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Re: Listening Project Calendar
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 9:34 pm
by fergus
Ciaran wrote:I might venture to offer my services for December. I might have thought what to talk about by then!
We all look forward to that Ciaran; I am positive that you will come up with something very interesting.
Re: Listening Project Calendar
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 9:45 pm
by Jared
fergus wrote: I am positive that you will come up with something very interesting.
a forgone conclusion Fergus, although by that stage, I'm sure we'll be up for dismantling the Christmas Oratorio... ;-)
Re: Listening Project Calendar
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 5:42 pm
by Seán
Jared, please put me down for Smetana's Má Vlast.
Re: Listening Project Calendar
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 5:43 pm
by Jared
Seán wrote:Jared, please put me down for Smetana's Má Vlast.
truly excellent choice, Sean... everyone will love that...
Re: Listening Project Calendar
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 5:50 pm
by Diapason
Completely new to me. Interesting.
Re: Listening Project Calendar
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 6:24 pm
by Jared
Diapason wrote:Completely new to me. Interesting.
oh Simon... what delights you have in store! I can hear the rapids tearing majestically down the Czech hillsides as I type!
Re: Listening Project Calendar
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 9:21 pm
by fergus
Excellent choice Seán!!
Re: Listening Project Calendar
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 2:52 pm
by DaveF
I've been out of action for a while so not posting in the last while. Anyway I've been thinking what I'll be doing for the Sept slot. I'm still mulling it over but I think it will be Janáček's String Quartets or some of Bartók's String Quartets.
Re: Listening Project Calendar
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 3:33 pm
by Diapason
Right, I'm going to risk your collective wrath and go for...
Henry Purcell's Ode on Saint Cecilia's Day 1692 ("Hail, Bright Cecilia") for June.
I imagine some of you (Seán!) are a bit horrified at that choice, but my thinking is that there's no point going for music that you all know backwards already. My introduction to this piece opened up a whole new world, and even if you come away hating it, I'd hope that I can at least explain what I like and admire about it. Time will tell if I can convert anyone...
(Just so we're clear, it's the 1692 Ode you're looking for, not the 1683 Ode which is called "Welcome to all the pleasures". We can save that for later!)
Re: Listening Project Calendar
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 3:47 pm
by DaveF
Diapason wrote:Right, I'm going to risk your collective wrath and go for...
Henry Purcell's Ode on Saint Cecilia's Day 1692 ("Hail, Bright Cecilia") for June.
I imagine some of you (Seán!) are a bit horrified at that choice, but my thinking is that there's no point going for music that you all know backwards already. My introduction to this piece opened up a whole new world, and even if you come away hating it, I'd hope that I can at least explain what I like and admire about it. Time will tell if I can convert anyone...
(Just so we're clear, it's the 1692 Ode you're looking for, not the 1683 Ode which is called "Welcome to all the pleasures". We can save that for later!)
Everyone here has now just booked holidays for the month of June. ;-)