141. The world is wide

“uh? Are you going to play with your eyes closed?”

It was the cry of an extra who was really surprised and uttered a line he didn’t know.

Originally, it would have been NG, but it was so natural that director Jean Dumont continued filming as it was.

[The melody that dances with the waves]

Alain, who was sitting on the piano chair, closed his eyes and the whispers grew.

“Have you ever given up?”

“Did you see that? In common sense, how do you play a fantasy improvisational song with your eyes closed? It’s hard even with both eyes open.”

Ding ding ding ding

“yes?”

“This song can’t be…?”

bang

It seemed to continue calmly, and then the melody that started from Alain’s fingers exploded like a bomb exploding.

People’s eyes were filled with astonishment.

“Oh my god, are you really going to hit that?”

“Are you crazy? No matter how much you want to win.”

“I can’t even hit it all the way. who’s gonna hit that Liszt’s sonatas.”

[Liszt Piano Sonata in B minor]

Europe in the early 19th century.

The era of ‘Virutuoso’, which refers to musicians with excellent technical skills.

It was a war-like era in which musicians studied more complex and splendid techniques and polished their own special moves.

Even during the Warring States Period, there was an unrivaled genius, and his name was ‘Franz Liszt’.

Liszt, a young 21-year-old pianist at the time, was shocked to see Paganini, who was called the devil’s violinist.

Liszt, greatly affected by this, begins to deliberately compose more terrifying and difficult songs to win him over.

Since then, Liszt’s hands have spawned a number of infamous orgies.

Among them, the most heinous and difficult piece was Liszt’s piano sonata.

“hey. Is that song that difficult?”

Jerome and Sylvain went to the ‘Ile de France’ to find a job in England.

Knowing that Sylvain is usually well versed in music, Jerome asked with curiosity.

Without taking my eyes off Sylvain’s performance, I wiped the sweat from my hands and said.

“Whoa… If you knew how heinous that song was, you wouldn’t be able to say that. Don’t you think it’s worth doing that much right now? Are you thinking?”

“Kuhmm… Well, it looks easier than the impromptu fantasia.”

“That means you don’t know that song. The real one is from the middle.”

“No, so what’s the difference, man?”

“Usually, sonatas are composed of four movements of about 8 minutes or less to form one sonata. But the sonatas in that list shattered all those stereotypes and condensed them into only one movement. So, to put it simply, it’s the same as having to finish four days’ worth of work in one day.”

“Huh… Then your body won’t be able to withstand right now?”

“That’s it. All kinds of hellish techniques are gathered in that song. It is a side effect of many techniques being concentrated in one movement.

That sound you hear now is the octave of both hands.”

“You mean this heavy note?”

“Right. This two-handed octave progression can produce a very powerful and heavy sound, but it puts a lot of strain on the wrists and arms.”

As the performance gradually escalated, huge and fast open chords and deformed arpeggios began to flow.

“Huh… that’s crazy. Crazy. To digest that.”

Sylvain looked at Alain’s performance in a daze, as if possessed.

“That song is not something that can be played simply by playing the keyboard quickly. It’s crazy that all the notes are so uniform and yet take care of the dynamics and musical expression. I’ve never seen such a performer in my entire life. No, I never thought there would be a pianist who could play that song so perfectly.”

“Is he that great?”

“Not to mention great! The fast arpeggios have to ride the flow of the rhythm and run all the way like a wild horse, but if you stumble even once here, the whole song will be ruined. But it’s not a machine, and it’s running so smoothly… It’s amazing that it even reached the middle.”

Alain’s performance, which was like a swirling ripple, turned into a beautiful and sweet melody in an instant.

But only the melody softened.

A feast of splendid ad libs unfolded.

The distance of 6 octaves passed like lightning because of how fast and splendid the ad lib was.

“her! Up to the three-handed playing effect? I don’t know how many times I say crazy. Why the hell is a friend like that not known?”

“Three-hand playing effect? what else is that?”

“It’s a special way of playing that was created because it sounds like you’re hitting the keys with three hands. Take a good look at the hands of that musician named Alain. The right hand is tuned to a splendid note like an arpeggio in the high register, and the left hand accompanies in the low register, while using the thumbs of both hands to play the melody in the middle register. This is possible only when the tension in the thumb is completely relaxed. If the thumb is strained even a little bit, there will be no pain and no sound.”

“Huh… I don’t know, but it’s a great performance anyway.”

“yes! So stop asking! I have to focus on playing too.”

Liszt’s sonata is 30 minutes long.

Alain’s fingers were swimming over the keyboard as if dancing.

The melodies that dazzled the ears were so shocking that I did not even know how 30 minutes had passed.

Pascal, who was already the opponent, was stunned with his leg loose and leaning against a pillar.

Alain’s performance, which did not seem to end, came to an end.

In the noisy banquet hall, there was only silence as if someone had turned off the volume.

Sweat ran down Alain’s chin and wet the floor, and his shirt was so wet that it was see-through.

“Whoa…”

After letting out a long sigh, Alain’s eyes slowly opened.

He had just woken up from a state of intense immersion.

When the surroundings were so quiet, Alain scanned the crowd.

Countless passengers were staring blankly at themselves.

As usual, Alain lowered his head to signal the end of the performance.

At that moment, cheers like screams erupted from the audience.

clap clap clap clap clap

“Waaa!!!”

“I never thought the day would come when I could hear this song with my own ears!!”

“A Liszt’s sonata! There was someone here who played it perfectly! As soon as you get off the boat, you’ll be talking to the neighbors.”

“This victory is absolutely Alain’s victory!! How do you overcome that?”

Alain, distraught, approached Pascal, who was staring only at him.

Pascal was stunned and speechless.

Of course, he never thought of himself as the world’s greatest pianist.

But I was convinced that one day I could get close to the best in the world.

He had talent, and since he was young, he has put in more effort than others.

They toured and performed all over the UK and gained confidence as they gained fame.

However, everything was destroyed by an unexpected person in an unexpected place.

“What would you like to do? Would you like to try one more time? I’m fine.”

“Oh, no. how? I heard you never had any formal training…”

“I do not know…? I guess I just do it. Aren’t they all like that?”

“What nonsense!?”

“So what do we do? Would you like one more song?”

“I, I…”

Pascal felt deep shame and at the same time deep despair at being denied life.

I even didn’t have the confidence to play Liszt’s sonata to that extent.

“I… I’m not feeling well, so I won’t be able to play any more. Let me be the loser.”

Pascal runs out of the banquet hall as if running away.

“Waaah, Alain won! I beat England’s proud Pascal on the piano!”

When an unbelievable twist occurred, the banquet hall went into a frenzy.

However, there was no sign of joy on Alain’s face.

Rather, his eyes, filled with sadness, were directed at Emily, who was chasing after Pascal.

***

“Cut!”

“Whoa…”

As if the tension had finally eased, many of the staff let out a breath they had been holding back.

“I’ve been in the movie version for 15 years, but I’ve never seen a long take shot like this. Is Song really a monster?”

“What are you really doing? Are you a real actor? Is the hero of Bataclang a real superhero? hahahaha”

The staff whispered as if they were full of energy.

What made it so was that the piano playing scene of Kyuha, who played the role of Alain, was filmed in long takes for 40 minutes without a single NG.

Director Jean Dumont’s wrinkled face was filled with satisfaction.

“Perfect. there’s nowhere to go Ha ha ha, can everyone get off work early today?”

At the words of director Jean Dumont, cheers erupted from the surroundings.

“Wow!!! When are you so happy?”

“honey! I’m going to buy some beef today!! wait!”

“Keolkeolkeol Mr. Kangf had a lot of trouble playing double. This piano confrontation scene will be one of the best scenes.”

Like Pascal in the play, director Jean Dumont smiled and said to Kangpe, who was still unconscious.

“Yeah? ah! Well… I guess that’s good. By the way, the person who is said to be song gyu. Are you a real actor? I… No, I feel like my common sense and the world are all being destroyed? hahahahaha this is so… what to say. I actually feel Pascal’s mood in the play.”

He said it with a smile, but the shadow of his words showed a deep sense of skepticism.

For Alexandre Camp, one of the best pianists of the next generation in France, it made sense.

To be honest, when I heard that an actor performed without a double, didn’t I feel a little bit laughable?

“When I was young, I must have learned up to 40 Cherni at a local piano academy. Still, wouldn’t that be enough? Well, it’s none of my business.”

But when I look at it, what is this?

The opponent’s selection is the sonata in B minor, which is said to be the most difficult among the songs on the list, which pianists both respect and resent.

In fact, I didn’t have the confidence to digest it with that kind of technique and control of dynamics without making a single mistake.

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No, even in the whole world, there would be few of them.

To that extent, the man named Song’s performance was perfect.

There was nothing to complain about.

A sense of defeat crept over him, as if he had become Pascal.

Did he notice the agony of such a camp?

Director Jean Dumont told him.

“Do you feel like you’ve hit a wall you can’t get over? Or did you feel despair at your own limits?”

“ah! this. I saw the ugliness. no. I was just thinking about this and that by myself. sorry.”

“Since you’ve won many competitions, you must have grown up listening to the sound of a piano prodigy, right?”

“It’s embarrassing, but it is. hahahahaha, now that I’m here, I wonder what the point is.”

“When I first entered this film version, I thought I was an uncharted genius. A lot of ideas popped up in my head, and I understood the directing like a sponge. But all of that was broken in 5 years. After meeting a ‘real’ genius director named Steven Spielberg. ha ha ha. It took me two years to get over it.”

“If it’s Steven Spielberg, it could be…”

“Ultimately, the answer I came up with… was to admit it. incomprehensible. My conclusion was to sharpen my own weapons rather than admit that there are monster-like people in the world that are impossible to understand and defeat them.”

“I didn’t know that a person like Jean Dumont had ever done that.”

“It’s okay. What am I great at? Compared to me, how fortunate is Mr. Kangp?”

“Yeah? Are you happy?”

“Thank God. That such an incomprehensible being is an actor, not a pianist. At least there won’t be any overlap musically, right? If I were Mr. Camp, I would have a wine party at home tonight.”

Camp’s expression brightened at director Jean Dumont’s playful words.

“hahahahaha, the director is right. I judged as if what I saw with my narrow insight was everything in the world. The world is wide though. thank you I already had a lot of questions about technique, but I need to go and ask Song right now. Thank you for your kind words.”

Then, Kangpoo rushed towards Gyuha, who was sitting and resting.

Camp, moving his fingers in the air, asks about the previous performance.

Kyuha generously shared his technical know-how and musical views.

Director Jean Dumont looked at the scene from behind, and soon left to prepare for the next take.

And there was someone who looked at it with twinkling eyes.

It was Ellen, who is said to be one of the most beautiful French actresses who played the role of Emily.