pianist from the sea

Chapter 318 Black and White and Color

The applause roared.

Everyone was shocked by Fu Tiao's description of "Picture Exhibition".

This piece is actually not difficult in terms of technical difficulty alone. When the piano king Horowitz once played this piece, he directly complained that the most difficult part of the piece was too simple, so A section of flowers was specially added to it, turning it into a magically modified version of him.

However, the interpretation of this piece is very difficult.

Music needs to have a sense of image.

It needs to be able to give you a similar feeling in your head when you hear the music and know what the performer wants to express.

Know what the composer wants to express.

This level of difficulty is much higher.

Especially compared to other works, the level of difficulty is much higher.

After all, there are almost no works that take depicting pictures as their main direction.

Everyone is more describing a feeling.

But now, Fu Diao has done it.

He not only performed the entire content and various details of Mossorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition", but also vividly described the feelings he wanted to express in the work.

This is not a technical thing at all.

But...

Musical content.

Everyone was shocked by Fu Diao's musical interpretation, and were surprised that Fu Diao could cut the pulse of music as accurately as a scalpel, displaying all the details in the music in front of everyone.

But the concert wasn't over yet.

The applause in the concert hall gradually slowed down, and Fu Tiao's fingers fell on the piano keyboard again.

This time he will perform two 45-minute concerts, totaling one and a half hours.

More than half an hour had passed since Mossorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition", and the remaining ten minutes were directly assigned to a simple Brahms work.

He originally wanted to play Chopin. After all, Chopin was his foundation and anchor as a new musician.

However, because it was played in Germany, a German composer was required to sit in both the first and second half.

Therefore, after Fu Tiao thought for a long time, he took out the Brahms Rhapsody that he had played before.

Still the same recipe, still the same taste.

Strong finger control and a perfect blend of musicality and personal characteristics.

In addition to the taste of the music itself, the music also has many unique feelings of Fu Diao.

You can't find any mistakes. All you can feel is Fu Tiao's strong personal strength and unparalleled personal charm.

As expected of Fu Tiao.

Sure enough, it has to be Fu Tiao.

At the end of such a Brahms, the music finally comes to a rest.

The crowd roared with applause. Under such applause, Fu Tiao stood up and bowed slightly to everyone. After thanking everyone for listening, he returned to the backstage, took the water and towel handed by the backstage staff, and began to wipe his forehead.

The crowd also gradually dispersed amid such applause.

Those who go to the toilet go to the toilet, those who drink water drink, and those who chat chat.

A short break begins at the end of the concert.

Looking at the crowd gradually dispersing, the artists sitting at the back felt a little emotional.

Sure enough, this is the best newcomer of the year at the Ruhr Piano Festival.

This performer was not chosen randomly at all. Fu Tiao’s performance was worthy of being the best of the year at the Ruhr Piano Festival.

Even if it doesn't become a god-level live performance or a god-level performance, it can still be shocking enough.

With the performance of this piece, it can even be said that if it had been released in a year when there were no god-level live performances or god-level recordings, then this version would definitely be qualified to compete for the world's top recording awards.

Of course, even if there is a god-level recording, you still need to look at the gold content of that god-level recording.

If it is a more conventional or simple god-level live or god-level recording, then it may not be as good as a work like Fu Diao.

Powerful and perfect.

As expected of Fu Tiao.

Many of the artists behind him have met Fu Tiao for the first time.

But this time, Fu Tiaocai gradually entered the German classical music circle from an ordinary German student.

It’s not about relying on your own teachers or your own awards.

He just relied on his own strength to successfully enter it.

"Is this Dior..."

Someone in the distance sighed in a low voice.

Ali Vardy is one of the most powerful piano teachers in Germany and an Israeli national treasure pianist.

It can be said that he alone supported the reputation of the Hanover Conservatory of Music.

It’s just that there are very few new students recently.

This time he was also invited to attend the opening ceremony of the Elb Concert Hall in Hamburg. However, due to his age, he stopped playing and was only invited to attend the concert.

He heard Fu Tiao's playing, nodded thoughtfully, and then sighed.

"It's amazing. It's such a pity."

"What a pity? Professor Ali, what's a pity?"

The person sitting next to him was startled when he heard Arivadi's voice, looked at him, and asked him curiously.

"Did Fodio play anything wrong? I don't seem to hear anything wrong with his playing?"

"No, it's not a performance problem, it's just..."

Arivadi rubbed his chin, thought for a moment and sighed again.

"It's just a pity. I remember that the school seemed to want him to come to our school to study. But it's a pity that Dior chose Berlin University of the Arts in the end. But it was also my fault. Because of my age at the time, , and the school has not accepted new students in recent years, so I missed it in the end, which is a pity.”

When he mentioned this place, he couldn't help but shook his head, looked at the people around him who were applauding, and clicked his tongue slightly.

"However, I feel that he may be able to live a good life without my teaching. It seems that Klaus taught him very well. At the same time, Klaus also used all his contacts. .”

Connections.

Or resources.

There is a very interesting aspect of studying in universities in Germany or Europe, and that is practical classes.

Every college or university teacher has his or her own network.

For the growth of their students, they will use their connections to let them go to various places to perform or study.

For example, go to the opera house to perform, or take him to play with you on tour, or let him collaborate with a band you know, or even let him perform at some music festivals.

Schools and teachers cooperate with these places, and similar practical resources are particularly abundant.

If they are an ordinary student, they do not have access to such resources, so they can only rely on their own teachers and the resources of the school. This is the main reason why many students want to pursue famous teachers.

The more talented teachers they come into contact with, the more abundant resources they have access to.

For example, Fu Tiao originally only had the opportunity to participate in the Ruhr Piano Festival and the Salzburg Music Festival.

Just a chance, not sure.

Even the organizing committee is still debating whether to invite Fu Tiao and the others.

However, the school and Klaus's personal connections came in handy at this time. They helped Fu Diao overcome some problems, and the organizing committee finally approved allowing Fu Diao to perform in the music festival.

The resources at Arivadi will be more abundant in comparison.

Not just because he is a top pianist, a top teacher in the world.

He also brought out many, many outstanding students.

For example, Li Diyun, Chen Sa and others.

Even Wang Jia had a master class with him.These students are his resources.

Klaus's top students will have relatively fewer resources. Although they have taught many outstanding students, there are still few like Li Diyun.

Klaus couldn't help but feel a little regretful when he saw Fu Tiao now.

How much better would it have been if I had not told the school that I wanted to take a break and continued to enroll students.

Maybe one of the students under his banner will have another top warrior.

It's just a pity that what is in the past is in the past.

Even if he invites Fu Tiao now, it will be difficult for Fu Tiao to agree to continue studying with him.

So he just sighed.

"Forget it, let the matter be in the past. There is no need to keep mentioning the past. Dio's performance is still good. Klaus taught him very well. Dio also learned well. In the follow-up... let's see if we can open it. Let’s talk about it in a master class, if it doesn’t work, forget it.”

Arivadi stopped talking when he mentioned this place and stopped talking.

He planned to invite Fu Tiao to attend his master class.

Communicate with each other and see if there is anything Fu Diao needs to improve on.

Different teachers teach in different ways and see different things.

Studying with different teachers is not only about improving one's own worth, but also saying that one has studied under such and such, and that one is a direct student of which school.

Which is the best opportunity to improve yourself.

Arivadi had not held a separate master class for a long time. Now that he saw Fu Tiao, and because Fu Tiao was now a student of Klaus, he came up with the idea of ​​holding another master class.

After all, at the end of the day...

Fu Tiao really inspired his love for talent.

Others around him had similar thoughts. Looking at Fu Diao, they were also shocked by Fu Diao's interpretation of this piece of music.

There have been very few performances in "Picture Exhibition" recently, and more performances have been performed by some members of the Russian music school.

But this work is a very important work in the history of music, and can even be regarded as the most magical work in the history of music.

They never expected that Fu Tiao would choose such a work.

I never thought that Fu Tiao could play this piece so well.

The group of artists sat in the back muttering quietly.

Thanks to the special design of the Elb Concert Hall in Hamburg, the stacked seats make the concert hall look empty and scattered, and not many people notice the artists in that corner.

They could also discuss Fu Tiao's performance relatively reservedly.

But the audience outside the venue was different.

Especially the group of people who came from other places to chase Fu Tiao.

Whether it was the German mainland, or people from Iraq, Gris, Ukra, or all over the place next door, they simply couldn't hold back their inner excitement.

They gathered around the bar outside the concert hall, asked the staff for a glass of white wine or champagne, and spoke excitedly while holding the drinks.

"Holy crap, is this the first time Fu Tiao has played works from other music schools this year?"

"This year's premiere should be, when did Fu Tiao master Mossorgsky?"

"I originally thought I would listen to Fu Diao's Chopin today, but who would have thought that Fu Diao actually played other works."

"It's a picture exhibition, tsk tsk, it's really awesome. If you want to perform this piece of music with the feeling of a picture, it's very difficult."

"It's a bit embarrassing. This is the first time I've heard Mossorgsky's work, and it's also the first time I've heard of the Picture Exhibition... Can anyone tell me about it?"

"What can I say about this piece... Because the piano writing is so awesome, many people have tried to adapt it to write orchestral music. For newcomers, it will be more enjoyable if they listen to the orchestral version, but the piano version is relatively The orchestral version actually pays more attention to technique.”

"Huh? Why?"

"Because orchestral music has color!"

Someone on the side smiled and announced the answer: "The piano has only one tone. Although you can use your own skills to make the music brighter and darker, after all, there is only one color, just like a black and white newspaper."

"Yes, yes, you said that cleverly!"

The eyes of a person on the side lit up and he nodded sharply: "Yes, a black and white newspaper displays a picture more in grayscale than in clear colors, and each instrument of orchestral music has its own The sound is in it, and they wanted to show a picture just like a color print, with the combination of multiple colors making the overall color richer.”

"And if you want to display the timbre of this single instrument, you can only use grayscale, which is the most technical test!"

A person next to him said excitedly.

"If you are printing with a computer, there is actually nothing special about the color grayscale. After all, you can just adjust it directly with the system software, but... it is not the reality! The reality is just like you are drawing a sketch! Use a simple pencil to outline it It’s much more difficult to take out the character’s clothes and use different shades of gray to show the color of the character’s clothes!”

"Yeah..." Another person nodded and said: "When many people play picture exhibitions, the feeling they play is actually more like outlining an outline and then just scribbling it with a pen. You can only see one It’s impossible to distinguish the content in gray scale, but the feeling of Fu Diao’s performance is completely different. His control of details is simply devilish to the extreme! It’s like a computer printer!”

Someone on the side smiled and said: "But Fu Diao is much more humane than a computer printer. Fu Diao's performance is spiritual, and it feels more like it is played by people, rather than rigidly made by a machine."

"That's true."

Everyone laughed happily and looked relaxed.

"Brahms played by Fu is also good. Compared with the picture exhibition, which I didn't understand very well, I prefer Brahms played by Fu!"

"Brahms played by Fu should be part of his repertoire, right? I remember that Fu played Brahms many times. He had performed it at the Ruhr Piano Festival before."

"Did you also buy the recording from the Fu Tiao Ruhr Piano Festival? Damn, his recording is really amazing! Especially his Chopin and Beethoven!"

"Yes, obviously I was shocked when I first heard Fu's Brahms tune. Thinking about when such a Brahms master appeared in China, who would have thought that this was just a prelude. What's even more shocking is that behind!"

"I also bought it. Fu Diao's album is really shocking. I feel that Fu Diao has a chance to win the best album of the year this year!"

"Tsk, who else last year played a god-level live performance and also released an album?"

"Arkadi, right? You and Fu Diao performed at the same level, but the old man was exhausted and was crushed by Fu Diao. At that time, many people were saying that Fu Diao was young and should respect the old and care for the young and give up the award to the participants. Where is Arkady who has participated in the Ruhr Piano Festival so many times.”

"Lang Liangyue also released an album last year, right? Which of you has listened to it?"

"I listened to it and found it to be average. Although I can also listen to Lang Liangyue's Chopin, it's really hard to describe compared to his other works. I prefer Brandel's record from last year."

"That's true, but Lang Liangyue's Tchaikovsky actually feels okay to me."

"Tchaikovsky can indeed do it, but only if he can do it, right? Compared with his current status, I think he looks a lot worse. As the strongest pianist of the younger generation, he should perform better! "

Everyone was happily discussing the latest pianist and the latest recording.

Everyone has their favorite artist, that’s normal.

But the most unified concept among them now is that Fu Diao's performance is comparable to that of their favorite artists.

Perhaps the only flaw is that Fu Tiao is too young to convince the public...

But is this a problem?

Lang Liangyue also started performing at Carnegie when he was 21 years old. He also successfully performed the best Passionate Sonata in history that year.

Lang Liangyue can succeed, why can't Fu Tiao?
Fu Tiao, he is not weaker than Lang Liangyue, isn't he?

Therefore, everyone was full of hope for Fu Diao's future, laughing and chatting with wine glasses, full of imagination about the future.

Until the concert hall bells rang again.

The second half of the concert is about to begin.

Hearing the concert bell, one person couldn't help but rub his fingers and said excitedly.

"According to the chronological order of national music and romantic music, the second half should be classical and baroque, right?"

“I’m really looking forward to what kind of works Fu Tiao will perform.”

Everyone couldn't help but be stunned after hearing this, and then their eyes lit up, and they entered the concert hall and took their seats with great expectations.

In just a few minutes, the concert hall was full again.

Even the sound of discussion was inaudible.

In such silence, the door to the backstage of the concert hall slowly opened.

Fu Tiao stepped out under the light, bowed slightly to everyone, and sat down again.

His finger is up.

The second half of the concert, the first half of music history, is about to begin.

(End of this chapter)