One minute passed a bit long. Ogg was the first judge to write, and he was also the last judge to finish.
As he wrote down the name of the last person, the old notary began a new round of statistics.
·Only the 21 contestants who entered the third round can participate in the competition for the Mazurka Award.
There is no doubt about this, first of all,
Looking back on these three days of competition, there are really not a few players who have the opportunity to participate in the competition for this award.
The situation is similar in every competition. Mazurka is a piece that most players must prepare fully for the competition.
However, since Yglaz, there have been two competitions in which the Mazurka Grand Prize has not been born.
All because the judges couldn't agree at the last moment.
It’s time to select the largest single award every five years, and some young judges who have never participated in the competition feel a little honored, because they will decide a piece of history about modern piano.
Kaftin squeezed his legs tightly under the conference table, and the young Polish judge looked a little uncomfortable.
The old notary stood up, and his rise attracted attention.
He looked around and blew a breath, as if he had something to say.
Everyone feels something sensitively.
Then his eyes fell on the paper in his hand.
"9."
"12."
"13."
"15."
"twenty four"
After he finished reading 24, the serial numbers of the five players were revealed, but none of the old guys moved.
They didn't believe it was over.
"37."
The bearded Russian judge had an expression that I knew.
"57."
There are almost seven players, which is in line with the situation in previous years.
However, the old notary did not stop there and read out two numbers in a row.
"66."
"70."
The bearded man was stunned.
After speaking, the old notary sat down. He was very satisfied with the reactions of the people around the table.
The assistant next to him also became excited inexplicably.
.....
The scene could no longer be quiet for a while.
'9 persons...;
The simple Ogg shouted in his heart that he couldn't figure out why there were so many even if he thought about it, but this time he didn't act as rashly as he did when he wrote the nominations just now.
At one point, most of the judges knew what was happening - five of the nine had the same number of nominations.
But which five they are, no one except the notary knows yet.
Branjano sighed lightly when faced with this result. He had a premonition that this time the Mazurka Prize might be in trouble again.
At the same time, An Jieyi's figure flashed through his mind, wondering if someone had tampered with him here again.
However, faced with such a situation, this thought only passed through his mind.
He had to say something first, please be careful. Naturally, he couldn't say this. The current situation was probably the intuitive result of everyone's caution, but he was very pleased with the result:
"Thank you for your nominations. The nine contestants are all very good mazurka players, and they include various playing styles. This just shows the compatibility of mazurka with various piano genres."
Branjano made the beginning, but he also gave everyone an entry point - performance genre.
A glance at the 9 players——
There is No. 9 of the orthodox Russian faction.
There are modernist numbers 12, 24, and 37.
There is Orthodox Polish School No. 15.
There is a Dharma school number 13 with great personality.
There are numbers 66 and 70 of the traditional German and Austrian schools.
There is also a No. 57 whose school cannot be defined.
"Let me tell you my opinion first."
After taking a deep breath, Branjano continued:
"So far, every jury of the competition has been constantly looking for young people with innovative interpretations of Chopin."
"The same is true for the mazurka."
"Polish people think of mazurka as a dance, but I think we value the players' musical expression and what they express in their music more."
"If a non-Polish player can combine his own culture with Polish culture in a very clever way, then the music will have more new sounds and will convey more information."
"So we're giving out more than just an award."
"It also represents the spirit of the Chopin Competition and the blending of different regional cultures."
At this point, Branjano bowed slightly and sat down.
His words were approved by everyone, and everyone could hear Branjano's frankness as a Polish, his positive attitude as a judge, and his impartiality as the chairman of the jury.
The words "integration of different regional cultures" give every foreign player an opportunity.
The scene was no longer quiet.
The bearded Russian judge followed Branjano and said: "I propose contestant No. 9. I think his mazurka skills are impeccable and he perfectly interprets the essence of the music."
As soon as he finished speaking, Hewitt, a neutral female judge on Deng Taishan's left hand side, rebutted. Her rebuttal was not the bearded suggestion: "Contestant No. 9's Mazurka is indeed surprising? But from a technical perspective?
Players No. 12, 13, and 66 all showed impeccable playing skills."
"Here I propose player No. 66. It has been a long time since you have seen a mazurka playing style with asymmetric hands on the field. The performance of No. 66 reminds me of the recordings of the glorious generation."
"It's like a recording."
Hewitt, who focuses on recording, chose her best nominees from her own perspective? Although she is not a performer of the German-Austrian school herself.
The introduction of ‘ancient techniques’ really caused everyone at the scene to think briefly.
But Talibek soon laughed out loud. He had a very good relationship with Hewitt in private.
"No matter how good the recording is, it's just a copy? My dear?" He put away his smile, "I agree with Chairman Rafat? We have to find new voices, but also new interpretations. Obviously player No. 66 gave
All I feel is old-fashioned boredom."
After a pause, "The German-Austrian style is not suitable for playing mazurka? I said this 20 years ago."
"It has nothing to do with the player? Like how does a Russian piano actually play Bach on an organ?"
"No offense intended, my Russian friends, you know? I am a Russian piano lover living in Austria."
Talibeguo's words never make people feel uncomfortable, although his words are indeed offensive.
Everyone present knew that he was a master of the German and Austrian schools and a Russian pianist.
"So? I would like to tentatively propose No. 12 and No. 24. As far as I know, these two players are both students of Julia. Their region and their performance represent the development of piano culture in the past thirty years to a certain extent.
The most integrated place.”
"Finally, I would like to mention No. 57 a little selfishly. It's hard to say how he is better than the candidate in your mind."
"But who can imitate the traces he added to his playing?"
"Please invite the next person."
After finishing speaking, Talibeck smiled again, not forgetting to give Hewitt a wink.