Rebirth 79: I opened a bank in the United States

Chapter 1015

"Mr. Black, I found that you especially like vibrato. Is it because you like the chromatic sliding, uh, the timbre effect that is more graceful?"

After playing a simple piece of Pachelbel's "Canon in D Major", just as Carter put down the piano on his shoulders, Kunzel's words sounded immediately.

"Yes, it may be that my musical enlightenment was influenced by the Chinese symphony "The Butterfly Lovers". I would prefer that kind of feeling like a song like a song."

As a violin technique, vibrato has never been clearly defined when it should be used and when it should not be used.In other words, there is no such thing as a strong and weak symbol on the score to mark when the player should use this technique and when he should not use it.

Even in the European and American music circles, the situation is better now, but in the past, the controversy between vibrato and non-vibrato has always been great.Some masters write in their textbooks that "this technique should be used as much as possible", while some masters, such as Mozart's father, bluntly ridicule those players who like to use vibrato in their textbooks, Call them not good enough, and vibrato to make up. Bah, contrived!

Carter didn't deny that he prefers to use vibrato, but he didn't expect that Kunzel would raise this question in the first place.Could it be that this guy is a vibrato opponent? !

"I understand I understand, there is nothing wrong with it in itself. But there is some conflict in tone, look! You are using a Guarneri violin now, can you show me it? Oh, my teacher is a violinist , so I'll have some too."

"Of course!"

Carter handed the piano to Kunzel, and saw that the other party murmured after looking at it:
"This should be a violin after 1700. It looks like an Amati violin in appearance. There is a shadow of Stradivari in the F hole. It has this feature. This should be Del Sujieqin?"

"The master is the master, yes, it is indeed from the hands of Del Sujie, an old violin in 1734. It is also the most expensive one when I bought it among the violins I currently own! In 87, in At the auction, it cost nearly 300 million US dollars!"

A grin broke out on Carter's face. Normally, Carter doesn't like to show off his collection.But like any collector, or a person with a collection habit, who has collected so many things, while entertaining himself, who hasn't had the desire to share? !

Of course, this desire to share is only for those who can understand the value of these things!
Seeing Kunzel, who knew the goods, Carter was like meeting a knowledgeable stubborn master, wishing to take out a few more violins and give Kunzel a taste.

"It's worth the price! Even in the future, it will be even more expensive! There are not many such well-preserved Del Sujieqin. After so many years, this is the second one I have seen!"

Gently stroking the piano board with the palm of his hand, looking at the movement, it is even gentler than touching his wife's face
Carter could see that Kunzel seemed to want to experience the thrill of driving this piano, but the rhythm of the topic at this time was obviously not suitable for the other party to experience.Thinking that there is still more time in the afternoon, Carter is not in a hurry, and just follows Kunzel's topic and asks:
"Oh? Mr. Kunzel, so there is still a well-preserved Del Sujeqin. Do you know where it is?"

The desire to throw coins has begun to stir again!

To be honest, although the level is not very high, who made us start too high? !Carter, who has been practicing with top-level pianos almost from the beginning, has actually developed his ears.The sound of waiting for the leisurely piano can be said to be completely unbearable, it smells like steel and plastic.
That kind of feeling is very mysterious. If Carter really wants to talk about the difference in tone between these pianos, it is difficult to say one, two, three, four, five, but I just feel that these good pianos sound better, and are even easier to play!When playing the violin, it seems that the violin is running with you, the same level, the same skill, with these violins, hey!It just sounds better!

According to this standard, among all his collections, the one in front of him is the one that satisfies Carter the most.Really, you get what you pay for!

The most expensive piano naturally has the best sound!
In addition to the generally beautiful tone of the violins produced in Cremona, Italy, the "violin capital", it also has the thick and full sound of Brescia violins.

Now I heard that there is still such a piano, and Kunzel still knows where it is
You must know that money is one aspect of buying these gadgets, but often money is not the biggest problem.The biggest problem is that you don’t even know how many are still alive, and in whose hands they are.
"Forget it, that violin was in the hands of Mr. Fritz Kreisler. Ten years before his death, in 1952, he donated it to the Library of Congress. I said I saw it That's right, I saw it through the bulletproof glass."

Shaking his head with a wry smile, Master Kunzel has never mentioned the matter of returning the piano, but just caressing it carefully, while continuing to say:

"Let's go back to the topic just now. It's not a problem if you play solo. As far as this piano is concerned, different timbres have different tastes. What's wrong. But just now, you are an ensemble, and the main vocal is the piano!"

"The sound of Fazioli's piano is clean, crisp, and bright, and these are its most outstanding features. But your piano has a thicker, fuller sound. These two sounds are not incompatible. But as a melody, you The natural sound of this piano is enough to cover every corner of the main vocal part. In the midst of the evocative melody, the tinkling, crisp and bright piano sound is very good, very good!"

"But when you add a lot of vibrato, the taste changes! You overwhelm the other! The sound of the piano, falling, ending, falling, ending, but your side has been making that leisurely, distant sound. This sound It can’t be said to be bad, but precisely because of its outstanding tone, you will unconsciously draw the audience’s attention to the sound of the violin.”

"But this version you rehearsed, the focus should be on the piano! You should let your audience, focus on the piano! Regarding the technique, I have nothing to teach you, Mr. Black. Can see , You have the shadow of professional training on your body, and your playing skills are very standard. Even the standard makes me a little familiar, did Mr. Black graduate from the Ivy League?"

"Yes, I'm a Yale graduate. You too?"

Carter nodded, and after what Kunzel said, Carter understood what the problem was.

"I graduated from Dartmouth College!"

A smile appeared on Kunzel's face, and he reported himself.

Although not the same school, Dartmouth is also one of the eight Ivy League schools
With this background, the distance between the two sides has also shortened a lot in an instant.
(End of this chapter)