905. The mystery about the choice of Professor Qin Jian
Langton's question was quite straightforward and not subtle at all.
"Professor, according to the legal requirements of our country, we are not old enough."
Qin Jian's answer made it sound like he and Duan Ran would automatically get married if they reached the age.
Duan Ran didn't understand, so he asked Qin Jian what they were talking about.
Qin Jian answered in a low voice in Chinese.
This made Duan Ran feel sweet, but on the surface she still pinched Qin Jian's little finger as if she was protesting.
"That's a shame,"
Lantonko turned to English and said, "Austrians can get married when they are 18 years old."
"But I'm still single."
As he spoke, he quickly walked to the coffee bar door in two big steps and stopped. Then he turned around and asked the two of them: "Also, can we use the same language for communication? Is English okay? Almost all Asians I know speak English."
Of course Duan Ran had no problem, she looked at Qin Jian.
Qin Jian naturally had no problem, "Okay, professor." She said and gave Duan Ran an OK look.
After overcoming the language problem, the three of them walked into the cafe under Langton's guidance.
The waitress in the cafe enthusiastically received the three of them and led them to a seat near the bar.
"Can I have coffee?" Langton asked the two of them.
After receiving nods from the two of them, he said a few words to the waitress, who then left with a smile.
"Let's sit down for a while."
Qin Jian was not sure about the purpose of this trip. If it was just to have some afternoon tea and chat to deepen their understanding of each other, then he thought it would be a good first lesson.
At least some of Langton's remarks from time to time still sound interesting.
For example, "I advise you not to go to the concert hall at night. Norman really doesn't understand string music, although he always boasts that no one alive in Vienna knows Beethoven's string quartets better than he does."
"We try not to waste our lives on meaningless concert lists."
"Do you know how many classical concerts are held around the world every year?"
"270,000 games, aren't you surprised, haha."
"But I have to laugh at them hard because 85.7% of the concerts that sell tickets are losing money."
"The audience is not stupid."
"The essential difference between pleasure and unforgettableness is the fundamental gap between them and the artist."
Langton talked endlessly, and Qin Jian and the other two could hardly get a word in.
Until the waitress served three afternoon teas.
He paused for a moment and asked the two of them to start with him.
Then he continued to start his personal talk show while munching.
Qin Jian had no appetite for such desserts, but Duan Ran was immediately attracted by the delicious food in front of him.
Duan Ran exclaimed "great" after tasting it.
Seeing this, Langton proudly imitated Duan Ran and raised his thumb, but his eyes paused when he passed Duan Ran's left hand.
Duan Ran's left hand holding the dining knife seemed to attract his attention.
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Ten minutes later, Langton's desire to talk seemed to be burping, and his mouth finally stopped as he swallowed the last mouthful.
"Sorry, am I too verbose?"
Qin Jian shook his head and said it was okay, "Many of your opinions are very interesting. I like listening to you very much. You can continue."
These words made Langton smile shyly, "Let's stop gossiping now, and then we have to talk about serious matters."
As he spoke, he took out his small diary from his pocket, about the size of a Xinhua dictionary that Qin Jian used when he was a child.
After Duan Ran finished Qin Jian's portion of mango mousse, Langton opened it to one of the pages.
"part."
He looked at Duan Ran and said, "In my plan, you need to complete two tasks this semester."
"The first task is to perform ten new pieces, and you must submit a work analysis of these ten pieces to me at the end of the semester."
Duan Ran put down his knife and fork, wiped his mouth and nodded, asking, "Okay, should I choose the specific track myself or can you help me choose it?"
"I've already chosen it for you." Langton cleared his throat, "Just memorize the music first, and I'll give you the score tomorrow."
Duan Ran quickly took out his phone and opened the memo.
Five seconds later.
"Anlot. "Piano Concerto"."
"Variations on the Capriccio by Judière Bernard."
Duan Ran: "Wait a minute, teacher, is it the Variations Caprice or the Variations Caprice?"
"Variations Caprice, a small work, the style is somewhat similar to Mozart's Divertimento."
Duan Ran: "Yeah."
"Chel Francois "Piano Concerto Op. 12"."
"Kletin Nicholas' Duo Concerto, Op. 14."
Langton emphasized, "This duet requires you and Qin to practice together, and you play one."
Duan Ran: "Good teacher."
Then Langton told Duan Ran the remaining tracks in the above format one by one.
At this time, Qin Jian had already opened the space for a while.
Not only had he heard of the pieces Langton mentioned before, he had even heard the names of some composers for the first time.
Then he discovered three interesting things.
First, the composers Langton mentioned were all French composers.
Second, the works of these composers were all born at the junction of classicism and romanticism.
Third, every composer is an unknown existence "at least he thinks so"
This made him very curious about Langton's purpose in arranging the music in this way.
As soon as Duan Ran finished memorizing it, he couldn't help but ask: "Are they all French works? Professor."
If Qin Jian was just curious, then Langton seemed quite shocked by Qin Jian's question.
Langton only knew that Qin Jian had astonishing piano playing skills and extraordinary composition talent.
Now he had to re-examine Qin Jian's private knowledge base.
To know most of the composers and works he just mentioned, except for some old scholars in old colleges with a long history who specialize in studying the development history of piano works, he can be sure that not many people in the world know about them.
However, Langton did not pursue this issue with Qin Jian.
"Yes, they are all French works produced between 1974 and 1925."
He first confirmed Qin Jian's question and even gave an accurate time interval.
Then he looked at Duan Ran again.
moment.
"Duan, I have studied all your performance materials. Do you love Liszt? Or do you personally like the music of the Romantic period very much?"
Duan Ran: "Both are included. I like the piano works of the Romantic period, especially the piano works of Liszt."
Langton recorded Duan Ran's words, "Okay, then the next question."
"I have listened to a total of 17 Liszt works that you have played, and I find that you seem to be a little too focused on using the power of your left fingers. Can you tell me the reason?"
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Langton pointed out Duan Ran's playing habits accurately.