musicians of old

Chapter 674 Adagio in the Salon

On the evening of October 10, San Pereto.

An elegant banquet hall that is part of the Janus royal family's property and is usually not open to the public, but was rented out by the academic community for a large sum of money tonight.

It is still the salon of the Marchioness of McAdam, but in this special season, this salon has traveled thousands of miles to a different venue. The technical staff of Turner Cinemas have also already debugged all the equipment needed for the operation of the venue.

And the one we use at home is the "high-end version".

Here there is the rich fragrance of flowers and plants, there are decorations and displays drenched in golden halos, there is the crisp sound of wine glasses clinking, and there are gentlemen and ladies sitting in groups of three or five, occasionally whispering to each other.

Tonight, after dinner, the schedule is as follows:

First, the premiere of the new chamber music piece "Adagio" composed by Maestro Fanning was broadcast simultaneously to "music radio stations" around the world, and then Scheler's new work "The Rite of Spring" broadcast from the South Continent Radio Station was "watched". After the appreciation session, the salon entered the "main course" discussion session, and the topic of discussion was modern music and the "end of the century" thought.

The broadcast segment of Scheler's "The Rite of Spring" was added temporarily.

Everyone took this for granted.

The news of Scheler's return two days ago suddenly set off the entire music world, especially the remnants of the Temple of Flowers, which held a press conference to announce that Scheler would soon conduct the United Principality Festival Orchestra to premiere his latest modern ballet "The Rite of Spring" as a warm-up for his participation in the Harvest Art Festival. After this piece of news came out, the "Scheler Music Association" and the people of the South are now in a state of near-madness and excitement all day long!
Given such a high level of attention, it is natural for Turner Cinemas to choose to broadcast the premiere of "The Rite of Spring" across its entire network, which is in line with commercial logic.

The expected performance time of "Adagio" is less than 10 minutes, and the duration of "The Rite of Spring" reported by the leading actors is also about 30 minutes.

As a foil to the salon, it should not overshadow the main event and turn the salon into a concert.

And, since we are going to discuss modern art later, it is appropriate to first listen to Scheler's work, which calls itself a "modern ballet". It is also a good starting point for the topic.

In the center of the banquet hall, a slightly unusual chamber music group was presented to the guests.
A string quartet consisting of first and second violins, viola, cello, and a harp.

The music flows slowly, simply, peacefully and intoxicatingly.

But beneath the deep emotions of the blue sky, beautiful sun and bright spring scenery, there seems to be a hidden thread of sad and beautiful emotions, which makes people listen with bated breath.

"Excellent piece! Wonderful piece! I heard that this Adagio dedicated to Miss Roy is a warm-up for a small movement in Master Fanning's new symphony, right?"

Many guests who had heard certain information beforehand couldn't help but applaud in admiration at this moment.

".It should be a relatively simple piece, with lyrical and relatively independent content. But I didn't expect the creativity of the arrangement to be so bold. The woodwind, brass and percussion groups all left the stage? Only strings and harp?"

Under the leadership of Ms. Sheeran, the first violinist, her "Sol Ruby" sculpted the timbre of the string quartet to the extreme, like a silky cake full of sugar!

If the entire string part is performed like this, the cake might seem a little rich and greasy. Then the ethereal sound of the harp, like the gurgling water, is like the sweet and sour fruits placed on top of the cake!
Perfect harmony of tones. This kind of instrumentation thinking doesn’t seem to be difficult to design nowadays, but why has no one achieved such an effect before?
In this way, not only can it be crowned the king of the "slow movement world", but also because of its nature of being "easy to simplify and adapt", in addition to symphonies, it will probably appear frequently in chamber music concerts in the future!
"The music of this Adagio is sincere and moving, and it definitely contains elements of love. Moreover, as a new symphony excerpt by Master Fanning, it has a very high status. If you dedicate it in this way,

"It is said that King Louis also did so during the investiture ceremony."

After the song ended, many guests and even "viewers" from all over the world began to speculate and analyze secretly.

"Well, but the price of the 'Sol Ruby' violin is said to have been paid out of Master Fanning's own pocket, so he also spent all his money to buy it."

Others try to counter others' "it is said" with other "it is said".

Applause broke out after everything had calmed down at the end, but except for a few people talking in low voices, no one made long speeches for the time being.

The appreciation stage is not over yet. Once "The Rite of Spring" is finished, it will be time to output.

Many people are secretly organizing their language and accumulating strength.

"Carloen, did I play the piano well?" A few minutes after the curtain call, Sheeran ran out from the aisle, hunched over, holding her white dress in one hand and her violin case in the other, and asked in a very excited tone.

"Great! You sit here." Fan Ning sat up a little straighter on the sofa and patted the seat on his left.

"Mr. Fanning, the other musicians recommended by the family have performed well, right?" Roy, wearing a rose-purple dress, also came around from the side.

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"Not bad! You can sit here." Fan Ning patted the seat on the right again.

"It's such a wide seat, you can sit over there, I'll sit with Hiram." Roy rolled his eyes at Fanning, pushed him to the far right, and sat down next to Hiram.

"Senior, his injury hasn't healed yet." Xilan said with some concern.

"Shiran, I really want to thank you and your piano today. 'Sol Ruby' is a perfect match for your spirit. If it was just my 'Gianandrea', it would never have achieved such a perfect effect." Roy leaned over and opened a bottle of champagne on the table in front of him, pouring it for her and himself. "Several people have told me just now that although they have only heard the chamber music version of this 'Adagio', it is expected to become one of the most important slow movements in the symphony literature."

"Don't be so polite." Xilan smiled a little embarrassedly, "We always look at each other in concerts, so of course we have a tacit understanding. Hey, I just thought today that it would be better if Joan was still here, and Lu is a very busy man, so I'm afraid he doesn't have much time to go on stage and play with everyone in person."

"I believe we will all get together someday. Cheers." Roy smiled.

The two chiefs clinked their glasses, and Fan Ning, who was standing next to them, raised a glass of boiled water and joined in the drinking as if to make up the numbers.

"cheers."

He also swallowed a few pills.