Moments Musicaux, No. 4 in E minor by Rachmaninoff

Chelsea, at age 13, performs this piece for the first time after working on it for three months. Keep up with me at twitter.com/chelseadock.

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Music

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• moments in musicaux
• etude no. 4 in E minor
• chelesa
• chelsea dock
• sergei rachmaninov
• classical

[Pian0O0]

The best recording of this piece i heard on YouTube is by Nikolai Lugansky. He shows his feelings.

[artruh]

i would be proud to have a child like her. She is so talented

[mraxeguy]

Wow! Fantastic, emotional playing!

[kizamininniq]

上手いとは思うけど面白くない

[claytonispro]

Holy man good job!

[musicaorganum]

Great job! Keep it up! :)

[davidhertzberg]

@MrStrav81 Right, she is a child. That's how most children behave in front of an audience when they are done performing a piece of music. Kids take a half bow -- it happens every day at hundreds of piano recitals around the world. There are exceptions, of course.

[MrStrav81]

It seemed like she couldn't wait to be done at the end. She took a half bow.

[davidhertzberg]

To all those who chide this youngster for her "emotional distance" and "lack of feeling," may I please submit that at age 13, she is perhaps 30 or 40 years too young to have experienced life's emotional and psychological pain and tumult that can only be "properly" expressed through this music by the experience of age. For Chelsea, this is little more than a technical exercise, as her manner makes clear after she strikes the last chords.

And as for Lugansky, I am not so sure. :)

[t2048]

First of all its a fantastic performance and worthy of praise! Yes she *appears* to be in a bit of an emotional shell - however that doesn't mean she is emotionless - everyone has feelings. If someone is keeping them hidden, it is just a matter of getting them to open up. It is not easy but it is essential for growth and maturity so I do think she could spend some of her time training to explore ways of expressing her feelings through her interpretation of the piece.

[JoeTownley]

I agree with Geo. Chelsea may not wear her emotions on her sleeve, but she has lots of technique and that doesn't come to a disinterested person unless they are gifted to begin with. What she'll do with music is anyone's guess but I hope she gets serious. She could do big things if she put her mind (and emotions) to it.