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Rachmaninov Inner circle 1076 Posts |
Hi,
I know what is inside this book, namely expert versions of tricks in the first 4 volumes. But I would like to have your opinion on the material. Have you ever tried some tricks ? The contents are not often discussed as compared to the other volumes. |
Uli Weigel Inner circle Berlin, Germany 1478 Posts |
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On Apr 17, 2017, Rachmaninov wrote: Well, then you do NOT really know what's inside the book. Right now, four of the items in the book grace my repertoire, and none of them appeared in CC 1-4 in any way, shape or form. Instead of a lengthy post praising CC5, I'd like to put it this way: If you know Card College 1-4 at all, or any other book by Giobbi for that matter, what would you expect from this particular author? Rehashing old stuff? A compilation of leftovers? A collection of pipe dreams or cute ideas? Wasting your time with so-so tricks? Sloppy writing? The core of Card College 5 consists of a collection of performance pieces from Giobbi's professional repertoire, mostly fine tuned handlings/versions of classics or neo-classics of card magic. As far as I'm concerned, the quality of the magic is superb. The writing is as usual: clear, lucid, insightful, passionate, intelligent. Everything else is just a matter of taste. |
JanForster Inner circle Germany ... when not traveling... 4190 Posts |
Really nothing to add to Uli's words, get it, it is superb, the routines and their constructions are things of pure beauty. So much to learn! Jan
Jan Forster
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Rachmaninov Inner circle 1076 Posts |
I should have written "I've been heard that CC5 is a collection of expert versions...".
I think my post was not reflecting my thoughts, but I didn't want to generate opinions biaised by my words. Of course, I praised all books by Giobbi as gold. I've started magic with Cartomagie Moderne Vol 1 & 2 before they were translated in English, in 1991. It has shaped deeply my approach in magic, as much as Roubert Houdin did at the same time. I'm currently in my 4 th studying of those books, by mean of CC 1-4 because I realized that a lot of things have been added to the English version. I was just surprised by the fact that the contents are never discussed anywhere and I wanted to have opinions. Uli, the ratio of 4 tricks in a single book joining your repertoire means a lot. I was not an avid magic forum activist until recently, I realize little by little that most of people are interested by the latest things, rather than the best. |
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