List C (the long one! )

1. Eleanor Alberga - If the silver bird could speak
2. Martinu - The puppets' dance, no. 5
3. Prokofiev - Gavotte No. 2, Op. 95
4. Ravel - Mouvement de menuet, 2nd movement
5. Turina - Vals romantico No.3 Op 101
6. Copland - JAzzy, no. 3
7. Albeniz - Rumoures de la caleta No. 6, Op. 71
8. Bortkiewicz - Prelude no. 1 from op 13
9. Brahms - Intermezzo in E (Adagio) No. 4 Op. 116
10. Chopin - Nocturne in F minor, Op. 55 no 1
11. Debussy - La serenade interrompue, no. 9
12. Gershwin - Liza
13. Grieg - Notturno No. 4 from Lyrische Stucke, book 5, op 54
14. Moeran - Irish love song - no. 1
15. Poulenc - Toccatta: No. 3
16. Rachmaninov - Prelude in F, no. 7 from Op. 32.

Thanks again, Oddball. Sarah and I are obviously of one mind about your stellar qualities.

I'm trying to identify the Ravel piece. Is there any more information?

That's OK!

The Ravel.... -

"Mouvement de menuet: 2nd movement from Sonatine"

That's all it's got.

*grin*

*sits back listening to Oddball practice all the pieces from the new Grade 8 syllabus on the chillout room Steinway Grand, which doesn't care about your ability in pianistic skills (or lack of) but ensures everyone sounds like ... (insert virtuoso pianist of your choice here)...*

Mmmm what wonderful pieces

AP hasn't come down from that yet, it's one of her favourite pieces. The whole Sonatine is on the DipABRSM syllabus, and the middle movement is wonderful .

She wants to do grade 8 now .

I am actually printing out one of the pieces...3 guesses which

Cool


the Chopin?

Thanks. The 'from Sonatine' was missing from your original list. I thought there was a piano piece not on my complete Ravel Piano works CD!

I've just played through the Prelude from the Bach P&F. The Prelude's very playable; not so sure about the Fugue. And spit, I've got book two of the Clementi sonatas and the G minor is in book 1. I have a few short bars in the contents, and that's it!

Off to try and track down the Haydns now.

what lovely news, jane.

celebrate by playing the grand piano over there in the corner... and it's such a good piano that nobody ever makes a mistake when playing it!

Hello all.

I'm relaxed now, thanks to Oddball. I've just been listening to some soothing Ravel played on the grand piano in the corner while I soak in the jacuzzi. Bliss!

It's cruel, the grade 8 syllabus always has so many great pieces on it . *must restrain* .

One of the advantages I have - I can't possibly be tempted because I couldn't play them even with hours and hours and hours of practice and rote-learning (maybe one day, but not at the moment!) so I'll just enjoy listening

Hi Ash!

Ah the jacuzzi does wonders for a sprained ankle!

Jacuzzi healing sprained ankle - must put on swim suit and dark glasses and get in straight away!

Oh good the waiter has just mixed a wonderful jug of pimms, there's plenty to go around.

And the Platter with the chocolate fondue complete with pinapple and stawberries is to die for

And with the pianist playing his way through the whole new Grade 8 piano list my life is complete.

Who let Wayne Rooney in to the ankle healing Jacuzzi??!!

Mmmmm Choc fondue and fruit

*Tucks in*

*lures Wayne out with an expensive car and older women*

That better?

Older than me???!!! Yipes, he has weird taste!!

You're not old .

He's reputed for his fondness for older women, see 'Have I Got News For You' for further details .

Bless you!!

*adds YAP to list of lifelong friends*

The pianist in the corner is playing the Shostakovich Prelude and Fugue at the moment. Absolutely lovely.

Oh, that must be a relief.

*takes an ice cream from the ice cream plant*

So pleased to hear that you're okay Jane .

everyone sounds like........moi?????

(Only joking..... )

YAY! Chopin Nocturne again!

Well it says virtuoso by your forum name so you must be .

Oh, hang about, another virtuoso posted... .

Just to be annoying, this sonata is actually in F# MAJOR, not minor

You're right, my eyesight is bad.

*stumbles in in haze of end-of-lovely-day-ness*
gosh, I've been good today. Only one glass of wine at dinner.
And a trio of chocolate for pudding. whoops.

*curls up on squishy armchair and goes to sleep*

...zzzzzz....

SNORE

*wakes with a start*
gosh, Cheeble is still out for the count after the wedding. What did they put in those drinks?
*tiptoes out after leaving hangover cure next to armchair*

*jumps in a bath of warm marzipan custard and rolls up a raspberry pancake to dip in*

Oooh I forgot about this thread

I've never seen it before, but I need it now!

I need it now too. Very bad day at school.

Oh dear, what happened to you two?

Maths just got a whole lot harder. So did physics.

Anything I can help with?

Can't wait for 17th October

Car Expert

Not just now, but it was to do with Sequences and series for one lesson, we did a bit on the sigma. I understand how it works and what you write where....it's just that darn number on the top.

The other maths lesson it was solviong quadratics by completing the square...which was totally mental.

And in physics, I got nowhere near the right answer for the homework. And most of the questions I answered in the lesson probably couldn't have been further from the correct answer.

*walks in*

Arrgghh!

*chills*

Me too!



*chills*



*sprays anti stress mist*

*Eats cake*

Mechanics. Need I say more about my day?

Oddball, if you need help with completing the square I can cope with that. I'll be happier if I can do some math right today.

Mech is great fun

Not when you realise all the GCSE stuff you haven't covered yet is needed for it.....