Thirteen Bass

The unexpected vacation continued, and Bai Lang followed Qi Sinian to Salzburg to visit Qi Sinian's teacher Elder Armor.

The world-renowned violinist and conductor was born in Austria. When he was young, he frequently appeared on the covers of various magazines and limited-edition discs, and he kept a low profile in his later years.Legend has it that he has a weird temper, and when he got old, he didn't like to communicate with others. He was far away from his family and children, and lived alone in Mozart's hometown of Salzburg.

To meet this music master, Bai Lang was still a little nervous.

They set off in the early morning of the second day, before the sun had fully warmed up, Bai Lang carefully placed the cello case, which was one person tall, in the back seat of the car, and sat in the passenger seat.

Qi Sinian didn't have much luggage, he only packed a small suitcase, which was placed side by side with Bai Lang's big suitcase in the trunk.

The car Qi Sinian drove was a very low-key SUV, not the one he saw at the airport last time.Bai Lang noticed that the license plate was German, so he asked, "Did you drive from Berlin?"

Qi Sinian started the car, and replied: "I went to Berlin a few days ago. The contract with BPO has expired, and there are some things that need to be dealt with. By the way, I drove the car over."

He spoke lightly, but Bai Lang sat up all of a sudden, turned his head to look at him: "Have you terminated the contract with BPO?"

Qi Sinian looked at Lu and smiled: "Why do you seem to be very happy?"

Bai Lang realized that he had inadvertently raised his voice, so he sat back down again, and whispered, "What's my pleasure?"

He sat for a while before he heard Qi Sinian say: "I did terminate the contract with BPO, so I should be in Vienna when I have free time recently. If you are sleepy, you can sleep for a while, and you will be in the Lake District soon. The scenery is beautiful, no Should be missed."

As Bai Lang watched the car leave the old city of Vienna, large clusters of green forests and blooming flowers began to appear in his sight, as well as lodges dotted on the grassy slopes from time to time.He stared intently: "I'm not sleepy. I think the scenery is already very beautiful now."

"Now?" Qi Sinian paused, then smiled slightly, "Does it look good?"

Bai Lang immediately replied: "It's beautiful!"

No matter in China or in New York, Bai Lang lives in a city made of steel and concrete, and there are very few opportunities to see such natural scenery.The natural environment surrounded by grasslands, lakes and animals that Qi Sinian was used to was very fresh and strange in Bai Lang's eyes.

Qi Sinian looked ahead quietly and said, "It's just as long as you like it."

He picked a disc and played Schubert's Trout Quintet.The lively and smooth Allegro immediately reverberated in the carriage, and the six-connected arpeggio rolled over Bai Lang's ears like clear and pleasant waves, instantly heightening the atmosphere to the extreme.

Bai Lang looked at the scenery and listened attentively for a while, then said, "Which version is the combination of immortals?"

Qi Sinian nodded: "This version is the best. Immortal combination... This statement is very appropriate."

The melody of "Trout" flows from the car stereo, the piano is clean and almost transparent, and the broken chords are looming.Du Pré's cello is always full and silky, which appropriately reflects the eternal beauty of the forest and the earth.

The bright sunlight outside the window stirred the notes, making Bai Lang's heart burn.

"It's so nice, Dupree YYDS." Bai Lang sighed, "I always like this version from more than 50 years ago."

"It's a pity that there is no recording, and the sound quality is not good enough after noise reduction." Qi Sinian tilted his head and looked at him with a smile, "What is YYDS? Is there a North American buzzword I don't understand?"

Bai Lang laughed out loud when he heard the words, and said solemnly, "It's proper Chinese, okay?"

I don't know if Qi Sinian believed it or not, but he solemnly said "Yes": "My Chinese is indeed not very good. I usually speak less."

Bai Lang immediately said, "I can practice with you in the future."

Qi Sinian paused for a while, then smiled again: "Okay. So what exactly is YYDS, can you teach me first, Mr. Bai?"

It's hard for Bai Lang to imagine that one day he would actually sit with Qi Sinian and discuss Internet buzzwords, the more he thought about it, the more interesting it became, and he couldn't stop laughing before he could say anything.

After driving for more than an hour, the car officially left the Vienna area and entered the world-famous Austrian Lake District.The winding road is deserted, with lakes and mountains on both sides, and mountains and forests on one side. Looking to the top of the mountain, you can even see white snow.On the other side is the undulating grassland, dotted with lakes and lakes, reflecting the blue sky and flowing clouds.From time to time, sporadic huts with pointed roofs are dotted by the lake, and when you pass by, you can still see all kinds of flowers planted in front of the house.

Bai Lang opened the window a little, and the wind blowing towards his face brought in the unique smell of ice, snow and vegetation in the mountains, which was as fresh as dripping juice.

"It's like the scenery in a fairy tale." Bai Lang took out his mobile phone to take a picture of the scenery, and said, "I can understand why Mr. Amo likes to live alone in Salzburg."

Qi Sinian slowed down the car and said: "When I was young, my teacher was also obsessed with the skillful performance of the violin. After becoming a conductor, he was more inclined to the tonality of the music itself. He said that all classical music is composed of natural Sound, every part should be able to find a place in nature. So he chose to live in seclusion, so that he can better calm down and feel the music."

Bai Lang let out an "ah" and was a little moved. After thinking for a while, he turned his gaze out of the window again: "For example... if the sound of the woodwind is the breeze in the mountains, then the copper pipe is the valley, the harp is the stream, and the timpani is the sound of insects." ,is that so?"

Qi Sinian nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, he pursues the ultimate harmony color. So he really has high requirements for the performers."

Bai Lang suddenly remembered that it is said that the conductor had amazingly good ears. During a large-scale rehearsal with more than 200 people, he pointed out very accurately a small intonation problem of a certain horn player in the tutti part, and it was rumored for a while. It's amazing.

His heart arose, he was afraid that he would not be able to pass the master's level with his own level, and he was even more afraid that because of him, Qi Sinian's duet performance for the first time in public would not be perfect.

Being able to play a duet with the idol he has always admired is of course Bai Lang's dream, but the reduction of voice parts also means a reduction in the error tolerance rate, not to mention...

"The difference between the cello and the violin is 13 degrees, chief, can our duet achieve the ultimate harmony?" Bai Lang asked.

Hearing this question, Qi Sinian just smiled slightly, stepped on the brakes, and stopped to drink water in a leisurely manner.He noticed Bai Lang's eyes, and his moist lips raised a little.

"Theoretically speaking, violin and cello are not easy to achieve beautiful harmonies." His eyes fell on the quiet and beautiful picture outside the window, "However, using the analogy of the teacher, I think the violin is a bird flying in the sky, and the cello is the vast A forest that breathes. There may be a lot of distance between them, but the birds will eventually fall back into the forest. Do you know what I mean?"

Bai Lang couldn't tell whether Qi Sinian's tone was sincere or just a gentle comfort, at least he felt that his heart was properly comforted.

"With the balance of the bass of the cello, the treble of the violin can fly naturally and freely." Bai Lang smiled happily, followed a few unknown birds in the sky, and said, "I like your metaphor."

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Note:

[1] Trout Quintet: A chamber piece written by Schubert when he was 20 years old.A general quintet is composed of piano + 2 violins + 1 viola + 1 cello, but this quintet replaces one of the violins with a double bass. The effect is very unique and the author likes it.

It is worth mentioning that this quintet made a fairy combination in 1970, that is, a luxurious lineup at a concert in London.Piano: Barenboim (28), Violin: Perlmann (25), Viola: Zukerman (22), Cello: Dupre (25), Double Bass: Zubin Mehta (35) age).At that time, the masters were in their prime, and it can be said that they had a lineup of gods. It was basically impossible to find chamber music with such a lineup in the later stage.

In the later period, the "Schubert: Trout Quintet Arpeggione Sonata" led by Yo-Yo Ma, the light of the Chinese, was also good.