Chapter 294 Master Piano Playing (First Request for a Guaranteed Monthly Pass)
——By the way, I updated it in a hurry last night, I forgot to thank you, last month we were the thirteenth place in the overall list of monthly tickets, very good results, thank you for your support, especially when I didn't have much outbreak in July.
It's still the third watch today, and I want a guaranteed monthly pass~
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The beautiful piano melody delicately shows Lucian's complex inner emotions, with sweet tenderness, moving melancholy, and indescribable sadness, as if the cold moonlight quietly waving under the night sky and the quiet lake beating like silver scales, bringing all listeners into a beautiful and dreamy world of tranquility, with resonant emotions slowly flowing through their hearts.
I don't know how many people have forgotten their irritability and urgency at this time, I don't know how many people have become quiet and contemplative at this time, and I don't know how many people suddenly find tears slipping out of the corners of their eyes unconsciously......
The first movement slowly disappeared in such a quiet atmosphere, but soon, the light and lively second movement played, as if comforting everyone's heart, showing them a gentle and joyful smile, and perfectly expressing the change of emotions.
The musicians who woke up from the quiet and melancholic aesthetic musical atmosphere looked at each other in surprise, perhaps those ordinary people and aristocrats who were completely infected by music and found it difficult to think more did not notice, but they were keenly aware that there was almost no pause between the two movements, and it was unusually compact, but the effect was surprisingly good.
However, they did not delve into the reason for this for the time being, and continued to listen, because it is not possible to hear the "Moonlight Sonata" played by Mr. Lucian Evans himself anytime and anywhere, and what they need to do now is to enjoy it and not waste the opportunity of this concert.
The bright and delicate second movement, like a flower, gradually fell, but just as everyone was about to take a break and make some adjustments to enjoy the intense melody that followed, Lucian did not pause and played the third movement directly.
The surging, rapidly boiling notes lifted the hearts of the listeners at once, and they felt the uncontrollable enthusiasm and unrestrainedness, as well as the tension and urgency of picking flowers on the edge of the cliff.
They saw Lucian's hands jumping and dancing as if they had the power given by the gods, expressing very complex piano skills into beautiful and intense melodies and charismatic side playing figures. This is a stark contrast to the melancholic prince-like elegance of his first movement, but it gives the same visual impact.
The iconic high-pitched notes ended, everyone's hearts fell back to their place, and then they erupted into a violent applause, surging and continuous like a tide.
Betty, who was carrying a short bow, happily said to her sister Joanna and brother-in-law Simon: "Compared with Mr. Evans' performance, the "Moonlight" we have heard before is really average. That unique melancholy tranquility and sweet sadness they couldn't express at all, and Mr. Evans had a stronger impact in the last two movements."
Three years have made her seem to have become a lot more professional in music appreciation.
"Yes, the difference between a big musician and an ordinary musician is of course huge." Joanna looked at the crystal wall and echoed with a gentle smile, "Betty, I remember that Mr. Evans promised you that he would play a piano piece for you in private?"
Betty's face turned red with a brush: "Sister, don't laugh at me, I know I still have a long way to go before I can stimulate the power of my bloodline, but I will work hard, I will work hard!"
The premise of the original agreement was to become an official knight.
"The Principality of Vaorit is close to the Dark Mountains, giving us many opportunities to temper, and there is no better place for us to stimulate our bloodline power through adventure." Simon felt that after the past two years or so, his strength as a high-level knight attendant had improved again, and he was one step closer to stimulating the power of the bloodline.
Betty nodded first, and then looked at Lucian who was taking a short break at the piano and preparing for the second sonata with a sweet face: "Actually, I know that Mr. Evans' agreement at that time was just to encourage me, and I didn't really expect him to play a piece for me in private. I was already satisfied to be able to feel his concert like this. Of course, I will not relax my efforts and desecrate this encouragement and 'dream' that is very important and beautiful to me."
Glinton, who was on the edge of the Civic Square, applauded with satisfaction and enthusiasm, while constantly nagging to the people around him: "The "Moonlight" in Mr. Evans's hand is really beautiful. I have no regrets about being able to hear him play it with my own ears. Hey, if you listen to other people's playing in the future, won't you feel it? This is what sets a master pianist apart from others!"
Inside the Psalm Hall VIP underwriting.
"It turns out that the movements of the "Moonlight Sonata" should be compact and not pause, so that the emotional changes can be clearly contrasted, the melody can be laid out and cohesive, and a perfect feeling can be created." Natasha woke up from the beautiful atmosphere brought by the moonlight and discussed this special technique, "No wonder I always felt that something was wrong when I played it myself before...... He didn't mention this in his letter......"
"Maybe he thought that Your Highness the Princess could understand his idea, so he forgot to write some performance requirements." Christopher said half-jokingly.
Although everyone knows that this is the most convenient and fastest way, because you can borrow the intelligence system of the Principality of Vaorit, etc., but there is a certain aspect of the mind, most people have it, so the gossip is brewing and circulating, and gradually confirming a certain rumor before. This makes many people who know the inside story look forward to hope and happy to hear, but are not very satisfied, worried and worried.
Natasha didn't care about Master Christopher's humorous jokes, and seriously discussed everyone's different musical handling styles.
Hearing their discussion, Grand Duke Valire glanced at Natasha, sobering from the sweet and sad memories evoked by "Moonlight", his brows furrowed slightly but his expression slightly relieved.
The rest of the musicians and musicians who have played "Moonlight" have compared their performances, trying to find differences from the performance of the "original author" to make corrections, but they will not completely imitate it, because the "moonlight" in everyone's heart is different.
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After a short break, Lucian continued to brew emotional playing, still the familiar "Sadness", or the familiar feeling, but compared to the first time he heard it, everyone knew how to appreciate the feelings contained in it, the power of sadness but not despair, grief without giving up, and more and more appreciated the touching heart of music.
After playing "Sadness", Lucian clenched his right hand into a fist and put it to his mouth, coughed a few times urgently, which made Franz, Grace, Fabrini and others who witnessed this scene in the background suddenly grab their hearts.
Fortunately, when they saw Lucian, he quickly regained his composure, got up with flushed cheeks like a normal person, and then sat down on the piano bench again.
"What kind of showy piano passage will it be?" Fabrini, who had never heard Lucian practice piano practice because it was a solo, asked Franz and Grace curiously.
In his heart, Franz is Lucian's "assistant", and Grace is his student, so he should know more or less.
Franz shook his head: "Mr. Evans practiced by himself after returning home from rehearsals, and no one was obliged to rehearse before the concert for a big musician like him, so I haven't heard it either."
"Me too. However, the teacher has clearly stated that this is a piano section that shows off the nature of technique, so it should be extremely difficult but slightly worse." Grace made an inference.
At this time, all the sounds in the Hall of Psalm and the Municipal Square stopped because they saw Lucian stretch out his hands and press them on the keys.
Then, they seemed to hear countless bumblebees flapping their wings, and the buzzing sound was like ringing in their ears.
The speed is getting faster and faster, "bumblebees are flying all over the sky", Glinton and the others watched in amazement as Lucian's hands played as fast as humans, bringing out a strong sense of rhythm and passionate melody like a race, which made people can't help but beat faster and their whole body was full of enthusiasm!
"Wild Bees Flying", one of the fastest and most flauntable piano pieces!
At the speed of flying, the piano section of just a few minutes ended before everyone could react, and the blood of the ordinary people in the municipal square was boiling, and the applause was like thunder!
This is a musical charm they have never felt before, as if hiding a strange feeling that is freer, more unrestrained, and closer to ordinary people under the seemingly normal melody.
Christopher, Victor, Othello and other musicians nodded with satisfaction because they saw the extremely difficult technique, while frowning slightly because the performance of this music was a little beyond their acceptance, it seemed more eccentric and absurd. However, it is not a big problem as a piano section that shows off its skills.
Natasha whistled: "It's such a great and sensible piano sketch, I don't know how fast it can be?!"
She understands that fast is not the theme, with her heavenly knight strength, she can play the piano as fast as she wants, but she can maintain a wonderful listening enjoyment while being fast, which is a test for musicians.
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The solo part ended completely, and the nobles, musicians and ordinary people in the Civic Square began to relax themselves in various ways, because there were two long symphonies to follow.
Some of them exchanged and praised the previous conducting and playing with great interest, while others were curious and excited about the bumblebee's buzzing piano passage, admiring Lucian Evans' whimsical and groundbreaking style that was different from other musicians......
Fifteen minutes later, Lucian, dressed in a black tuxedo, took the stage again, first bowing politely and then standing in front of the band.
"What kind of symphony will "The New Kingdom" be?" Christopher sat upright, his heart filled with anticipation, as did the other musicians.
For the Aalto music industry, symphonies are the mainstream, the brightest and most precious jewels in the crown of music.
Lucian's eyes were slightly closed, the baton in his right hand was slowly provoked, and the melody that followed was soothing and open, as if he was telling something or looking at something from a distance.
This excellent opening immediately made the musicians nod in satisfaction, and the rest of the listeners were completely calm, worthy of Lucian Evans!
In the second half of the soothing introduction, the music suddenly becomes surging and turbulent, and the passionate horn seems to herald a tense, busy rhythm, a passionate, strong melody.
But the folkloric style and freer thematic structure shown in the first movement make most of the musicians show contemplative and frowning expressions.
(End of this chapter)