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Chapter 207 Qualifiers

This sound, the feeling of this first sound...

Everyone looked at He Shen hesitantly, their eyes filled with puzzlement...

The feeling of this sound is very, very good, this kind of feeling is relatively rare even for those big guys!
Shouldn't this person be a jerk?Why can it suddenly play such a good tone?
The interpretation of this kind of tone for music is simply not too good!
but……

Everyone immediately withdrew their eyes and looked at He Shen, trying to restore their previous indifference as much as possible.

This sound is rare but rare, and these people off the stage have seen a lot.

Those top masters basically performed like this, so for them, this performance is not surprising!
Ok……

Compared with the master!

Moreover, this kind of performer who can burst out from the first note is beyond ordinary people. At this moment, on the stage of the Chopin International Piano Competition, it can be regarded as extremely rare and ordinary.

It can even be said that among seven or eight people, one or two out of ten people can reach this level.

Well, this is not too commonplace...

This is just everyone's idea of ​​comforting themselves.

He Shen's interpretation is already very strong!So strong that they didn't even know what to say.

Therefore, when everyone heard He Shen's performance, their first reaction was to sink suddenly.

This person entered the main competition of the Chopin International Piano Competition without any problems!
Next, let's look at He Shen, how he interprets the music as a whole!
In his mind, what exactly did Chopin look like?

How does he want to interpret Chopin?
Everyone looked at He Shen, their eyes fixed on He Shen, waiting for his explanation.

No one is exempt.

The same is true for He Shen. He put all his energy on the piano to interpret Chopin in his heart.

crunch...

At this moment, the people behind the stage slowly opened the sliding door, and an elderly woman with gray hair came out from behind the door.

Just seeing this person for the first time, no matter who it is, they can clearly recognize that this person is Argerich!
Marta Argerich!

Whatever she does, she is extremely freewheeling.

According to common sense, she actually doesn't need to come to watch live during the qualifiers.

But she came anyway, just as she wanted.

Moreover, she didn't even wait for the start of the competition at the competition venue, but just wandered outside very casually, and suddenly had an idea, so she came to the competition venue to take a look.

When I've read enough, I'll leave directly, without any slightest urge to stay.

However, when she came in, no one in the audience noticed her, and everyone focused their attention on He Shen in front of him.

They are very curious, what kind of Chopin is He Shen?
Argerich didn't disturb the others, he just found a random place to sit down, put his left leg on top of his right leg, and lay his body slightly on his back.

She embraced her hands, and slowly closed her eyes, just closing her eyes to feel the existence of Chopin in He Shen's music.

He Shen didn't know that Argerich was coming, he just played his understanding of Chopin very hard.

Chopin, who has his own longing for love and is full of his love for those women, shows his talent infinitely!

In the music, there is even a trace of retreat, a trace of fear.

I am afraid that I may not be worthy of the woman in my heart.

There is light and there is darkness.

There is pride and there is struggle.

All kinds of emotions gathered on He Shen's fingers, playing slowly in front of everyone.

This feeling caused everyone present to nod silently.

This kind of interpretation of Chopin is very good.

The contrast between light and dark is very good!

Very musical too!
There is also depth in the music!
Among the people playing today, they are definitely among the first few!

And He Shen also has his own unique understanding of Chopin's own interpretation!

This feeling made everyone nod their heads.

Including Argerich who just came in behind!

She slowly opened her closed eyes, looked at He Shen in front of her, nodded silently, and said nothing.

But the corners of her mouth are slowly rising.

She felt He Shen's interpretation of Chopin, and she could feel how He Shen interpreted Chopin in his own heart.

Coupled with He Shen himself, there is a sense of Chopin in his body.

Argerich nodded silently.

This feeling is very, very good!
At the very least, this Chopin Nocturne is at the level of a master!
It won't look ugly if you take it out directly to a concert!
And this can be used as a substitute for myself after my own concert!
This level of playing is really, really good!

The other judges sitting in the back didn't dare to say anything when they saw Argerich coming. They just looked at Argerich and wondered why she came.

Especially the scene where she looked at He Shen and nodded to He Shen directly attracted the hearts of all the judges.

Is it possible...

Everyone looked at He Shen in front of them, and couldn't help touching their chins.

Could it be that she knew this player from the very beginning and was optimistic about him?

Everyone didn't know it, but now everyone can see that Argerich is very satisfied with the nocturne played by He Shen!
No, one might even say, very satisfied!

crunch...

The door of the concert hall slowly opened again.

Deng Songshan didn't know why, but he also came here today.

But if someone knows the situation of Deng Songshan's disciples, he will be able to understand Deng Songshan's intentions very well.

Come and see his disciples, see how his students listen and play!
His students need to come and play today, and as a teacher, naturally, they need to come and see how he is doing.

Although he can't give grades to his students, it's still possible to sit in the back and cheer for his students!
Deng Songshan, who had just entered the door, was just about to sit on the judges' seat, but suddenly found an extremely familiar person sitting in front of him!
Marta Argerich!

Piano priestess!
He looked at Argerich, especially when he saw Argerich listening to the performance of the person in front of him, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, he couldn't help touching his chin, and his eyes showed inquiry.

Deng Songshan put his gaze on He Shen who was in front of him, and frowned as he watched his performance.

This performance is very good, definitely at the level of a master!

but……

He doesn't like it!
In the interpretation of this work, there are too few things about oneself in it, and the performer seems to have completely given up on himself!
Deng Songshan didn't like He Shen's performance!

Moreover, according to common sense, Argerich should not like this kind of performance, because she dared to play a completely different version of Chopin in front of everyone in the final.

She probably wouldn't like this performance.

but why?Will she smile at this music?

Deng Songshan hesitated a little, but still thought about it, got up carefully, moved his position slightly, moved towards Argerich, walked to her side, looked at her smile, hesitated for a moment, tentatively asked.

"It seems that you are very interested in this player on the field? Do you think his performance...is not bad?"

Argerich glanced at Deng Songshan beside him, smiled with great interest, and waved his fingers slowly in the air with the flow of the music.

There was no trace of repulsion in her eyes, she just nodded slightly and said casually.

"Well, of course, the player's performance is pretty good now."

Argerich didn't dislike Deng Songshan. After all, they would communicate with each other in normal times, and they knew each other well.

We have been working together for so many years, why do we hate each other?
Except for a certain session before, everyone else hated a person with his own style, and Argerich especially liked that person.

As a result, when anyone did not enter the final, they were eliminated miserably, which made Argerich go crazy on the spot.

Under normal circumstances, there is no contradiction between them.

After all, Deng Songshan didn't do anything wrong, he just allowed so many students to enter the Chopin International Piano Competition every year, and he was able to win so many awards.

Just such a little thing, everyone knows.

The key reason why they didn't express any opinion on Deng Songshan was that Deng Songshan was very smart.

He just teaches students, he does nothing but teach students.

Although there will often be that kind later, several students from Deng Songshan's school have all entered the finals...

But in any case, these are their own abilities, and it is most correct to teach these students seriously and tell them how to play Chopin.

Therefore, these judges have no excuse to criticize this matter at all!

In addition, these people all belong to Deng Songshan's students, Deng Songshan and even the judges of Deng Songshan's faction are basically not allowed to rate these students.

There is no slightest impact on the fairness of the game.

Therefore, all the judges did not have too much malice towards Deng Songshan, but felt that he had too many students and that he spent too much time on his students instead of his own piano skills.

In other words, they just felt that Deng Songshan was a bit unmotivated, and nothing else.

Argerich just glanced at Deng Songshan lightly, and said slowly.

"Indeed, as you said, I really think this player played very well! And I even have a little bit of curiosity about him, I am very curious about what kind of person he is!"

"Also, when I was signing in, I met this player once. The Chopin aura in him is very strong. When I saw him for the first time, I would even make a mistake..."

"I even thought he was Chopin!"

"Since you have met someone with this kind of temperament, let's take a look and see what kind of surprises he can give me."

Deng Songshan looked at Argerich and asked curiously.

"In that case, did he surprise you?"

"Did he surprise me?"

Argerich couldn't help but shook his head with a smile when he heard this, and looked at He Shen in front of everyone.

At this moment, He Shen has finished playing the first Chopin's Nocturne and started to play the following etude.

Chopin etude, Op10, No5, this is a very famous etude.

Black Key Etude!
He Shen instantly changed his temperament from the slightly melancholy look before to one full of pride.

I have great hopes for my future, and I hope I can make a little contribution in the music industry.

However, looking at my hometown, especially looking at my hometown, there are many, many problems, and even the country will not be the country...

That touch of pain in my heart, that touch of sadness...

These feelings are all lingering together, and while they are entangled, they are also well-organized.

It's the kind, if you don't watch it, you can feel that all the things in it are intertwined, and it makes people feel terrible when they look at it.

But if you really analyze the emotion played by He Shen, then you can quickly find the source and peel it off.

It's such a contradictory feeling...

And this sense of contradiction, under He Shen's performance, became extremely exaggerated!

He Shen looked at his hands with extremely serious eyes.

This is his idea!

Let the music become particularly exaggerated when it is interpreted!Incomparably exaggerated!
The music of the romantic period, the most important thing is to interpret the feeling of self, so that the existence of self becomes incomparably huge.

Let the music aim to express yourself!
And He Shen's self is Chopin!
He Shen could clearly feel what Chopin was thinking when he was writing this work.

Therefore, he needs to make Chopin's interpretation of this work extremely exaggerated!

Under this huge contrast, Chopin's interpretation is incisive and vivid!
Argerich looked at He Shen, nodded slightly, with a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, and said lightly.

"Surprise, there is still a little bit, but it's not too much."

"Chopin is the one I hear the most in his music now..."

"I heard something from himself, actually a little less..."

"I just don't know whether his interpretation is to interpret his own understanding of Chopin's works, or to interpret Chopin's understanding of his own works..."

"I'm not sure about this thing, but I can feel the feeling of him trying to get close to Chopin!"

"I don't know if I like this feeling. I don't hear much of this Chopin interpretation..."

"Chopin who can be like this, so pure, is really very, very rare..."

"So, I feel a little bit of surprise!"

"I started to be a little curious, what will happen to his interpretation of music later?"

"Is it more suitable for Chopin, or is it more suitable for himself?"

Argerich touched his chin, fixed his eyes on He Shen's position, and did not turn her eyes for a long time.

Just looking at He Shen, seeing He Shen finished playing all the works, she nodded slightly, smiled at the staff next to her, stretched out her slightly withered hand, and said.

"Trouble you, give me a judge form, I hope I can give him a score!"

The staff standing aside didn't hesitate at all when they heard Argerich's request. They quickly walked to the side, took the form on the side, and handed it to Argerich respectfully.

Argerich looked at He Shen above, hesitated for a moment, looked at He Shen on the stage, tapped his chin with the pen in his hand, and after thinking for a while, gave He Shen a score of 24 high score.

The scoring of the Chopin International Piano Competition is different from that of other places. Their highest score is 25 points and the lowest score is 15 points. The overall scoring is carried out within this range.

It was not easy for Argerich to give He Shen a high score of 24 points.

Not to mention Argerich, there are very few people who can get 24 points from other judges!

The reason why Argerich didn't give He Shen a perfect score is actually very simple...

She didn't fully understand some of the content, He Shen didn't act special enough!

She felt that in He Shen's music, apart from pure Chopin's soul, there was also a bit of his own human side.

This is the defect and dross, which makes people feel a little bit of dislike.

If He Shen turned his playing into Chopin and completely abandoned his side, then Argerich would definitely give him 25 points.

Or, if He Shen removes all Chopin from his performance, leaving only his own understanding of this piece of music.

Among them, it must also conform to Argerich's imagination of Chopin.

Then Argerich can also get a high score of 25 points!

Even if other people don't give He Shen a good score, she will shoot at the entire organizing committee!
But unfortunately, in her ears, she didn't hear what she wanted to hear.

In He Shen's own playing, he has not achieved complete purity.

If He Shen can achieve complete purity, his score will definitely be higher and more attractive!
Deng Songshan hesitated a little while looking at the score given by Argerich.

He looked at the score sheet in his hand, and for a moment didn't know what score to give He Shen.

For him, He Shen's interpretation is actually not to his liking.

The performers he likes should have their own personal existence.

And in He Shen's performance, his personal sense of existence is too weak, so that he can't even feel it at all.

Moreover, He Shen's performance is not sweet, without the kind of beauty he likes!
Deng Songshan likes Chopin, the music is full of tranquility and sweetness, this kind of feeling is Deng Songshan's favorite.

In other words, he prefers a more contrived performance.

As for He Sen in front of him, Deng Songshan said something and didn't like it, and even felt that He Shen had ruined Chopin a little bit.

In comparison, he preferred the performer from Japan that he had heard a few days ago during the competition.

His performance is very sweet, sweet to people's hearts.

It perfectly matches Deng Songshan's feeling for Chopin!

Therefore, Deng Songshan doesn't like He Shen...

But one thing I have to admit is that He Shen's performance is actually very good!

No matter how much he doesn't like him, he has to admit it.

He Shen's performance is really, really good!

It can reach the level of a world-class pianist!
Players of this level should never be eliminated at this time!

Deng Songshan touched his chin, hesitated for a long time, and then gave He Shen a score of 20 points.

This result cannot be said to be good, nor can it be said to be bad.

It can only be said that it is slightly close to the high score, but not as high as Argerich's 24 points.

This score, in the vast majority of performances, is actually pretty good!
but……

Deng Songshan looked at He Shen who came down from the stage, and finally shook his head slowly.

He really couldn't like He Shen's performance.

There are no other external factors, it's just that I don't like it, I don't like this style...

There is no way to make up for this...

Soon, the other judges also scored the first round of performance.

Following He Shen's resignation, the second contestant came on stage. After a little preparation, he began to play.

Argerich just glanced at it, then shook his head slowly, directly gave a score of 17 points, waved and handed the score sheet to the staff on the side, without any hesitation, he walked directly to the outside.

Now this person's playing, she thinks it's relatively average, so she feels that this person is not worth her staying for it.

Her energy every day is limited, and she has no time to accompany those people and mess around at will!

As long as she felt it, she would go straight away without any hesitation.

This is Argerich's character!

Deng Songshan watched Argerich leave and shook his head slightly, sitting on a chair and waiting for his student's performance.

He Shen didn't know what Argerich, Deng Songshan and others thought of him.

Even if he knew, it was impossible for him to change his playing method for these people.

He Shen just quickly returned to his seat after the performance, picked up his belongings with Professor Danyi, and left the venue without any hesitation.

He didn't bother to listen to the people behind.

He just needs to make sure that there is no problem with his playing, and that's it.

The two quickly came to the outside of the music hall. He Shen looked at the closed door of the concert hall again, slowly breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at Dan Yi beside him.

Danyi looked at the gate of the concert hall, but didn't speak.

After a while, a smile appeared, turned to look at He Shen, and nodded slightly.

"He Shen, you played well!"

"If I'm not wrong, you should have no problem entering the first round of the competition. You need to hurry up and prepare for the content of the first round!"

"It seems that our country's classical music industry in Huaguo is going to rise completely this year!"

Dan Yi looked at the concert hall in front of him, full of anticipation.

(End of this chapter)