
"Do you hear that? Fu tune has just been played. β
"Well, I can hear a little bit, as you told me in Brussels before, Fu Tune's performance is indeed almost all improvised, he has no preparation for the work he is going to play, and all of it is played according to the situation of the scene, not only at the Royal Academy of Music in Brussels, but also in other places, such as the Berlin Philharmonic and the Royal Concertgebouw Amsterdam."
Lukka stretched out his finger and pointed to the video uploaded by Fu Tune on the screen in front of the two.
The videos uploaded by Fu Tune have a tag on them, such as what work was played in which concert this is this.
For example, the first one.
Fu Tune, Berlin Philharmonic, Jazz Arrangement of Chopin's Fantasy Improvisations
And the one they had heard from their students' phones before.
Fu Tune, Amsterdam Royal Concertgebouw, Chopin Etude Dongfeng Jazz Arrangement
All the information appeared in front of them, and they also took the opportunity to listen to the performance of Fu Tune in general, and think about how Fu Tune had adapted classical music into jazz music before.
As a result, after listening to all the jazz adaptations, they couldn't help but fall silent.
Fu tune played so well, so perfectly.
In particular, Fu Tune's use of traditional chords and harmonies, this kind of music from a long time ago, Fu Tune is particularly spiritual.
It's as if he had lived in that era.
It doesn't use a lot of modern harmonic compositions, just some of the most primitive and traditional jazz harmonies that can be played like this.
While retaining the feel of classical music, it can also make the music express a very jazzy style.
This strength is really strong and terrifying.
Andre looked at Luca next to him and spoke.
"What do you say? It just so happens that a magazine has asked me for a manuscript, and tomorrow is the deadline, and I plan to write an article for Fu Tiao, what do you think? β
"Yes, but which magazine?"
"Gramophone."
Andrei grinned, his pride not hidden in his eyes.
Gramophone magazine is not Deutsche Grammophone, but a traditional music magazine from England.
The magazine started out to promote the existence of those records, and in the process of continuous development, it gradually transformed into the most authoritative music magazine.
Only a small part of the above has anecdotes about individual musicians, and the vast majority are live reviews of each musician and record reviews.
And the commentators selected among them, without exception, are all the most famous bigwigs in the industry.
AndrΓ© said this with a look of great excitement and pride, and it was clear that he was very proud to be a professional commentator for Gramophone magazine.
And Luca obviously didn't expect Andre to say this, so he couldn't help but be a little silent, patted him on the shoulder with an extremely complicated expression, and then grabbed his neck with both hands and swayed back and forth.
"What the hell, when did you become a reviewer for Gramophone magazine? How did I not know? Obviously, the two of us entered the Berlin University of the Arts together, you are a jazz teacher and I am a pop teacher, how can you be invited to write an article by Gramophone magazine, and I have no invitation? β
"Probably, you are, pop teacher, and, gramophone, magazine, style, do not match."
Andre raised his hands to say goodbye as he swayed back and forth with Luka's hands, the smile on his face not hidden in the slightest.
After Luka vented in that place for a long time, he finally sighed, put down the hand that was holding Andrei's neck, and said helplessly.
"Forget it, you can get this spot if you get it, but I want to ask you, are you sure you want to write Fu Tune and not anyone else? Fu tunes that he hasn't released any albums yet, and he hasn't even released a record for the concert scene...... Oh no, he released his record of the Chopin International Piano Competition, and I remember my student went to buy a live book signing, ahem, but he didn't release his jazz live record, is it really okay for you to write about him like that? β
"Absolutely."
Andre straightened his collar and calmed down the clothes that had been ripped by Luca, and said to Luca with a smile: "In Gramophone magazines, a large part of the territory is written for all musicians' live reviews, and although the invitation given to me by Gramophone Magazine this time only occupies a small space, this page is about live concerts, so of course I have no problem writing Fu tunes." β
"Okay, okay, since you've decided, then you can write, I'll go back and continue to see the performance of Fu Tune, and show it to my students for analysis."
Lukka reluctantly got up, waved his hand, and turned to head out.
He stood at the doorway and paused for a long time, then finally turned his head to look at Andrei and asked him.
"Still, Andrey, do you feel a problem?"
"Huh? What's the problem? Andre picked up the pen and asked without looking up.
"That's it...... Is it possible that he doesn't know how to play modern jazz, he just knows classical chords? β
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Andrei's hand suddenly paused, he looked at Luca in front of him and was slightly silent, and then grinned: "But this has nothing to do with his scene, the direction of modern jazz chords is actually not complicated, even if he can't, he just needs to learn more, try more, and these talents in the use of classical jazz chords are not something that can be sent by casual learning." β
"That's just as well."
Luca seemed to have fallen as if the stone in his heart had fallen, exhaled, nodded at Andre, waved his hand and said, "Forget it, I'll go first, I'll see you later." β
"Well, I'll see you later."
Andrei wrote the copy in his hand and said without raising his head.
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In fact, as he said, after he finished writing, he threw it directly to Gramophone magazine, and after re-reviewing it two or three times, Gramophone magazine put it on top of the Gramophone magazine that was published the next day, and sold it to the point of sale in the former world.
And this time the sale almost directly leveraged the North American market.
Fu Tiao's current basic plate is in Europe, and all the destinations of his tours are in Europe.
In North America, there is basically no involvement in Fu Tune, and the people there are not particularly enthusiastic about Fu Tune.
After all, almost all of the market over there has been occupied by Lang Liangyue alone, and there is another performer with a similar style, who is all in his own style, and there are not many people who are interested.
However, although they did not pay much attention to Fu Tune, their attention to Gramophone magazine can be regarded as very large.
Gramophone magazine's sales in North America far exceeded those in Europe, and their interest in classical music was greater.
Although many of them are watching the excitement, it is undeniable that the people who watch the excitement are also the audience.
Nick Bob, an ordinary professor at the North American Conservatory, is also a subscriber to Gramophone magazine.
Compared to the incomparably regular attire of other conservatory professors, his slightly dark skin stood out in the crowd of the school.
However, although his skin was extremely dark, the clothes he wore were not as dirty and messy as other black people, but extremely obedient to wear a suit that showed off his figure.
Whether it's the coat or the lining, you don't see a trace of wrinkles at all, and you're a little more gentlemanly than many white people.
It's just that the old white man in charge of the communication room in the school doesn't seem to like him.
"Mr. Paul, has the magazine I ordered for today arrived? Gramophone Magazine. β
Nick walked to the door of his office, knocked lightly, and spoke to the old white man who was looking at the magazine inside, "If I'm not mistaken, I remember that today should be the magazine's release date." β
"Huh?"
The old white man Paul frowned and put down the newspaper in his hand slightly, looked at Nick in a suit and couldn't help but squint his eyes, and then couldn't help but sneer softly, glanced at the next door, and then raised the newspaper in his hand again and looked at the news on it again.
Nick looked at the white old man and couldn't help but feel a little helpless, sighed lightly, then walked to the place where the old man's eyes skimmed, picked up a book wrapped in oilskin paper with his name written on it, and nodded slightly at Paul.
"Thank you, Mr. Paul, I've got my magazine, have a nice day."
With that, he made an unusually normal religious blessing gesture to the old white man, and then turned to leave.
The old white man put the newspaper down a little, then sneered again, shook his head, and lifted it up again.
The place where they are is not the kind of cultural fusion in New York, they are the kind that are extremely martial, and they do it if they don't obey.
Although black music is becoming more and more popular in North America, Europe and even the world, this old white man Paul just doesn't look down on Nick, a black professor.
He couldn't understand why blacks could be promoted to professors in conservatories by virtue of their ethnic music, or the kind of musicians who could give concerts all over the world.
Wouldn't the group of people who like black musicians feel panicked when they look at this group of black people? Who knows what he did, squeezing out the rest of the white professors.
Nick also seemed to know that Paul didn't like him, but because of the circumstances, he didn't care, and just did his job step by step.
After all, his salary is several times that of the old man in the information transmission room, and the money for a concert tour can hire three or four people of that kind, so why bother with him?
It's just that......
Nick's footsteps suddenly stopped, and he didn't know what he was thinking, and suddenly sighed, turned his head to look at the conservatory, and couldn't help but feel a little depressed in his heart.
What he wants to do doesn't match what he does.
"Hey! Nick! β
A relaxed voice rang out.
Unlike the old white man before, an obvious white man tugged at the cuffs of his clothes with great ease, looking extremely dashing, and walked towards Nick with extremely happy steps.
This is also the associate professor at this conservatory, Bruce Jean.
He obviously didn't have that kind of discrimination against Nick, but instead came over and jumped lightly, hooked Nick's neck with a look that was completely incompatible with his status as an associate professor, and said with a smile.
"Nick, I've seen you from afar, what did you just do in the communication room? Is there a new magazine arriving? β
"Well, yes, Gramophone Magazine."
Nick watched the corners of Bruce's mouth rise, smiled and shredded the brown paper on the book in his hand, handed the book to him, and smiled.
"No, do you want to take a look first?"
"Aha, thank you so much, then you're welcome, I've been trying to order this magazine recently, but this magazine is a bit too expensive, reluctant, my dad won't give me some money, and my monthly salary is almost not enough for me to eat and drink."
"If you go to fewer nightclubs, drink less than two drinks, and be punctual in class every time, maybe you won't have this problem."
"How is that possible? Nick, you don't know, nightclubs are the soul of our city! If you can't dance, drink, or smoke with those girls at night, but squat in the piano room every day to practice, such days are like prisons, you know? I can't stand a day like this! β
Bruce complained while flipping through the magazine in his hand, and said casually: "Seriously, Nick, look at you, you are in such a good shape, your temperament is completely different from those others, if you go to a nightclub, there will definitely be countless people around you, and when you go, you will know what life is, life is short, be happy in time!" β
His last words were not spoken in English, but in Latin, Carpe Diem.
Nick listened to Bruce's words in his ear and didn't care.
The two of them have completely different attitudes to life, just as Bruce has no way of understanding why he can stay in the piano room every day to study, and he can't understand why Bruce goes to the nightclub every day, even if he loses his entire month's salary in it.
Therefore, he just casually complied with a few words and asked casually.
"Anyway, what did Gramophone Magazine say this time? For example, musicians who have been in the limelight lately, and some albums that are worth buying and listening to, I still have nearly a thousand dollars to buy records this month, which should be enough to buy a lot of records. β
"Record? I feel like it's all old pianists' records, nothing new, nothing worth buying for me, but you don't know, and as for the pianists you're talking about, I think you'll like this guy. β
With that, Bruce picked up the magazine in his hand, placed it in front of Nick, and pointed to the information on it.
"The classical pianist closest to the god of jazz, Dio Fu"
(End of chapter)