Tribute to Frans Bruggen: EMS 16 November

[doversoul1]

In the first of two tribute programmes to the late Frans Bruggen, the recorder player Piers Adams reflects on Bruggen's career as a recorder virtuoso.

The programme features recordings by Frans Bruggen performing music by Handel, Vivaldi, De Lavigne, Telemann, Walter, Sammartini, Hotteterre and JS Bach

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04prlqw

[amateur51]

This looks unmissable - many thanks dovers

[doversoul1]

A wonderful tribute and an excellent programme. Packed with most enjoyable music. I look forward very much to the next programme.

(was that background music meant to be there?)

[ardcarp]

Agreed! And I thought Piers Adams presented it very well....but allowing bits of music to run as a background to speech [and surely they were intentional?] was just silly. I think an EMS audience can do without that.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

... allowing bits of music to run as a background to speech [and surely they were intentional?] was just silly.

I admire the self-control of your language here, ardy!

[doversoul1]

Re: the music in the background.

I am almost sure that it was a mistake / technical slip. It was so unlike the Early Music Show.

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

never mind it is a great essay on Bruggen's recorder playing ... music that was indispensable to life in the 70's for me