546. Interpretation of the Convergence of Two Polarities under Le Si
The main competition is divided into three rounds, and the pieces played in each round cannot be repeated. Just like the auditions and preliminary rounds, the contestants must play Chopin's works.
The repertoire requirements for each round of each competition will be slightly different, but this will not have any impact on the contestants. The contestants must perform several genres of works.
This year, the organizing committee requires the contestants to perform two etudes, one nocturne, and a scherzo or ballad in the first round.
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Regarding the entries for this first round, Qin Jian has finally decided on them after many discussions with Shen Qingci. This process is not easy.
The two etudes he chose in the first round were op10.no12 Revolution and op25.no1 Shepherd Piccolo.
The revolution was decided at the same time by Qin Jian and Shen Qingci. When it came to the choice of the second etude, Shen Qingci chose the op25.no6 third etude for Qin Jian. His reason was-'Qin Jian's preliminary competition
The style of the etudes played was too biased towards popular aesthetics and did not focus on the real finger skills.'
Qin Jian understood Shen Qingci’s intention. The main competition was different from the auditions and preliminary rounds. The judging panel would have more diverse perspectives. As the first competition open to the audience, the contestants’ song selection should also consider the scene.
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But the shepherd boy's piccolo is a piece that Qin Jian had planned to play long before he went to Poland. This piece also has some special meaning for Qin Jian. In other words, he must perform it.
Moreover, Revolution is the last piece in the Op10 etude collection, and Shepherd Piccolo is the first piece in the Op25 etude. The two works are connected back and forth, giving the feeling of echoing and connecting the endings of Chopin's two etude collections.
There are also designs for Qin key performance.
When Qin Jian presented this sense of design, Shen Qingci finally nodded.
However, Qin Jian also compromised on the final tune of the nocturne. He gave up the Nocturne in G major that he wanted to perform. This time he followed Shen Qingci's arrangement and decided to use the Nocturne in C sharp minor as the first round.
Nocturne selection.
As for the genre of the last work, he chose Scherzo, and the piece was Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, op.20.
After Shen Qingci heard Qin Jian's Scherzo, he said that this piece could be Qin Jian's trump card in the first round of the competition.
At the end of the first round, another forty people were about to leave.
Starting from the second round, the remaining forty people have truly entered the competition under the microscope.
In the second round of the competition, the organizing committee will choose one of the scherzos or ballads. If you chose a scherzo in the previous round, you can only choose one ballad in this round.
One waltz and one polonaise.
A new rule was added to the second round competition rules. The performer needs to perform for 30 minutes. If the total duration of the player's first three works is less than 30 minutes, he or she can choose one or more Chopin pieces for the entire round.
Duration must not exceed 40 minutes.
Since Qin Jian had already chosen Scherzo in the first round, he could only choose Ballade in the second round.
For the Ballade No. 1 in G minor, he had reached a consensus with Shen Qingci. Regarding the choice of waltz, Qin Jian chose Op. 42. Waltz in F major.
For the polonaise, Qin Jian took the initiative without flinching and chose the 'Heroic' polonaise in A-flat major. This polonaise, which symbolizes "Poland will never perish", has always been a popular piece at the Chopin Competition. Every time
There will always be a version of this song that is popular in the world.
Under the influence of the attention of the famous Lach clan, Qin Jian already had a lot of experience in mastering this "national war song". In addition to the enlightenment on the streets of Warsaw and what he saw in the Holy Cross Church, Qin Jian this time
I feel more confident in playing this majestic piece.
"I want to play this polonaise."
This is what Qin Jian told Shen Qingci at that time, and Shen Qingci nodded in agreement and told him to prepare this song well.
"At least half of the contestants who entered the second round will choose this song."
Shen Qingci's implication - fierce competition also brings opportunities.
After the three songs within the prescribed range were decided in the second round, Qin Jian already knew that the total duration of these three songs would definitely be less than half an hour, so he chose another 'Fantasy Impromptu in C sharp minor.'
Originally, he thought that even with the addition of the Fantasy Impromptu in C sharp minor, the four works would only last for just over 30 minutes, and he wanted to add one more.
But Shen Qingci dissuaded him, "It's absolutely unnecessary. With the first ballad and hero, the range and depth of this round's repertoire is enough. 30 minutes is just right."
"The moon waxes and wanes, and the water overflows when it is full."
The simple horoscope made Qin Jian once again feel the importance of having a good mentor at this stage. He could understand the words as soon as he heard them, but he didn't think about it at the beginning.
Determining the repertoire for the first two rounds did not take the pseudo-master and apprentice too much thought, but as for the selection of repertoire for the third round, Qin Jian and Shen Qingci were still talking about it when they had supper together last night.
For the third round, the tactics given by Shen Qingci and the plan planned by Qin Jian still overlapped to some extent.
One word, that is "rush."
But as for how to compete, Shen Qingci has not given any specific measures. This is because Qin Jian himself does not have a clear idea of choosing the third round of music.
Qin Jian’s current specific plans are as follows.
In the first round, the technology will be demonstrated to the judges in an all-round way on the public stage.
In the second round, we will focus on works that can leave enough memory points for the audience.
In the third round, which is the last round before entering the finals, Qin Jian wanted to show his self-expression of Chopin as much as possible in this round.
Because after the third round is the final, each contestant only needs to perform a complete Chopin concerto, and then the final result will be announced.
This means that the third round is the last stage where every player can express themselves to the maximum extent.
As for the finals, he didn't know what the final ten-man battle would look like. He didn't know whether the competitive principles he adhered to and the design of each round would be changed at the last moment.
The third round repertoire selection range stipulated by the organizing committee——
1.Fantasy in A flat major, Op. 61
2. A complete set of mazurkas with the following numbers: 17, 24, 30, 33, 41, 50, 56, 59. The player must play them in the order of their numbers.
3. Select "one" sonata or all works in the op.28 collection "performed in order and considered as a complete piece"
4. One or more pieces of Chopin of your own choice "Note 1: If the total performance time of the above three pieces does not reach 55 minutes, Note 2: The self-selected piece must not appear in the previous round."