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Re: Listening Project Idea
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 11:47 pm
by Rocker
A great idea Fergus. My knowledge of Classical music is slight but I am willing to listen and learn, so count me in.
Re: Listening Project Idea
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 12:22 am
by fergus
Good for you Tom; you are very welcome to lurk but you would be most welcome to participate.
Re: Listening Project Idea
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 2:16 am
by cybot
Great idea Fergus and the very best of luck with it...I'm sure it will make very interesting reading too.
Re: Listening Project Idea
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:31 pm
by fergus
cybot wrote:Great idea Fergus and the very best of luck with it...I'm sure it will make very interesting reading too.
Thank you for the encouragement Dermot. It will be interesting to see how it develops.
Re: Listening Project Idea
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 1:47 pm
by Seán
Another approach may be worthy of consideration: one person picks a piece of music, and within an alotted timeframe we all report back on the favourites or otherwise in our collections. Just a thought.
For example, Vivaldi's 4 Seasons:
The performances in your collection; those you like and why; those you don't like and why and your overall favourite(s) and why.
Re: Listening Project Idea
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 2:00 pm
by fergus
Ok, just to get this thing rolling, I am going to suggest that for the month of February we will discuss Vivaldi's Four Seasons. So, unless anybody has any objections that will be be the assignment. I think it should be an interesting one because it is a work that everyone "knows".....or do they? It is also a work that polarises opinions so perhaps it will generate some lively discussion.
So, dust down your Four Seasons recordings and start studying. I will start a new thread just for that work so that should people want to use our discussion as a reference it will be easy to find.
I am looking forward to it!
Re: Listening Project Idea
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 2:46 pm
by Diapason
I think that's the right choice, and a very good place to start. I have 2 recordings of that, but haven't listened to either in years. This'll be good.
Re: Listening Project Idea
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 2:59 pm
by Ivor
fergus wrote:Ok, just to get this thing rolling, I am going to suggest that for the month of February we will discuss Vivaldi's Four Seasons.
Jasus even I could do that! Thanks for the dumbing down lads! ;)
Re: Listening Project Idea
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 3:20 pm
by Jared
Ivor wrote:fergus wrote:Ok, just to get this thing rolling, I am going to suggest that for the month of February we will discuss Vivaldi's Four Seasons.
Jasus even I could do that! Thanks for the dumbing down lads! ;)
Ivor: Fergus has cast his bait... to reel in as large a school as possible at the start; then by the time we get to the Trout Quintet, you'll be hooked and landed before you can get away....
so, let the shoal commence... :-)
Re: Listening Project Idea
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 3:41 pm
by Seán
Ivor wrote:fergus wrote:Ok, just to get this thing rolling, I am going to suggest that for the month of February we will discuss Vivaldi's Four Seasons.
Jasus even I could do that! Thanks for the dumbing down lads! ;)
Let's see what happens, the Four Season's is a very good place to start, ears and pencils at the ready lads.