Quiet Groans the Don

[Master Jacques]

From the BBC Radio 3 website:

"Back in London, Penny Gore continues the afternoon with a performance by the Ulster Orchestra of Strauss's tone poem telling the story of the dastardly Don Quixote. "

As the friend who pointed this out to me put it, "opposed, presumably, to the quixotic Don Juan."

Sigh... time those unpaid postgraduate interns were given a general education as well as a free sandwich.

[french frank]

"opposed, presumably, to the quixotic Don Juan."

[LeMartinPecheur]

Thought this would be a thread about David Owen Norris

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Thought this would be a thread about David Owen Norris

Wot?! With the word "quiet" in the title??!!

It's all Strauss' fault - so many "Don"s in his title - Don Juan, Don hTwo, ...

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Ooooh! More groans!

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

... and, if there's no one with you, you'll be groan your own.

But is it worth it?

[Master Jacques]

Of course the marvellous Aulis Sallinen foresaw all these complications (and Auntie's confusion) by entitling his delightful Chamber Music III (for cello and strings) The Nocturnal Dances of Don Juan Quixote.

[Bryn]

Somewhat related to the topic, http://www.for3.org/forums/showthrea...370#post710370 . There are 12 poems in the work broadcast during TtN, not 3 songs, as announced.

[french frank]

... and, if there's no one with you, you'll be groan your own.

But is it worth it?

Oh, dear. I suppose we just have to groan and bear it.

[ahinton]

Oh, dear. I suppose we just have to groan and bear it.

At least that infamous Don Mr Trump won't have anything to say about it, quixotic or otherwise...

[oddoneout]

Don Juan, Don 'em all.

[Serial_Apologist]

Don a kebab. Get yourself spit-roast. You can take it in turns.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

I think "Hotey" is a stupid name for a donkey.

[cloughie]

When I saw this heading I thought it was a comment on the disquiet of Owls supporters!

[LMcD]

I HAD hoped we'd groan out of this sort of humour.