King of Classical Music

In the peaceful and quiet piano room, the lingering sound of the piano seems to be still gently reverberating.Qi Mu smiled and applauded, and couldn't help giving the most heartfelt admiration for such an excellent "Serenade", saying: "I have heard this piece many times, but listening to it live like this, it really makes a big difference. .”

Hearing this, Min Chen raised his eyes: "How do you feel?"

After thinking about it carefully, Qi Mu smiled and said: "How should I put it...it's a more real feeling. Sure enough, classical music is best felt when you listen to it live, and you can hear the things in the music more .”

With the development of the times, more and more high-end headphones have appeared on the market.These high-end headphones allow people to hear very subtle sounds, and the original flat sound in the CD shows a lifelike and vivid effect, which is quite immersive.

But... For a person with excellent hearing and absolute pitch, no matter how good the headphones are, they will never be able to compare with the live piano sound.

So why do so many people like to listen to concerts live?

Because electronics can never fully convey the beauty of music.

Hearing what Qi Mu said, a smile flashed across Min Chen's dark pupils, he nodded slightly, and said, "While there is still a lot of time, 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.For some reason, he had the idea of ​​wanting to tease this man, Qi Mu thought for a while, and replied directly: "Chopin Op10No.1's "First Etude in C Major"?"

Hearing this answer, Min Chen directly raised his eyebrows.

Most of the etudes in the world cannot be regarded as pleasant, even a few of Chopin's etudes, most of them can only be regarded as the degree of harmony in rhythm, compared with his serenade, sonata, etc., there is a certain degree of pleasantness. difference.

Since it is an etude, it is mainly to hone the skills of the performer, so whether it sounds good is not the main factor at this time. Whether there is a superb and difficult technique is the most important characteristic of the etude.

And Chopin's "First Etude" is definitely among the best among his dozens of etudes.Even from Qi Mu's point of view, he thought it was the most difficult one.Therefore, when he proposed to "like" this piece, the implication was that he wanted to see Min Chen's skills.

Being able to watch a piano master's live performance up close is not something that happens every day, and Qi Mu certainly won't miss it.

And Min Chen naturally understood what Qi Mu meant. Facing such "difficulties", he raised his thin lips calmly, and asked again: "Are you sure it's "The First Etude"?"

Qi Mu nodded affirmatively: "Sure. This piece is smooth and vivid, and I like to appreciate it very much." Visual appreciation is also appreciation, all in all he did not lie.

Seeing the expression of "Believe it or not, I believe it anyway" on the young man's face, Min Chen showed a rare faint smile, which soon disappeared.He nodded slightly, and said helplessly: "Okay... If this is the case, how many times faster do you like?"

These words made Qi Mu stunned for a moment, 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 faster do you like?"

Although he didn't quite understand what this meant, Qi Mu thought for a while and asked, "Twice?" As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately remembered: "How many times can it be at the fastest?"

Min Chen raised his eyebrows: "Five times."

"Then five times!"

Quintupling Chopin's "First Etude"?

Qi Mu has never seen it before, but since the other party has said it so definitely, then...he doesn't mind raising the difficulty.

However, what Qi Mu never expected was that this five times speed... could be so frenzied!

Chopin's "First Etude" is really just an etude, and even the melody is almost completely repeated for more than two minutes.Basically the chords of the left hand are very simple, but the range of the right hand is constantly played from the low register to the high register, and then from the high register and back again.

If a piece of "First Etude" at normal speed is a test of the player's fingering and endurance, then...the "First Etude" at five times speed has completely exceeded Qi Mu's imaginable realm, and has completely become Demon field!

I saw the man's slender and thin fingers sliding quickly on the keys, and those fingers had already formed a phantom, which made Qi Mu, who thought he had very good dynamic eyesight, bow down.No, it's not just the fingers, even the opponent's wrist and forearm are about to become phantoms!

Qi Mu has also tasted the bitter fruit of himself, and now he doesn't want 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 a long time ago that since Min Chen dared to say the number "five times", then he must be fully confident that he can do it.

Lively compressed this 2-minute piece of music to more than 20 seconds, Qi Mu has not recovered from the annoyance, this etude has been completely over.

Under the cold and bright moonlight, Min Chen's thin lips curled slightly, and he asked in a low voice, "Do you like it?"

Qi Mu: "..."

After a long time, he snorted: "I like "Memories of Don Juan" better." After speaking, the young man described it again very earnestly: "The melody of this piece is very beautiful and moving, the rhythm is brisk and concise, very good. "

Min Chen: "..."

"Memories of Don Giovanni" is a short piano piece composed by the virtuoso Liszt, who adapted Mozart's opera "Don Giovanni".There are as many as 22 technical difficulty points in this piece of music. It is known as one of the most difficult piano pieces in the world, and few people play it.

How can this rhythm be brisk?Has it reached the point where it is almost inhuman?

But at this moment, Qi Mu insisted: "I have always liked this song "Memories of Don Juan", but unfortunately...there are too few albums on the market, and almost no one has recorded this song. Not even you..."

The tone was long and sighed, as if to say: I didn't expect that even you couldn't 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 piece "Norma's Memories" as one of Xiao Sai's entries, and won the applause and applause of the audience.

The main judge at the time, the British pianist 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 provocative method. He just wanted to fight back a little for the fact that "the other party teased 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" played in the piano room, Qi Mu hadn't realized that the other party was actually aroused by his own words.

And when he came back to his senses, before Qi Mu could speak, this childish man actually asked again: "Do you like "Dance of Death"?"

"Dance of Death" is one of Liszt's representative works, its difficulty is no less than "Memories of Don Juan", and 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 more perverted than one, and Liszt really wants to embarrass the younger generation!

Listening to Min Chen's question, Qi Mu was in a daze and hadn't recovered. He just said "um", and a wonderful "Dance of Death" sounded again in the piano room.

Qi Mu: "..."

After a song, Min Chen asked in a low voice: "Do you like "The Great Fantasia of Bells"?"

Qi Mu: "...you..."

"Great Fantasia of Bells" rings.

"Do you like Petruska?"

"...Eh, I really..."

"Petruska" sounded.

"Do you like Islami?"

"..."

……

The difficult piano pieces one after another made Qi Mu experience the feeling of "one cannot die twice" from the taste of suffering.

When the other party seemed to be about to start another extremely difficult piano piece, Qi Mu grabbed the man's hand that was about to be placed on the keys, and looked at the "childish boy" with serious, sincere, solemn, and solemn eyes. The man who can't hold a hundred cows said, "I like it...I like it very much! I like every piece of music you play very much!"

Qi Mu's sudden words made Min Chen stunned for a moment. When he realized what the other party was saying, he felt the warmth from the back of his hand. This man whom Daniel called a "thick-skinned devil"... was so rare. My ears are red.

Min Chen coughed lightly, and asked, "...Since you like everything, shall I play another one?"

Qi Mu: "..."

Even if he really likes it very much, it doesn't mean he can listen to more than a dozen songs in a row without being breathless!

……

When it was too dark and Qi Mu really wanted to leave, he couldn't help lowering his eyes, looked at the other's hands seriously several times, and finally asked involuntarily: "After playing so many songs...cough, compare Does your hand feel tired from difficult pieces?"

"...not tired. I practice for a long time every day."

Qi Mu, who practiced the piano for at least six hours a day, nodded with understanding, and finally said: "But for the intense practice like just now, I think it's better to practice a little less every day, and it's also a burden on the fingers."

Min Chen, who practices at most one hour a day, and one more minute is a miracle: "...well, good."

After getting an affirmative answer from the other party, Qi Mu smiled and nodded slightly.He just left a sentence "Then I'll go first, you don't need to send any more", before he moved again, he saw that Min Chen suddenly conjured a large square leather bag out of nowhere and stuffed it into his hand .

Qi Mu was still wondering what was in it, when he heard Min Chen's deep and magnetic voice: "This is the record I recorded myself last year, including "Memories of Don Juan", "Dance of Death" and " "Great Fantasia of Bells" and other pieces by Liszt, if you like, you can listen to them at any time."

Hearing this, Qi Mu finally understood what was wrapped in this big kraft paper bag.This turned out to be a vinyl record privately recorded by Min Chen, containing the complete works of Liszt. If this kind of thing is put on the market, it will definitely have a price but no market.

He couldn't help hesitating: "This is really expensive, I..."

"I can record again at any time."

One sentence from Min Chen blocked all Qi Mu's next words. In the end, he had no choice but to smile and nod his head, and said, "I will definitely treasure it well, don't worry."

After the two talked a few more words, Qi Mu left first and went back to the hotel.But what he didn't know was... just a few seconds after he left, a certain childish man frowned handsomely, and said to himself in a low voice: "When will he... find out what's inside... Woolen cloth?"

"tomorrow?"

The man's deep and magnetic voice was hidden by the dense night in Vienna. No one knew what he just said, and no one knew...

What is that thing hidden inside.