pianist from the sea

Chapter 116 This is Chopin's limit
"Four Mazurkas" Quatre Mazurkas Op.33, written in 1837-1838, published in 1838, dedicated to Countess Mosdeka.These four mazurkas are considered Chopin's mid-period masterpieces.

Schumann has always declared to the outside world that in this work, Chopin's unique form is gradually becoming clearer and lighter, and everyone will get used to his style. This is the most perfect mazurka!
And the first piece at the beginning, Op33-1, is slightly sad.

When Zhao Chengzhen put his finger down, he had already thought about how this piece of work should express all his emotions for music, as well as his imagination for music.

Therefore, the moment his fingers fell, a softness with a touch of lingering sadness slowly flowed out from his fingers.

Just like Zhao Chengzhen's personal style, his music has unparalleled purity and... serenity.

His heart was on the stage, and the moment he sat on the piano, he completely calmed down. There was no other superfluous things in the music, only the simplest music remained.

Don't you look like Chopin?Not Polish yourself?

What does it matter.

For Zhao Chengzhen, the most important thing in music is to play the music well.

As for the one I thought about when I was off stage, trying to break through the music?

Obviously, when Zhao Chengzhen started to play, he no longer had any thoughts of breaking through.

It's not because he gave up breakthrough, but only music, competition, and breakthrough are left in his heart. These words that have nothing to do with music have lost their existence the moment his finger falls.

Even the fear of Fu Tiao has dissipated.

Do these things help his music?Obviously, no.

Isn't it normal for things that don't help to be discarded in his heart at will?
His heart, just like his music, became extremely pure, and only the simplest music remained in the music.

peace, calm...

Some people off the stage listened to Zhao Chengzhen's performance, and their eyes couldn't help but close, letting their hearts become calm along with Zhao Chengzhen's music.

Chopin in music, under his performance, becomes extremely pure, with a trace of pity.

This is a humane and kind-hearted mazurka. No matter who listens to Zhao Chengzhen's performance, the corners of their mouths will rise slightly.

This feeling is extremely wonderful.

Fu Tiao was already standing in the backstage of the concert hall at this moment, staring straight at the surveillance camera in front of him, listening to the music coming from his ears, his expression was calm, without any slight change.

He didn't make any moves until the end of Chopin Mazurka Op33-1.

because……

Zhao Chengzhen managed to stabilize the breakthrough state. His music was extremely calm and steady, and you couldn't hear any impurities.

And when the extremely stable Chopin was fully presented, a very strong sense of oppression came oncoming.

Just like Zhao Chengzhen's performance in the second round, the last Chopin Polonaise in his music is as oppressive.

The expressions of some other staff members beside them changed, their eyes lit up, and they couldn't help whispering to each other.

"Zhao Chengzhen's performance is really good! He seems to have stabilized his state in the second round."

"It's really worthy of being the number one player in the Chopin International Piano Competition. This strength is strong!"

"It's as if the weight is light, his body is very relaxed now, you can see his fingers are flying on the piano, and they are raised with the end of the music, as if he has not used all his strength at all."

"Hey, what are you talking about? What kind of strength does it take to play music? Isn't it normal that you don't seem to be using too much force? But Zhao Chengzhen's relaxed feeling is really scary."

"Indeed, I really like Zhao Chengzhen's interpretation!"

"..."

Everyone looked at Zhao Chengzhen's expression was wrong, regardless of Fu Tiao's performance later, the moment Zhao Chengzhen started the second round of Op33-1 music, the sense of Chopin's genius in the music emerged. The purity of Zhao Chengzhen's music directly grabbed everyone's attention, making it impossible for them to focus on the music.

Zhao Chengzhen's performance directly made the entire concert hall his home field, making everyone's hearts fluctuate with his performance.

As the last note of Op33-1 fell, Zhao Chengzhen did not raise her body to change to a new state.

He just hunched over and signaled to the crowd with a brief pause that 33-1 was over and 33-2 was on.
As for Chopin Mazurka Op33-2, it started directly without waiting for everyone to relax.

The moment the first note of 33-2 fell, everyone became even more shocked.

This started directly, without any abruptness, but very smoothly dispelled everyone's emotions from the sad atmosphere at the beginning, and turned to the second part full of anger and joy.

Obviously the emotions between the two are completely different, but for some reason, the emotional connection between the two seems extremely normal.

Fu Tiao also quickly noticed this, and immediately looked at Zhao Chengzhen.

technology, and music...

Zhao Chengzhen used his technique to turn all discord into harmony, making the beauty of the music show an unbelievable height.

Pure Chopin, in the current state, can achieve the ultimate.

The ultimate in the true sense!

You have no way to imagine what Chopin will look like after the breakthrough, because you can see the shadow of Chopin from Zhao Chengzhen, even if you go to listen to his performance, you will feel that what he plays is not Chopin, but himself .

because……

He is Chopin!
Extremely pure Chopin, Chopin without any external interference.

This extremely terrifying music made everyone in the concert hall extremely silent.

The two guests from the Warsaw TV station in the distance were also extremely silent.

Fortunately, they didn't show the two of them on their side. If they did, they would find out...

Pavel and Olga, two professors at the Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, looked at the screen with slightly dull eyes.

Even though they knew that Zhao Chengzhen's performance was extremely terrifying in the last round, and had already broken through his limit.

But they never imagined that Zhao Chengzhen, who kept his music stable to break through the limit, could actually perform like this.

No, since Zhao Chengzhen has already broken through, the previous limit may be the current limit.

He has stabilized at his limit, if you close your eyes and don't watch him play, you will feel that he is a master.

But when you see the feeling of Zhao Chengzhen lifting weights like light on the screen, you will feel that he is a master.

There is nothing to argue against.

Zhao Chengzhen's performance, if it is recorded and compared with other masters, his recording is definitely of a quality worthy of treasure!
Even among recorded works, this kind of performance is relatively rare.

"sharp……"

A member of the judges seat in the distance watched Zhao Chengzhen's performance and couldn't help sighing softly.

For him, he doesn't really like Zhao Chengzhen's performance. He hopes to see the player's own existence, hear the player's own understanding and perception of Chopin, and make Chopin his own thing, not Chopin.

But he didn't expect that one day he would like to listen to this pure Chopin's works.

Maybe as someone said, it's not that you don't like that style of playing, you just don't hear good ones.

He is a little shaken now.

Zhao Chengzhen's performance was too perfect, so perfect that he couldn't bear to give a low score.

If you give a low score, it is an insult to your career.

Just use the method of evaluating Galina before to evaluate.

The beauty in music?Great, if not ten, at least nine.

Chopin in music?Needless to mention this, Zhao Chengzhen himself is a player in the direction of Chopin, and his Chopin represents absolute accuracy.

Self in music?This may be a little less, but if you really listen to it, you will even suspect that the self in Zhao Chengzhen's Chopin is Chopin himself.

He has transformed himself into Chopin, so why should he pursue himself?

This sense of confusion made many judges unwilling to give a random score, but began to seriously think about how many scores are appropriate for Zhao Chengzhen under the circumstances that they can accept.

Zhao Chengzhen's performance, as far as the current Mazurka is concerned, has clearly surpassed the Chopin International Piano Competition by a large margin, and has opened up a big gap with other contestants.

This gap caused many players to tremble in their hearts, and it was difficult for them to calm down and face all this.

That is... before they successfully stepped into the stage of global pianists, when they confronted each other on the highest stage of unknown pianists, someone had already entered the world of famous pianists one step ahead of them.

Now people from various local record companies and some orchestras have come, and they will definitely be able to hear the excellence of Zhao Chengzhen's music.

If you even say that Zhao Chengzhen directly gave up participating in the fourth round in the third round and just left, they all believe that there will be a record company looking for him to chat with Zhao Chengzhen to see if they can sign a contract with him and get A more appropriate contract.

And they, some other players who are not qualified to compete for the first place, can only be seen by record companies and classical music management companies by luck.

This sense of gap made the expressions of many players extremely ugly.

Zhao Chengzhen raised the level of the game too much. If they performed normally, they would easily be labeled as ordinary on this stage, and even commented that their performance was too poor.

Zhao Chengzhen didn't care about other people's thoughts at all, he only had music in his mind, and all he had to do was to present the music in his hands as perfectly as possible in front of everyone.

Mazurka Op33-3, a simple trilogy, short and beautiful.

Mazurka Op33-4, a sad complex trilogy, is also short and very popular.

The two short works are over, and Chopin's Mazurka is completely over.

Everyone in the concert hall immediately took advantage of this moment to cough a little, clear their throats, and restore their emotions.

Just now, Zhao Chengzhen's music was too oppressive, making people feel suffocated, but now it's a little better.

But the next complete Chopin Preludes?
Everyone's expressions became extremely dignified.

As the sound in the concert hall became quieter, Zhao Chengzhen put his hand on the keyboard of the piano and stood still, only less than one centimeter away from the keyboard. His body also leaned slightly forward, and his expression was also extremely solemn.

Because the next work is not only a test for the audience, but also a test for him.

This set of works is very difficult, so difficult that many contestants don't even have the courage to choose.

Chopin Prelude, No. 28, Piano Prelude in C Major, Op. 1-[-].
Just like its name, the prelude, this set of preludes is Chopin's longing and admiration for Bach.

Among the piano works, Bach wrote the best preludes and fugues, and almost only Bach wrote two sets of preludes and fugues.

So what should be expressed in the music?Admiration for Bach?Want to play like Bach?

Zhao Chengzhen shook his head slightly and raised his hand, his expression remained unchanged.

Chopin's music is naturally Chopin's feeling. No matter how strong the desire for Bach is, this work is also Chopin's work, and what is expressed in the work is also Chopin's own music!

Originated from Bach, it must...be detached from Bach!

Zhao Chengzhen raised his hand slightly, and then let it fall gently on the piano with gravity.

hum...

The sound of the piano sounded in an instant, and goosebumps shot out from everyone off the stage in an instant. Everyone looked at Zhao Chengzhen in disbelief, their eyes full of shock.

The appearance of the first sound brought extreme shock to everyone. None of them could have imagined that Chopin's music could be interpreted in this way.

Even though it was only the first phrase at the beginning, they could hear countless voices.

Longing, passion, intensity, sickness, panic...

Fast change!

All kinds of emotions are merging. This is Chopin's thinking about Bach, and it is Zhao Chengzhen's thinking about Chopin.

At this moment, he is Chopin!
His music is Chopin's music!
He is the ultimate Chopin!
Incomparably full of emotions rushed toward the audience below the stage like a poked water polo. Some audience members could no longer hold back their emotions. They couldn't help pinching their hands and staring at Zhao Chengzhen, unable to hide their inner excitement. , and completely lost the ability to praise verbally.

Zhao Chengzhen's hands were running on the piano, and every note that fell was as gorgeous as a lotus flower in full bloom.

Step by step lotus.

There is extreme lightness and agility in the music.

Zhao Chengzhen proved to everyone that their imagination of Chopin is still too limited.

Only truly pure music can express pure Chopin.

The feeling of Chopin made everyone obsessed and unable to extricate themselves.

So far, Zhao Chengzhen's Chopin can be regarded as a beast that has been completely released, wildly showing his perfect strength to everyone!
Chopin... Chopin!
This is Chopin!

Incomparable Chopin!
On the stage of the Chopin International Piano Competition, the limit of Chopin!

The group of staff behind the stage was also completely shocked by Zhao Chengzhen's performance. They couldn't imagine that Chopin's music could be played like this.

This is Chopin?
Chopin can play like this?

If the ultimate Chopin is so powerful, Fu Tiao, who was second only to Zhao Chengzhen in the last round, he...

Some people turned their gazes to Fu Tiao who was standing in the backstage of the concert hall, and couldn't help but thump in their hearts.

With Zhao Chengzhen's perfect performance, is it true that Fu Tiao can catch up with his level of strength?
Everyone has been publicizing that today's duel between Fu Diao and Zhao Chengzhen will be the best match today, even this year, and even in the next five years.

However, as far as Zhao Chengzhen's performance is concerned, can Fu Tiao really fight against Zhao Chengzhen?
Is his musical expression really perfect enough to use his extreme self to defeat this extreme Chopin?

Nobody knows……

Zhao Chengzhen's performance was too terrifying, they didn't even let them face Zhao Chengzhen, they could feel a trembling hand, and they didn't want to face it.

It's the kind of level in the true sense that you can't catch up with in a lifetime.

Don't care about Zhao Chengzhen's nationality, don't care about his Asian face, just listen to Zhao Chengzhen's music, you can't tell that Zhao grew up in Asia.

You will only feel that the music played by this person is amazing, like Chopin.

It sounds simple, but players who don't know how much this feeling can't achieve it in their lifetime.

Just like what Galina said before looking at Zhao Chengzhen.

She once felt that she merged with the composer once, and that feeling was really too wonderful, and she had been pursuing that feeling all her life.

But after she practiced the piano for so long, her feelings towards Chopin are still the same, and there is still not much change. After she barely tasted the pure composer himself, she never had the opportunity to contact the composer again.

She even began to wonder if she was not worthy of playing Chopin.

As for Zhao Chengzhen, every performance of his is integrated with Chopin, and he has become the spokesperson of Chopin in Warsaw this year.

The Chopin he is currently playing is already at the limit of Chopin, and no matter how you think about it, you can't think of a breakthrough route.

In this case, can Fu Diao really beat Zhao Chengzhen?

With his own limit, can he really break through Chopin's limit?
they do not know.

Fu Tiao also didn't know.

He stood in the backstage of the concert hall, just stood there motionless, lost in thought.

Although he is very resistant to being a composer himself, so that there is no self in the music.

But I have to say that Zhao Chengzhen played really well.

If he allowed himself to play in Zhao Chengzhen's direction, he might never be able to catch up with Zhao Chengzhen's route in his whole life, which is not bragging at all.

But it is a pity that I am not with Zhao Chengzhen, I only care about myself, and what I interpret is myself, not pure Chopin.

Fu Tiao shook his head slightly, looked at the other staff members who were watching him, couldn't help but smiled, casually pointed to Zhao Chengzhen on the screen of the crowd, and joked.

"He plays very well, doesn't he?"

"?"

Everyone glanced at each other, not knowing what Fu Tiao meant or what Fu Tiao wanted to do when he suddenly said this to them, so no one dared to reply.

Fu Tiao shook his head slightly, looked at the closed backstage door in front of him, and sighed softly.

"Indeed, Zhao Chengzhen is really good at playing. If we only talk about Chopin, he may be the most powerful one in the Chopin International Piano Competition. It can even be counted for many years. His Chopin may be the most powerful , no one can deny that.”

"It's just that the Chopin International Piano Competition doesn't just look at Chopin, it also looks at many other things."

Fu Tiao relaxed his body for a while, and after stretching his body, he smiled at everyone.

"So, even if he is the limit of Chopin, I will try my best to be the limit of myself."

"After all, he is not the only one making progress."

(End of this chapter)