Week 2: Pack your Bags! 
Welcome to the Main Thread for the second week of the "Guitar Music of the World" practice challenge!
↓ Happy Sharing! ↓
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I am still working on my cathedrale, just started part 3, but still working on part two, here my latest attempt, it has to be more exactla, I sometimes made notes too short....impatience?
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Stefanie Mosburger-Dalz This is lovely. This is actually my favorite movement from the piece.
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Steve Price yes, looks easy, is not!;-)
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To continue on my Canadian composers music... here's the 1st prelude from the work «12 préludes en forme d'études» by Canadian composer Claude Gagnon. I hope you'll enjoy!
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Blaise Laflamme So beautiful, Blaise! Your playing is so expressive, and your sound is so lush.
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Blaise Laflamme wundervoll!
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Eric Phillips Thank you Eric, this is a kind of music that is so permissive... and for this one I'm trying a Knobloch's string set.
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Stefanie Mosburger-Dalz
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Blaise Laflamme Such a wonderful performance, Blaise! What a pity this beautiful music isn't better known outside of Quebec! (Toujours les 'deux solitudes'!?) We are fortunate, though, to have among us such a gifted ambassador! Grand merci!
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Blaise Laflamme Bravo! A very hauntingly beautiful and ethereal composition. Your playing captures the spirit of the music so well. Congrats!
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David Krupka Thank you David for the kind words
I can't say how well he's known outside of Quebec, but he's like a staple here. His music is interesting both musically and «guitaristically», fun to play 
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Dale Needles Thank you Dale, you're right this music has something out of this world... then I'm an alien...
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Blaise Laflamme This is fascinating and beautiful, Blaise. Your performance is very effective and nuance. Beautiful playing. Thanks for introducing this composer to us.
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Jack Stewart Thank you Jack, one of his major work for guitar is a trio titled «Alice sux pays des merveilles», in 5 movements and composed in mid-80'.
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Blaise Laflamme Beautiful piece and wonderful playing Blaise! I really enjoyed this. Thanks!
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Barney Thank you Barney
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Blaise Laflamme You’re expanding my guitar repertoire knowledge. Beautiful tone and expression. Thanks Blaise!
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Marilyn Blodget Thank you Marilyn, I'm happy if I helped you know a bit more about Canadian composers, I also hope to post one or two more of them if time permits.
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Blaise Laflamme Really beautiful Blaise, and the depth of everything that's going on - timbres, harmonies, interpretation...amazing!
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Steve Pederson Thank you Steve for all the kind words!
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Blaise Laflamme Such a beautiful piece! Your presentation was amazing, Blaise, you are sounding great with this spruce guitar. In a beautiful way you bring out the color contrasts, and the 'campanelas' are a touch of delicacy. Thanks for sharing!
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Moyses Lopes Thank you Moyses, I'm still discovering the features and subtleties of spruce (mixed with a brazilian body) and this instrument is so pleasant to play on.
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Blaise Laflamme it’s beautiful. Such a good piece, and your performance is wonderful. Colours and tone and timing. Thank you so much for sharing. Great discovery.
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joosje Thank you Joosje, it was fun to play and record... the following Preludes in the set are also very interesting.
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Blaise Laflamme Just great all around... the piece, the performance, and the sound are all exceptional. The composer's name sounds familiar so I think I have some of his studies in an anthology somewhere. I'll have to go through them.
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Steve Price Thank you Steve, yes I'm sure you can find some of his works in some volumes, collections or method.
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