RADIO 3 evening concert intervals - cut the music !

[Barbirollians]

I cannot understand why t is thought a good idea to play more music in the intervals of Performance on 3 concerts. I want a break from music which is of course part of the point of the interval in the concert hall - to allow the musicians a break but also the audience .

Radio 3 must have an absolute treasury of talks about the pieces played in their archives - might it not be fascinating to hear what say Hans Keller , Anthony Hopkins or Deryck Cooke once had to say about the piece we have just heard or are about to hear ?

Cut the music and bring back the talks !

[Northender]

The interval in last night's Wigmore Hall concert was devoted, sans musique, to an amateur weather forecaster.

[french frank]

The interval in last night's Wigmore Hall concert was devoted, sans musique, to an amateur weather forecaster.

Was it interesting?

I remember years ago an interval talk about sheep farming in south west France: it was surpriingly interesting.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

I cannot understand why t is thought a good idea to play more music in the intervals of Performance on 3 concerts. I want a break from music which is of course part of the point of the interval in the concert hall - to allow the musicians a break but also the .....

May I be permitted to say it's yet another stupid decision. Rather like the moronic amateur musical shows that play the soundtrack album during the interval.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Yes - this is another irritating way of ruining the performers' carefully thought-out programming: it just saturates the ear and makes the second half of the concert too much. Interval talks - especially those on seemingly bizarre topics - were so much better for everybody involved.

[David-G]

I cannot understand why t is thought a good idea to play more music in the intervals of Performance on 3 concerts. I want a break from music which is of course part of the point of the interval in the concert hall - to allow the musicians a break but also the audience .

Radio 3 must have an absolute treasury of talks about the pieces played in their archives - might it not be fascinating to hear what say Hans Keller , Anthony Hopkins or Deryck Cooke once had to say about the piece we have just heard or are about to hear ?

Cut the music and bring back the talks !

I agree 100%.

[Nick Armstrong]

I agree 100%.

So do I.

[teamsaint]

"Discovering music" in the interval does nicely for me, but i know it's not for everybody.

an ice cream is another good idea.

[salymap]

So do I.

I agree too. Saturation point is reached and the concert is cut up into pieces - but isn't that done to everything broadcast now?

[Petrushka]

I usually turn the volume down so it is just about audible then return to normal for the concert.

[antongould]

"Discovering music" in the interval does nicely for me, but i know it's not for everybody.

an ice cream is another good idea.

Does nicely for me too ts.........

[Barbirollians]

I have had enough after that Petrushka on the piano - so no Rite for me .

[Flosshilde]

Never mind - there's another one along next Thursday, by the BBCSSO

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

"Discovering music" in the interval does nicely for me, but i know it's not for everybody.

Yes; I preferred the longer format, and when it was presented by other "uncoverers" as well as SJ - but the "Fun-Sized" interval introductions are good.

an ice cream is another good idea.

I don't think even the Third programme ever provided this, ts!

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

It's strange that they like to intersperse decent music with utter verbal drivel in Breakfast, bur when the human voice would be more appropriate in a concert interval, we are force-fed more music.