In the quiet and quiet corridor, the young man leaned back against the wall and listened to the sound of the violin in the room with a calm expression.
Luo Yusen is playing the fifth movement of Bach's "Second Violin Sonata for Unaccompanied", which is a three-beat dance piece played in a single tone. It belongs to the general professional level in terms of technique, but the emotional requirements are quite high.
In just a few minutes, Qi Mu listened so casually, and when he heard that a certain skill was difficult, he was slightly taken aback. When he heard a small climax of the whole song again, he finally couldn't help laughing softly and muttered to himself: "Luo Yusen... It's been a year, why haven't you improved at all?"
Luo Yusen is sometimes said to be smart and not bad. At least he can get into the position of the deputy principal of the second violin group of Weijiao. He is definitely not a mediocre musician.
But it is not wrong to say that he is stupid. After all, he has stayed in Weijiao for six years, and he has not found that Mr. Evra likes Bach's music. In a previous life, once Luo Yusen took the initiative to ask Qi Mu about Mr. Evra's preferences, Qi Mu just said it casually.
But Luo Yusen...
Now that you know that Mr. Evra likes Bach's tunes, doesn't it really add fuel to the fire that you play it so ordinary
If you can't play it very well, then don't choose Bach's music at all, and maybe you have a better chance of getting the qualification of deputy principal.
Qi Mu just listened for a while, then got up and left. He originally wanted to hear whether Luo Yusen has improved this year. After all, he is a member of the orchestra. If he has made great progress, it is very likely that Mr. Evra will directly promote him.
However, Luo Yusen didn't disappoint Qi Mu, and it was already his limit if he didn't step back.
Not long after returning to the preparation room, Qi Mu saw Luo Yusen coming to get his things. The members of the orchestra ignored him, and no one paid him any attention, but Luo Yusen seemed to be used to it.
I saw him carrying the piano case and walking straight to Qi Mu, with a hypocritical smile on his handsome face: "Qi Mu, it's been a long time, why don't we wait until after your performance... Let's have dinner together? He is from China, and it is rare to meet him in Vienna."
Qi Mu smiled mildly, looking polite on the surface, but his tone was very flat: "My serial number is in the last few digits, I'm really sorry, you don't have to wait for me. I'm going to Lanzhou next. We have already made an appointment to have dinner at Master Si's house."
When he heard the word "Lance", Luo Yusen's eyes widened, but he quickly concealed his surprise. "Okay, I'll contact you later. If you're all in Vienna, you can get together at any time."
When he said this, Luo Yusen's tone became more enthusiastic, as if he was talking to a long-time friend.
Qi Mu smiled and said a few words, and Luo Yusen left first.
Qi Mu looked at the person's retreating back, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he sighed in his heart: When I heard the name of Master Lance... Is that tempting you? The most important thing about the road of music is not how many people you know, but...
How strong are you.
When it was Qi Mu's turn to enter the rehearsal room, all the musicians who signed up were almost gone. He took his violin and walked to the center of the rehearsal room, and saw that sitting under the stage was—
The orchestra's chief conductor, Mr. Evra, the chief violinist, Jasco, and the orchestra's music director, Ms. Caroline.
After listening to Qi Mu's self-introduction, Caroline first glanced at him in surprise, and then asked, "Your name is... Qi Mu? Oh, are you a student of Akkad?"
Qi Mu smiled and nodded, and said in a gentle tone, "Yes, Ms. Caroline, my teacher is indeed Professor Akkad."
The shrewd and capable music director of the orchestra has simple short hair. Hearing this, she nodded lightly and said directly: "Okay, then you can play directly. What's the song you're playing today? We will only give you 10 minutes. time, you have to make good use of it yourself.”
Qi Mu has long been accustomed to Ms. Caroline's straight-to-the-point character. He smiled and nodded, and said, "I want to play the fifth movement of Bach's Second Violin Sonata for Unaccompanied."
As soon as these words fell, Mr. Evra, who didn't care, suddenly raised his eyes and looked at Qi Mu. The grumpy maestro looked him up and down for a few laps, then suddenly asked, "Did Lance tell you I like Bach...or Reed?"
Qi Mu shook his head calmly: "Mr. Evra, neither Master Lance nor the teacher told me that you like Bach."
The young man's appearance is sincere and sincere, and his tone is very decisive and affirmative, especially the pair of light-colored eyes staring at Mr. Evra, which is so sincere, it makes people feel that he is definitely not lying.
In response, Mr. Evra nodded and said, "Okay, then you can play. I hope... you can play my favorite Bach."
After hearing this, Caroline and Jasco looked at Mr. Evra in surprise. I saw that the latter still had an expressionless face all the year round, staring solemnly at the young man on the stage.
Although Master Evra doesn't look a bit different, they all know that...
"I hope you can play my favorite Bach. 』
- This sentence is the first time Evra said today!
Before Qi Mu, in addition to many members of the orchestra, some people outside the orchestra also chose Bach's tunes by mistake. But Mr. Evra didn't respond at all, and didn't even bother to say more comments.
But now... he is looking forward to this young man's performance!
Caroline and Jasco couldn't help but be serious, and turned to look at the youth on the stage.
I saw that under the dazzling light, this handsome young man put the violin lightly on his shoulders. His body was straight and formed a beautiful straight line with the violin. Rowling and Jusco couldn't help thinking to themselves—
"I give him full marks. 』
In the next second, the low and sad sound of the piano made them all startled, and they instantly forgot the mood of pure visual appreciation just now.
The fifth movement of Bach's "Second Violin Sonata for Unaccompanied" has a rather tragic name -
"Chacon".
Chinese is really broad and profound. When Qi Mu first heard that the Chinese translation of "Chaconne" is called "Chaconne", he listened to his Chinese teacher explaining the meaning of these two words, and was instantly struck by this "as if one". A dream, it just happened to be completely empty" was convinced.
Bach is a typical classical musician. He is a devoted religious believer, so his musical works are always mixed with the majesty and solemnity of religious works. And this song "Qia Kong" is a little bit exception.
Bach was married twice in his life. His first wife died before he was thirty-five years old, and Bach married a second wife the following year. Such a story doesn't look very romantic, but...
But Bach used a song "Chacon" to make this love eternal.
"Chacon", is Bach mourning his deceased wife.
This kind of feeling is deep and deep, integrating years of love into a song, expressing the longing for the lover, the memory of the past, and the grief of the separation of life and death, never to be seen again.
The young man's white fingers pressed lightly on the strings. For Jasco, who was from a wealthy family, such an exquisite and excellent imitation qin was not considered expensive, but at this moment, he was surprised to find that this qin , played a voice that made him cry.
Like a man weeping sadly, the soft and gentle sound of the violin slowly flows out from the hole of the violin. Every minute is a mournful cry, and every beat expresses a deep mourning like the sea. The pain finally turned into a silent sigh.
The difficulty of this song is really average, but the emotions it wants to express are too rich.
Before Qi Mu, only one person performed this piece. When that person's performance was over, Mr. Evra didn't even bother to throw a corner of his eye to the other side, and Jasco sneered without commenting, only Caroline was kind enough to let the other side go down and wait.
If there is no comparison, then forget it, once there is a comparison...
The difference is simply worlds apart!
When Qi Mu's last note ended, Mr. Evra gently clapped. He looked at the young man on the stage seriously, his eyes seemed to take Qi Mu into his bones.
In the next second, Mr. Evra sighed and said: "Lance said, you are a very skilled violinist. Your technique has reached the level of dazzling, and you used to play some dazzling violins. song."
Mr. Evra's voice sounded in the empty rehearsal room, Qi Mu nodded with a smile, only to hear the other party continue: "I once thought that you should like those fancy and dazzling music like the great Paganini. , may be a little lacking in the emotional aspect. But today... I realized that I like your Bach very much."
Qi Mu bowed politely: "Thank you for your compliment, Mr. Evra."
"Oh! Xiao Qi," Master Evra's name for Qi Mu changed directly from his name to "Xiao Qi" once he fell in love with the other party's music. He said, "Your understanding of this song "Chacon" makes me I'm also shocked, to be honest, your musical style reminds me of a person, you are very similar, of course, there are still some differences, you are more mature and complete than his violin."
Qi Mu was stunned when he heard the words, only to hear Mr. Evra continue: "He once... stood in the position you were applying for, and the songs he played were not only skilled, but also very rich and delicate. ."
"You're talking about Lu?!" Caroline exclaimed.
Hearing this, Jasco also looked at the youth on the stage with a complicated expression.
I saw Qi Mu still smiling calmly, listening to Mr. Evra continue: "Yes, I'm talking about Lu, Caroline." Then, he turned his head to look at Qi Mu again: "Before you, There is another person who plays this piece. He plays it really well, and I am disappointed that he should try to understand Bach's feelings without professional skills."
Qi Mu suddenly said, "Mr. Evra, I don't know what you're talking about...?"
"Oh, it's a violinist in our orchestra." Mr. Evra said flatly.
On the side, Jasco sneered and added: "Yeah, that guy's level hasn't improved a bit for a long time, right? Apart from his decent skills, his understanding of the music itself is really bad."
Caroline reprimanded: "Justice, Luo is a member of our orchestra no matter what."
Jia Sike spread his hands and said he would not comment.
Mr. Evra was too lazy to say a word about Luo Yusen. He looked at Qi Mu and continued: "Xiao Qi, in fact, your teacher called me last night. Although he did not agree with your coming. Our orchestra... However, he wants me to listen to your violin and give you a fair and fair score. And now I think... Even if the following violinists don't play, I believe they will never have the ability to surpass you, You are the well-deserved number one at this recruiting meeting."
For such a high evaluation, Qi Mu said modestly: "You are too much, Mr. Evra."
But then, Mr. Evra shook his head and said, "But Xiao Qi, it is because of this..."
"Sorry, there is absolutely no way I could make you the deputy principal of our orchestra."