Beethoven Reborn - Episode 119
Beethoven Reborn Episode 119
27. 9Sal, Creek International Music Competition(4)
-Next contestant number 4, Mr. Jihoon Choi, please come up to the stage..
“I'll be back, deacon.!”
“cheer up.”
“Dobin, I will work hard! Mom, I will work hard!”
“okay. Have fun, son.."
The master, who had been crying just a moment ago, has now returned to the stage with a brave face..
It seemed so small not long ago, but has it become so big now?.
It must have started when I met this child who was silently watching the Master's back..
4A year ago, a harmonious family fell apart after the wife left..
The boss drank more often, and the more he did so, the more obsessed he became with the young master who looked particularly like his wife..
From that day on, Master devoted himself to the piano, as if trying to forget his sadness and live up to the boss's expectations..
Even the boss, who had lost his smile, smiled every time he saw the master improving day by day..
The master may have hoped that the boss would smile again..
Then one day.
After meeting that child, the boss and master who supported each other began to change..
The boss, who thought he would make you the best pianist and help you with everything you wanted to do, kept moving in the wrong direction..
however.
However, you have walked in a better direction..
What a relief.
Master still wanted to please his boss, but that wasn't his only motivation for playing the piano..
to be with friends.
I developed myself by competing with my friends and making up for each other's shortcomings..
because it's fun.
I could tell just by looking at the fact that Mr. Master, who until then had felt burdened by playing the piano, began to smile after meeting Bae Do-bin and that kid..
A master who smiles while playing the piano.
The baby who played ‘Butterfly’ next to his wife and smiled brightly..
Now I have become such a beautiful butterfly and am giving my all on this big stage..
‘Cheer up, master..’
Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major, K.279.
Jihoon Choi began playing Mozart's first piano sonata..
Between the tickling beautiful melody, an unknown sadness is laid out like a foreshadowing..
But soon the lively melody follows again..
The repetition is like.
Even amidst the trials that come at a young age, you will eventually move towards the future.
It seemed to represent Choi Ji-hoon..
Even songs that are technically difficult.
It's not a song that's flashy and will surprise the audience, but it's hard to believe that such a song can be expressed so deeply..
How has it grown so much?.
When Choi Ji-hoon finished playing, I clenched my fists without realizing it..
-Next contestant number 5, Mr. Dobbin Bae, please come up to the stage..
“Dobin, aja!”
“ Cheer up.”
“All you have to do is show your skills.”
“ of course.”
I responded to my mother and Himura who were cheering me on and closed my eyes. After she came to her senses, she headed to the stage..
Jihoon Choi was coming down the stairs with a satisfied expression on his face..
He looks at me and smiles brighter, giving me strength..
‘okay.’
I can't stay still when you play such a great game.
After sitting in front of the piano.
ridge!
Chopin's Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. I pressed the first note of 23.
long enough.
The performance of this slow song varies greatly depending on how well you express the notes and how well you understand the song..
Chopin's ballad, in which the performer's interpretation is inevitably involved due to the complex arrangement of notes and slow, difficult beats..
This strong but soft note develops into more and more passionate sounds..
It's complicated and difficult, but the sadness is clearly understandable..
This is a song I listen to with my heart..
It is truly the best song to show off the performer's skills..
♪♫♬
♪♫♬
After playing.
I took a deep breath and placed my hand on the keyboard again..
Next is Chopin's Ballade No. 2 in E flat major..
Today is the day to play Chopin.
and.
To support my friend who did his best, let's change the last song..
* * *
Ryoichi Sakamoto evaluated Choi Ji-hoon's previous performance as very excellent..
The accuracy of the performance and sense of tempo were excellent, and for a 10-year-old, the sorrowful yet lively feeling contained in Mozart's sonata was well expressed..
‘I'm glad that kid is in front of Dobin..’
4After judging the candidates, he received 8 points, the highest score given by Ryoichi Sakamoto..
however.
‘haha. I've been carrying the poison very tightly..’
As Bae Do-bin entered the arena, the judges' attitude changed slightly..
the air has changed.
Some people try to appreciate a pianist who is already performing the best in the world, some try to give a fair evaluation, and some try to make modifications..
Ryoichi Sakamoto opened his five senses and listened to Bae Do-bin's performance..
Chopin's Ballade No. 1.
There are many ways for pianists to show off their playing skills, but the one they are most reluctant to do is interpret the music..
This is because if you make a mistake, the musicality itself can be attacked, but Bae Do-bin did not seem to care about that at all and continued playing with confidence..
A complex musical scale that continues in a tragic situation..
It was as if the dark times of Chopin's home country, Poland, were being expressed, and his deep thoughts were conveyed as they were..
‘How far are you willing to go?.’
Ryoichi Sakamoto, who had been watching Bae Do-bin for about four years since he was five years old, had no idea where Bae Do-bin would end up..
Over the past few years, Bae Do-bin's music has become surprisingly sophisticated..
Going back to the repertoire, which was limited to the classical period and before, did not simply mean that the number of songs that could be played increased..
As he learned new songs, Bae Do-bin's 'honest' performance improved in his method of expression..
When Bae Do-bin played, people could feel his sadness, and when he was happy, people could feel his joy..
Such 'power' has become a much-welcomed blessing in a refined and more 'honest world'..
‘A world where even enjoying music is not allowed.’
As Ryoichi Sakamoto said, modern individuals were losing their humanity in the system of capital, society, and competition..
Culture and music, man's oldest friends.
The reality was that I couldn't even fully close my eyes and enjoy the music deeply..
While working, studying, or even playing, there is no time to enjoy music itself..
Music has literally become a ‘thing I do’.
Therefore, complex music, commonly referred to as ‘music with musicality’, had no choice but to be eliminated..
Ignorant writers treat such tendencies as ‘uncultured people’, but Ryoichi Sakamoto’s thoughts were completely different..
Music is determined by the person who enjoys it.
In this era, we have no choice but to hope for easy music..
However, 'easy' does not simply mean that the scale and beat are monotonous..
When you suddenly hear it, you can receive the emotions of joy and sadness, joy and despair, will and frustration as they are..
Music you can listen to with your heart without thinking.
That was what Ryoichi Sakamoto aimed for, music that could comfort us in this era..
That was the reason why he loved Beethoven the most among the three great musicians..
‘'Bach told us what the universe is like, Mozart told us what man is, and Beethoven told us who he is,' a science fiction writer once said..
As his expression suggests, there were few musicians who were as honest with themselves as Beethoven..
An unlucky musician who constantly cried out who he was amidst a tragic family situation and a miserable abyss..
However, he is still loved by people even after nearly 200 years..
love. despair. pain. Frustration. tragedy. Spleen, but there is always hope in the end.
When you listen to Beethoven's music.
His emotions seem to comfort the listener, sympathize with him and grieve with him..
But Beethoven always leaves hope at the end of the song..
Even in that desperate situation, he did not give up hope and practiced the values of humanity, making music until just before his death..
‘Looks similar.’
Bae Do-bin left out Beethoven..
this era.
Let us comfort you in this frozen era where individuals disappear day by day, so that water can flow again.
Music that will rock you.
Bae Do-bin was naturally engaging in such behavior while learning modern music..
Because Japan actually experienced a disaster like that..
‘Are you aware of it?.’
but it doesn't matter.
Ryoichi Sakamoto made a promise.
Japan Classical Music Association or anywhere.
If anyone interferes with the progress of this great musician, he will sacrifice everything to stop it..
At least until Bae Do-bin can protect himself..
* * *
‘Awesome.’
I always feel energized when I listen to Dobin's performance..
It's so sad and sometimes even scary along the way, but it always leaves hope at the end..
It comforts you with your current sorrow and gives you hope that if you endure this hardship, something good will happen next time..
So I like Dobin’s playing..
My father tells me to be like Dobin, but I can't be like Dobin..
Dobin is really a genius.
but.
But I’m going to become a pianist too. Even if I can't comfort people and cry with them like Dobin, there are definitely things that only I can do..
Because my mother smiled.
Even though he doesn't smile now, my father used to smile too..
I'm sure too.
I believe I can give hope to someone..
Dobin’s music tells me that it can be like that..
‘cheer up!’
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