The Triumph of Music.

[french frank]

I've been looking up next week's Sunday Feature presenter on the Baroque, Prof Tim Blanning - an historian. Does anyone know this book? It has plenty of reviews - and its title and conclusions may be disputed ("triumphalist?", yet it seems to have some interesting things to say.

I rather like the notion of the 'exclusivity' of classical music and performers in the 18th c., as represented by Mozart, hired hand and pauper, as compared with the people's composer of today, Sir Elton John, millionaire friend of royalty.

I think it's more social history than musical, hence in the ideas section.

[Historian]

I don't know the book in question, I'm afraid. However, he's a very good historian with an interest in cultural history; an example being his 'The Romantic Revolution'. I saw him speak at a school's event; lively and not patronising.

[french frank]

I don't know the book in question, I'm afraid. However, he's a very good historian with an interest in cultural history; an example being his 'The Romantic Revolution'. I saw him speak at a school's event; lively and not patronising.

I'm looking forward to hearing what he has to say in the feature signalled elsewhere. I hope that, having retired, he hasn't fallen into the habit of trying to please his paymasters at the BBC rather than just giving a good 'lecture'.

I remember taking my camera with black-and-white film to Vienna and with grand notions of being able to sell some of my photos to papers or magazines. The photos of the Karlskirche came out in various shades of grey, and Boots included a helpful tip with the prints saying, 'Try to keep your camera still when you press the shutter'. I didn't bother to send them anywhere ...

[salymap]

I'm looking forward to hearing what he has to say in the feature signalled elsewhere. I hope that, having retired, he hasn't fallen into the habit of trying to please his paymasters at the BBC rather than just giving a good 'lecture'.

I remember taking my camera with black-and-white film to Vienna and with grand notions of being able to sell some of my photos to papers or magazines. The photos of the Karlskirche came out in various shades of grey, and Boots included a helpful tip with the prints saying, 'Try to keep your camera still when you press the shutter'. I didn't bother to send them anywhere ...

Wellitmade me laugh French frank. Rather like my photography. I once tooksomepix of the Royal Car driving down the racecourse at the Derby. Lovely shots of the bonnet and the rear wheels resulted.