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« on: December 28, 2009, 11:22:37 AM »
My friend Tahar told me about this great classical music forum - which I have been reading for a few months before registering; and I can tell it IS really great!

Well, I'm Gilles, French, born in Bretagne (France) and living in Poland right now after being in Norway and Denmark for some years - and I have never crossed the Atlantic Ocean.

I took part during the last years in several french-speaking forums, and I regularly write reviews for a website devoted  to classical music. I play the church organ, and very badly the piano (which doesn't mean that I play well the organ...). I'am mostly interested in contemporary and 20th century's composers.

my favorite composers are Britten, Copland, Maxwell-Davies, Nørgård, Takemitsu, Tippett, Sallinen, Scelsi and Lutosławski. I also enjoy the American symphonists, especially Harris, Schuman, Hanson, Hovhaness, Gould and generally the so-called "Open-Prairie" or "Americana" Sound inherited from Copland.

I have only 2 wishes : that you will understand my messages in spite of my french accent, and that I will find something interesting to say in so rich and erudite a forum...
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Re: Hi everybody
« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2009, 11:27:14 AM »
Hi Gilles, and welcome.  Your English is just fine--as is sometimes the case, better than some English-speaking people!  (And your English is much better than my French.  :-[)

Your list of composers has many whom people here admire; I'm a huge fan of Britten and Scelsi, just to cite two you mentioned.

Anyway, enjoy yourself!

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Re: Hi everybody
« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2009, 11:42:19 AM »
Hi Bruce ! Thank you very much for you welcome  ! And for your indulgence toward my english...

I just realize that there is a huge jetlag between me and you : 9 hours, wow...   

Quote from: bhodges on December 28, 2009, 11:27:14 AM
Your list of composers has many whom people here admire; I'm a huge fan of Britten and Scelsi, just to cite two you mentioned.


That's great ! It looks like I have found the right place :)
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Re: Hi everybody
« Reply #3 on: December 28, 2009, 01:04:53 PM »
Very welcome ypu are, your Holmboe postings certainly were great.

Quote from: kentel on December 28, 2009, 11:22:37 AM

my favorite composers are Britten, Copland, Maxwell-Davies, Nørgård, Takemitsu, Tippett, Sallinen, Scelsi and Lutosławski.


Though there are a couple there Im not too familiar with, we're certainly on the same wavelength.

Quote from: kentel on December 28, 2009, 11:22:37 AM

 I also enjoy the American symphonists, especially Harris, Schuman, Hanson, Hovhaness, Gould and generally the so-called "Open-Prairie" or "Americana" Sound inherited from Copland.


I'm a great fan of that style and those composers. Love Piston too.

As I live in Bergen, Norway (and am a dedicated Francophile) - I note with interest that you have spent time in snowy Norway.
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Re: Hi everybody
« Reply #4 on: December 28, 2009, 02:01:55 PM »
Quote from: erato on December 28, 2009, 01:04:53 PM
Very welcome ypu are, your Holmboe postings certainly were great.

Though there are a couple there Im not too familiar with, we're certainly on the same wavelength.
I'm a great fan of that style and those composers. Love Piston too.

As I live in Bergen, Norway (and am a dedicated Francophile) - I note with interest that you have spent time in snowy Norway.


Nice to see a Nordmann here - eg taler faktisk norsk også  :) I really love Norway, the most beautiful country of Europe. I went almost everywhere from Kristiansand to Narvik and Lofoten Islands. Fantastic landscapes - fantastic people.

I'm very glad to hear that you appreciate my little comments about Holmboe; I discovered his music when I was living in Denmark, the Musikbibliotek had all these Dacapo, Kontrapunkt and Danacord cd's which were almost impossible to get in France, with Holmboe, Nørgård, Sørensen, Rosing-Schow, Nørholm, Gudmundsen-Holmgreen and all these great composers.

If you like the Open Prairie Sound, we're sure on the same wavelength ! I didn't mention Piston as his style sounds a bit different to me, but I really like it too.And I forgot to mention Robert Ward and David Maslanka, who wrote very beautiful cycles of symphonies in this coplandian style.

Well; I guess we'll often meet in the music threads of this forum !






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« Reply #5 on: December 28, 2009, 11:36:01 PM »
Greetings from Vienna, Austria! Welcome aboard Gilles.  8)
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« Reply #6 on: December 29, 2009, 12:19:21 AM »
hi!  :)

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« Reply #7 on: December 29, 2009, 02:37:45 AM »
Quote from: kentel on December 28, 2009, 11:22:37 AM
my favorite composers are Britten, Copland, Maxwell-Davies, Nørgård, Takemitsu, Tippett, Sallinen, Scelsi and Lutosławski. I also enjoy the American symphonists, especially Harris, Schuman, Hanson, Hovhaness, Gould and generally the so-called "Open-Prairie" or "Americana" Sound inherited from Copland.

I have only 2 wishes : that you will understand my messages in spite of my french accent, and that I will find something interesting to say in so rich and erudite a forum...

Je vous comprens bien, et déja votre remarques sont intéressants (mais je ne connais pas votre compositeurs préférés, du tout). Et maintenant, hélas - j'arrive au bout de mon Francais!
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Re: Hi everybody
« Reply #8 on: December 29, 2009, 04:16:16 AM »
Bienvenue sur notre forum! :)

As you seem a true world-citizen I think you feel quickly at home here with our unique diversity of members! :)

Have fun, Q :)
« Last Edit: December 29, 2009, 04:17:57 AM by Que »
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Re: Hi everybody
« Reply #9 on: December 29, 2009, 04:28:58 AM »
Quote from: kentel on December 28, 2009, 11:22:37 AM
Well, I'm Gilles, French, born in Bretagne (France) and living in Poland right now after being in Norway and Denmark for some years -


Witamy, Panie Gilles! Czy mówisz po polsku? Jak ci się podoba ładne miasto Gdańsk?

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my favorite composers are Britten, Copland, Maxwell-Davies, Nørgård, Takemitsu, Tippett, Sallinen, Scelsi and Lutosławski. I also enjoy the American symphonists, especially Harris, Schuman, Hanson, Hovhaness, Gould and generally the so-called "Open-Prairie" or "Americana" Sound inherited from Copland.


We have some points in common here. And I also play the piano badly!  :D
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« Reply #10 on: December 29, 2009, 04:54:30 AM »
Quote from: Hollywood on December 28, 2009, 11:36:01 PM
Greetings from Vienna, Austria! Welcome aboard Gilles.  8)


Vienna, the music center of Europe, great to hear from you !  And thank you very much for your welcome !
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« Reply #11 on: December 29, 2009, 04:56:48 AM »
Quote from: david johnson on December 29, 2009, 12:19:21 AM
hi!  :)

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Hello David ! Thank you for your message; so much welcome messages, I can tell that it would NEVER happen on a french forum !
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« Reply #12 on: December 29, 2009, 04:57:47 AM »
Welcome, Gilles!
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« Reply #13 on: December 29, 2009, 05:01:22 AM »
Quote from: Elgarian on December 29, 2009, 02:37:45 AM
Je vous comprens bien, et déja votre remarques sont intéressants (mais je ne connais pas votres compositeurs préférés, du tout). Et maintenant, hélas - j'arrive au bout de mon Francais!


Merci pour votre message de bienvenue ;  votre français est excellent ! Puisque vous aimez Elgar, vous devez absolument découvrir Tippett et Britten !
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« Reply #14 on: December 29, 2009, 05:09:00 AM »
Parenthetically . . . I like (much) Elgar, and also (much) Tippett & Britten . . . but I somehow don't feel that enjoyment of Elgar will necessarily map onto enjoyment of the two later composers.  Very different idiom.
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« Reply #15 on: December 29, 2009, 05:11:18 AM »
Quote from: Velimir on December 29, 2009, 04:28:58 AM
Witamy, Panie Gilles! Czy mówisz po polsku? Jak ci się podoba ładne miasto Gdańsk?

We have some points in common here. And I also play the piano badly!  :D


Witam Velimir ! Niestety nie mowię dobry, jak widzisz, bo jest taka trudna języka... Ale duże rozumiem. Uwielbam Gdańsk, jest bardzo ładna, a na pewno najładniejsza miasta w Polsce. A ty, skąd jesteś ?
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« Reply #16 on: December 29, 2009, 05:16:10 AM »
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on December 29, 2009, 04:57:47 AM
Welcome, Gilles!


Thank you very much Karl ! I was actually reading your thread in the composer section. That looks fascinating ! And I suppose that your have danish roots... (your name sounds very Danish to me).
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« Reply #17 on: December 29, 2009, 05:19:12 AM »
Rozumiesz bardzo dobrze!  ;D Ja jestem ze Stanów Zjednoczonych, ale mieszkam w Moskwie...byłem kilka raz w Polsce.
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« Reply #18 on: February 18, 2010, 03:35:40 AM »
A very warm welcome to you. :)
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« Reply #19 on: February 20, 2010, 11:14:41 AM »
Quote from: Harry on February 18, 2010, 03:35:40 AM
A very warm welcome to you. :)


Thank you Harry :) Un grand bonjour à la Hollande !!

--Gilles
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