Qin Jian has thought about this question for some time, but he has not received a definite answer.
First of all, from a technical perspective, Qin Jian is confident that this is the link that has the least problems.
When he first took out this piece, he spent an afternoon outlining all the technical difficulties of the four movements.
And he made detailed performance design for every technical difficulty.
Starting with the heavy introduction at the beginning of the first movement, he unfolded the whole song according to the low octave with clear volume proportions. Starting from the theme, in order to reflect the surge and struggle in the music during the movement, after several attempts, he
I found the best sound effect and poured it directly into my fingers with the power of my forearm.
The second movement begins with the intensity of f determining the mood of the entire movement. Starting from the chromatic run in bar 38, Qin Jian performs the entire movement with the dazzling technique of the Romantic period.
In the third movement, the Funeral March, Qin Jian used almost every method to adjust the tone to the point where it was completely consistent with the color and tone of this movement. From a listening perspective, he felt that the free color of ratubo and Chopin's singing ability would not be lost.
In the fourth movement, in the last three bars, he used an echoing design from beginning to end to freeze the whole song on the final main chord with super explosive power.
Even if he goes through the entire song in his mind now, Qin Jian can't find any flaws in his technique.
mood?
It seems that it shouldn't be the case. After the trip to Warsaw, Qin Jian felt that even if his understanding of Chopin was not that profound, at least he was sure that when designing this piece, he definitely did not mechanically piece together that kind of tragic and tragic emotion.
All the emotions in the music come from his inner interpretation.
Musical connotation?
Qin Jian thought about the connotation of music, and he made it clear that he had something to express.
So where is the problem?
This was also where Qin Jian was most confused. He couldn't find any problems, but he could hear them.
a long time.
Qin Jian couldn't give Shen Qingci an answer. He sighed helplessly and smiled at Shen Qingci, "Listen to what you say."
Shen Qingci stood up and picked up the cigarette case again and took out a cigarette.
Qin Jian stood up, picked up the lighter on the table and lit a cigarette for Shen Qingci. He knew it was time for the exclusive small class again.
"Do you like this sonata?"
A simple question, Shen Qingci asked softly.
A simple little question really stunned Qin Jian.
Qin Jian seemed to have never thought about this problem. In his opinion, a sonata was needed for the third round, so he had to choose one sonata among the three.
It seems like that's all so far.
Shen Qingci saw the answer from Qin Jian's expression. He paused and said, "No matter what you think of this piece, I have never liked it anyway."
"ah?"
Accident!
An absolute surprise!
Qin Jian was really surprised because the sonata Shen Qingci chose in the third round of the 15th Chopin Competition was Chopin's Second Piano Sonata.
Later, a Chopin critic said - 'It was with this piece that Shen won the first place ticket in the final of the 15th Chopin Competition.'
But now the person involved is sitting in front of you and telling you nakedly that he doesn't like this piece.
This made Qin Jian a little unacceptable for a while. Although he was not sure whether he actually liked this B flat minor sonata, from the bottom of his heart he did not feel unhappy.
As if he had guessed Qin Jian's surprise, Shen Qingci flicked the ashes of his cigarette indifferently, "Perhaps many people like the abstract artistry of this piece."
After a pause, "But I think the several movements of this piece have no connection with each other in terms of main material, creative techniques and artistic characteristics."
"Even messy," he added at last.
If Shen Qingci initially said that he didn't like it, Qin Jian could also understand that the other party didn't like the tonality or melody of the piece, but then the other party directly raised this dislike to the level of creation.
For this kind of critical speech, the person being criticized is a piano myth from the Romantic period, and the critic is a being who has been hailed as one of the closest to such a myth among modern performers.
Qin Jian didn't know which side to stand on.
"What about you back then?" Qin Jian subconsciously said
Shen Qingci continued, "Why did you choose this sonata as the third round of music? You want to ask this question, right?"
Qin Jian nodded. Due to various reasons, he had never asked Shen Qingci about his participation in the Chopin Competition.
Shen Qingci pondered for a moment and sighed: "Because I want to prove that my previous judgment about this work was wrong."
There was a flash of recollection in his eyes briefly, "But I was wrong."
Qin Jian didn't understand, so he couldn't help but pretend to understand, but he also felt that his words sounded unspeakable.
a long time.
Shen Qingci: "Qin Jian."
Qin Jian: "Yeah."
Shen Qingci: "What are your thoughts on the final piece?"
Qin Jian shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I'm still struggling with the repertoire for the third round, but aside from the competition, I personally like the Concerto in F minor." "Choose one of the two final repertoires, Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Concerto No. 2 in F minor.
"
Shen Qingci nodded: "I'll help you calculate the time. If you choose a shorter set of mazurkas in the third round, you will have enough time to play the Op28 collection among the repertoire of your choice."
Qin Jian has also thought about this, but he feels that this arrangement seems too compact, "Would this be too full?"
Shen Qingci shook his head: "No, the question now is how you choose the sonata. Regarding Sonata No. 2, my suggestion is that if you don't like it, just skip it. Sonata No. 2 is not suitable for the competition."
"If you still want to try it, you should pay attention to the following points in the next practice."
"The first point is, don't treat this work as a sonata in the sense of the word. You have to treat each movement differently. Forcibly establishing a connection between each movement is the easiest way to collapse the overall structure of the work."
"The second point is that in the second and fourth movements, we should pay attention to the ratio of speed and dynamics."
"Third point, don't embellish the third movement with too many technical things."
"Remember?"
Qin Jian nodded, "Remember, I'll go back and try it again this week, and I'll also touch up the Third Sonata. You can help me listen to it next class."
Shen Qingci: "Okay."
...
After class, Qin Jian felt much more relaxed on the way back. He still gained a lot from tonight's class, at least most of the doubts he had before coming here have been solved.
Shen Qingci said no, which made Qin Jian breathe a sigh of relief. If the other party said ok, then he really didn't know how to continue practicing.
As for Shen Qingci's mention of whether he liked it or not, as well as some criticisms of the value of the Second Sonata, Qin Jian was not sure whether the other party was consciously reminding him of something, or whether he was simply sighing for himself.
At least I have a new direction of thinking.
All that's left is to go back and continue exploring.