Afternoon Concert - general thread

[oddoneout]

Matthew Sweet's 'mash-up' of TV themes has just started - another idea pinched from Classic FM?

Or just a sideways move from Sound of Cinema?

[Frances_iom]

Or just a sideways move from Sound of Cinema?

no just means it's half term and the real Yoof market is being sought - has Dr Who been broadcast yet as I switched off shortly after the start of this section

[DracoM]

Compared to other available online Classical Music threads, R3 Afternoons can be pretty barren IMO.
Yes, live concerts from regional bands are truly worth it. NOW partic.
But repertoire...?

How close is R3 getting to sinking into lazy-thinking CFM etc.?

[cloughie]

Whilst painting some gardening furniture in the garage this I listened to Afternoon on 3 on an old radio. German radio recordings - Beethoven VC Isabelle Faust with the Freiberg Baroque O / Pichon - not a bad performance except that the cadenzas sounded very scrappy. Then the prog finished with the notorious Norrington and Stuttgart Radio O in Beethoven 8, Dvorak 9 - intersected by a bit of Berlioz R&J. Even to the ears of this Sir Roger sceptic they sounded good! I particularly enjoyed the Berlioz.

[Nick Armstrong]

…the prog finished with the notorious Norrington and Stuttgart Radio O in …Dvorak 9… Even to the ears of this Sir Roger sceptic they sounded good!

I heard this too and enjoyed it a lot! Also the Fauré at the end.

[Frances_iom]

Compared to other available online Classical Music threads, R3 Afternoons can be pretty barren IMO.
...

somewhat surprised as many afternoons seem to be >50% modern music (ie composer still alive) - this afternoon was somewhat unusual as containing so many popular pieces (tho I missed the Gershwin at the start tho no loss to me as not usually my choice)

[Bryn]

I have yet to catch up with this via Sounds. Was there mention of when these performances were recorded? Some years ago, where Norrington is concerned, I would have thought.

[Edgy 2]

Weinberg fans take note

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000wtq5

[Rolmill]

I have yet to catch up with this via Sounds. Was there mention of when these performances were recorded? Some years ago, where Norrington is concerned, I would have thought.

According to the website: "The afternoon continues with an archive concert from 2014 with the SWR Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Roger Norrington..."

[Nick Armstrong]

Stenhammar 1 today… (BBC Scottish / Andrew Manze). What a gorgeous piece

[antongould]

Listening to the Skellers today, I enjoyed the BBC Singers - showing I know nothing about singing - and the Judith Weir pieces - which shows I don’t appreciate music ……

[Nick Armstrong]

Is there any point in having two separate afternoon concert threads - this one, and:

http://www.for3.org/forums/showthread.php?19797-The-quot-I-Enjoyed-This-Afternoon-s-Concert-quot-Thread

“Performance” seems to me a more logical place for a single merged thread.

Thoughts?

[antongould]

Is there any point in having two separate afternoon concert threads - this one, and:

http://www.for3.org/forums/showthread.php?19797-The-quot-I-Enjoyed-This-Afternoon-s-Concert-quot-Thread

“Performance” seems to me a more logical place for a single merged thread.

Thoughts?

I vote Performance ….

[edashtav]

I vote Performance ….

Fine.

[Nick Armstrong]

I vote Performance ….

So here is your new merged Afternoon Concert thread

While writing: more evidence that the R3 website staff must be distracted by their GCSEs - the listing on the site and on Sounds for today’s programme consists of the words

“Music for the afternoons on Radio 3”