Chapter 192: "Pathletic Sonata"

"Teacher Peng, Yufan is on stage!" An Quantao said excitedly. Looking at Liu Yufan walking towards the piano in the center of the stage, this kid seemed to be even more excited than participating in the competition.

"Yeah." Peng Tielin agreed without saying much, and his eyes were firmly staring at the figure on the stage. In this Jianghai Cup piano competition, Liu Yufan was the contestant he most hoped for. Although he didn't say it, he was expecting him to win the first and second place, so that the school and himself could show off. But after seeing the wonderful performances of the contestants before, he felt no secret.

"Hehe, Teacher Shi is here today. I guess he will be so shocked that he will be so shocked when he sees Yufan's performance." An Quantao thought proudly. You know, Liu Yufan's piano level is not as good as he can even catch up with his horse. He can score more than 98 points. With Liu Yufan's level, how many points will he get?

"The song I chose is a bit simpler." An Quanta muttered. Liu Yufan chose Beethoven's eighth piano sonata "Pathith", which is also a world-famous song, but compared to the previous works such as "Clock" and "Hungarian Rhapsody" played by several contestants, the difficulty is one level lower. He doesn't know what Liu Yufan thought. If he wanted to play that super difficult "Clock", he would definitely be better than the one named Mo Xi.

"However, Yufan played "Pathiosis" so good. I don't know how he practiced it. It's obvious that it's not difficult to play it, but it just can't play it. It sounds comfortable and has a feeling.

"Yufan, look, Yufan is out!" In the living room of Liu Jianjun's house in Dazhai Village, everyone was watching the game around the rear-projection TV. Seeing Liu Yufan walking onto the stage, the few people shouted excitedly. Liu Jianjun even picked up the remote control and turned the volume up a few more squares.

"Yufan, come on!" Jiang Ya in the corner said to herself. Seeing the wonderful performances of the previous contestants, she was also a little worried about Yufan.

Shi Shucheng quietly looked at the calm and handsome young contestant with a calm face, with a very calm expression on his face. Compared to the "Bell" played by the contestant named Mo Xi just now, the song "Pathiology" that Liu Yufan chose at this moment is not so eye-catching. Although it is also one of Beethoven's thirty-two famous piano sonatas, it is not too difficult for professional contestants in terms of difficulty. However, Shi Shucheng still appreciates Liu Yufan's calm expression. You must know that after watching the performance of a contestant of Mo Xi, other contestants will be affected more or less in their mentality.

After Mo Xi finished the performance, she went straight back to her seat and watched the performance quietly. But she seemed to be looking forward to something in her eyes, and there was a hint of anxiety.

After adjusting his sitting posture, Liu Yufan quietly brewed his emotions, then exerted force from his shoulder joints, slowly lifted it up, and his hands fell towards the bass area of ​​the keys in an elegant and natural posture.

"Dong~~~" A thick, long, transparent piano sound rang clearly above the Workers' Cultural Palace through the stage sound.

The sound of the piano was like a heavy knock on the door, making people feel an extremely solemn feeling. Although it was just a chord, it clearly conveyed a kind of sadness and heavy emotion.

Beethoven's Eighth Piano Sonata - "Pathitic"!

During the years I studied with Mo Yan, the one who put in the most effort was Beethoven's works. At the beginning, because Beethoven, the composer, was famous and Liu Yufan also had a kind of admiration plot, so he unconsciously put in a lot of effort on his music. After deeply understanding Beethoven's works, Liu Yufan was increasingly impressed by the great spirit contained in his works, and gradually understood why Beethoven's reputation was so great that so many music fans liked his works. Perhaps his music was not the highest in terms of difficulty skills, but his achievements in ideological and artistic thoughts were enough to make him stand out.

Beethoven set a precedent for romanticism with his thirty-two piano sonatas and was regarded as the "New Testament" in the Piano Bible, which is not unreasonable.

Mo Yan did not object to Liu Yufan's somewhat "partial" learning. According to his statement, "A good pianist should have his own distinctive style. A pianist who knows everything and knows a little, but is not good at anything is destined to be mediocre."

Liu Yufan should be glad that he met such an enlightened teacher. His overall level may be just the same as that of the students in the alto piano department, but in terms of his attainments in Beethoven's works, he is enough to be comparable to an excellent pianist! Even Mo Yan admitted that Liu Yufan's attainments in Beethoven's music were very profound, and even in some aspects, he had surpassed himself. He was very proud of this!

"Huh?" Hearing the chord, Shi Shucheng narrowed his eyes and his expression became more focused.

He is an expert in piano education, authoritative, and familiar with the style of many music. As the most influential composer in the history of piano, Shi Shucheng put a lot of effort into it. He did not say that he would tell students every day, but he would also say it once or twice a week. He also knew the characteristics of the famous pianists in the world when playing this song. At his level, he naturally would no longer measure a piece of music by the difficulty of simple techniques, let alone a world-famous song like "Pathiology". In his opinion, it is definitely not a simple matter to truly play this piece of music well. Almost everyone in the piano department in the alto department can play this piece skillfully, but there are only a few that can satisfy him.

But at this moment, the calm boy just stretched out his hand and a simple chord made him feel excited!

For nothing else, that chord was handled so well and too old, and it was not as good as a young child!

Some people may ask, if a chord is lifted up and falls, the sound will come out. When it needs to be sounded, the strength will be stronger, and when it needs to be lighter, the strength will be less. How can there be so many words?

But for a master like Shi Shucheng, it is not the case at all. The most difficult thing about Beethoven's song is not the mastery of skills, but the control of strength. Especially his sonata, it can be said that each song has a very high requirement for strength. There are more than ten levels of strength changes from ffff (extremely strong) to ppp (extremely weak). It is not an easy task to perfectly master the degree here.

Liu Yufan made extraordinary moves. This chord was vigorous and heavy, but not boring at all, not impatient, and was very stable, heavy and moist. If it weren't for seeing Liu Yufan's performance with his own eyes, Shi Shucheng would almost think that he had been a veteran who had played the piano for decades!

To do this, you need to have a very skillful control over the weight of your body. There is no doubt that Liu Yufan did it and did it perfectly.

"Let's see how he handles the next chord." Shi Shucheng said in his heart.

At the beginning of the first movement of Beethoven's "Pathitic" , the marking of the force is FP. This mark is not common in piano music. When dealing with it in detail, the first chord is required to be very strong, and then the chord that follows immediately has to be weaker quickly, and the control requirements for strength are quite high.

The hands slowly lifted up from the keys, and then gently "sinked" into the piano keys again. No fingers were seen moving, but the piano again emitted a string of light and soft chords. Compared with the heavy chords at the beginning, the huge contrast gave people a strong impression!

"Beautiful!" Shi Shucheng praised in his heart, and the attention in his eyes was a little more. His eyes had seen countless excellent seedlings. He could see at a glance how good the other party was. He had seen many genius students, but this was the first time he could handle the song "Pathitic" so well and so vivid at such an age. You should know that this is not only technical requirements, but more importantly, his understanding of the song. He is still so young, how can he understand the complex emotions contained in this song "Pathitic"? Shi Shucheng felt it was strange.

Wang He turned his head and looked at Shi Shucheng's performance, and a bad premonition appeared in his heart. He was very familiar with the person on the stage. He had contact with him three years ago when he was in Jianghai's literary and artistic rehearsal. At that time, Wang He concluded that the child would have a promising future and wanted to take him as a subordinate. However, at that time, Liu Yufan seemed to have taken the wrong medicine and disagreed with anything, which made him feel very unhappy. However, when Liu Yufan was taking the exam, Wang He also used his power to wipe him out, wanting him to "enhancing his memory", but he didn't expect that he would not buy his own account at all, so he simply stopped taking the exam. These three years have passed, and now he has grown to this point. Wang He was shocked and hated, not knowing what luck he had and which teacher he learned with.

Although he didn't play the piano very well, he was "aware of the goods". Seeing Liu Yufan's "style" in front of the piano was a world of difference from three years ago. If Liu Yufan three years ago was just an uncarved piece of uncooked jade and had a great future for cultivation, Liu Yufan is now like a famous sword that has already opened its mark, and his whole body emits dazzling light! Looking at the stance in front of the piano, let alone playing it, people will see two words in their hearts: "Professional!"

Looking at the expression on Shi Shucheng's face, Wang He was sure that Liu Yufan played it very well! Over the years, his piano level has not improved, but his ability to observe words and expressions has gradually improved.

Looking at Liu Yufan on the stage, Wang He suddenly became irritated for no reason.

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Chapter completed!