Chapter 425 Goals
In the Stanway room of Curtis Music Academy, Grafman was sitting in front of the huge Stanway piano, smiling at the student in front of him who had just caused a huge sensation in the school.
"Lu Wei, the school has prepared a grand welcome concert for you, and it is about to start. Why did you call me here? What was the mysterious gift you mentioned at the airport just now?" Grafman asked with interest. When Lu Wei got off the plane, he was surrounded by reporters and enthusiastic welcome crowds. After finally getting rid of these people, the first thing Lu Wei did was to invite Grafman to the piano room.
"Teacher Grafman, this is a song I wrote on a whim when I was attending the sports meeting at Columbia University. How do you see?" Lu Wei said, taking out the "Song of Victory" from his sports backpack with him.
"Oh? Really? You participated in such a fierce competition and still have time to compose? Let me see your works?" Grafman said, and immediately took the score from Lu Wei. Grafman knew about Lu Wei's composition level. Although Lu Wei is not studying at the Academy's composition department now, it is not too much to call Lu Wei a genius composer. Regardless of Lu Wei's domestic time, a series of trend-leading pop songs and the main melody songs he created were just
In the piano field, Lu Wei's works are still very outstanding. The "Canon" which has become a classic piano popular classic, and the "Waves" etudes improvised by Lu Wei when participating in the China International Piano Competition have now become a rare and excellent work recognized by the piano industry. The "Daydream" series has become popular in the entire popular piano industry in one fell swoop, and the popular piano series that has already faintly surpassed Seneville and Tucson. It has become a new fashion pursued by those white-collar bourgeoisie.
Of course, Grafmann would not ignore such a new work written by a student. He immediately took the music score and read it carefully.
"Mr. Grafman, let me play it for you." Lu Wei smiled.
"Oh, OK, I'm just about to hear it." Grafman said, holding the score in one hand and giving the piano to Lu Wei.
Sitting down in front of the huge Stanway nine-foot piano, stroking the piano keys with excellent touch, Lu Wei couldn't help but feel passion in his heart, and his hands suddenly raised. He swept past the piano keys with bright luster. A bright and brilliant major chord with an unyielding momentum instantly rang in the piano room with excellent sound effects. The melody full of unstoppable passion sounded so exciting!
"Immediately, against the backdrop of the rapid semi-decomposition chords, Lu Weidi played the first theme of firmness with his right hand.
Grafman held the music score in his hand. His eyes kept moving back and forth between Lu Wei's hands flying on the keys and the music score, watching Lu Wei play it with selflessness. With the music score in his hand, which was impeccable in terms of musical structure or harmony, Grafman's eyes were filled with praise, and he thought that Lu Wei really had a great talent in composition. Grafman was already considering whether to let the composition department remember Lu Wei's name and let him learn it systematically.
Just as Grafman was thinking about it, Lu Wei's music changed to the minor key of the same name. This method of converting the key of the same name is very common in composition, and it did not cause too much surprise to Grafman. However, soon, Grafman's eyes could no longer be removed from the keys.
This famous world-class piano educator was surprised. It was not Lu Weina who was playing the right hand with great skills and was playing the piano treble quickly on the piano keys, but jumping rapidly on the left hand. If the right hand was fast and colorful, it felt like an athlete was trying his best to show his words on the field. Then the left hand was like the countless audiences in the audience cheering enthusiastically and enormously. The huge pillar chords mixed in the rapidly decomposed arpeggio chords. It was like a shocking drum beat, making people's blood boil!
Grafman has seen countless outstanding pianists perform and also played countless super skilled concert piano repertoire. Grafman was moved! This short section of the movement was changed in less than a minute and showed the left-hand skills to the limit. Grafman himself, due to his injury to his right hand when he was young, he had some problems with his piano performance. However, because of this, Grafman's left-hand kung fu is quite hard. Some famous left-hand etudes, such as Chopard's "Revolution", are all good things about Grafman. Despite this, when Grafman saw Lu Wei's "Song of Victory"
In the first theme variation, after this super left-hand part, it is still difficult to hide his shock. With rich experience, he immediately realized that this song has the potential to become a classic work. Especially this left-hand part. Although it seems to have reached the limit of the left-hand technique, it is not just for the sake of showing off skills. The second theme hidden in the fast-flowing arpeggio. It has an exciting rhythm. The passionate scene on the field is portrayed so meticulously and vividly. Good music will resonate with people. This song "Song of Victory" is undoubtedly such a song.
Played in less than five minutes. Grafman was always immersed in the artistic conception of this song. Grafman could feel it from Lu Wei's performance. The positive and optimistic spirit of Lu Wei's music, always eager to fight and surpass the competitive sports spirit. When the last chord of resolute sounded on the strongest tone, the end of the song, Grafman couldn't help but slapped the black and shiny backboard of the piano with excitement. He exclaimed loudly. "It's great."
Then he immediately signaled Lu Wei to get up from the piano. Then Grafman put the piano score on the piano score stand and flipped to the left-hand practice part and watched excitedly.
Grafman is worthy of being called the "King of Left Hands". This piece seems to be a short piece of music practicing the left hand of the piano. Grafman was able to play it smoothly in just one hour. Although it was not as fast as Lu Wei just now. However, this piece was made by Lu Wei himself after all. Grafman understood the speed relatively quickly.
He played it several times without letting go. Grafman closed the cover with unsatisfactory satisfaction. Looking at the musical notes written, he said with a smile: "Lu Wei. This song is not simple. I just played it a little hard. This short paragraph is simply based on the technical requirements. It has exceeded the difficulty of Chopin's "Revolution" and is even much worse than Liszt's "Super Skills".
"Teacher Grafman, you are too proud. How can my work be compared with the works of these two piano masters?" Lu Wei said modestly.
"You can't say that, although you can't compare with these two people in terms of fame, but from my perspective, the artistic achievements of this song are no longer inferior to these works. Lu Wei, work hard, you are the most talented student I have seen in so many years. You know, in this century, although there have been many famous musicians and pianists, none of them have ever reached a world-class real master like Beethoven, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Liszt, Chopin and other world-class masters. I always thought that classical music has gradually declined and no more grand occasions like that of that era. However, Lu Wei, I have seen such hope in you again." When Grafman said this, his tone was stable, but with great expectations.
"Director Grafman, don't worry, I will work hard." Lu Wei replied calmly, but his eyes revealed an incomparable confidence.
Seeing Lu Wei's expression, Grafman nodded with satisfaction. He was worried that Lu Wei would abandon his pursuit of music after showing such outstanding sports talent. Now Grafman's worries have been completely put aside.
"Okay, let's go quickly. The concert specially prepared for you is about to begin. Don't let everyone wait too much." Grafman said with a smile.
"Dean Grafman, is this concert really held by the school for me alone?" Lu Wei asked with some disbelief on his face.
"Of course, you are the hero of our academy. For many years, Curtis, we, have never achieved such good results in participating in the sports meeting. We have three championships and three world records. Ha, how can we not celebrate well?" When talking about this, Grafman showed a very excited expression on his face, and he was as happy as a child.
"Don't be so grand." Lu Wei felt that even if he won the championship, the academy's reaction would be too great.
"How can I not be grand? This is the unanimous request of all teachers and students." Grafman immediately said with a stern face.
When Grafman took Lu Wei's hand and came to the No. 1 concert hall of Curtis Conservatory, a warm cheer immediately sounded in the thousands of square meters of hall. Many students held posters with Lu Wei's avatar in their hands and waved vigorously. At that moment, Lu Wei, who was standing in the center of the stage, felt like he was a hero.
On the spacious stage, the Academy's symphony orchestra was ready. After Grafman's brief speech, the brilliant "Radetsky March" sounded with a gesture of conductor!
Accompanied by the majestic first theme, the students of Curtis Academy clapped their hands rhythmically, and Lu Wei and Grafman, who were sitting in the front row, also joined the ranks, and the atmosphere was extremely lively for a while.
Chapter completed!