Everyone knows that Mei Lanfang has only two main piano masters in his life, one is Mr. Xu Lanyuan and the other is Mr. Wang Shaoqing. Others accompany Mr. Mei temporarily, and they are just to help. Therefore, these two people can be said to be the creators of "Mei School of Qin Art", and they are also important assistants to assist Mr. Mei in creating "Mei School of Art".

Mei Lanfang and his two musicians Xu Lanyuan and Wang Shaoqing

When I was young, I often listened to the opera radio programs of the radio station. At that time, the radio station often invited some old fans to talk and talk about art. I remember one piano voter who highly praised Wang Shaoqing, almost to the point of admiration to the point of inexhaustible! This is an engineer, so he is also a famous piano ticket in the capital. He is probably dead now and can't remember his name, so when he was talking on the radio, he said: "Wang Shaoqing's kung fu is amazing! Many of his creations can't be learned by others." I didn't know how to play the qin, and I couldn't confirm the authenticity of his words at the time, but after listening to and seeing more, I gradually understood what this old gentleman said. What he said was indeed not a lie.

Mei Lanfang and Wang Shaoqing co-starred in "Five Flowers Cave"

Wang Shaoqing's kung fu method has profound fingering skills, both strength and style. He often said to others: "When playing the piano, every note must be pulled like a "bulge", so that it can be flexible and round. It's nice, why do some people "shrunk" the sound? This refers to the strength on the wrist, and the center of gravity is not found, so the more and more the pulling becomes dull and monotonous."

Xu Lanyuan is Mr. Mei Lanfang's violin master. He mainly pulls Jinghu. He and Wang Shaoqing have served Mr. Mei almost all their lives. So how does he evaluate Wang Shaoqing? He said this: "Shaoqing has never been more or less, clean and generous! His accompaniment skills are not focused on the details of each word and sound, but from the whole, the natural atmosphere subtly contrasts With the charm of singing, it is a particularly majestic style."

Mr. Xu Lanyuan, Mei Lanfang's pianist

Mr. Xu's evaluation of Wang Shaoqing is very fair. Some old gentlemen have said that Lao Mei's huqin (here refers to the piano skills of Mei Lanfang's uncle, Mr. Mei Yutian) and Mr. Xu Lanyuan's huqin are both short bows. However, only Wang Shaoqing plays the qin with a long bow, which is atmospheric and not cramped. Therefore, his qin is very powerful. If others do not work with him, it will be as if other people's things are fake. He is unwilling to cooperate with Wang Shaoqing, because he is afraid of the competition.

Wang Shaoqing's huqin is calm and unbroken when it is fast, compact and dense when it is slow, and when it changes from fast to slow or from slow to fast, it can be connected in a particularly natural and atmospheric manner, which enables the actors to perform calmly and play with the piano without any scruples. The sound blends naturally and beautifully.

Mei Lanfang in "Farewell My Concubine"

When Wang Shaoqing arrived in his later years, his playing style changed from a hot and fierce style to a splendid and peaceful one, and he didn't use flowers very much in almost every play. Someone once asked him, and he said it's better to be more restrained, that way. Only to see the skill, it is annoying to show off too much.

Wang Shaoqing and Meimen disciple Li Shifang

During the Anti-Japanese War, Mei Lanfang had a beard and aspired to take a break from the stage, so Wang Shaoqing mainly served Li Shifang, a disciple of Meimen, but Li Shifang was too weak because of his voice, so some people described Wang Shaoqing as a good qin to serve Li Shifang. It's like hitting a mosquito with a cannon.

After the Anti-Japanese War, Mr. Mei came back, and Wang Shaoqing played the piano for Mr. Mei again. After eight years of not appearing on stage, Mr. Mei's voice is not as good as before, so it is impossible to fully reflect Wang Shaoqing's brilliant piano skills. ! Therefore, things in the world are like this. Whatever you want, you can do whatever you want. It's really hard to do it by manpower.