What's the problem?

Qin Jian had also thought about this question for a while, but he didn't get a definite answer.

First of all, from a technical point of view, Qin Jian is confident that this is the most problematic link.

At first, as soon as he came up with this piece, he spent an afternoon sketching out all the technical difficulties of the four movements.

And for each technical difficulty, he made a detailed performance design.

The first movement begins with a heavy introduction, in which he opens the whole piece in a low octave proportional to the volume, starting with the theme, in order to reflect the surging and struggling in the music in the running, after a few attempts he finds the best sound effect, pouring the strength of the forearm directly into the fingers.

In the second movement, after the F dynamics determine the mood of the whole movement, the opening section begins with a chromatic run in measure 38, and Qin Jian interprets the whole movement with the virtuosity of the Romantic period.

In the third movement, the funeral march, Qin Jian used almost every means to adjust the timbre to the point where the color tone of this movement was completely consistent, and from the perspective of listening alone, he thought that the free color of ratubo and Chopin's singing ability would never be lost.

In the fourth movement, he freezes the whole piece on the final main chord with a super-powerful burst of power in the last three measures.

Even if he went through the whole song in his mind now, Qin Jian couldn't find any loopholes in his technique.

Sentiment?

It seems that it shouldn't be, after a trip to Warsaw, Qin Jian feels that even if his understanding of Chopin is not so profound, at least he dares to be sure that he definitely did not cobble together the disease-free moaning of tragic emotions when designing this work, and all the emotions in the music are from his inner interpretation.

What is the meaning of music?

The connotation of music, Qin Jian thought about it, and he made it clear that he had the core he wanted to express.

So what's the problem?

This is also where Qin Jian is most confused, he can't find any problems, but he can hear them.

Long.

Qin Jian couldn't give Shen Qingci an answer, he sighed helplessly, and smiled at Shen Qingci, "Listen to you." ”

Shen Qingci got up and picked up the cigarette case again and smoked a cigarette.

Qin Jian got up, picked up the lighter on the table, and lit the cigarette for Shen Qingci, he knew that it was time for the exclusive small class again.

"Do you like this sonata?"

A simple question, Shen Qingci asked softly.

A simple little question really stopped Qin Jian.

Qin Jian never seemed to have thought about this problem, in his opinion, the third round of the competition needed a sonata, so he had to choose one of the three sonatas.

It seems like that's all there is to it so far.

Shen Qingci saw the answer from Qin Jian's expression, and he paused, "No matter what you think of this work, I don't like it all the time anyway." ”

"Huh?"

Accidentally!

Absolutely unexpected!

Qin Jian was really surprised, because the sonata that Shen Qingci chose in the third round of the 15th Chopin Competition was Chopin's Second Piano Sonata.

Later, a Chopin critic said, 'It was with this work that Shen won the first place ticket to the final of the 15th Chopin Competition.' ’

But now the person is sitting in front of you and telling you nakedly that he doesn't like the piece.

This made Qin Jian a little unacceptable for a while, although he wasn't sure if he liked this sonata in B-flat minor or not, but in his heart he didn't feel disliked. new world

As if he had already guessed Qin Jian's surprise, Shen Qingci flicked the cigarette ash indifferently, "Maybe many people like the abstract artistry of this work." ”

After a pause, "But I think that the several movements of this work are not related to each other in terms of the subject material, the creative technique, and the artistic characteristics. ”

"Even messy. He finally added.

If Shen Qingci began to say that he didn't like it, Qin Jian could also understand that the other party didn't like the tonality or melody of this work, but the other party then directly raised this dislike to the creative level.

For this kind of critical speech, the critic is a piano myth of the Romantic period, and the critic is an existence that has been hailed as one of the closest to this myth among modern performers.

Qin Jian didn't know which side to stand on.

"Then you were back then?" Qin Jian subconsciously spoke

Shen Qingci continued, "Why did you choose this sonata as the three-round repertoire back then, you want to ask this question, right?"

Qin Jian nodded, due to various reasons, he never took the initiative to ask about the process of Shen Qingci's participation in the Chopin Competition.

Shen Qingci pondered for a moment and sighed, "Because I want to prove that my previous judgment of this work was wrong." ”

There was a brief hint of remembrance in his eyes, "But I was wrong. ”

Qin Jian didn't understand, he couldn't pretend to understand, but he felt that there was something he couldn't say.

Long.

Shen Qingci: "Qin Jian." ”

Qin Jian: "Hmm. ”

Shen Qingci: "What do you think of the repertoire for the finals?"

Qin Jian shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I'm still struggling with the repertoire of the third round, but aside from the competition, I personally like the Concerto in F minor." "Choose one of two finalists, Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Concerto No. 2 in F minor."

Shen Qingci nodded: "I'll help you calculate the time, if you choose a shorter set of mazurka in the third round, then you will have enough time to play the op28 portfolio in the repertoire of your choice." ”

Qin Jian also thought about this, but he felt that such a track arrangement seemed too compact, "Won't this be too full?"

Shen Qingci shook his head: "No, the question now is how do you choose the sonata, about the second sonata, my suggestion is that if you don't like it, just skip it neatly, the second sonata is not suitable for competition." ”

"If you want to keep trying, here are a few things to keep in mind in the next exercises. ”

"The first point is not to think of this work as a sonata in the sense of the word, you have to treat each movement differently, and forcibly establishing a connection between each movement is the easiest way to collapse the overall structure of the work. ”

"The second point is that the second and fourth movements should pay attention to the ratio of tempo and dynamics. ”

"Thirdly, don't whitewash the third movement with too much technicality. ”

"Remember?"

Qin Jian nodded, "Remember, I'll go back and try again this week, and by the way, touch the third sonata, and you can help me listen to it again in the next class." ”

Shen Qingci: "Okay." ”

...

After class, Qin Jian was much more relaxed on the way back, he still gained a lot from tonight's class, at least most of his doubts before coming have been solved.

Shen Qingci said no, which made Qin Jian breathe a sigh of relief, if the other party said OK, then he really didn't know how to continue practicing.

As for Shen Qingci's liking or not in the middle, as well as some of the other party's value criticisms about the second sonata, Qin Jian was not sure whether the other party was consciously reminding himself of something, or simply sighing to himself.

At least I have a new direction to think about.

All that's left is to go back and continue to explore.