Rhiannon wrote:

"yuluwirri" <yuluwirri@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32gsiqbjbk8&mode=related&search

Wow. Breathtaking. I have a couple questions though. The way she holds
her one hand when it isn't on the keys. Is that a personal preference or
would she have been trained to do that for a reason? And what do you think
is going through her mind when her eyes are closed? Is she enjoying it? Or
focused on doing it right? Or both maybe?

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Rhi

Yes, breathtaking indeed. I think the movements are both her artistic
reaction and a method of keeping time whilst keeping left and right in
sync. I could be completely wrong of course. My father is a pianist and
he plays mostly Mozart and Schubert.

My father has very small hands and apparently, according to him, so did
Mozart even when an adult although he wrote a huge amount while still a
child. My father can't really play Rakmaninoff for example who uses a
lot of 8 key bridges in the concerto I'm familiar with. So Mozart's
piano concertos are more suited for a child. Having heard so many
Mozart concertos growing up it sounded pretty good to me and I have
heard the 26th many times although I didn't know it was called that. I
can play chopsticks perfectly!!! :-)

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On Sat, 13 Jan 2007 17:19:21 -0500, "Rhiannon" <rhianon@sympatico.ca>
wrote:

"yuluwirri" <yuluwirri@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32gsiqbjbk8&mode=related&search

Hey Rhi :)

Wow. Breathtaking. I have a couple questions though. The way she holds
her one hand when it isn't on the keys. Is that a personal preference or
would she have been trained to do that for a reason?

Okay, well without being in her head, I can only comment from my own
perspective. She would not have been trained to do that. IMHO, that is
purely an emotive response to the music. She is being swept away in
the immense quality of tones and evocative trance-like atmosphere of
her own near perfect performance. She is simply lost in the moment,
and allowing her body to move to the music in an pure, spiritual and
childlike way. I can almost be there with her, feel it with her. It is
so real to me.

And what do you think
is going through her mind when her eyes are closed? Is she enjoying it?
Or
focused on doing it right? Or both maybe?

Her concentration is absolute, but with the level of genius I
witnessed in that child, I would say that she is right there in the
moment allowing the music to wash over her - and her body is so
attuned to the now automatic movements of her hands - quite simply I
believe she is in ecstasy.

A wonderful miracle for the world to enjoy yes? :)

--
yuluwirri
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