musicians of old

Chapter 264 Chai 4, La [-], Pu [-] ([-]K [-] in [-])

The following day, Fort Santaram, Hoffman Records building.

"Mr. Fanning, you have finally put the recording of the "First Symphony" on the agenda."

"To tell you the truth, Prince Louis, who just received you for a tour of the company, has asked me several times recently, when will Fanning release the second record after signing the contract."

In the clean and bright reception room, a gentleman with a big nose and a greasy back is stirring the condensed milk in his coffee: "Music fans have high expectations for it, and I believe that after it is released, it can be rushed quickly with eyes closed. [-] star rating."

The market response reference for the one-in-a-million four-star record is the first batch of 10000 copies sold or more than 30000 copies accumulated.

Previously, Fanning's Summer Music Festival album was rated as one of the best three-star band flowers. The first batch sold 4450 copies. As the market demand accumulated in the previous publicity and performances was digested, the additional sales in the next half month were more than 370 copies. .

After all, records, a non-essential luxury product, do not have a wide consumer audience like other industrial products.

It should be said that it is only "hopeful" to hit the four-star "Legendary Interpretation" evaluation, and it will take several years. If the timeline is dragged longer, the cumulative selection reference standard of 30000 copies will continue to be raised.

The main reason is that no matter how well this record sells, it is worth the honor. Hoffman Records can't get any money!
If "The First Symphony" can be sold as expected, it will surely cure the "depression" of the investor Prince Louis who lost the dividend from his last record, and he will also have a record-breaking bonus at the end of this year.

The eyes of the gentleman with a big nose are also shining with the breath of money: "When do you see that you will bring the artists of the old symphony orchestra here as a guest, I will adjust the largest symphony rehearsal hall in advance, and then arrange to go to the most authentic Fort Santaram Palace-flavored dinner."

"Mr. Chapman, I don't know where my artists are now." Fanning smiled, leaning on the sofa next to the green plants, "Today, let's record "Containing Arias for Fixed Bass Theme and Thirty Songs" Variations of the Keyboard Etude", I am considering the recording of the symphony after the New Year, when the opportunity will be more mature."

"It's also a good plan." Chapman got up, "I'll prepare the solo recording studio for you right now. If you are in good condition, you can follow the staff to pick the piano first."

The other party's reception was full of grace and enthusiasm, but Fanning's spiritual sense actually grasped his subtle disappointment keenly.

Although Mark told his colleagues about the scene of the performance at that time, the words did not have the inspiration and sound impact of the scene.

Moreover, Fanning did not choose their publisher for the score that had just been sorted out, because the one-year contract signed with Pushore Publishing House had not yet expired.

The new executive who was handed over to take charge of Fanning's affairs is obviously more interested in the "First Symphony", which has clearly gained the voice of the market.

In the quiet recording room, the light is softly sprinkled on the echo-treated wooden wall.

Fan Ning sat in front of the "Boethius" piano surrounded by pickup electrode microphones, and after adjusting his breathing state, he played the handed down aria again.

I have to say that every time I listen to or perform "Goldberg Variations", I feel new changes, a new state of mind, and a new perspective of divinity.

The possibilities of this great tome are simply endless.

Bach did not set limits for the pilgrims. This work originally created for the double harpsichord, the original score has nothing but note, rhythm, and a small amount of ornamental prompts - no strength, no expression, no speed.

No one can say for sure what should be done on modern pianos.

Fanning's first interpretation was aggressive and tough, with expressiveness and utilitarianism.

Last night's performance had more desire to confide and internalized expression. The repetitive part is good for sleep, but the change is a little less.

All of the above are brilliant ways of expression, but in today's recording process, his speed is in the middle of the previous two times, and he recounts Bach's process of building the sound building more calmly.

When each variation was repeated for the second time, some changes were made in the distribution of dynamics, timbre and ornamentation, trying to explore as much as possible the dialectical relationship between "stylization" and "improvisation" of music in that period.

One at a time, it returned to the perfect interpretation of the music itself.

The efficiency is so fast that the staff are stunned.

"Mr. Fanning, share with you the follow-up work plan for this second album"

After the recording was completed and before going out, Chapman asked the staff to collect Fanning's rendering opinions on the cover photography, and he himself informed the time node of the album's production and release, as well as the layout of the publicity recommendation.

It should be said that his process is very dedicated, and the arrangement of recommended resources is also determined according to Fanning's "great" signing level.

I just feel that this year's bonus should have been higher.After sending Fanning to the arranged car and waving goodbye, the big-nosed gentleman shrugged his shoulders slightly.

He returned to the large office floor with two middle-level managers of the department.

The production and marketing plan still needs to be arranged. For an artist of this level, no matter how bad it is to release a record, it will make more money than the damn "buyout system".

"Sir, I'm sorry I don't know the situation."

".It seems that there is no news of cooperation with us for the time being."

"Mr Lord Raymond, I am very sorry that it is not our publisher."

"Sorry, can I record your personal information? If there is any progress, I will contact you as soon as possible."

As soon as Chapman entered the large office floor, he heard professional apologies from the staff who answered the phone in the cubicle.

"What's the situation? Why do a lot of customers seem to be asking about something?"

"Mr. Chapman, in the past few days, many customers have asked whether we have the score of a large keyboard variation by Carlone Van Ning for sale." The clerk replied.

"What a coincidence?" The big-nosed gentleman looked at the other two managers and smiled.

"Mr. Fanning said just now that the contract with Pushore Publishing House has not yet expired. You can tell the customers truthfully and suggest that they go there to buy it. By the way, let's preview our album." Chapman responded casually, copying Picking up the workbook of a staff member in charge of collecting and answering records, "It seems that Mr. Fanning's piano work has a greater response than expected, which is a good thing, um, but there are no records to make money in these years when the score is published. -"

He suddenly lost his voice while talking, and quickly flipped seven or eight pages back and forth in his hands.

The densely packed answering records for the past week, some of which include the names of the regular customers behind the caller:
Minister Noel of the Ministry of Culture, Director Humphrey, Chief Conductor of the Royal Academy of Music Adonis, virtuoso piano master Uquillo, talented pianist Ditowa from the Western Continent, and Yettus S.
Master Swellink, Master Schillings, Master Niemann, Master Zimmermann, Bishop Mill, Bishop Christopher
In addition to the boss-level figures, there are also various old customers from noble families.

"Are these people here to ask for the score of this song?" Chapman stared blankly at the answering record in his hand.

……

Fanning let the see-off car drive directly to Santa Ramborg City College.

"10 concerts? That's enough to hold up the opening season lineup, let me play one of them, right?" a casual voice sounded.

"If possible, I hope it will be three shows." Fanning said.

"Can't the three movements be performed separately?"

"It's three pieces."

"It's just the movement of three independent songs."

"No, it's three works."

"Single-movement works, three in total?"

"Three works, nine movements!" Fanning finally dug out the desired score from the layers of documents in the briefcase.

This is a top-floor space with parquet floors, an area of ​​more than 60 square meters, and floor-to-ceiling windows through the north and south. Perhaps it should not be called an office, but a whole "office floor".

Its decoration and display are simple, low-key and full of cultural atmosphere. Apart from the necessary office furniture, there are a large number of bookcases, portraits of musicians and plaster sculptures, and two Boethius nine-foot pianos are juxtaposed in the middle.

Viadrin was sitting in front of one of them. He held three scores in his hands. His usually sharp knife-like eyes looked like he had seen a ghost.

"No. [-] in B flat minor, No. [-] in C minor, No. [-] in C major."

He turned the cover upside down repeatedly, then turned his head: "Are you writing about the Steel Association as cabbage?"

That's why there was such an unclear conversation before.

"President." Fanning still called out habitually, "I'm planning to put your three performances in the beginning, middle and end. Your brilliant skills and returning fame must maximize your influence. Then other people's violin, cello and flute concertos are interspersed in the middle field."

"Other people's concertos? You." Hearing this, Viadrin finally understood what he wanted to do.

This kid didn't write a concerto for the blockbuster premiere in the opening season at all, he wrote ten concertos for ten consecutive premieres!

"Caroun, I have to say." Viadrin opened the corner of the score with his knuckles, "Although many great musicians are known for their prolific output, the works they decided to keep are all perfect. And a delicate, unsatisfactory premiere risks the reputation of both the composer and the performer."

Of course, based on past experience, he has full confidence in Fanning's works.

Even if Fan Ning chose to "take volume" this time due to market operating pressure, he should have some bright moments. He is going to choose a work of the highest level to help Fan Ning's opening performance "stage".

Viadrin began to look at the "Piano Concerto No. [-] in B Flat Minor" by Tchaikovsky with scrutiny.

In ten seconds, his mouth opened wider and wider.

"fa, (b)re, do, (b)xi--fa, (b)re, do, (b)xi--"

Viadrin couldn't help but sing the solemn introduction in B-flat minor with four horns at the beginning, and continued to sing the theme in D-flat major with cello and violin ensemble.

And his hands began to forcibly play major chords spanning the three ranges of low, middle and high on the piano.

Epic glory and heroism!Shine bright! !

First, there are 20 bars of column chords, then 4 bars of gorgeous tones, and finally, with a dotted rhythm, a sonorous and firm theme is presented
"You wrote something."

All major chords!
It's so cool to smash! !
"Just this one, it's perfect for me."

After playing about 40 measures of "Liszt", which is a replica of the old industrial world, he made a decisive decision.

"Why don't you take a look again?" Fanning asked with a half-smile.

President, with your nearly invincible brilliant skills, you will be promoted to "Crescent Moon" sooner or later after your comeback. If you are a little slower, it is purely delayed by the works. These people have not written enough, and they are not exciting enough. accelerate.
Lee Viadlin pulled this one down and began tearing apart a second booklet from the score of Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto in C Minor.

"Or start with a major chord with both hands? Are you prepared for my style preference?" He lined up the first six pages on the piano.

"Interesting, the band is in front of the first song, the piano is in the back, you write this one in reverse, it's interesting." He shook his head and smiled, stretched his hands, played the first group of F minor chords lightly, and then raised his left hand as Reverberate, hit the dark and dignified F note in the extremely low range.

The legendary pianist frowned immediately, deeply dragged by this strange and depressing sense of urgency.

In eight slow bars, the deep major chords range from very weak to very strong, like a dark bell in the distance gradually approaching, and the sound reaches the heart directly, with shocking power.

The internal tension of the chord progression is getting stronger and stronger. After the eighth bar, there are three gradually slower octaves. The gravity of Viadrin's fingertips is completely lowered, making the depressive and tense atmosphere stretched to the limit.

They sank to the bottom of the keys with the weight of the whole body, were resolved to the main chord in the ninth measure, and then turned into torrents of sound that rolled and turbulent like stormy waves.

On this basis, a broad, long, carol-like theme melody of the band hummed from Vyadling's mouth.

He had goosebumps all over his body.

What a decisive and rich emotion, a very vigorous epic temperament and invincible power!

And those tender and tactful passages are so sincere and courageous, how they make people cry! !
Do you still need to choose these two songs?
All up!

It was more than half of the playing time of the first movement of La II before Viadrin finished playing in a soothing semi-cadence. Then he looked at the "C Major No. [-]" by Prokofiev. Concerto for Three Pianos.

Yes, the three steel associations are all written by Russian music masters.

This is Fanning's careful consideration. If we compare the Western Continent, the birthplace of serious music, to Europe, then Tiolein is equivalent to the vast ice and snow Northland in the previous life.

Music fans will find resonance in these three steel associations for all the broad and vigorous, sincere and enthusiastic music characteristics of the North Continent, or those full of Hoffman's national spirit.

When Vyadrin finished auditioning Pu San's bright and joyful passages full of jaw-dropping gimmicks, he finally turned his head briefly.

"Any more?"

"No more, just three." Fan Ning couldn't help feeling amused. Chairman, didn't you think you had too many just now?

"Come again next time if you can."

"President, do you think the Steel Association was written as a cabbage?"

I don't know when the content of the conversation has been strung together.

Viadrin ignored him, turned to the last two movements of each steel association, and continued to audition with relish.

However, as expected of a pianist with Liszt's skill level, repertoire of this level is like playing once you get it, and the sound is more perfect than others who have practiced hard for several years.

Fanning stood and listened for almost half an hour, and then coughed lightly.

"That... president, I'll pay it back today."

The sound of the piano stopped abruptly, and Viadrin turned his head again.

Fanning, dressed in formal attire, stood straight behind him.

"Oh, you're here for class."

"That's right."

"What do you want to learn?"

He got up and motioned Fanning to sit in front of the piano.

"Just them."

Fan Ning had already adjusted his posture while speaking, raised his wrists and dropped the keys, and played the major chord at the beginning of Chai Yi's first movement on his own.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!—" "Boom! Boom! Boom!—"

Viadrin's eyes widened involuntarily.

"Good guy, you wrote the music yourself, bring it here and ask me to teach you how to play it?"

(End of this chapter)