Musician Tran Tien was sweating profusely when he met musician Van Cao.

(NLDO) - Musician Tran Tien said that the first time he met musician Van Cao was when he was 18 years old.

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At the age of 18, musician Tran Tien was still pursuing a singing career. He was sent by bicycle to musician Van Cao's house to ask for the song "Tien ve Ha Noi" to arrange. Musician Tran Tien said: "Standing before a famous senior, I was overwhelmed. I was too young, only 18 years old. My legs were shaking, and my body was sweating with fear."

Musician Tran Tien said: "Mr. Van Cao asked me what I do? I asked him to sing a song I composed. I sang from "Thanh nien ra tien tuyen" to "Co gai Sam Neua". Mr. Van Cao didn't say anything, just listened silently and occasionally took a sip of wine. I was trembling with fear. After a while, he said, "Stop singing and learn to compose."

On my wedding day, musician Van Cao arrived the latest. He arrived at 10 pm, after the party had ended. He gave me a wedding gift, a handwritten copy of all the experiences of the French composer and organist - Olivier Messiaen. Cuong (musician Nguyen Cuong) said: "Why are you so happy?"

At that time, I was young and so I liked new things. When I went to the South, I still lived my life in my own way. When I met Mr. Son (musician Trinh Cong Son), he asked: "What have you been doing lately? Why don't you write music anymore?". I bragged that I was studying symphony. Mr. Son said: "Ten bad symphonies are not as good as a good folk song. Tien writes well, don't pursue opera anymore. You haven't become a soldier yet, so you want to become an official." After hearing that, I thought to myself, "A human voice that is so good, ten symphonies are not as good." And so I listened to my teachers.

The Legend Live Concert: 4 legendary musicians reunite!

Musician Tran Tien and singer Ha Tran couple

The funny stories of musician Tran Tien are the opening for the program "Come here, four birds of the sky - the theme of The Legend Live Concert", taking place on December 28 at the National Convention Center in Hanoi.

The special music night honors the four musicians Van Cao - Pham Duy - Trinh Cong Son - Tran Tien with performances by singers Hong Nhung, Bang Kieu, Ha Tran, Tan Minh, Doan Trang, Pham Thu Ha, Le Hieu, Tuan Anh and powerful young voices such as Lam Bao Ngoc and Thanh Thuy. Each person, with their own talent and style, will participate in sketching portraits of great musicians - authors and works that have become milestones in time, are touch points of memories, are warm memories of many generations of Vietnamese audiences.

"The Legend Live Concert - Come Here, Four Birds of the Sky" is a special music program that combines for the first time four big names of Vietnamese music, representing generations in the Vietnamese music stream from the dawn of modern music until today.

Their music has gone with time and the souls of Vietnamese music lovers for nearly a century. They are 4 musicians: Van Cao, Pham Duy, Trinh Cong Son and Tran Tien.

Singer Ha Tran's uncle and nephew

The program's name is inspired by a line in the song "Vietnamese Birds" (Van Cao) - Come here when the monsoon is fragrant, oh wandering birds... 4 musicians, each with a huge musical legacy in terms of scale and stature of their works, along with fascinating lives, and literary anecdotes that have been passed down through the decades, becoming an important part of the musical life in particular and Vietnamese art in general.

This "Four Birds of the Sky" gathering will also allow the audience to once again recognize the portraits of the four musicians and their music through their typical songs, which have become classics of Vietnamese music.

And through different perspectives, let's look back at the life journeys of musicians to see how they vividly recounted their lives and their times through music.

All four musicians have close, intimate relationships both in music and in real life, and now, for the first time, they are "together" in a music program on a grand stage.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/nhac-si-tran-tien-so-va-mo-hoi-khi-gap-nhac-si-van-cao-196251011073201837.htm