Bach Mass in B Minor Po3 on Friday 13 May

[Patrick Arbuthnot]

I'm finding the trumpets somewhat distant to the point of inaudible, whilst strangely the timpani are rather dominant. But apart from that ......... erm, triff.

I was ther. The trumpets were half hidden behind a pillar. After the interval Nos 1 and 3 swapped places, presumably to give a better balanced on air. The playing quality was very high - as was the horn - but somewhat too restrained for my likingy

[mercia]

thanks (and welcome) for that information - I guess that explains things

I haven't the slightest idea (unlike other messageboarders) what engineers can and do do in terms of balancing

[ardcarp]

Just LA-ed it. Although I didn't listen live on this occasion, how FANTASTIC of the Beeb to do concerts of this calibre. I could skip over the interval music with ease, but stopping here and there to make sure I wasn't missing the beginning of part 2, I have to agree with others how inappropriate it was. Quite out of keeping with the integrity of the Mass. Whilst I would hate equally:

gushing backstage interviews that TV viewers will have to endure at the Proms, and similar interval chat with performers on radio.

...some talk on a related topic (art, literature, music, history, architecture) would have benn more agreeable.