Thirteen Bass

Chapter 32 [32] In deep love of the soul

The annual Venice Water Music Festival will last for half a month. During this period, there will be several performances in Venice every day, either grand or relaxed. The style is not limited to classical music, and the form also ranges from opera, stage play, From symphonic poetry to chamber music.

The duet of Bai Lang and Qi Sinian was arranged on the third night, the "Deeply Loved Soul" theme concert at the Phoenix Opera House, which was the first climax of the entire music festival.

Before that, both Qi Sinian and Bai Lang practiced and prepared on Lido Island, and had never been to the main island. They only heard from the news that Venice was very lively because of the large number of tourists gathered for the music festival.

Lido Island is rare and quiet, with sweet sunshine and fresh sea breeze.Qi Sinian and Bai Lang live in one of the villas in the resort hotel, which has a large piano room attached, and the bay can be seen from the window.

Lin Chu's appearance was two days later than theirs. I heard that the final arrangement of his "Moonlight" has not yet been finalized.But Lin Chu himself was not in a hurry, instead he left his big team and went to Qi Sinian and Bai Lang's piano room every day.

Bai Lang finally remembered to ask Qi Sinian about his relationship with Lin Chu, but Qi Sinian said that Lin Chu's mother and his mother were sisters.When Lin Chu was eight years old in China, his parents divorced, and then his mother remarried to the UK, and brought him to Europe to further study piano performance.

"So, in this way, Teacher Lin is your cousin?" Bai Lang was really shocked, "Why have you never heard of it before?"

Qi Sinian thought for a while and said, "I don't think it's necessary, so I didn't mention it. Lin Chu probably thinks the same way."

Bai Lang nodded, and made a comparison in his heart, and found that although the two people's appearances were of different styles, they were still somewhat alike.Especially the eyes and eyelashes, both deep and beautiful, even among Caucasians, they are by no means inferior.

Later, one afternoon, Bai Lang put down the bow in his hand and asked Lin Chu who was sitting on the sofa: "Mr. Lin, did you and the chief grow up together?"

Lin Chu put his arms behind his head, thought for a while and said, "That's right. It's just that I didn't meet him much when I was young, but I got to know him gradually after learning music. I hated him when I was young."

Bai Lang looked at him in surprise: "Hate it? Why?"

Lin Chu said with a smile: "Your family chief has been 'other people's child' since he was a child. He is a foreigner, but his name is always callused in my ears. You are also Chinese, so you should understand."

Bai Lang didn't know what he thought of, so he smiled and nodded.

Lin Chu curled his lips and said with emotion: "However, he is really lucky. He has been lucky since he was a child, and he doesn't know what kind of virtue he has accumulated in his previous life. Not everyone can meet a soul mate. muse."

Bai Lang was stunned for a moment, a strange feeling arose in his heart, but his thoughts were in a mess, so he asked with a puzzled expression, "Who are you talking about?"

Lin Chu lowered his arm, stared at his face for a while, and suddenly laughed: "Of course it's you."

Bai Lang couldn't tell whether he was telling the truth or joking.He stood up from the piano bench, put the score back to its original place, and kept looking at Lin Chu without speaking.

Lin Chu also sat up, looked at the expression on Bai Lang's face, and smiled even more happily: "So you don't know?"

Bai Lang asked, "What should I know?"

"Xiaobai, my Chinese is no worse than yours, you can't catch me." Lin Chu calmly poured two glasses of water, and said, "Go and ask Qi Sinian yourself, I don't dare to provoke him."

Bai Lang lowered his hair in a daze for a while, then got up and went to the stairs to look down.Qi Sinian was downstairs discussing the details of the performance with Herbert, the operator, and his attention was not here.

Soon, Herbert walked out, and Qi Sinian was still sitting.He noticed Bai Lang's gaze, raised his gaze to look into Bai Lang's eyes, and smiled slightly.

Bai Lang stared blankly at him, the thoughts in his mind almost completely stopped.His heartbeat quickened little by little, and he couldn't bear Qi Sinian's sight. After a long time, even his breathing became difficult.

The gentle smile in Qi Sinian's eyes grew wider, he stretched out his hand and took out a blooming rose from the vase on the table, and gently rubbed the delicate petals with his fingertips.Finally, he took his hand back, put his finger on his lips, and left a soft kiss.

Bai Lang was stunned for a while, until Herbert opened the door and came back, Qi Sinian turned around and continued talking with him, then slowly raised his hand to cover his face.

On the day when the duet of Bai Lang and Qi Sinian made its debut, the famous La Fenice Opera House in Venice was packed.

The entire concert hall was brightly lit, really like a phoenix blooming in the night sky.Numerous huge Italian chandeliers hang from the spiraling ceiling, shining brilliant light to every corner of the concert hall.

Qi Sinian and Bai Lang wore the same black tuxedo and appeared in the waiting room below the stage.

Bai Lang felt a little nervous, but more excited.This is the first time he has appeared on such a big international stage as a performer.The waiting area is full of stars, all faces that were only seen in magazines and on the screen before.Many people don't know him, but because of the status of "Sean Chyi's partner", they set their curious eyes on him.

Bai Lang forced himself to focus on the music and didn't talk to anyone.

Soon, the lights in the auditorium dimmed, and the audience maintained a silent etiquette, leaving only a warm and excited emotion spreading silently.

The melody of "Song of Flowers" sounded, and the music belonging to the Italian Santa Cecilia Orchestra flowed.The string part sings slowly with a melodious and gentle tone, releasing a sacred and beautiful dream along the D-flat major.After the three themes, the brass voices rise one after another, and the passionate accents gradually overlap, representing the surging desire mixed with illusory love.The two voices are intertwined hand in hand, and all kinds of emotions are expressed vividly, as if Gibran was singing a hundred years ago:

"Love is vain, a cage, and involuntary! Love is a sacrifice, a soul, and lingering to death!"

Compared with German and Austrian classical music, Italian music has a more dramatic expression.The inherent Utopian ideals of the Italians are deeply rooted in their musical form and have been completely inherited by the ancient Santa Cecilia Orchestra.

As "Gramophone" magazine once commented on this band - "Its tone is lively and enthusiastic, like the Amarone wine made from the grapes of Veneto, very sweet, but easy to get drunk."

Today, this sweet and intoxicating note is transformed into a refreshing fragrance through the fingertips of the performer, and every breath is pouring out today's theme - "L'amore intrappolatonell'anima" (deep love of the soul).

Bai Lang listened quietly, his mood fluctuating with the beautiful harmony of the harpsichord and French horn.By chance, he turned his gaze and found that Qi Sinian was looking back at him tenderly.The elegant performer has deep brows and eyes, swept by the spotlight, as if dyed with a layer of gold powder, a natural handsomeness that can attract everyone's attention.

Bai Lang's eye sockets began to heat up. He felt that the alcohol content of this Mediterranean wine was too high, which stimulated the active secretion of dopamine, and created an illusion in his brain that he was intoxicated in love.Subconsciously, he stood up straight and looked at Qi Sinian.

The music ends in a long and beautiful euphonium major triad, and the sound of the whole song is still unfinished, symbolizing the beauty of never-ending love.

At this moment, two musicians from the East walked onto the stage side by side with applause.With straight backs, confident and elegant postures, they stood by the podium and greeted all the audience with smiles.

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Note:

[1] Italian Santa Cecilia Orchestra: Orchestradell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia.I don't know what the abbreviation is, but Italy's number one symphony orchestra, occasionally breaking into the top ten in the world, is a very old symphony orchestra.

[2] Harpsichord: ancient harpsichord piano.Traditional classical symphony orchestras do not have piano seats, but there are resident harpsichordists.

When it comes to Italy, it is synonymous with passion and romance.Their symphonies are slightly different from those of Germany.Italy pursues more dramatic expressions, and there are even some things that are absolutely not allowed in Germany and Austria, such as the performer's body swaying back and forth.This was once a controversial topic in the European symphony circle.Later, Italy maintained the "Italianness" of their symphonies and made it an important feature of Italian symphonies.