pianist from the sea

Chapter 69 Persevere in Self, Selection of Works (5k)

Fu Tiao sat there without any movement, he knew he shouldn't say anything at this time.

He Shen came to him because he must have his own ideas and wanted to say that if his previous choice was correct, He Shen would naturally not change in any way, and would still play in the same way as before.

Now that he is here, there must be a problem with the teaching method behind.

So... what's the problem?

Fu Tiao looked at He Shen, waiting for his answer.

He Shen also knew that Fu Diao would not say anything at this time, so he just smiled casually and continued.

"The group of people in the Chopin International Piano Organizing Committee seems to have a little problem recently. They have more requirements for Chopin's feelings among the players, but they don't have particularly many requirements for the personal characteristics of the players themselves. See It seems to be like this, and according to my personal calculations, the current ratio of the two sides may have completely reached the level of two to eight, that is, only about 20% of the people would want the players to have their own personal things, and the rest 80% hope that the players in the Chopin International Piano Competition will be more in line with Chopin."

"At least... from the point of view of the score."

Hearing He Shen's speech, Fu Tiao couldn't help but be taken aback for a moment. He didn't expect that He Shen would come up with such a conclusion?
"The selection criteria of the piano organizing committee...will it change? And develop in a direction that is not conducive to me?"

Fu Tiao confirmed to He Shen hesitantly.

Both He Shen and Jiang Ruijia gave similar answers, but Jiang Ruijia was more optimistic. She believed that [-]% of the jury still liked their personal style.

But He Shen was different, he felt that only [-]% was left.

In fact, the group of people who follow the Chopin International Piano Competition all over the world have similar thoughts about the Organizing Committee of the Chopin International Piano Competition.

A large group of people headed by Jiang Ruijia thought it would be [-]% or even [-]%.

A group of people headed by He Shen would think about [-]%.

There are still a very small number of people who feel that... there are only two or three judges in the Chopin International Piano Competition who support the contestants to express themselves.

Like... Argerich.

And Li Diyun who may be a judge this year?
They are even more pessimistic about the Chopin International Piano Competition, and even think that the Chopin International Piano Competition will gradually die out. Even if there is financial support, there is no way to continue to be the world's top music competition, and the best pianist will not be produced.

Looking at Fu Tiao who showed a trace of vigilance, He Shen had a casual smile on his face.

He didn't feel annoyed at all because there were only [-]% of the judges left, but he spoke casually.

"Does it sound very hopeless, right? It seems that as long as you participate in the competition, only [-]% of the judges will give you a relatively high score, while the rest of the judges will give you a relatively low score, right? ?”

"En." Fu Tiao nodded, looked at He Shen, and said softly: "It sounds like this, so what should I do now? Do I need to modify my thoughts on music? Or..."

"How to do it? No, no, no, you didn't understand me at all. I told you from the beginning that you don't need to change your direction. Our future is not just the Chopin International Piano Competition, but more Do you understand the vast world of classical music? Although the vast majority of our judges cannot win, we still have a great chance to win over those with a relatively small number of judges. The direction of the Chopin International Piano Competition?"

He Shen got up while talking, walked to the window, and looked at the scenery of Haicheng outside the window, feeling extremely comfortable.

"Obviously, many of the judges who insist that contestants should have a personal style have begun to notice this. Everyone is human, no matter if they are foreigners or from East Asia, anyone can perceive whether other people's values ​​are right or not. Similar to oneself, or have a large deviation."

"And they will also be aware of a problem, that is, they are moving in a more rare direction, and eventually they will perish, so that only a few people in the Chopin International Piano Competition will continue to support, and the remaining [-]%, Even ninety-five percent of the judges have become judges in the traditional direction of Chopin."

"So what do you think will happen when they realize this?"

He Shen turned around, leaned against the iron railing in front of the window, and looked at Fu Tiao with a smile, his eyes full of strange charm.

He seems to like this situation, the two sides are fighting to the death, and he is watching the drama from the sidelines.

Fu Tiao didn't answer.

He Shen said softly to Fu Tiao.

"They're going to have a last-ditch struggle."

"Even for those judges who support that all works should be Chopin's feelings, their butts are not completely on the side of Chopin's school. You must know that the neutral and silent ones are still the majority."

"Although it seems that [-]% of the support for the performer's own thoughts, and [-]% of the support for the performers to show Chopin as much as possible, in fact, the support for the performers' own thoughts will not change, and the support for showing Chopin as much as possible is [-]%. The group of people, in the real sense, only... [-]% to [-]%, and the remaining group of people are the judges who prefer to be more Chopin rather than more personal."

"These people are still within the reachable range, and they also have very strong feelings for Chopin, and it is impossible for them to completely favor either side."

"Although it is still more advantageous to simply play Chopin at present. For example, my playing method will be of great help to get high scores in the Chopin International Piano Competition, but in the real competition, there is still success in insisting on self-music. possible! After all... as long as you are good enough!"

"It's just a pity that I am too old to even register. If only I could have built my Chopin as soon as I entered the university."

He Shen couldn't help sighing when he mentioned this place, his eyes became a little helpless.

He is now in his 40s, and he is a young and middle-aged piano teacher at the Haicheng Conservatory of Music. He often gives concerts outside. It sounds very good and powerful, but in fact...it is not very useful.

If he doesn't have any adventures in the future, for example, the world's top pianist suddenly doesn't want to play a concert, and he will give the music to him as he did before.

And he shined in those piano competitions.

Otherwise, he would not have any chance to become a top pianist.

Time is fate, even if you have enough strength, it's useless. There are more than one or two pianists with enough strength in the world.

To become famous as early as possible, or like Li Diyun, he won the Chopin International Piano Competition as soon as he was an adult, and made his debut in the world after a few years of precipitation.

Or, like Lang Liangyue, he was signed by a Jewish brokerage company, waited for the opportunity, kept participating in various music festivals, and waited for an appropriate opportunity to appear in front of the whole world.

But no matter what, the two of them have one thing in common, that is, they were both young when they became famous.

So He Shen felt very helpless, his physical functions were gradually deteriorating, and the works he could play could express emotions more delicately, but his technique was deteriorating little by little.

Very helpless, but there is no way.

He Shen looked at Fu Tiao with an incomparably solemn expression, and he said softly.

"Anyway, I came here just for this matter. I'm afraid you think that the situation of this year's competition has changed, and you want to change your own route and make your music more in line with Chopin."

"But you don't seem to think that much, so I'll come over and talk to you."

"Don't think too much, practice hard, follow your own route, you have found your own route, just take it step by step."

"Your strength is enough to get you to the end, and you don't have to worry about anything else, we will help you with those extra things!"

"Practice hard, think hard, and trust your own music."

"After all...Chopin is just a shell. What you need to do more is to express your own music well through the shell of Chopin."

After all, He Shen patted Fu Tiao's shoulder, turned and left without any hesitation.

Fu Tiao sat there thinking for a long time, but he didn't understand why He Shen came to see him.

I came over and said a lot of words, and then told myself to play with peace of mind, and not to worry about anything else.

But...if he doesn't come over, he should continue to play like that, right?
Fu Tiao shook his head, completely unable to understand He Shen's thoughts, after all, he was thinking from his side.

As long as the level of playing is high enough to be able to express Chopin while also being able to express oneself perfectly, then that is enough.

Fu Tiao joined Chopin just because he felt that deepening classical music was very interesting, as interesting as jazz, so he went to participate. Fu Tiao didn't have any idea about the relationship between the judges' butts sitting there.

but……

Fu Tiao turned to look at the collection of works that He Shen brought him, and read it thoughtfully.

Maybe it is what He Shen wanted to do when he came here to give him the works he needed to prepare for the competition. As for discussing with himself the Chopin International Piano Competition Organizing Committee, it was just a chat in He Shen's spare time.

It sounds like you care a lot, but in fact, He Shen doesn't care at all?
Fu Tiao looked at He Shen's appearance, and it seemed that this was indeed the case.

That being the case, He Shen told himself not to care, and he really didn't need to care.

After all, he has no way to change these things, he can only accept them silently.

Therefore, Fu Tiao shook his head slightly, picked up the work He Shen gave him, and flipped through it casually.

He Shen’s choice for the final round was no surprise. It was still Chopin’s First Piano Concerto. This concerto may be the work that more than [-]% of the contestants would choose. This score is different from the last time He Shen gave him His score is no different.

In other words, it was the score that He Shen gave him last time, with the band mark on it. After all, he and He Shen had already selected this work as his next work. You can play this work in the final round to show your perfect state.

And if you watch the Chopin International Piano Competition carefully, you will find that most of the contestants basically choose this one, and you rarely see some people choose Chopin's Second Piano Concerto.

And those who chose the Piano Concerto No. [-] were largely the opposite of the Chopin Ballade No. [-] that Fu Tiao played in the first round.

Basically to see if I can cast a future.

After all, the upper limit of the Second Piano Concerto is much lower than that of the First Piano Concerto. You must know that the Second Piano Concerto is Chopin's early work, and Chopin wrote the First Piano Concerto after he finished the Second Piano Concerto.

I have also said before that because of some special reasons at that time, Chopin’s second work became the first, the main reason is that his first work was not popular and not many people wanted it, and it was later accepted. The income among them became the second piano concerto.

The main reason for these contestants to play the Second Piano Concerto is to win a stable word.

Although the possibility of being good is low and the possibility of being bad is high, you must know that the players who can enter the final round of the Chopin International Piano Competition must be good. Most of them will be that special type of person. The Second Piano Concerto played cannot be too bad, and they must be able to show the Second Concerto to their due level.

However, this basically represents those who chose the Second Piano Concerto. They almost gave up fighting for the championship and turned to the top few rankings to charge.

For a piano concerto of this level, it is impossible for his upper limit to exceed Chopin's First Piano Concerto. At the same time, the scalability of this work is not as good as Chopin's First Piano Concerto.

He Shen intends to let Fu Tiao sprint towards the highest peak, and Fu Tiao's personal style is quite unique, which is completely different from those particularly pure Chopin. He Shen will definitely not let Fu Tiao seek stability, which is why He Shen Shen Rang Fu Diao chose Chopin's First Piano Concerto as his final work.

Fu Diao put this piece aside and looked at the third round of works.

Chopin's Mazurka, Op33, a total of four pieces, this is Chopin's masterpiece in the middle period, and a set of works with Chopin's style becoming more and more obvious.

Sonata in B flat minor op35, this is Chopin's Second Piano Sonata, the one with the funeral.

God Bless Poland op.posth;, this is a posthumous work without any serial number, Fu Diao was a little dazed looking at this work.

However, there is a line written on the cover of this work, written by He Shen.

"Perform this piece with the next without interruption."

Fu Diao immediately flipped through a book, and sure enough, he turned to the next piece, Polonaise op53 in A-flat major "Hero".

The most surprising thing about the third round of works is the song God Bless Poland, while the other works are a little mediocre.

But it’s normal, after all, Chopin’s works have been played countless times. All the works you heard at the Chopin International Piano Competition, except for some early children’s works, you can turn to other works in the Chopin International Piano Competition. on the recording.

No matter how powerful and powerful the work is, it will become a little mediocre in the end, after all, there are really too many people playing it.

Of course, if your own level and strength are in place, then it won't be a big problem.

You can also show stronger strength in these works that have been played badly.

After tidying up this set of works, Fu Tiao placed it next to Chopin's Piano Concerto No. [-], and continued to look at the works of the second round of competition.

The works in the second round were much simpler.

In other words, the first and second rounds are actually a continuation of the qualifiers.

The third round of works requires some big works such as sonatas, mazurkas and polonaises.

The qualifiers, the first round and the second round, are selected from works such as Chopin etudes, Chopin ballades, Chopin scherzos, and Chopin rondos, which are different from the qualifiers.

Except that the etude nocturne must be performed in the first round, there are no major requirements for the others.

Therefore, He Shen did not tell Fu Tiao what to play in the first round and the second round in the remaining works, but piled them up completely.

The etude chosen by He Shen for Fu Diao is the etude Op10-4, nicknamed: Torrent.

Another one is the etude Op24-12, nicknamed, the sea.

I don’t know why He Shen chose works related to water for Fu Tiao. Maybe it’s because he feels that the feeling of the sea is particularly strong in his music?Or some other factors?
Fu Tiao looked at the two etudes in his hands and couldn't help but think so.

But it just happened that he played Chopin's Black Keys and Dongfeng in the preliminary round, and now he played the torrent and the sea in the first round, without any problems at all.

This selection of piano works is actually very much in line with Fu Tiao's own thoughts on music.

For the remaining few pieces, He Shen chose Chopin's First Piano Ballade for Fu Tiao, hoping that he could play it in the second round.

Fu Tiao thought for a while, and made the following choices for his works.

The first round of works, Chopin’s Nocturne, 37-1, is a beautiful nocturne that Fu Diao has played before, and under Shan Yi’s command, it has reached a very high level.

Instead of looking for a new work, it is better to use this work directly to see if it can be done better.

After all, there is not much time. Fu Tiao will be preparing to participate in the competition in September. If you can save a little time, save a little.

Chopin's scherzo, Op54, Chopin's longest scherzo, a work that occupies a unique position among Chopin's works.

The second round of works, Chopin's first piano ballad, needless to say.

Chopin's waltz, op42, the representative of Chopin's waltz.

Calm Andante and Polonaise, Op22, very suitable for musical expression, extremely beautiful.

Finally there is a Fantasia, Op61. A very interesting piece.

So far, all the works before the Chopin International Piano Competition have been completely completed.

(End of this chapter)