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August 18, 2017, 11:19:39 AM Last Edit: August 18, 2017, 11:23:52 AM by Rosalba
Hi - I've just joined the site. I'm from Yorkshire, have worked as a junior school teacher and librarian, and am currently a home-maker. I'm a newbie to classical music - been listening seriously for four or five years. Composers that I enjoy include Diego Ortiz - William Byrd - Handel - Mendelssohn - Tchaikovsky - and Chopin, plus a few bits and pieces from the twentieth century. Still haven't even made a dent on Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Wagner or Mahler.

Hoping to learn a little more from GMG and to enjoy myself browsing.

Have a good summer, everyone.  :)

Spineur

#1
August 18, 2017, 11:27:25 AM
A warm welcome from France !

QuoteStill haven't even made a dent on Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Wagner or Mahler.

Well, you will find many fans here and lots of material.  Sometimes it gets a bit intimidating:  On Beethoven piano sonatas alone, there is a thread with 154 pages...  One needs a whole week to read all of it.

bhodges

#2
August 18, 2017, 12:10:59 PM
Hi Rosalba, and welcome. Diego Ortiz, what an unusual choice! (= good)

Hope you have a great time here.

--Bruce

Hollywood

#3
August 18, 2017, 12:13:08 PM
Hi Rosalba. Greetings from a Yankee living in Beethoven's Vienna. Welcome to the forum.  8)
"There are far worse things awaiting man than death."

A Hollywood born SoCal gal living in Beethoven's Heiligenstadt (Vienna, Austria).

aligreto

#4
August 25, 2017, 01:00:30 AM
Welcome aboard and I hope that you enjoy your time here.  :)

Karl Henning

#5
August 25, 2017, 01:04:40 AM
Welcome, indeed!

Some of my best friends are librarians  0:)
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Rosalba

#6
August 25, 2017, 01:34:31 AM
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on August 25, 2017, 01:04:40 AM
Welcome, indeed!

Some of my best friends are librarians  0:)

Do they let you off the fines, secretly?  ;)

Karl Henning

#7
August 25, 2017, 04:37:50 AM
Hah!

The fines at the BPL are so inconsiderable (10¢/day) — and, to be fair, I am seldom more than a day or two late — that I don't mind contributing to the Library's budget at so modest an outlay . . . .
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

vandermolen

#8
August 26, 2017, 04:13:50 AM
Welcome from me too. Although I'm originally from London the Yorkshire Dales are my favourite place in the UK. Hope you enjoy your time here.
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

Rosalba

#9
August 26, 2017, 04:38:52 AM
Thank you, vandermolen.
Yorkshire is full of fab places - my favourite part is the North York Moors.

Mind you, East Sussex is pretty cool too. That's where I met my husband and got married. :)

mc ukrneal

#10
August 26, 2017, 04:55:21 AM
Welcome and enjoy yourself!
Be kind to your fellow posters!!

Alek Hidell

#11
August 26, 2017, 08:08:25 AM
Welcome, Rosalba! I'm a n00b myself, both to the site and to classical music - I've been giving it serious attention for about the same length of time you have.

Though an ocean separates us, we'll explore this stuff together through the marvels of the interwebs! Hope you enjoy your stay.
"When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why they are poor, they call me a communist." - Hélder Pessoa Câmara

vandermolen

#12
August 26, 2017, 08:24:24 AM
Quote from: Rosalba on August 26, 2017, 04:38:52 AM
Thank you, vandermolen.
Yorkshire is full of fab places - my favourite part is the North York Moors.

Mind you, East Sussex is pretty cool too. That's where I met my husband and got married. :)
Well, that's nice to hear too.
My wife's grandmother, a vicar's wife, lived in Nidderdale. She died a few years ago aged 103!
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

Rosalba

#13
August 26, 2017, 11:21:56 PM
Quote from: vandermolen on August 26, 2017, 08:24:24 AM
Well, that's nice to hear too.
My wife's grandmother, a vicar's wife, lived in Nidderdale. She died a few years ago aged 103!

A Yorkshire Tyke indeed - must have been the healthy air. :)

Rosalba

#14
August 26, 2017, 11:22:43 PM
Quote from: mc ukrneal on August 26, 2017, 04:55:21 AM
Welcome and enjoy yourself!

Thank you, mc ukmeal - it's been good so far! :)

Rosalba

#15
August 26, 2017, 11:23:52 PM
Quote from: Alek Hidell on August 26, 2017, 08:08:25 AM
Welcome, Rosalba! I'm a n00b myself, both to the site and to classical music - I've been giving it serious attention for about the same length of time you have.

Though an ocean separates us, we'll explore this stuff together through the marvels of the interwebs! Hope you enjoy your stay.

The internet is indeed magic. Thank you, Alek, and happy listening. :)
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