Chapter 219 Liszt’s Sonata

"Golden greenery ()"

Today at the Royal College of Music in Manchester, a student asked Zhuo Yang: If you compare football with classical piano, who do you think is the Liszt of football?

Zhuoyang said, it's Leo Messi.

In fact, as a virtuoso among classical piano masters, Neymar seems to be more like Liszt, but Zhuo Yang feels that he is not qualified.

Liszt was different from the tragic masters of life such as Beethoven and Schumann. He was a "popular star" of his era, just like today's idols and Internet celebrities. He was cheered by fans wherever he went. During the concert, the first few rows were filled with colorful ladies. Halfway through the performance, I threw a glove down and the women were immediately so excited that they lost their appearance.

From this point of view, Beckham or Ronaldo are the Liszt in football, but Zhuoyang still feels that Messi is the most similar.

There are only genres of music, and there is no distinction between high and low. Classical music advocates high style, but we should not look down on pop music, because they all came into being due to the development of the times. If we continue to be so self-admired and look down on this and that, we are not far from being completely destroyed and eliminated.

Profession cannot differentiate between high and low. Anyway, as a cross-border boss, it is impossible for Zhuo Yang to look down on football from the perspective of classical music, and he is not sick.

Therefore, Zhuoyang thinks it is appropriate to compare Messi to Liszt, just as many people refer to Liszt as 'Piano Van Gogh'.

In fact, in terms of appearance and personality, Messi and Liszt are very different. Master Li is 1.9 meters tall, while Boss Mei claims to be 1.7 meters tall. Master Li is a romantic and flirtatious person who likes to make bao buns, while Boss Mei is a boring coquettish person at best.

The analogy with Messi is because of the piece he explained and performed to the students today, Franz Liszt's "Sonata in B Minor".

There are many pieces in classical piano that are very difficult to play, and Liszt's most famous piece "The Bell" is one of them. Many people in the industry even think that "The Bell" is the most difficult. As long as you can play "The Bell", other difficult pieces The music is out of the question.

But it is also recognized that even if you can play "Bell", you may not be able to play "Sonata in B Minor" well, and you may not even be able to play the first two notes well.

Just like Messi's ability to pass people on the court, it's just a move on the surface. A fourth-grade elementary school student can do it well even if he practices for two days. However, how many professional players try to imitate it in the game, but it is not the case at all. Son, I can't learn it at all.

The first two notes of "Sonata in B minor" are "bang...bang..." twice, but many masters have tried to play it, but they can't get the feeling of the music.

Of course, the reason Zhuoyang compared Messi to Liszt was not because of "bang...bang..." and passing, but because of Mei's boss's inexplicable anger after yesterday's game.

At the City Stadium, Manchester City avenged the 4:0 win at Camp Nou two weeks ago by Barcelona with a reversal of 4:1. This was also the first time in the history of the Manchester City club that it defeated Barcelona. The two teams have met six times before, with Manchester City losing all of them.

Although counting two rounds, Barcelona actually still won, but after the game, the faces of the Barcelona people were not good-looking. Boss Mei's face was so dark that water was almost dripping from his beard.

Manchester City was naturally very happy because they had their revenge, and because they won their first victory in history at their home court, everyone hugged each other to celebrate, and then went to interact with the fans.

This makes sense, right? And the Manchester City people didn't show off too much.

Assistant coach Arteta was also celebrating. After hugging the players, he felt that it was still not enough to express the joy in his heart, so he hugged Guardiola and roared a few more times. When he walked back, Arteta was still dancing and greeting the fans above, and he was still in high spirits after entering the tunnel.

Who knew that this would offend Boss Mei.

By the time everyone realized that the passage was very lively, Boss Mei was already blushing and trying to rush towards Arteta. Director Ai had a sarcastic expression on his face, showing no fear at all. Only Aguero is trying hard to stop Messi, otherwise I really don’t know what he should do.

There are many bosses in Barcelona who help Messi to make trouble, and they will blow their beards and stare immediately after coming in.

Suarez and Xiaobu rushed to the front, but No. 1 club Rakitic and Neymar, who always loves to cause trouble and is afraid of trouble, huddled behind.

Seeing that personal conflicts will turn into group fights, Zhuo Yang is back. He went to fight between the two groups of bluffing fighting cocks and said pleasantly: "Leo, Xiaobu, give me some face."

Another look at Su Ya immediately chilled him to the core of his heart.

"Let's break up!"

Ten seconds later, it was as if nothing had happened in the passage.

Afterwards, both sides had different opinions. Messi and Arteta both said that the other side provoked first.

Artate came from La Masia, but was eliminated before making the second team. It was not easy to get ahead later. Zhuo Yang estimated that this guy was a little gloating this time because of his previous complaints, and Messi simply couldn't afford to lose.

This is Zhuoyang's first time facing Barcelona after his comeback. It is possible that Messi's "can't afford to lose" has some meaning in this aspect. Facing an old friend so unbearable, it is the most difficult to lose face.

Both Messi and Arteta said that the other party called them "arsehole" and "arsehole", which translated into Chinese mean "old peck" and "idiot", which are quite unskilled.

It can't be said that the stars have changed, but two years later, people and things have changed, and Messi can deal with people alone. Two years ago, Zhuo Yang would not have believed it at all.

Two people practicing wrestling is a bit magical, just like Liszt's "Sonata in B minor".

"Sonata in B minor" is called the 'touchstone' of piano. Being able to play "Bell" well shows that you already have good performance skills and techniques, but only if you can play "Sonata in B minor" well can you be qualified to be called for the pianist.

The indulgence of angels, God's call, the devil's hideous laughter, Faust lying weakly on the bed...

These stylistic entanglements that have been interpreted by the world are the most famous part of the "Sonata in B Minor". Of course, many masters still think that the "Sonata in B Minor" is bullshit, and anyone who listens to it will fall asleep.

But the part that initially attracted the most attention in the "B Minor Sonata" is also the most controversial part. It has to be said that it is a rest at the beginning of it. How to express this thing? How to make the audience understand that there is a rest in front of 'bang...bang...' has stumped countless pianists.

The students asked Professor Zhuo: How should this rest be expressed correctly so that it is clearly visible.

Zhuo Yang said: "You must firmly believe that this rest is played by yourself, rather than emptying it. You must pass this belief to your audience, and even to the keys and strings."

When I say it exists, it must exist. You can’t feel it because you haven’t passed the threshold of appreciation. There is no greater confidence than this for an artist.

Messi has finished second in three consecutive years, and Zhuo Yang feels sorry for him. Messi's football has caused serious divisions. He plays in Barcelona and the Argentina national team. It seems that they are not the same thing, but two completely different sports.

The rests and 'bang...' of "Sonata in B minor" are actually integrated. Many pianists underestimate the feeling of that blank space and involuntarily split it into two things, so they can't play it well.

Maybe Messi should be asked to listen to the "Sonata in B Minor", but nine times out of ten he will fall asleep listening to it.

The students asked Zhuo Yang: Who would Zhuo Yang in football be if he were replaced by a classical piano player? Beethoven or Chopin?

Zhuo Yang said: "The Zhuo Yang of football is the Zhuo Yang of piano."

I am who I am, a different firework.