Clemmie's new book...

[pastoralguy]

I've asked Mrs. PG to give me Clemancy Burton-Hill's new book ' A Year of Wonder' via Santa Claus this year. The author suggests a piece of music to listen to every day for the year. From what I've seen from the Amazon sample there are works I simply don't know so it'll be an interesting exercise to see if I can trace recordings and have the discipline to listen to each example every day for a year.

I did borrow a book by Classic FM on the same theme back in the early summer but there was no way I was going to be able to keep the book out for a whole year and I didn't really want to buy it.

I see it as a good way to hear new music and try to plan ahead so I have the music on the day concerned.

[doversoul1]

I've asked Mrs. PG to give me Clemancy Burton-Hill's new book ' A Year of Wonder' via Santa Claus this year. The author suggests a piece on f music to listen to every day for the year. From what I've seen from the Amazon sample there are works I simply don't know so it'll be an interesting exercise to see if I can trace recordings and have the discipline to listen to each example every day for a year.

I did borrow a book by Classic FM on the same theme back in the early summer but there was no way I was going to be able to keep the book out for a whole year and I didn't really want to buy it.

I see it as a good way to hear new music and try to plan ahead so I have the music on the day concerned.

Here's a bit more about it.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/oct/01/year-wonder-classical-music-every-day-clemency-burton-hill-review

Here's the author introducing it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cu8q4QiC-jY

not to be confused with this:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Year-Wonders-Plague-Geraldine-Brooks/dp/184115458X

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Isn't it a lite version of:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Music-Life-Works-Carry-Through/dp/0571329381

?

[Pianoman]

I tried a similar thing with this book by Fiona Maddocks, which is along the same lines:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Music-Life-Works-Carry-Through-ebook/dp/B01HDY2O0E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1507240396&sr=8-1&keywords=fiona+maddocks

Actually some pretty good discoveries, and she keeps each contribution short enough to not get irritating..

Ah, as usual Ferney is first past the post :)

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Actually some pretty good discoveries, and she keeps each contribution short enough to not get irritating..

... and a wider range of repertoire than CB-H's "from Bach to Strauss".

[french frank]

... and a wider range of repertoire than CB-H's "from Bach to Strauss".

I liked the Observer's 'magnificent treasury' (order it from the Guardian Bookshop), but I'm not sure I'd be interested in a book that limits itself to "songs" - might recommend it for the Observer reviewer, though. But for CB-H, herself, I'd say it does sound like a bit of a pot-boiler.

[Pulcinella]

I liked the Observer's 'magnificent treasury' (order it from the Guardian Bookshop), but I'm not sure I'd be interested in a book that limits itself to "songs" - might recommend it for the Observer reviewer, though. But for CB-H, herself, I'd say it does sound like a bit of a pot-boiler.

I thought that about the song limitation too, and wonder what she considers a song by Bach.
Maybe it's a song in the iTunes sense!

[french frank]

I thought that about the song limitation too, and wonder what she considers a song by Bach.
Maybe it's a song in the iTunes sense!

I think it was. Hence my comment that I'd recommend it for the reviewer. Under the headline it refers to the music as 'tunes' ("Taking one tune at a time …").

[VodkaDilc]

Another sign of age, I fear. I saw the title of this thread and was looking forward to reading about a book about Lady Spencer-Churchill. What a disappointment; I skimmed through the article about the R3 announcer's book in the Telegraph this morning - a very quick skim.

[Sir Velo]

Another sign of age, I fear. I saw the title of this thread and was looking forward to reading about a book about Lady Spencer-Churchill.

[Constantbee]

Sounds like a good Christmas present for a friend. Bit cautious about spending on music books, though. Bought the set of Classic fm Handy Guides - on impulse :¬( - mainly because I knew next to nothing about film and video game music. I know a bit more than nothing now, but still not much, and the fields are changing all the time, so the books will date quickly. Prefer to buy recordings.

[teamsaint]

AH,the power of a big marketing budget and 5/6 figure advances.

<wouldn'tthatbelovelysmileything>

[Pianorak]

not to be confused with this:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Year-Wonder.../dp/184115458X

I think I'll wait until Clemmie's book has met the above book's fate: 97 Used from £0.01

[LMcD]

CB-H was interviewed (by John Humphrys no less!) on the 'Today' programme this morning. She promised to return at a future date. It appears that the longest piece discussed in the book is 25 minutes of Bruckner's 7th.

[Pulcinella]

CB-H was interviewed (by John Humphrys no less!) on the 'Today' programme this morning. She promised to return at a future date. It appears that the longest piece discussed in the book is 25 minutes of Bruckner's 7th.

I feel another 'competition' coming on.
What are the words that best go with this song, I wonder?