In the quiet and quiet piano room, the reverberation of the piano still seemed to reverberate gently. Qi Mu smiled and applauded, and couldn't help but give her most heartfelt praise for such an excellent "Serenade", saying: "I've heard this song many times, but listening to it on the spot is really different. ."
Hearing this, Min Chen raised his eyes: "How do you feel?"
After thinking about it carefully, Qi Mu smiled and said, "How can I say it... It's a more real feeling. Sure enough, classical music is best felt when you listen to it live, and you can hear what's in the music better. "
With the development of the times, more and more high-end headphones appear on the market. These high-end headphones can make people hear very subtle sounds, and show the realistic and vivid effect of the flat sound in the CD, which is quite immersive.
But... For a person with excellent ear power and absolute sense of sound, no matter how good the headphones are, they will never be able to compare to the sound of the piano heard live.
So why do so many people enjoy listening to concerts live
Because, electronics can never fully convey the beauty of music.
Hearing Qi Mu's words, a smile flashed across Min Chen's dark pupils, he nodded lightly, and said, "While there is still a lot of time, let's go to more concerts, it will be good for you." After a pause, Min Chen asked again, "What other songs do you like?"
Hearing this, Qi Mu naturally understood that the other party wanted to play another song for him. Somehow, he had the idea of wanting to tease this man. Qi Mu thought for a while and answered directly, "Etude No. 1 in C major by Chopin, Op10 No.1?"
Hearing this answer, Min Chen raised his eyebrows directly.
Most of the etudes in the world cannot be regarded as good-sounding. Even Chopin's few etudes can only be regarded as the degree of rhythm and harmony. Compared with his serenades, sonatas, etc., they all have a certain degree of good-sounding. difference.
Since it is an etude, it is mainly to hone the player's skills, so whether it sounds good or not is not the main factor at this time, and whether there are superb and difficult skills is the most important feature of the etude.
And Chopin's "Etudes No. 1" is definitely among the best among his dozens of etudes. Even from Qi Mu's point of view, he thought that was the most difficult song. Therefore, when he proposed "like" this piece, the implication was that he wanted to see Min Chen's skills.
Being able to watch a live performance of a piano master up close is not a good thing that happens every day, and Qi Mu certainly won't miss it.
And Min Chen naturally understood what Qi Mu meant. Faced with such a "difficulty", he quietly raised his thin lips and asked again, "Are you sure it's "The First Etude"?"
Qi Mu nodded affirmatively: "Yes. This song is smooth and vivid, and I like to enjoy it very much." Visual appreciation is also appreciation, in short, he did not lie.
Seeing the young man's expression "Whether you believe it or not, I believe it anyway", Min Chen showed a rare faint smile, which soon disappeared. He nodded lightly and said helplessly: "Okay... In this case, how many times do you like it?"
These words made Qi Mu stunned for a while, he was stunned for a while, and asked reflexively: "How many times faster?"
Min Chen calmly closed his eyes, his dark phoenix eyes were full of smiles: "Yes. How many times do you like it?"
Although he didn't quite understand what this meant, Qi Mu thought about it for a while and asked, "Twice?" As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately remembered: "How many times can it be the fastest?"
Min Chen raised his eyebrows: "Five times."
"Five times that!"
Five times the speed of Chopin's "Etude No. 1"
Qi Muke has never seen it before, but since the other party has said it with such certainty, then... he doesn't mind raising the difficulty.
However, what Qi Mu never expected was that this five-times speed... could be so maddened!
Chopin's "Etude No. 1" is really just an etude, and even the melody is almost completely repeated for more than two minutes. Basically the left-hand chords are very simple, but the right-hand range is constantly played from the lower range to the upper range and back again from the upper range.
If a normal-speed "Etudy No. 1" is a test of the player's fingering and endurance, then... The five-speed "Etudy No. 1" has completely exceeded Qi Mu's imagining realm, and has completely become a devil field!
I saw the man's slender and thin fingers sliding quickly on the piano keys, and the fingers had already formed a phantom, making Qi Mu, who thinks he has good dynamic vision, willingly bow down. No, it's not just fingers anymore, even the opponent's wrist and forearm are about to become phantoms!
Qi Mu has also tasted the bitter fruit of his own. Now he doesn't want to say that he wants to appreciate the other party's beautiful skills with his own eyes. He can't even see the other party's fingers clearly! In fact, he should have known for a long time that since Min Chen dared to say the number "five times", he must have full confidence that he can do the job.
After compressing this 2-minute piece to more than 20 seconds, Qi Mu has not recovered from the annoyed mood, and this etude is completely over.
Under the cold and bright moonlight, Min Chen's thin lips curled slightly and asked in a low voice, "Do you like it?"
Qi Mu: "..."
After a long time, he hummed softly: "I prefer "Memories of Don Juan"." Then, the young man described it very earnestly and sincerely: "The rhythm of this piece is very beautiful and moving, the rhythm is light and concise, very good. "
Min Chen: "..."
"Memories of Don Juan" is a short piano piece composed by Liszt, an adaptation of Mozart's opera "Don Juan". This piece has as many as 22 technical difficulty points alone, and is known as one of the most difficult piano pieces in the world, and is rarely played by anyone.
Is this rhythm just brisk? Has it reached the point where it is almost inhuman
But at this moment, Qi Mu said firmly: "I have always liked this "Memories of Don Juan" very much, but unfortunately... there are too few albums on the market, almost no one has recorded this song, even Neither do you..."
The tone was a long sigh, as if to say: I didn't expect you to be able to record this song...
Min Chen: "..."
Is Min Chen capable of playing "Memories of Don Juan"? Qi Mu naturally knew the answer.
As early as when Min Chen was in his teens, this man used Liszt's other virtuoso song "Norma's Memories" as one of Xiao Sai's entries, and won applause and applause from the audience.
The chief judge at the time, the British piano master Rosenster commented: "Your "Norma" has surpassed my level, I think... If the full score does not belong to you, it will definitely not belong to anyone!"
Qi Mu never thought that he could successfully provoke Min Chen with such a simple stimulant method. He simply wanted to make a little counterattack for "the other party tricked him with five times the speed".
But... What Qi Mu didn't expect was that there are always some people in this world...
He is so childish!
When the extremely difficult "Memories of Don Juan" sounded in the piano room, Qi Mu didn't realize that the other party was actually excited by his own words.
But when he regained his senses, Qi Mu hadn't spoken yet, when the childish man asked again, "Do you like "Dance of Death"?"
"Dance of Death" is one of Liszt's representative works, and its difficulty is no less than "Memories of Don Juan". It is currently recognized as one of the most difficult piano pieces in the world. In the words of some pianists: the five variations of this piece are perverted one by one, Liszt is really trying to embarrass the younger generation!
Hearing Min Chen's question, Qi Mu was in a daze before he regained his senses. He just said "um", and the wonderful "Dance of Death" sounded again in the piano room.
Qi Mu: "..."
After the song, Min Chen asked in a low voice, "Do you like "Fantasia of Bells"?"
Qi Mu: "...you..."
The Bells Fantasia rang.
"Do you like Petruska?"
"... eh, I really... "
"Petruska" sounded.
"Do you like Islam?"
"… "
…
One difficult piano piece after another made Qi Mu experience the feeling of "people can't die twice" from the taste of eating bitter fruit.
When the other party seemed to be about to start a very difficult piano piece again, Qi Mu grabbed the man's hand that was about to be placed on the piano keys, and looked aside with a serious, sincere, solemn, and solemn look at this "childish boy." The man who can't even hold a hundred cows said, "I like it... I like it very much! I like every song you play!"
Qi Mu's sudden words made Min Chen stunned for a moment. When he realized what the other party was talking about, he felt the warmth from the back of his hand. This man, whom Daniel called a "cheeky devil"... turned red. ear root.
Min Chen coughed softly and asked, "...Since you both like it, let me play another song?"
Qi Mu: "..."
Even if he really likes it very much, it doesn't mean that he can listen to more than a dozen songs in a row without even breathing!
…
When it was too dark and Qi Mu was really about to leave, he couldn't help lowering his eyes, looked at each other's hands several times, and finally asked involuntarily, "So many songs... Cough, quite a bit. Difficult songs, do your hands get tired?"
"...not tired. I practice every day for a long time."
Qi Mu, who practiced the piano for at least six hours a day, nodded deeply, and finally said, "But if you practice as intensely as just now, I think it's better to practice a little less every day, and it's also a burden on your fingers."
Min Chen, who practiced for at most an hour and an extra minute every day was a miracle: "... um, good."
After getting the affirmative answer from the other party, Qi Mu smiled and nodded slightly. Just after he left a sentence, "Then I'll go first, you don't have to send it anymore", but before he moved, he saw that Min Chen suddenly created a large square cowhide bag from nowhere and stuffed it into his hand. .
Qi Mu was still wondering what was inside, only to hear Min Chen's low and magnetic voice: "This is the record I recorded last year, including "Memories of Don Juan", "Dance of Death" and "Dance of Death" If you like, you can listen to a few Liszt pieces such as The Bells Fantasia."
Hearing this, Qi Mu finally understood what was inside the big kraft paper bag. This turned out to be a vinyl record that Min Chen recorded privately and contained the complete works of Liszt. If this kind of thing is put on the market, it is absolutely priceless.
He couldn't help but hesitate: "This is really precious, I..."
"I can record again anytime."
Min Chen blocked everything Qi Mu was going to say next. In the end, he had no choice but to smile and nod, and said, "I will definitely treasure it, don't worry."
After the two said a few more words, Qi Mu left and went back to the hotel. What he didn't know was... Just a few seconds after he left, a certain naive man frowned his handsome brows and whispered to himself: "When will he... find out what's inside? "
"tomorrow?"
The man's magnetic low voice was hidden by the rich night in Vienna, no one knew what he just said, and no one knew...
What is that hidden inside.