Epigenetic

In the anticipation of the audience, Zhu Weixing sat down in front of the piano.Unlike the neatness in "Wild-o'-the-wisp", this time he stared at the keys for a few seconds before slowly lifting his finger to hit the note.

As one of the most famous pieces by the most famous musicians in classical music, "Pathetique" is familiar to many outsiders.Such rotten street works are actually very disadvantageous in the competition, but if something is not in place, not only the judges, but even ordinary people can pick and choose from you, and the pressure is extremely high.

We can wish MSI's performance in the previous rematch. Most people think that even if he can't produce a unique Beethoven, he can at least be faithful to the original work. After all, his technical ability is there.

But when the music sounded and the layman hadn't touched the door, the judges in the audience frowned first, followed by the contestants.

The first movement of "Pathetique" played by Zhu Weixing has an introduction part at the beginning, which brings the audience into the theme from slow to fast.In just ten bars, it covers a rich emotional level, almost setting the tone of the whole song.

But contestant No. 15 played it plainly, too dull and calm, like a machine devoid of emotion.

If this kind of dry taste is presented to the end, the judges and audience who are more tolerant may think that he is not suitable for Beethoven's style, and his signing luck is extremely poor, so they may not be too suspicious of Zhu Weixing's level.However, the jumping shots and even the wrong sounds and missing sounds that followed were something that non-professionals could detect.

Because this scene is a designated song, the organizers are afraid that some students have never played the lottery song, and even allow it to bring scores. If you are not familiar with it, even the sight reading should not be the scene of the car accident.Not only did this player lose his standard, he was in a trance and lost his mind.

Are you too nervous?

Or, it's already too serious, except for "Woman's Fire"?

Zhu Weixing was indeed distracted, but it was not because of nervousness, he just suddenly remembered some old things.

He stood in front of the ward window of the Central Hospital and looked at the sunflowers downstairs.

The flowers, which were still thriving a few days ago, seemed to be getting weaker and weaker due to lack of water, and their heads were tilted heavily, with no vitality.

He turned his eyes away, and calmly asked Director Li behind him: "After 16 years, my cell tumor has not only recurred, but also worsened?"

Director Li was silent.

He asked again: "What is GBM?"

After asking, he seemed to remember himself.

"GBM...Glioblastoma Multiforme, the full name is glioblastoma. Before I got the disease at the age of ten, I read a lot of popular science about brain tumors. GBM...Grade IV is also the highest grade tumor in cancer. So far, there is no cure, right? "

Director Li remained silent.

But he understood: "I remember that the median survival rate of GBM was ten months 16 years ago, what about now?"

Director Li paused, gritted his teeth and said, "Fifteen months."

Lou Mingyue nodded, regretfully said: "It's so short."

Director Li was sad: "Mingyue, we don't look at the compromised numbers. If we look at the high ones, there are still ten to five years. Don't give up. We can work hard. Isn't miracles created by creation? We can do it today. Arrange to be admitted to the hospital, and after the consultation, we will operate as soon as possible and treat as soon as possible.”

Lou Mingyue looked out the window but said nothing.

After a long time, he suddenly shook his head: "I'm hospitalized, it will be too late."

"Mingyue..." Director Li was anxious.

Lou Mingyue interrupted him: "I will come back to the hospital, just wait, I have to finish some things, and I want to meet some people..."

This kind of chaotic and embarrassing situation may have appeared in the preliminaries of Jinlu in previous years, but in the semi-finals, there was such a sudden accident in the confrontation between masters, it was indeed the first time.

Although this contestant has received a lot of praise from the judges, especially Dong Shusheng and Zhao Bingran, no matter how much he favors him, he can't let him play around like this, it is simply a damage to the reputation of the competition.

But they were still hesitant to suspend the game. If they interrupted it, not to mention that player No. 15 had no hope of winning this time, it might be a huge harm to his future career.

While the judges were weighing the contradictions, the music on stage stopped abruptly, and No. 15 stopped by itself.

The bomb broke.

No matter it is a performance or a competition, a broken playing is a major performance accident. You can dance, you can mix, you can quietly repeat a section, and some people even make up on the spot. You should try to continue the music and wait for the next few sections to complete. .

Stopping is the worst ending.

But Zhu MSI stopped.

Just when the audience was speechless, the judges felt sorry, and the organizers went crazy, thinking that he was planning to retire, contestant No. 15 took a deep breath and said, "I want to do it all over again."

According to his performance just now, it doesn't make much sense to start again, and it is basically impossible for the judges to give him a high score.Two of them shook their heads frequently, expressing their disapproval, but Dong Shusheng and Zhao Bingran indicated that they could, and were willing to give it another chance. After all, it was in line with the rules of the competition, and only the opinion of the last judge was considered.

It was a foreign old man. The organizer specially invited Silvio, an internationally renowned pianist from country Y, to the semi-final stage.He has some ties to China and can speak some Chinese. In fact, many other instrumental contestants in the venue came for his name.

At this moment, Silvio looked at Zhu Weixing and said bluntly: "You are not very good at Beethoven."

MSI Zhu frankly admitted: "Yes."

Silvio: "So, it is necessary to continue?"

Zhu Weixing didn't panic under the old man's serious questioning, he thought about it seriously, and answered: "Yes."

The audience was surprised by his calm attitude for a moment.In front of him is Silvio, one of the most outstanding pianists of the last century. How ignorant is this kid on the stage?If the bomb is smashed and dare to be so righteous as the master, I am afraid that he will not be able to finish eating.

Unexpectedly, Silvio nodded after only looking at him for a few seconds.

The masters were not afraid to waste the 7 minutes, and the other judges naturally had no opinion.

And Zhu Weixing returned to the piano under the encouraging eyes of Dong Shusheng. After sitting for two seconds, he tried his best to endure the confusion and discomfort in the high fever, shook his sore hand, stopped trembling, and struck the keys again .

"How is sir?"

In the secluded tea room, the sun is shining, and the tea is curling up. The master and the apprentice sit and drink each other, and the light is warm and quiet.

The old man sitting opposite had a pale appearance and a gentle smile. He looked at the young man in front of him and said, "Of course I am fine. You are all afraid that I will be lonely. You will come to see me every once in a while. You are like this, and so are your brothers and sisters. Even her friends are like this." It's all like this, is it because I love to be lively?"

Lou Mingyue smiled slightly.

His eyes fell on the row of tuning tools on the table again.

For so many years, the master tuned all the pianos in the piano room by himself, and he was reluctant to leave one of them. Lou Mingyue really missed it.

Haiying noticed the look in his eyes and paused. He wanted to change the subject, but he heard the little apprentice say, "I practiced a new piece recently, do you want to listen to it, sir?"

Haiying was taken aback: "Are you...still playing the piano?"

Lou Mingyue nodded: "Playing the piano used to be tiring, but now it's a pastime. I wanted to quit completely, but I found it very difficult. When I'm really exhausted, I can continue my life after playing the piano."

Haiying saw that he was thinner than himself, couldn't bear to listen, and just said: "Okay."

Lou Mingyue bent her eyes, and actually grinned, got up and went to the piano room to sit down.

But when the piano sounded, Hai Ying frowned.

Silvio in the audience was also frowning, because Zhu Weixing's starting hand was the same as the first time, and the introduction of the first movement was still calm and flat.

But when you listen carefully, it gradually becomes different, like a long sigh, extending the subsequent whispers, and like the mechanical jamming of the gears of fate, and it starts to rotate with difficulty from then on.

This sonata was composed by Beethoven at the age of 28. At that time, he was suffering from ear problems, but because of the pianist's future, he had to hide this painful secret and face the uncertain future alone. The beginning of the first movement of "Pathetic" is full of such contradictory and sad struggles.After the strong play, it weakens, and after the soft play, it crescendos, fluctuating high and low, reciprocating and rotating.Like the ups and downs of fate, the ups and downs of life.

But even in such a gloomy environment, "Sorrow" is still not miserable, it is stubborn and never admit defeat, which can be fully felt in the allegro part after the introduction.

In terms of technique alone, this piece is much simpler than Liszt, but the difficulty lies in the grasp of emotion. Music, rhythm, speed, balance, and even blank spaces all have their own unique arrangements and combinations, and the ups and downs change completely. Relying on the player's manipulation and control, with the support of a sufficient performance foundation, the performance is sometimes only between the slight emotional ups and downs.

If you want to play Beethoven's music very well, you need to rely on talent and comprehension, but this cannot be easily achieved no matter how many times you practice.The tension in that song can only be echoed deeply in the performance by those who feel the same way, and every note that flows out seems to be the life that the performer and the composer burn out together in exchange for soul resonance.

Lou Mingyue's "Sorrow" is neither passionate nor strong, and still upholds his usual restraint and depression, but he can peek into the turbulent inside under the forbearing surface.That was his cry, his unwillingness, the regret that he had exhausted all his unfulfilled wishes in his life.

The senior sister said that not being able to play Beethoven is not a bad thing, she would rather he never be able to play Beethoven, but now, he did it.

After pressing the last key, Lou Mingyue gasped for a few moments before calming down and raising her head to smile.

The first thing he saw was not Haiying, but a tall man.He was standing by the piano, staring at him solemnly.

Lou Mingyue recognized who he was, although she was a little surprised, her eyes still passed him and fell to Haiying on the other side.

Lou Mingyue said with some pride: "Sir, you see, I have learned Beethoven."

The ending of the first movement was so positive and sunny, but Mr. Hai's eyes turned red at that moment.

"Very good..." He looked at the person in front of him with sobs and praised, "It's played very well."

"Very good." Silvio from the audience also said.

Half an hour after the song "Sorrow" ended, it was the master who broke the stunned and dead silence in the arena first.It also drew Zhu Weixing's attention from staring at the second floor of the auditorium in a daze.

Jin Lu's judges would only comment on the contestants in interviews after the competition. During the competition, they hardly spoke, but the master actually made judgments right away. Many people felt that this might affect other judges' impressions of the song.

The audience was full of whispers, expressing their opinions.

Zhu Weixing didn't care about these things. After bowing to the judges and the audience, he stepped off the stage in a hurry. He didn't even change his clothes, so he went around to the second floor from the outside.

But when going up the steps, I forgot that my whole body was exhausted, one foot was weak, and when I was about to step down and fall down the steps, I was caught in my arms by a pair of hands who rushed towards me in three or two steps!