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james wrote:If you are interested in Jared's suggestion of 'Pictures at an Exhibition' as a listenning project then I would recommend this recording which is cheaper than Jared's suggestion ...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mussorgsky-Pict ... 364&sr=1-1

I have lots of recordings of Pictures and this is my favourite .. Berman [the pianist] is brilliant.

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Thank you James... another great recommendation. I echo Fergus' sentiments; would you like to lead your own month, later in the year?

Claus: The same invitation is of course extended to you... :-)
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I appreciate the trust Jared :)
I really don't feel very qualified despite being a trained primary school music teacher. Probably because of a limited exposure to classical music. If I was to do it I would most likely go for Carl Nielsen as he was born a few miles outside of my hometown and he is the only composer I feel I really know well (without knowing all of his work if that makes sense?)...... Ok..... I will do it! When is the next slot?
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Claus wrote:I appreciate the trust Jared :)
I really don't feel very qualified despite being a trained primary school music teacher. Probably because of a limited exposure to classical music. If I was to do it I would most likely go for Carl Nielsen as he was born a few miles outside of my hometown and he is the only composer I feel I really know well (without knowing all of his work if that makes sense?)...... Ok..... I will do it! When is the next slot?
I Claus, that really is super news! If you're a school teacher, I've put you down for August (see first post in this thread) which will give you a bit of time during your school hols... would that be OK? I wouldn't worry too much about your perceived lack of knowledge of CM... there are many of us here in the same boat, which is why it makes it more fun and easy going.

Nielsen is a superb choice... there are a number of fans of his work here (myself included), so August will be something for many of us to look forward to. Have a think about which work you'd like to choose and I'll put it up on the calendar... no rush at this stage, though.
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Great stuff! August is perfect for that exact reason :)
Now to choose a work....hmmm......
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Thanks Fergus and Jared for the offer .. I have thought about it and I will accept.

I am not too sure what to choose .. I don't want to pick something too obscure in case most people don't have copies .. I am thinking of one of the following ..

Stravinsky : Rite of Spring
Shostakovich : Symphony 5
Messiaen : Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant Jésus [piano solo]

Which would you prefer ?

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james wrote:Thanks Fergus and Jared for the offer .. I have thought about it and I will accept.

I am not too sure what to choose .. I don't want to pick something too obscure in case most people don't have copies .. I am thinking of one of the following ..

Stravinsky : Rite of Spring
Shostakovich : Symphony 5
Messiaen : Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant Jésus [piano solo]

Which would you prefer ?

James
James... That's great news! I'll put you down for July; will that be OK? Well, any of those three works will push me well outside my comfort zone, which has to be a good thing... I think that the important thing however is for YOU to choose the work. Take your time over it, there's no rush. When you've decided, I'll put it up on the 1st post for you... :-)
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Claus wrote:Great stuff! August is perfect for that exact reason :)
Now to choose a work....hmmm......
Good for you Claus....I am pleased that you are in!
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james wrote:Thanks Fergus and Jared for the offer .. I have thought about it and I will accept.

I am not too sure what to choose .. I don't want to pick something too obscure in case most people don't have copies .. I am thinking of one of the following ..

Stravinsky : Rite of Spring
Shostakovich : Symphony 5
Messiaen : Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant Jésus [piano solo]

Which would you prefer ?

James
I am delighted that you have accepted James....that was brave of you!

The whole idea is to pick a work that you want to discuss and to give us your take on, so to speak.
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I am very pleasantly surprised at how quickly the calendar is filling up!!
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fergus wrote:I am very pleasantly surprised at how quickly the calendar is filling up!!
I'm not at all surprised Fergus... given the calibre of people on this forum...;-)
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