What happened to the listening groups?

[Tapio Dmitriyevich]

What happened to the listening groups - I guess not many people being part of? I must admit, I had spare time and was pretty often absent. But I have so much stuff in my queue and I'm free what to seriously listen to next. Maybe some symphonic works of nordic composers, Nystroem, Tveitt, Peterson-Berger, Sibelius (2 requires more listens), or Dvorak Tone Poems... Still also some big tunes which I'm not into, which didn't work yet for me: Bruckner 9, Shostakovich 10, Mahler 7 (Eight: ummh)... Also some british stuff in my queue (oh England, the poor penalty losers  ): RVW 2, 4, 5... Elgar Symphonies....? What next, what next, a first world problem... It would at least be nice to listen to stuff, which may currently be hyped here a bit more...

[North Star]

Listening groups would certainly interest me, too. Mahler, Shosty, Nielsen, Sibelius, Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Janacek, stuff I don't know, stuff I know. Anything from the first half of the 20th century, really. RVW symphonies I don't know at all, that would be interesting, too (though I'd have to listen from Youtube or Spotify).

[Tapio Dmitriyevich]

Open for a big tune, Sibelius 7 (thread)? I listened to his Symphonies not often enough, prefered his Tone Poems. Didn't get into 7 yet.

[North Star]

Sibelius's 6th and 7th are both something I need to explore more, too. 3, 4, and 5 are some of my favourite symphonies, especially 4 & 5.

[Gurn Blanston]

Just as a reminder; the listening groups were never a formally organized thing. Every session was arranged and prepared by the moderator on a voluntary basis. We are always prepared to assist people who want to set one up and run it. I think that some of you would be surprised if you did one yourself; not only are you better at it than you think you are (probably) but it is also an excellent way to learn about the music in depth. So, think about doing one, pick a piece of music and then study about it. Sign some people up and you are off and running.

[Tapio Dmitriyevich]

--> GMG listening group: Jean Sibelius - Symphony No. 7, Op. 105 | ~2-8 July 2012