musicians of old

Chapter 228 Joint Commemorative Album (4K [-]-in-[-])

The popular theme and powerful rhythm of "Radetzky March" instantly captured the emotions of all the audience.

When the first four small rhythms of the main part of the music were over, Fanning made an astonishing move.

He directly put away the baton and stepped off the podium.

"What's going on? The baton is taken away?"

"Why didn't he wave it?"

Seeing that the conductor was all down, and his unarmed gestures were almost invisible, about four-fifths of the music fans were at a loss for a few seconds.

For Kaprun, Fanning originally gave him a task that seemed a bit strange to him.

——At the last song of the encore, when Fan Ning got off the podium and the music finished eight bars, if the audience was still relatively quiet, he would lead ten other students in charge of administration to clap together.

So as soon as the music started, his whole body tensed up very nervously, counting the beat tremblingly like a percussionist waiting to enter the stage.

But as he counted, he realized that his tense state was completely unnecessary.

Fan Ning left after the fourth quarter, and then came to the sixth quarter. In the bones of a small number of listeners, the "DNA" that belongs to the essence of human beings was moved.

They couldn't help clapping their hands to the beat of the music itself!
The mighty and majestic march strode forward, and more and more listeners were infected and inspired to join in the clapping.

"I take back what I just said." McAdam was also clapping his hands, but shook his head with a faint smile.

The Marquise sighed and said: "This young composer can't use common sense to guess his inspiration at all. We didn't guess it right before at the poet Bassani's condolence event. This is purely a historical reenactment."

Fan Ning gradually broke away from the state of conducting, but clapped like an ordinary audience, and at the same time kept changing sides around the front of the stage, communicating with the audience with smiling eyes, encouraging them to participate, and only in a few places Where passages connect, and where there is a slight change in tempo in the middle, the necessary voice entry cues are given.

"This sense of participation is really deeply rooted in the hearts of the people! It is estimated that I will never forget it for a whole year!"

"How should I share today's joy with others? It's too difficult. It's too difficult to tell someone who hasn't experienced it on the spot."

Everyone clapped their hands heartily to celebrate the finale of the concert, and more and more moved by the music itself emerged from their hearts.

"It's over, what is Mr. Fanning's mind, I think I have been brainwashed by the melody of this song." Some people not only clapped their hands, but also hummed along with the theme material when it was repeated for the second time.

"I wonder if the encore will be recorded on the record?" Someone asked the companion next to him.

"I need to pay more." The companion kept the beat and said without thinking, "I guess I have to pay more. It is really not easy to hear the scene once. I have never been so grateful for the invention of recording technology as I am today."

The interaction of "Radetzky March" finally drew a successful conclusion to tonight's concert. The applause was still enthusiastic, but at this time there seemed to be something else--music fans not only sent applause to For the musicians, it is also for the participating self, and for all the music lovers present.

The students on the stage finally breathed a sigh of relief. They looked at each other with smiles of mutual praise in their eyes.

The nearly two-hour struggle was finally over, and everyone performed well. This is undoubtedly an unforgettable experience in the art career. Moreover, the task is completed, and before the school starts, it is purely to enjoy the joy and distribute the "trophy" it's time.

But not everyone's tasks have been successfully completed. For example, Fan Ning and Sheeran are destined to have another fierce battle tonight.

That's the record pre-sale.

Although Fan Ning created this concert with the principle of "full sincerity", since this is a commercial performance, his motive is definitely not to give benefits or do charity.

First, he took out this violin concerto, and then arranged three previous Viennese "popular" works to come back to the show, all for the highlight of the meeting.

Perhaps it would be better to wait until the New Year's concert or more important occasions, but it is unrealistic to wait later, and it is relatively easy to produce the effects of the works of Strauss and his sons.

"I hope this wave can earn back the orchestra's expenses for the first two months, otherwise I really have to go to the pillars."

The high salary conditions of my future symphony orchestra, the expensive purchase of musical instruments, and the operating expenses of the black hole-like Turner Hall of the Arts are still unclear.

He believes that after these rounds of operations, the market value and popularity of the album should have increased again.

The selling price can always be a little more than expected, a little more, right?

Although Fan Ning had all kinds of money-making thoughts in his heart, of course he still had an elegant smile on his face. Taking advantage of his last round of curtain call and the audience had not yet left, Kaplan followed the prior arrangement Run up to the stage.

He was also wearing a black tuxedo, but at the moment he was waving his arms, and with a hint of hospitality in his elegant smile, he raised his voice and shouted: "Ladies and gentlemen, I am Mr. Fanning's command assistant Kaprun, according to the previously announced arrangement , the next step is the pre-sale of live recordings of this concert, everyone leaves normally, and you can see the service desk in the guide hall where you came in before."

With his actions and voice, the originally boiling sound waves of the symphony hall gradually calmed down to a state close to the performance, and everyone's eyes were also focused on Kaprun. At this time, he emphasized: "Friends present should Most of them have heard the radio, yes, we will fulfill the promised preferential policy, with the honor ticket stub, you can enjoy a [-]% discount, and you will also get the composer and violinist's autographs on the album cover."

"The operational thinking of this Fanning conductor is really... as unpredictable as his compositional inspiration."

Several officials of the cultural department, including Minister Noel, had known about Fanning's action on the radio before, but now that it was announced from Kaprun's mouth, they still looked at each other strangely. See.

For people in the old industrial era, although capital has entered the major market areas, and commercial activities such as advertising, endorsement, and promotion have also appeared, the level of gameplay in the cultural and art industry still touches their cognitive blind spots.

The request report was sent from the National Concert Hall to the Art Festival Committee, and they naturally agreed to the relevant arrangements. This is not a question of whether the regulations and policies are allowed or not, but that there are no relevant keywords in the relevant regulations of the empire. It can only be counted in the case of "Party A has the obligation to cooperate with Party B in the promotion and arrangement of the performance" in the commercial performance contract. Faced with the proposal of the orchestra conductor that exploded at the box office, no one would object.

For other music fans, hearing these words is a completely different feeling.

Although they also listened to the radio announcement, they only now noticed its special details:
sign!

Miss Sheeran's signature!
Or a joint signature with the conductor and composer! ! !
Originally, such things as idol signatures, even in the modern society of Fan Ning's previous life, were things that countless fans chased after, but in this old industrial era, the more critical thing is: there is no network resource!
No matter whether you like the market or the serious style, if you don’t hear music for a long time, people will really wither, but being able to hear music is a luxury, and it can’t be done anywhere or at any time. Professional concerts must be held in relatively large places. The city can only be enjoyed at a high price.

Sociologists or historians in different periods of the world have different visions for the future ideal country, but they all have a common characteristic of happiness: as long as they want to, as long as they pick up a certain tool, people can hear it anytime, anywhere. One or a group of musicians, playing the handed down works of the masters for themselves.

The budding of the recording industry in recent years has given everyone a glimpse of the ideal, but whether it is the high price of the gramophone or the cost of the record itself, it is doomed that this is at least a purchase that the middle class can consider. It can only be said that it will listen to music from " "Luxury" has become "light luxury".

The high price of purchase and maintenance, the bulky and bulky appearance, and the sophisticated mechanical structure still make listening to music strongly branded as "relying on entities". A class of things with a more ineffable urge to chase.

The artists on the stage returned to the acting channel, the staff went up to clean up the music stands and large instruments, and the audience fans also began to leave the stage one after another.

But obviously, Kaplan's reminder made this group of music fans queuing up to go out automatically have different thoughts.

The one with the simplest thought was the more than [-] listeners who held honorable ticket stubs. They were planning to buy the record, and the discounted price saved was second, and the key point was to sign together.

The record was sold for a round today, and it will continue to be sold in the future. As a historical record of tonight's live show, there will definitely be more and more records circulating around the world.

But for signed albums, the number of circulation is determined by the stub of the VIP ticket, and it is guaranteed to be dead without accident, there are only so many.

All the tickets are full, the VIP tickets are 6-12 rows, each row has 40 seats, and there are only 280 copies!This is the first recording and release of two talented conductors and violinists. The commemorative significance is extraordinary, and the value of collection in the future is hard to say!

The most routine picture is to hold a social gathering or music salon at home. As soon as the phonograph is turned on, the red wine is poured, and the record is opened, pointing to the cover signature and boasting to the guests: "I sat in front of the concert at that time. , My own applause was recorded." The right to speak for the guided tour was immediately obtained.

So for them, just buy it!
Those who have a slightly complicated mind are those who bought the cheapest seats such as 3 pounds and 6 pounds. Although they are very itchy at the moment, they can consider "whether to buy" as an independent matter.As for things like autograph commemoration and collection value. My initial consumption budget was not so high, and there was nothing I could do. The most important thing was that the record itself could be played back.

The most complicated mood is definitely for the audience who bought the middle price, especially the 12-pound position.

9 pounds and 12 pounds are the two seats with the largest proportion of tickets.

If I knew it, I would have thought about buying a record later, buying a shitty second-class district!Those who sit in the premium seats and enjoy the best acoustics not only save the price difference, but also earn a free autograph. This is so fucking stupid!
In the end to buy or not to buy ah?
"Sorry ladies and gentlemen, there is one more thing I forgot to say."

Just as some audience members were fighting fiercely, Kaplan trotted out of the passage again.

He said out of breath: "The three tracks for the comeback have also been recorded, please rest assured to buy the record."

And he repeated it three times in a row.

The sound echoed in the symphony hall layer by layer, so the audience who had queued up and hadn't exited the door turned back one after another, and those who had come out but hadn't walked far also turned back when they heard the sound.

Their responses were clearly polarized:

"...the record has three encore tracks! Great!"

"...Damn it, there are actually three encore tracks on the record!?"

Some people cheered in their hearts, but some people's mentality collapsed.

I'm going to order this record, okay?But... I really want to bring a co-signed one too!
"Friend, excuse me, do you still need the stub of your VIP ticket? If you sell it, I can reimburse you the original face value of the ticket. How about attending a concert for nothing?" The young man in the top hat asked the middle-aged gentleman next to him.

The latter didn't stop walking, and glanced at him with the expression of looking at a fool.

The crystal chandelier in the spacious guide hall is fully turned on, and the staff has already surrounded several functional areas with a pile of long tables, and used the warning pillars to pull up the colored ribbons that divide the moving lines of the audience.

A total of four queue gates were set up according to the preliminary plan. Kaplan and three salesmen from Hoffman Records Publishing Company were responsible for receiving the reception at the front, and there was a group of auxiliary staff at the rear.

After paying, invoicing, registering personal information, receiving the package cover and delivery receipt, the audience who came forward can leave from the other end of the moving line, and the position of the signature is also placed in the last step of the moving line.

The audience who came out first had already walked to the guide hall, and four lines began to line up, and the information of the pre-sale price was also passed down.

The price of 30 pounds before the discount is actually close to the average price of the records of well-known professional symphony orchestras today. However, because the repertoire is so good and the conductor and violin are too popular, most people think that this price is sincere.

Even some music fans who felt that it was 5 pounds or 10 pounds more expensive than expected were immediately relieved when they thought that three new encore tracks were also recorded.

"I'll pre-order one." A lady in a gorgeous dress stepped forward.

"Wait a moment." The staff of the record company immersed themselves in registering the basic information, tore off the second page of carbon paper and handed it over, "Please move back, pay and invoice there, and she will give you the delivery receipt and album cover."

"The receipt card has the method of collection written on it. It is estimated that it will take half a month. The location can be selected from the sales outlets of Hoffman Records or the cooperation point of the National Concert Hall across the country." The cashier put the card into a delicately packaged plastic box and handed it over to the in her hands.

"This packaging design really won my heart." The lady's eyes lit up as soon as she got it.

The cover material was later shot by the record company in the rehearsal hall of Saint Lenia University, and the timing of the capture happened to be the solo cadenza of the opening part of "Violin Concerto in E Minor".

Sheeran in a white dress fluttered her bowstring, and Fan Ning on the podium looked at her with a smile, but the baton in his hand pointed in another direction—the band that had been silent for a long time was about to return to the theme and performed " Looking forward to the long-awaited reunion."

On the cover, only the upper body of the two people is intercepted, and the background is blurred. The figure of the musicians, the music stand and the musical instruments behind are vaguely visible. Coupled with the artistic poster-style fonts and frames, everything is beautiful and beautiful. move.

With a slightly excited mood, the lady walked to the last area of ​​the moving line, where more than a dozen staff members stood, and in front of them were young men and women in black tuxedos and pure white evening dresses sitting side by side in front of the bench .

"Please sit down." Fanning's voice was gentle and smiling.

"Good evening, Mr. Conductor and Miss Violin." The music fan was full of excitement before, but he was too nervous when he actually arrived and greeted him inappropriately.

The cover in her hand was taken, and there was a sound of brushing and rubbing. The two signed their names under their respective portraits in the photo in turn, intertwined with some strokes of Duanxiu's handwriting: "Carolne Fan Ning" Sheeran Connor".

(End of this chapter)