Comments on 'why are there no comments' !

[Guest]

I find it somewhat worrying that so few postings on this Messageboard refer to BBC transmissions of either afternoon or evening concerts.

I think back to the old BBC messageboard where there often were comments by the sorely missed Hornspieler about broadcast concerts which seem to be missing on these Boards at the moment. I hope he will soon be back to liven up proceedings!

Is it that none of the contributors to this messageboard listen to these almost daily concerts, which would defeat the whole object of this exercise, or that they just have no comments?

At present there are almost more postings regarding views on live concerts than broadcasts of live or recorded live concerts or recitals. Any views why?

[Norfolk Born]

At present there are almost more postings regarding views on live concerts than broadcasts of live or recorded live concerts or recitals.

Please translate....

[Cellini]

I have mentioned R3 and other live concerts and commented on them afterwards, but often no one takes it up, so it is a bit pointless.

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

it might be that an assumption that AUNT is not reading the commentary ... [erroneous in my guess] and so what is the point ... ?

are we all more silent like orphans in the children's home, missing mater?

[Daring Tripod]

OFCHAP

Apologies if I did not make myself clear. 'People commenting on concerts they attended' rather than commenting on concerts they heard on R3. Clear?

[Ferretfancy]

In my house the audio equipment rather dominates our living room, so I rarely listen to evening concerts on R3, though I sometimes record them to hear later. It's a case of making room for others to read or watch TV, and I'm not keen on headphone listening. So, nearly all my listening is in the day, either from CDs and LPs or R3.
I like to go to live concerts when I can, and the Proms takes up a large chunk of the summer at the RAH.
I would have thought that the drift of these boards is towards discussion of all classical music and musicians, regardless of provenance.

[Norfolk Born]

OFCHAP

Apologies if I did not make myself clear. 'People commenting on concerts they attended' rather than commenting on concerts they heard on R3. Clear?

Ah, I see! In my own case, I don't post messages about concerts that I've heard on Radio 3 because I very rarely listen to them. The afternoon concerts are a bit of a mish-mash and those in the evening start too early for me and in any case are rarely 'live', which takes away much of the atmosphere.

[salymap]

Daring Tripod. I know Hornspieler would agree with you. He was rather bored with the old MBs as they contained few reviews of the sort you mean. We also lack smittims who could post perceptively on most musical subjects. Let's hope that we get some good reviews soon, without the mud slinging and name calling that puts people off posting.

[Alison]

I agree with the the original post. For example I was amazed that no one extolled the virtues of
this weeks LSO/Gergiev concert, an exceptional one by any standard. I should have started a thread myself.

There is a sense that the broadcast evening concerts simply start at the wrong time and lose focus being
merely part of that amorphous dollop of evening performance.

Stand alone live concerts are what we need.

[Cellini]

I agree with the the original post. For example I was amazed that no one extolled the virtues of
this weeks LSO/Gergiev concert, an exceptional one by any standard. I should have started a thread myself.

There is a sense that the broadcast evening concerts simply start at the wrong time and lose focus being
merely part of that amorphous dollop of evening performance.

Stand alone live concerts are what we need.

I did comment on the LSO/Gergiev concert but it was under a thread called Shastakovich 2nd violin concerto and Bryn and I discussed it and recordings of the work by Oistrakh and not under its own thread. I must admit that I did not mention the orchestral symphony No 1 in G minor by Tchaik (Winter Daydreams).

I used to often talk about live broadcast lunchtime concerts often from the Wigmore (some of which I attended) and recorded ones from elswhere on the old BBC boards but these were sometimes ignored by everyone. I even used to go in for in depth analysis which occasionally caused a stir.

I agree that on these new boards it is much worse so far with many of the concerts totally ignored. HS and smittims were good at bringing these concerts up and commenting on them, and responding if started by others.

Sadly it will probably never be the same again.

[Alison]

Thanks Cellers, Ive caught up with that thread now. I don't think dear Nicola
would be up to that DSCH 2 somehow !

Yes, folk only seem interested in the Proms and, occasionally, Mark Elder's Halle concerts.

[doversoul1]

The same subject came up on this thread (#36 onward). It seems that we are all waiting for someone else to start a thread and…no one responds. What should we do?

http://www.for3.org/forums/showthread.php?856-Report-back-any-comments/page2

[Alison]

Thinking about it, I can imagine that many boarders record evening concerts and listen to them in their own time.

Smittims and Hornspieler seemed to be able to listen 'live' much of the time.

[Petrushka]

I agree with the the original post. For example I was amazed that no one extolled the virtues of
this weeks LSO/Gergiev concert, an exceptional one by any standard. I should have started a thread myself.

There is a sense that the broadcast evening concerts simply start at the wrong time and lose focus being
merely part of that amorphous dollop of evening performance.

Stand alone live concerts are what we need.

I've yet to listen to the LSO/Gergiev but I agree with what you say here.

There could also be that problem of people being a wee bit afraid to post an opinion on a concert in case they get called names for thinking it good/bad/indifferent by those who think the opposite. I'd certainly think twice about posting when you know you have ex-players on the premises!

On the old boards I recall raving about a very fine Mahler 6 from the BBC NOW under Jac van Steen which I thought was one of the best I'd heard but there was very little response.

By the way, this is a good week on Po3 so let's have those comments!

[french frank]

On the old boards I recall raving about a very fine Mahler 6 from the BBC NOW under Jac van Steen which I thought was one of the best I'd heard but there was very little response.

By the way, this is a good week on Po3 so let's have those comments!

Another Mahler 6 - live from the Barbican - coming up on Wednesday, the BBCSO under JB, and Lars Vogt playing it in with a bit of Mozart.