The left hand on the keyboard flashed like a black shadow, drawing a line of six ascending notes from left to right, ending with a set of bass chords.
At the same time, the right hand follows up.
"when--"
Qin Jian's hands fell together, and a set of gloomy chords rose high above the stage.
Then they scattered in all directions.
The hall, which was extremely silent a second ago, fell into a tense atmosphere again.
The discrete melodic sounds sound like they are stuck to each other dynamically, but from a static aesthetic perspective, they all imply their own personalities.
They are short, strong and heavy.
Under extreme control, Qin Jian gave every sound a vivid life.
This is the brilliance of Lach.
Now it is also Qin Jian’s brilliance.
...
Cadenza, za, originally refers to the improvised singing section by the soloist at the end of an aria in an Italian opera.
The orchestra will pause and the soloist will perform freely to sublimate the work.
Cadenzas were originally improvised by soloists, but later composers began to write cadenzas, especially those who were also composers, such as Beethoven and Mendelssohn, who would record their improvised cadenzas in their works. , for others to play.
The same is true for the cadenza at this time.
It is the most dramatic passage in La San, and also the most controversial.
Because Rachmaninov, who is a performer, composer, and conductor, wrote a total of two versions of the cadenza here!
First edition, Little Huacai, Tocza.
Toccata style, humorous colors, jumping rhythm, and dance nature.
It is the favorite of many performers. Weissenberg, Argerich, Gilels, and Horowitz are all supreme interpreters of the cadenza.
Even the recording left by Rachmaninov himself in 1939 also played the small cadenza version for future reference.
Second edition, Grand Cadenza, Ossia za.
Ossia za, as the name implies, another form of cadenza.
Although Rachmani himself gave the title, he only used the word ‘ossia’ and did not even tell the world what kind of splendor it was.
But when pianists open the score and read to this point, they can clearly feel its huge major chord structure from the score at a glance.
Ossia, melancholy and tragic.
This desolation and desolation are also loved by many people, and the stars of Ashkenazy, Kesolov, and Bronfman also bloomed with extremely brilliant sparks on the cadenza.
Apart from the "incomparably brilliant sparks", there is also Qin Jian among these people.
...
Let’s go back in time a little bit——
At the backstage entrance 15 minutes ago, the band was already in place on the stage, and everyone in the audience was already waiting for Griesbeck's appearance.
The old bartender was bilingually translating the conversation between 'two people'.
Sabina: "How sure are you of playing the cadenza well?"
Qin Jian: “At least eight points.”
Sabina: "Okay, then we have reached an agreement on this issue."
Qin Jian: "Sorry, you misunderstood again. I want to play Ossia za. I think you still remember the solo performance at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory of Music."
Sabina: "Your Ossia was in danger in that scene. You understand what I mean. You are not alone this time."
Qin Jian: "What's the difference? A band of a thousand people only has one piano."
Sabina: "You're crazy."
a long time.
Sabina: "Answer me seriously, how sure are you?"
Qin Jian: "Five points at most."
...
The camera panned to the first row of the auditorium at this moment. Our music critic Mr. Hope was stunned.
He looked at the figure in front of the piano, his mouth half open, and his smooth brown eyes swaying, as if he wanted to keep up with the rhythm in his ears, but unfortunately since the cadenza started, his predictions could not be followed for even a moment.
The music in your ears.
My career as a music critic has been 42 years now.
He heard 58 live pull threes.
In 13 of them, the performer selected the grand cadenza. He was confident that he had developed a listening instinct for this piece of music.
But now facing the sentences lingering in his ears, he lost his sense of direction.
He could only let the music of hidden emotions take him back and forth to various uninhabited places.
It's a no man's land.
Because he has never seen Ossia za like this.
never.
This cadenza was so peacefully woven that it made Hope feel a little frightened.
Thinking that this was a performer who was very good at using superb skills to disguise himself, Hope had goosebumps on his arms. He was only a third of the way through the cadenza, and his heartbeat could not be stopped.
speed up.
He was afraid that the whole paragraph would eventually end in this kind of peace, and he hoped that when he got to 'that place' the music picture would undergo some changes. That was his inner expectation.
But at the same time, he was afraid that this subtle cover-up would rebel or even subvert tradition at the last moment.
A pair of extremely complex emotions collided in his heart, just like the changes quietly taking place in the music at this time.
...
The heavy chords of Qin Jian's right hand still supported the musical outline of the entire stage, but his left hand seemed unwilling to surrender to this structure.
suddenly!
He looked stern, raised his left elbow for a moment, and the bass melody under his left hand suddenly accelerated!
As the volume gradually increased, for just a moment, the entire hall seemed to shake from the impact.
The atmosphere on the stage suddenly changed.
The melody that has always been hidden in the shadow of harmony seems to have fallen off the layers of it after experiencing a long period of oppression.
Revealing the iron bones,
Then he rushes towards the strong harmony barrier with a death-like momentum. The notes are full of solemn atmosphere, without any superficiality, and even the rests are as if they are empty and hammered.
The right-hand chords also directly increase the power to the extreme.
"Ding, I found a golden performance medal."
Facing the rapid flow of sound coming one after another, the ferocious chords ruthlessly crushed it.
The continuous strong confrontation amplifies the art of piano sound almost infinitely.
"Ding, I found a golden performance medal."
The full and powerful chords and the dazzling variety of melody timbres are dazzling. The big hands on the piano touch almost all the ranges in the high and low conversion of the two-note, and the speed is as fast as a phantom.
At this moment.
No matter which angle in the hall one looks at the figure in front of the piano, people can no longer believe that Qin Jian is a rational musician.
Under the spotlight, he waved his arms enthusiastically.
It's as if his self no longer exists in the whole world, and he is the music itself.
He had no idea that his movements were exuding a sincere power amidst the intense music.
Full of drama and color, it releases this majestic sound and displays magnificence.
His sweat was flying in the air, his head was shaking in extreme excitement, his hands were swinging rapidly to hit the stage resonance one after another, his hot eyes seemed to be spitting out flames, and his forehead was filled with blood under the tips of his hair.
His veins are pulsing with blood.
Everything illustrates his state at this time, manic like a wild beast about to be released!
Qin Jian suddenly raised his arms!
Octave theme returns!
The power of struggle is manifested, expanded, and infinitely expanded in the music of this moment!
With the thrilling scene about to be performed, the cadenza has now entered its final segment.
Qin Jian's hands and fingers collectively exploded for the first time.
The high emotions full of vitality completely dominate the music.
The majestic momentum from the piano instantly enveloped the entire concert hall.
Sonorous and forceful is the strongest pronunciation of Ossia Huacai.
After the continuous stormy melody reached its peak, it quietly faded away for a few moments at the end of several sets of arpeggios played by Wuying on the keyboard.
At this moment, a soft flute melody sounded on the piano-led stage.
The flutist is an intellectual-looking female performer, and her flute sound seems to be passing through the piano.
In a frozen scene, Qin Jian seemed to have awakened from madness.
His eyes suddenly softened, and his shoulders that were almost touching his ears relaxed.
It comes violently and leaves easily.
He straightened up and sat down again, his movements no longer manic, he gracefully accepted the new motivation sent by the flute, and continued to explore forward.
The color of the piano sound is constantly inverted from within, and the harmony reveals little bits of light in the subtle changes.
Qin Jian knew that beyond the light was the reed marsh on the shores of Lake Baikal.
The end of the reed marsh is the second movement of the music, which is Rachmaninoff’s spiritual home.