Rachmaninoff Prelude C Sharp Minor

[GamePoster]

too much pedals

[Rambuzzle]

Good technique and obviously very talented for your age, but the piece is meant to be very dramatic and you're just a bit short on emotion -- it'll come with time.

[socalguy2186]

holy crap. slow the hell down dude. absolutely NO emotion or passion in this piece. you take out the emotion in this powerful piece and you may as well slap rachmaninoff in the face.

[bbvn1]

Justin is obviously very talented, it isn't an easy piece to play at all. IMHO, he is not fully grown, biologically but more mentally, to play such piece in a way it should be played.

Keep practicing, you're doing great.

[iemilypod]

errr..the beginning and the ending are both too fast, the middle is fine... and i think you need a little bit more dynamics.

[nunomatosfafe]

very good

[miIkandcookies]

lol you guys are just jealous because you were playing sonatinas at age 12 :)

[ALLENJRIVERA2010]

NAILED DOWN, NAILED DOWN, NOTES NAILED DOWN!!!

[itsanthonyhere]

If you play this exactly the way it's written, don't the hands overlap each other? Because his hands aren't overlapping..but when I play..they do...?

[totophi]

@itsanthonyhere - the overlaps in this piece are not huge. I believe Justin is in fact doing them, just not visually overemphasizing them. Obviously neither he nor I find a need - do you?

[itsanthonyhere]

@totophi Oh, no. I looked at the music..again. Here's what I was doing wrong, apparently, although I am still confused on what I see on paper and what I see in person.

The highest note on bass cleff is actually played by the right hand's thumb, while the lowest note on g cleff is played by the left hand thumb??

[551ferari]

SUCKS!!!- i am playing this song but hundred times better!!!

[totophi]

@551ferari - Post your YouTube video of this piece (not "song"), Signor Commendatore, or else shutten zie tatze trappe.

[ALLENJRIVERA2010]

@551ferari Don't take up all the confidence and disburse some to other well piano minded people!!!

[XxAbusivexX]

There are some major self esteem issues on this video.

[peakerd]

i know im late by 3 years but i was going around looking for a nice video of this song and this is one of them. I like the nice voicing in the 3 opening notes but after that i think it the section after that should be played a little slower and a couple mistakes were made but other than that it was great.

[MrRicksStudio]

I really like the way you voice the opening chords - nicely done!

[bluerat1996]

I'm learning this song..too :)

[ledzeppelin489]

friggin' suzuki method

[klavierspielerin83]

not bad.but you might wanna wait till you hands grow a bit more. at the agitato there were missed notes and that ending is very demanding and it need the right amount of strength to get it really well.

nice job.

[Rigal01]

It's hard to see a good performance of this piece. A performance wich undestands the history around this piece, with correct ritm and silences. He made a mistake on the hardest part of it, but he undestood the piece, it was great.

Greetings form spain.

[PaulAllegroModerato]

e io che prima ho pensato, è troppo piccolo x me lo suona male...

GREAT!! XD

[rebekahmiller]

Excellent performance!

[nekidspaceman]

That was much better than a lot of people I've seen. well done.

[jkrieger19]

You do a very nice job on this piece...for being 12. But I think you need to wait a few years. Honestly, there was very little to no feeling at all in this piece. But other than that nice job.

[GuitarHero1559]

are you playing on a steinway?

[klavierspielerin83]

yes he is.

[ledzeppelin489]

@GuitarHero1559 if he is...then he's a millionaire

[rhasekng]

um liked it except very inaccurate in my opinion no offense you are a really good player, just need some more practice.

[ArousingAdmiration]

I don't think his hands are big enough to technically play the pice correctly, but your missing the entire point of playing it in the first place.

[hongzai1993]

dont bang.

[christineisaninja]

veryyyy goooood!!!!

[Striker1246]

Where can I Find the Sheet music?

[AmIWhiteOrDanish]

hey justin...its nIcOlAi if you member. if its even you  -_-* well. nicely played i guess

[ruenjou]

yes, i remember you. how did u even find this video? im glad that you liked it.

[twmusiclove]

:] nice job, justin. hm. i know you. went to same school w/ you.

[ruenjou]

who are you?

[twmusiclove]

jessica lee

[ruenjou]

Then you must be familar with the geezer's songs. LOL.

[twmusiclove]

aha. i miss you guys.

[jlthopper]

Pedal is a bit muddy, I think, and high notes on the piano sound a bit shrill - however, nobody can argue that this kid has talent.

[newerpilot18]

could someone tell me where i could get the sheet music to this? thanks

[chjontiveros]

Very powerful and well done indeed. Thanks for the "heads up" Justin and Winnie. It was well worth the time. I hope you continue to make beautiful music.

[ACMarelli]

I learned this when I was 12 too. And this is an aboslutely astounding performance. It reminds me alot of the recording Rach made of this piece. The only thing I can say is maybe just to slow down the begin just a tad bit.