Chapter 69 Revolutionary Etude
As soon as Dong Kun came on the stage, Nanshi's classmates applauded enthusiastically, and many boys shouted: "Come on Dong Kun! Come on Dong Kun!!"
Dong Kun walked to the stage, smiled and bowed to the judges and the audience, and said in a sweet voice: "Hello everyone, I am Dong Kun, the song I participated in is Chopin's etude "Revolution" in Chronicle"
It turned out to be surprising. Lu Wei didn't expect that such a soft-looking girl would actually play this song.
Here is a small talk:
"Brother, I heard it right, did I use an etude to participate in the competition? Didn't she say that the piano is the best in the school? Why don't she play any concerto?" A cheerleader who obviously doesn't know much about the piano and the classmates around her asked.
"Don't be so loud, it's embarrassing to be heard by others! You didn't hear it. It's "Revolution"! "Revolution Etudes!", a boy next to him said with a longing look on his face.
"That's also an etude. Is there any difference between the 599, 849 and the ones we played?"
"Boss, I really admire you. Although you are not from the music class, you can listen to the people in the next dormitory bragging every day. Chopin's "Revolutionary Etude" is the peak of the etude! Even the Nine-level song is not enough to be placed next to it. Do you understand? The competition has begun, don't hinder me from watching the competition."
Yes, "Revolution" is just an etude, but it is a concert-level etude.
Chopin created a total of twenty-seven etudes in his life. The etudes created in 1831 is the most widely circulated one. This etudes expresses Chopin's inner feelings about the failure of the Warsaw Revolution, so it was named "Revolution" by later generations. In November 1830, less than a month after Chopin left his motherland, the Warsaw Revolution that shocked Poland broke out. After learning about the uprising, Chopin was very excited. He wanted to set off and return home immediately and participate in the battle with the people of the motherland. In his letter to his friends, Chopin said, "...Why can't I be with you, why can't I be a
Famous drummer!!!”, In September 1831, the Warsaw Revolution, which had lasted for ten months, was finally bloody suppressed by the Tsarist Russian army. At that time, Chopin was on his way to Western Europe, and when the bad luck came, he almost reached a madness. He wrote in his diary: "Ah! God, are you still there? You exist, but you don't give them retribution! Do you think the crimes in Moscow are not enough? Or you are a Moscow devil myself!... I am here bare-handed and unable to exert any effort. I just sigh and reveal my pain on the piano." Chopin poured all his feelings into the music and wrote this famous etude.
This is a single-image musical work. The whole song runs through the emotions of anger and grief from beginning to end. The entire musical image is reflected by the combination of the rushing sound of the left hand and the firm tune of the right hand. Although this work is coherent and completed in one go, it still has many subtle changes. Although this song is not very long, its playing intensity is very huge. The sixteenth note of the left hand is a very huge challenge to the performer's basic skills of the left hand.
Dong Kun sat in front of the piano, adjusted the height of the piano bench and the distance from the piano, lifted up his hands, and prepared for the performance.
The audience below were quietly waiting for the upcoming performance, with expectations on their faces.
As Dong Kun's right hand suddenly bounced down like an explosion, an extremely inconsistent ninth chord sounded, and then a series of surging sixteenth notes on the left hand were immediately drawn out. The music appeared very suddenly, so it gave people a very strong impression, as if it was the total explosion of the composer's inner feelings.
Then, Dong Kun's left and right hands advanced at the same time, and the two sounds were rushing unrestrained, like thousands of troops, so majestic. Then, his right hand suddenly played a tough tune in the treble. It was clear and bright, as if it was a horn that was charging into battle. It seemed to express inner indignation and anxiety, but also contained unswerving beliefs. It seemed to be a struggle in anger and struggle in pain.
"It's so beautiful!" Lu Wei exclaimed in his heart.
The performance continued, Dong Kun's left hand brought a gorgeous afterimage, quickly playing a long arpeggio up and down the bass area. The music was unfolding, and the music became increasingly tense. A series of twists and changes gradually pushed the whole song to climax.
The audience was impressed by the difficult practice of this skill. It was hard for everyone to imagine that such a huge force could burst out from such a weak body and play such a sonorous and powerful music. Everyone's eyes turned to Dong Kun's left hand flying on the keyboard. Each of her fingers seemed to have an independent life, playing simply and decisively and spiritually. The fast, fully decomposed chords of the sixteenth note that had never stopped from the beginning ran out of the kawai piano like *. The strong music contained an angry accusation emotion from beginning to end, which strongly shocked everyone's hearing.
When Dong Kun's hands played the last sharp and powerful chord at the same time, thunderous applause burst out from the audience, and several boys from the cheerleaders of the Southern Division shouted loudly, and the atmosphere was very warm.
The judges also showed a very satisfied look on their faces. Although they had known that this student was Kong Xiangdong's disciple, several teachers from the Central Conservatory of Music still kept admiring and said, "Xiangdong, it turns out that a wise teacher is a good disciple. I think they are first-year students in our school, which is at this level. After this child graduated from normal school, he must send her to us for further study, otherwise it would be a pity for this material."
"Yes, my student myself said that she would continue her studies after graduation. Her goal is to have a piano department in your place, haha." Kong Xiangdong said with a smile.
"Really? That's great. I can make the decision now. As long as she passes the cultural course, her professional skills can be exempted from the exam!" said a person who looks like a leadership model.
"That's great." Kong Xiangdong was also very happy. His student's performance today was very satisfactory.
After Dong Kun stepped down, the performers behind him were obviously influenced by her and their performance was a bit abnormal.
When Dong Kun scored 94.8 points, everyone did not show any surprise expressions, and some people thought the score was too low.
Kang Xiaoling in the stands showed a nervous look. With such a high score, it was very difficult for Lu Wei to catch up.
Li Deqian also showed a worried look. Although he was very confident in Lu Wei's level, Dong Kun's performance was too outstanding. Li Deqian thought she would choose a song with a level 9 difficulty, but she didn't expect that she would choose this concert-level "Revolution" etude, and she played it so well. The score of 94.8 is really too high. Even if Lu Wei played it better than Dong Kun, the most authoritative judge Kong Xiangdong is someone else's teacher. Will he give Lu Wei a fair score?
The game is still going on, and it is finally Lu Wei's turn to play.
Compared with the worries of Li Deqian and Kang Xiaoling, the audience off the court obviously showed great enthusiasm for Lu Wei. The song "Canon" by Lu Wei in the morning made everyone fall in love with this handsome boy. For a moment, some students, including Master Nan, even shouted: "Come on Lu Wei!"
Lu Wei walked onto the stage calmly, bowed slightly, and said with a slightly magnetic voice: "Hello everyone, the repertoire of Beethoven's 14th piano sonata "Moonlight""
Chapter completed!