The first movement, passionate Allegro, 2/2 time, sonata form.
Fan Ning's conducting movements were extremely concise, only maintaining the natural rhythm of the music.
When the elegant and melancholy E minor theme reached the second sentence and the repeated development of the material appeared, he raised his left hand and gently gave the woodwind group a hint of superimposed ethereal sound. Until the violin climbed to the emotional high point of la
, finally opened his body slightly, and relied on the up and down height of the beat line to bring out several column chords from the band.
In the gap between the band's majestic marching column chords, Sheeran pulled out a series of majestic circuitous descending triplet, and finally turned into a tense diminished seventh chord progression in the alto area.
The decomposed octave bow movement starts from the tip of the bow, and gradually moves down and widens as the intensity increases, and the emotion becomes more and more intense. At the moment when it reaches the top, she lifts the bow to finish the sentence, watching Fan Ning instruct the band to break out
A summary of the theme is played in unison.
"It's so beautiful. The extremely casual yet extremely precise and controlled conducting technique not only reflects the reserved and noble qualities of the music, but also leaves Miss Sheeran with a very high degree of freedom in interpretation." What a vision Master Nieman has.
As soon as the 24 bars of the presentation theme were finished, he discovered the ideological intention of Fan Ning's conductor.
"This is the core purpose and essence of conducting. It is a good criticism of the current tendency to blindly emphasize superficial heat and passion. Any period of style does not mean that rationality can be abandoned." Master Svelink nodded secretly.
"The concise orchestration creates an effect of extremely strong and full emotions. When writing a concerto, it is naturally good to be able to write such an easy-to-control orchestra part, but the difficulty lies in not being able to write it. Subtraction is not an easy task."
Many composers who are contemplating similar genres have also begun to think about it.
There are too many experienced musicians here, and they have seen many things from this beginning alone.
The connecting part appears. This is a melody that listeners have never heard on the radio. It follows the tonality and intervals of the theme material, but is displayed in a chromatic way, giving the music a touch of tenacity and resistance in the melancholy.
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Next came the subtitle in G major, played first by the flute and clarinet. Sheeran and Fanning looked at each other breathlessly, and the two clarified the delicate changes in color and mood through eye contact.
The sentimentality here temporarily disappears, replaced by a sweet pastoral poem. Sheeran starts with repeated sounds, first painting a quiet and tranquil lyrical picture, and then gradually turns into the passionate ascending and descending sixteenth notes in the expansion, leading to the orchestra
Alternating forte with vibrato.
At a certain moment, the sound of the orchestra suddenly disappeared, and the violin quietly entered the solo cadenza. The stage here belonged to the soloist alone. Fan Ning stopped moving, turned slightly sideways, and admired the flying bow strings in the girl's hands.
"This Miss Sheeran's extraordinary skills are nothing short of miraculous!"
"It's so mind-blowing, I feel like I'm impressed."
Most music fans had previously been immersed in the beauty of the music itself, but when the solo cadenza came out, they realized that this 17-year-old violin soloist was simply a talented girl with natural skills.
Sometimes she pours out sparkling broken chords, sometimes she plays deep and powerful trills and arpeggios, which dazzles people. However, her bowing and intonation are not forced at all, and every change of strings is extremely precise and clean. The audience breathed carefully, but landed perfectly without any danger every time. This feeling is so refreshing.
At the end of the cadenza, Sheeran began to play the broken chords repeatedly on the four strings.
This is a highly expressive violin technique favored by composers. The whirlwind sound effect slowly stretches the emotions and colors to a tense state, as if there is something that the audience longs for, and it is about to emerge at the next moment. out.
Fan Ning, who had been staring at her intently, had a smile on his face again, and the conductor baton in his hand was raised again. The resting musicians raised their instruments and returned to the state of preparation for performance.
Perhaps the most touching moment of the first movement is the transition from the solo cadenza to the recapitulation.
With a deep and warm expression, Fan Ning gave instructions to the long-dormant band, "This is the reunion we have been waiting for."
Under the brilliance of Sheeran's dancing bows, the melancholy and elegant theme at the beginning of the music reappeared in the band, and the flute and oboe played like moonlight through the clouds, once again falling in the quiet and fragrant rose garden.
"I can't help it anymore, how could there be such a poignant and tender recapitulation"
"Fortunately, this clip can be played back. I will play it back twenty times when I get the record."
"It fulfilled my expectations. This theme, which is difficult for ordinary composers to find in their lifetime, coupled with such an ingenious way of reproducing it, simply fulfilled all my expectations!"
The audience felt like being fed a delicate and sweet snack. While tasting it, they couldn't help but want to cry. There was no other reason than a simple instinctive reaction of human beings.
After the theme reappeared, the band and the solo again introduced the chromatic, soft and tough joint material in a question-and-answer manner. After several brewings, the intensity and emotion were gradually pushed to intense, and a series of rapid passages Phrases and rising double notes bring the first movement to a glorious conclusion.
Interestingly, the music here never ends. In the last chord of the coda, the low B note played by the bassoon is directly connected to the elegant and gentle new beginning, and climbs up a half step to become the beginning of C major.
The second movement, Andante, is in 6/8 time. After the quiet and soothing prelude of the woodwind and string sections, a clear and transparent violin melody slowly flows out under Sheeran's bow.
In order to express her unique singing voice, she has obviously thought about the pronunciation of every note of the theme. The bowing movements of her right arm are smooth and continuous, without any pauses or stresses, and without any pressure on the strings. The effect is to make those beautiful melodies flow from your fingertips as much as possible.
"Hiran's battle should have also entered the public eye. If Anton knew that this student and daughter could achieve such an achievement today, I don't know how happy he would be." Listening to the soothing Andante, the audience
Viadlin at the table shook his head happily.
The addition of two extremely outstanding young members to the Guidance School in the past year has undoubtedly made his previously depressed and complicated mood feel much better.
"Among all the violin concertos, there is no slow movement that can perfectly match the pure and noble temperament of the little girl. Fan Ning really put a lot of thought into his creation dedicated to her."
Elsewhere, Marquis MacAdam, looking at the two masters of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Ascher and Mayella, stretching out their right hands and swaying to the rhythm of the Andante, could not help but sigh and think deeply in his heart.
The first part of the Andante ends with vibrato. At this time, the undercurrent of the timpani appears, and the horns and trumpets seem to break the previous tranquility, presenting a different atmosphere with firm and solemn sounds.
Then the oboe, violin and double bass of the orchestra played the second theme together.
Sheeran paused briefly here for 5 bars. She held the piano between her neck and adjusted the elastic knob of the bow with both hands, while quietly brewing the delicate changes in emotion.
Fan Ning felt the look she was looking at, and then she remembered that during the ensemble that night, she had said that this was her favorite part besides the theme of the first movement.
So when he motioned for the girl to take the photo, he didn't forget to blink, as if to say, "I feel it too."
With a smile on her face, Sheeran played the notes of the answering orchestra. Here is the two-part texture of the violin. The bass part is composed of flowing thirty-second notes, like dead leaves swirling and falling in the air. Above
It is this poignant and solemn second theme, just like "gazing at the autumn scenery in the back garden of the gorgeous palace on a gloomy afternoon".
After a slight downturn in mood, the music returns to the first part of the Andante, but this is a reduced reproduction. What is presented to the audience is only the section with more changes in intensity and the highest range, which is like recalling and recounting the most precious memories.
At the end of the Andante, Sheeran drew several meandering legatoes from his bow, and then the intensity gradually weakened.
At this time, Fan Ning gave instructions to the woodwind section, the brass section, and the percussionists in the rear to take a break. Then his eyes scanned the two sides nearby, and he started to beat one after another without stopping.
The third movement, labeled "Very Vibrant Allegro", is in rondo sonata form.
However, what was played by the string section was a slow, tranquil and elegant sound group with a broad and vast artistic conception.
"This should be the finale. I didn't expect that the first, second and third movements of this work would be played continuously. This is really an innovative design." Nyman thought to himself.
The other two masters around him were a little confused for a while: "Why is it in E minor again? And it's still at this slow speed?"
Logically speaking, the three movements should follow the contrast of fast-slow-fast, right?
When the music progressed leisurely and comfortably to the 14th measure, Fan Ning finally signaled the wind players behind him to lift their instruments, and the timpanist also raised his drumsticks, bowed his body, and waited with bated breath.
Fan Ning's facial expression became slightly excited. With the rapid swing of the conductor's baton, the intensity of the band suddenly changed from pp to ff without any crescendo, and the gloomy E minor also instantly changed to the bright E major.
The timpanist began to roll happily, and then stroked the drum head continuously and pressed the stop button. The wind section also issued a passionate and loud horn sound, and Sheeran responded with a playful and rising sound pattern, and several rounds of energetic repartee
, finally leads to the theme of the final movement’s presentation.
"I didn't expect that he actually wrote such a long introduction in the finale, and it was in a minor key first." The musicians and music critics who had been a little confused in the audience now burst out laughing.
But they suddenly realized: in the connection between the first and second movements, Mr. Fanning used the B and C notes of the bassoon to connect and modulate them very casually, and in the second and third movements, he designed another strictly logical movement.
way to make a seamless transition.
——The slow tempo is introduced to connect the second movement, and the key of E minor is a review of the first movement. With the arrival of the sunny key of E major, the finale must be filled with joy and dancing.
The three movements each have their own character but are integrated into one. This is truly a genius-like ingenuity that no one has ever thought of!
Sheeran used the up and down flying bow to fully reveal the cheerful and jumping musical character of the third movement. The fast sixteenth notes throughout the piece gave her hands no chance to rest, but every set of her bow skipping notes was extremely rich.
Flexible, the left hand always maintains accurate and clear granularity, and the right hand changes bows and strings cleanly and without any noise.
At this time, Fan Ning's state also became "busier". While maintaining the rhythm and prompting expression terms, he continued to use subtle gestures, body movements and eyes to guide, so that the short motivations appearing in the main part of the presentation were constantly reflected.
The various parts are transferred and developed until the music is pushed into a more enthusiastic atmosphere.
"The brilliant tone, high enthusiasm, and perfect balance are great!" Kaplan clenched his fists excitedly below the stage.
If the performance of the first and second movements can be achieved mostly by the skill of the solo violinist, then the third movement undoubtedly requires the close cooperation between the orchestra and the soloist.
Kaplan knew very well that the pace here was too fast and the texture was more complex. A little carelessness would break the balance and cause chaos. And he saw that after more than a month of polishing efforts, he finally achieved the most perfect effect.
At this time, under the control of Fan Ning, Sheeran and the band's concertos were completely integrated, while maintaining a relatively independent sense of momentum. In an unobtrusive atmosphere, the band played a vigorous and energetic sub-theme
, the key also changes from E major to B major.
Both the intensity and the musical image here are in contrast to the playful and lively musical image before. Sheeran's melody is slightly slower, with rests and a syncopated rhythm, giving it a touch of weirdness.
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"She is so cute, I feel like I am hopeless."
"Originally, her temperament in performing the first and second movements was too elegant and melancholy. I always felt that while being noble and pure, she exuded an aura that people were afraid to approach. But the final chapter let me know that although she is very strong, she is also a cute little girl.
Girl"
As the performance progressed, more and more people in the audience felt that they had fallen.
With the arrival of the expansion part, a large section of tense and dense sixteenth notes reappeared from Sheeran's hands, and the band has been using the motive of the secondary part to provide endless motion.
Her condition has not declined at all, her voice still possesses extremely clear texture and penetrating power. The familiar main theme like an elf dance flashes by, and the music gradually transitions to the recapitulation.
This initially imitates the form of the development section. While Sheeran plays the passing phrase quickly, the band reviews the motive of the subtitle, which also heralds the passionate ending. The most exciting moment is about to come, and Fanning breaks through the previously restrained conductor's presentation.
pose, arms wide open and closed, and the whole person is almost jumping off the ground.
Sheeran played the broken main chord of E major with a firm long vibrato, jumping all the way from the B sound of the minor group to the E sound of the minor group 3, and then stood firmly on the higher C sharp of the minor group 4.
, and then slide down like a roller coaster, bringing out a group of fun and dripping tremolo sounds.
The band then broke out into an overwhelming force and ended neatly in the most enthusiastic and uplifting musical atmosphere, bringing the piece to a successful conclusion.
"Bravo!" "Bravo!"
The audience burst into warm applause, accompanied by loud cheers in Hoffmann's language.
Including the rows in the middle of the distinguished guest seats, the audience stood up one after another, slapping their hands vigorously without stopping.
Fan Ning raised his arms and all the musicians stood up. At this time, he stepped down from the podium and gently hugged Sheeran with the standard movements and strength of gentleman etiquette.
"Yeah." Fan Ning rested his head on the girl's shoulder and heard her childish cry of pride amid the faint fragrance.
The next moment, Fan Ning smiled and opened his arms, took her hand and raised it together, walked to the front of the stage, and led all the musicians to salute the audience.