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Chapter Three Hundred and Eighty-Nine

Taking a dynamic musical rhythm, Chu Yang and Duan Guosheng walked down the cylinder and came to the center of the stage!

After briefly introducing the two, host He Jiong began to introduce the ten judges who were temporarily invited.

The famous erhu performer Song Fei, the conductor of the China Philharmonic Orchestra Yu Long, the composer of the New Folk Music Yuan Huairen, the famous singer and the treacherous singer Gong Linna... The powerful and gorgeous judges made Duan Guosheng feel a little emotional. Originally, he thought that Mango TV's entertainment programs were all things that were not elegant, but he didn't expect that they would be very popular when they held such folk music competitions.

Although such a lineup is not as good as a real folk music competition, it is definitely considered professional. The opinions given by these ten judges are definitely authoritative.

Originally, he was worried that the program team would invite some amateur judges, but now Duan Guosheng is completely relieved. Of course, even the amateur judges, Duan Guosheng is confident that he will completely defeat Chu Yang. This is a competition of Erhu instead of playing the flute. He has spent more than 40 years on it. Even if the kid starts practicing from the womb, Duan Guosheng is confident that the other party is not his opponent!

He glanced at Chu Yang next to him from the corner of his eyes, and saw a slight relaxed smile on the other person's face, with a calm and calm expression. Somehow, the other person's expression made him feel a little uneasy.

After a moment, Duan Guosheng thought to himself with some self-deprecating thought: "It's funny, what am I worried about? That kid is just bluffing."

There is no unnecessary talk, and today, when the competition for entertainment programs is becoming increasingly fierce, the host will not test the audience's patience too much. After a brief introduction, with He Jiong's "the competition officially begins", Duan Guosheng took out his "weapon" and a handmade top-quality red sandalwood erhu that has accompanied him for more than five years.

This erhu is expensive, and he bought it for more than 30,000 yuan five years ago when he participated in the orchestra to perform at the Golden Concert Hall in Vienna. It is worth the money at a high price. The high-quality skin, high-end rosewood and professional special steel strings ensure excellent playing feel and tone. This erhu has always been his favorite thing, and he will not usually take it out.

In the center of the stage, he had prepared a sophisticated rosewood chair for him, which looked quaint, with a teapot and a bouquet of flowers on a small table next to him.

When all the lights on the stage dimmed, only a beam of chasing light hit Duan Guosheng. The quiet blue light created an image with a very artistic atmosphere.

In such an atmosphere, Duan Guosheng quickly entered the performance state!

Set up the erhu, hold the bow in your right hand. Slowly pull it, like holding a full moon. The bow string trembles slightly, giving a slight pitch to the inner and outer strings. The pianist behind me gently echoed twice, indicating that the pitch is accurate and you can start at any time.

Duan Guosheng turned around and nodded slightly to the piano accompaniment. After receiving his gesture, the latter sat upright in front of the piano, his hands suddenly raised. The moment he fell, a thick and exciting sound of the piano suddenly rang out!

The right hand continued to rise octave, bringing out a burst of passionate and sad melody!

"Narration Song of Northern Henan"!

A work created by the famous erhu composer and performer Mr. Liu Wenjin in 1958. This work was performed in the "4th Shanghai-Spring National Erhu Solo Competition" in 1963, which caused a sensation in the music industry and was hailed as another milestone in the Erhu work after Liu Tianhua.

This is a song that is familiar to all Erhu fans, and it is also a very difficult song! Duan Guosheng chose such a song, which shows how strong his fighting spirit is!

It’s no wonder that a great man who has been playing Erhu for more than 40 years and is well-known in the Chinese Erhu world was said by an unknown junior who said that he was “a erhu that has been playing for more than 40 years”. No one can control his anger!

This is Duan Guosheng’s favorite and best-for-nothing song. He has been played countless times in performance or teaching. He is so familiar with this song that he is like his physical instinct.

Holding the bow in your right hand, slowly pulling it out. The elastic wrist strength lightly pulls out a soft melody like a low-pitched voice.

The piano accompaniment is quiet, and the melody of the erhu is gently decorated with a simple short arpeggio.

The melody slowly unfolds in C major, and sometimes a sigh-like tune appears in it, like an old woman sitting in her family's mottled years, telling everyone about her misery.

The erhu sounds like crying and complaining, sometimes whispering, sometimes excited, as if a woman's emotions were ups and downs. The melody was filled with a strong sense of picture, leading the audience back to that difficult era.

The ten judges listened quietly, some focused on Duan Guosheng's performance, while others closed their eyes gently and focused on savoring the melody of the music. They actually knew Duan Guosheng's performance. In China, Duan Guosheng could definitely help himself in the ranks of first-class Erhu players. Although he was not like Song Fei, who was sitting, he often participated in various performances and public teachings and was very famous, but in his true performance level, Duan Guosheng was not at all false!

Song Fei closed her eyes and gently savored the song "Northern Henan Narrative Song". She didn't have to watch Duan Guosheng's performance, every detail of the song was as if it was engraved in her mind. Even when she heard a small slippery sound, she could imagine what Duan Guosheng's hand movements were like!

As a top performer in the Erhu world in China, Song Fei is undoubtedly the most professional and authoritative among the judges here today. To be honest, she is not willing to participate in this kind of entertainment program, but it involves Duan Guosheng. After all, everyone is a colleague in the circle, and she also received a call from Duan Guosheng. Under such circumstances, she is not good enough to come.

Fortunately, although the previous part was a little troubled, everything was still relatively formal when entering the game, which was also something that Song Fei was more satisfied with.

Duan Guosheng's performance is very proficient, both in terms of techniques and feelings. If she evaluates this song, she can at least get a score of more than 9:8. Even if she is herself, although there may be something different from the other party in handling some small details, it is not easy to say who is better or worse. As for this song alone, Song Fei can only have the confidence to beat Duan Guosheng in terms of handling and grasping the emotions of the entire music and in terms of delicateness. In other aspects, Duan Guosheng has already made the song to the extreme!

Duan Guosheng's performance on the stage is getting better. A cheerful little quick-pitched showcased his skillful skills, briskly shaking his bow and throwing his bow, bringing out a series of light and clean melodies. Although it is fast, it sounds clear and clear. This is a meticulous expression of skill control!

Next, under the thick tone of the piano, the erhu sound gradually became intense and powerful! Duan Guosheng in the center of the stage seemed to be integrated into the melody's artistic conception, and each bow seemed to have tried his best, and the melody was full of tenacity and tension!

Music fans who love Erhu, whether they are on the scene or in front of the TV, are now attracted by Duan Guosheng's extremely wonderful performance! This song "Northern Henan Narrative Song" is undoubtedly quite exciting. Many Erhu fans even think that this live version is better than the versions of some famous artists I heard on CDs before and on the Internet!

Awesome! He is worthy of being a master, and he is extraordinary when he takes action!

This is what many Erhu fans think after listening to Duan Guosheng's performance.

At this moment, many music fans began to worry about Chu Yang who had not yet appeared! Duan Guosheng's aura is so strong and his performance is so outstanding. Looking at the whole of China, how many people can compete with him? I'm afraid that except for Song Fei sitting in the judges' seat, there are no more than five fingers!

Chu Yang? A person who plays the bamboo flute so well will have the energy to practice the erhu equally well? How old is he?

Seeing Duan Guosheng's performance, some music fans who had expected Chu Yang before turned disappointed at this moment. There seems to be no suspense in this kind of competition! Duan Guosheng is really too powerful in the Erhu performance field!

Through this competition, many Erhu fans also remembered Duan Guosheng's name. Although he was a professor of Erhu at the China Conservatory of Music and the chief of Erhu orchestra in the Oriental National Orchestra, his fame was only famous in the professional circle. Among the more general ordinary music fans, his fame is still a little worse than that of Liu Tianhua and Song Fei.

Accompanied by the torrent of the piano, the sound of the erhu is like a small boat in the raging waves, but it is persevering in the ups and downs, always standing firmly, interpreting the spirit of resistance in the song to the fullest!

As his right hand pushed in with resilience and strength, Duan Guosheng ended the whole song with a powerful tone!

The throwing of the right hand ended cleanly and beautifully, with great visual impact. Even some music fans who don’t understand Erhu thought this action was so handsome!

Duan Guosheng stood up and ended, and the stage lights were all on.

The music fans in the audience gave warm applause to Duan Guosheng's performance, and there were some cheers mixed in it. Obviously, this very pleasant song conquered their ears!

The applause gradually stopped. At the invitation of Xie Na, the judges began to rate Duan Guosheng while Song Fei began to comment.

Song Fei sat in the position of the main judge today. Obviously, she was the most authoritative judge in today's unique competition.

After taking the microphone, Song Fei looked at Duan Guosheng in the center of the stage and began his comments.

"Teacher Duan's performance just now was skillful, delicate and sincere, natural and vivid, and very good. So many music fans are very familiar with the song "Northern Henan Narrative Song". It can be said that this is a very nice song, but it is very difficult to master when playing... So I personally think that Teacher Duan's performance today is very exciting. I will say so much."

Song Fei’s comments can be said to be quite objective, with some basic knowledge of Erhu, which also gives music fans insight.

After her comments were finished, the scores of the judges of the audience were also given. With the sum of the scores of the ten judges, Duan Guosheng got a high score of 98.80!

The support rate of the audience on site and in front of the TV reached a terrifying 76%!

This result is enough to put huge pressure on Chu Yang who will appear next!

Although I have known this result for a long time, the audience and judges at this moment still feel a little pity for Chu Yang who is about to appear. People often like this and like to sympathize with the weak.

But is Chu Yang a weak person?
Chapter completed!
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