The big and small fists that cheered collided again.
Duan Ran took off her coat and walked into the corridor, heading towards her Chopin preliminary competition venue.
Behind him, Qin Jian held her coat and prayed for her secretly.
"come on."
"We agreed to see you in the finals."
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The preliminary competition is approaching the last stage before the end, and the 10 consecutive days of judging work have also made all the judges feel tired, but there is no way, this is their job.
With the last three contestants left, they can finish their work temporarily/
Looking at the information of player No. 07, Argerich discovered the names of two old friends.
‘Shen Qingci’ and ‘Rigel.’
"This kid has two amazing teachers."
Argerich's eyes moved to the two-inch photo next to the player's information, and a smile appeared in his eyes.
"She's a beautiful girl."
At this moment, Contestant No. 07, dressed in white, walked onto the stage gracefully.
The judges' table fell silent.
Hanover, who was sitting on the first left hand side of the judges' table, looked at the girl carefully, trying to find something on her body.
Her identity is indeed special to him.
The mere fact that he had learned from Shen Qingci since childhood was enough for him to value.
bow.
Take a seat.
Duan Ran adjusted the height of the piano bench while adjusting his breathing.
After everything was ready, she closed her eyes slightly and went through the order of the five tracks from the beginning in her mind.
Open your eyes.
She raised her right hand and slowly lowered her index finger.
The finger falls and the piano sounds.
"When...when...when...when...when..."
The castanets of Steinway D-274s whisper.
"weak."
This was the first reaction of the judges, it was too weak.
The same introduction, the same first sentence, if Qin Jian's performance is f, Duan Ran's performance is pp.
The airy piano sound is unparalleledly smooth,
"slow."
This was the judges' second reaction.
But from here on, the judges' perspective changed.
The local Polish judges are ready and waiting for the next speed change. They are true believers in rubato free speed.
And the judges from all over the country also have their own perspectives.
When Duan Ran played the second half of the two-note introduction at the same volume, what Deng Taishan noticed was the change in her fingertips under the volume balance.
Because under the same force, the volume of two sounds sounded at the same time must be greater than one sound, but at this moment, Duan Ran controlled the volume of the two sounds sounded at the same time to be equal to the volume of the previous sound.
There is bound to be a series of fingertip adjustments, because the volume from the beginning is pp.
Argerich, who has a big picture, also has her own perspective. From Baroque to modernism, her huge repertoire and her performance are also international.
What she hears is the slight difference in tone extending from the extremes of each note value.
This is produced by the fit between the piano and the player. With a high degree of fit, and the player's recombination of the intensity and length of certain note durations, a rich color change occurs.
Etudes, op.25:No.11 in a minor, Duan Ran's first piece - Winter Wind.
Qin Jian was right, Duan Ran's Dongfeng could catch any keen ear.
However, this is just an introduction, just an introduction.
After finishing playing the introduction, Duan Ran stopped neatly.
The aftertaste of the Steinway sent the last sound wave in the air to a distance of 15 meters below the stage.
The scene is fixed on the white, slender left hand raised above the piano keys.
Argerich noticed it, Branjano noticed it, and the judges on the left noticed it.
Under the spotlight, there is a strangely curved little finger on the left hand.
Like a wild seed carried randomly by the boundless wind into a piece of clean soil, it formed a unique shape.
"when!!!!!!"
Without giving the judges another second, this distinctive little finger made the first thundering roar.
In an instant, the cold oriental girl in front of the piano suddenly transformed into an angry lion, turning the area around the piano into her own territory.
Every Qin key is like a subject under her fingers, still subject to her deployment.
Absolute volume comes from absolute power.
With the theme of his left hand rising high, the wrist of Duan Ran's right hand has already been pressed under the plane of the keys, and his five fingers are jumping high and low on the outermost edge of the key feet.
Every inch her wrist moves, there will be a splash of cold ice.
Absolute power comes from absolute control.
Duan Ran strictly controlled the height and movement speed of his wrist, focusing all the rest of his attention on the tips of his ten fingers.
As A minor gradually moves towards E major, Duan Ran's speed becomes faster and faster.
If her introduction represents slowness and weakness, then her theme is fastness and strength.
This simple to crude contrast creates a uniquely charming tension between the quantifiable components of music and the freedom of the performer.
Qin Jian's winter wind is precise, and Duan Ran's winter wind is also precise.
But Qin Jian's winter wind has no speed change. He can't. As soon as there is a speed change, the artwork he has carefully assembled will collapse instantly.
Duan Ran can change, she can make the notes longer in any place she wants, because in the later places, she naturally has room to make a certain note shorter.
This slow and rapid method of shaping rhythm is also the characteristic of Chopin's music - when you master the elastic speed, you can swing the order without destroying the order.
In the piece "Dongfeng", Duan Ran has established his own order.
This belongs to her.
Maybe someone can still copy this order using a superb dissection technique, but no one can really snatch it away from Duan Ran.
Branjano picked up the pen and gave the first yes.
A player who has mastered rubato, why can't he advance to the next round? He is indeed his disciple.
With the reappearance of A minor, the whole work is pushed to the final climax, under a very fast ascending three-octave gliding scale.
Duan Ran's arms showed the final explosive force, and the two-hand chords with real fff intensity marks at the end reproduced the introduction motive.
"when!-"
Crisp and powerful ending sound.
Close hand.
The whole place was silent.
Argerich raised his hand and said yes, Upolina said yes.
This pair of female judges who had different opinions on Qin Jian had a tacit understanding this time.
Duan Ran blew gently, relaxed her bitten lower lip, and then took a deep breath.
Raise your hands and lower your fingers again.
Etudes,op.10:No.8 in F Major 「Butterfly」
A humorous decoration.
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Qin Jian was waiting quietly in the lobby. To be honest, his heart was not as calm as his appearance.