...Music You Simply HAD to turn off?

[Cellini]

I have to admit Flossie, that I do love Brahms.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

I rarely turn off any classical music, but I shall never again listen to Norrington attempting to conduct Elgar.

[Alison]

This Rattle Schubert 9 is surely the peak of awfulness. As Rob G would have it, 'absolutely terrible'.

[StephenO]

Having listened to a particulalrly enjoyable edition of Discovering Music featuring Jelly Roll Morton I had to turn off The Choir as soon as it came on. An hour focussing on Gilbert and Sullivan - no thanks. Not even while I was doing the ironing!

[Flosshilde]

Even opp. 117, 118, 119?

Even those (whatever they are ), & probably 120, 121 & so on.

The assumption behind the question (I assume) is that one is listening to a programme like 'Breakfast' or 'Classical collection', when one might be ambushed by music one doesn't like. In that case I rarely turn it off - I just turn off my listening untill it's finished. If it's the afternoon or evening concerts I would check to see what's being played, & switch it on.

[Freddie Campbell]

...Thought you were always turned on Floss?

[Cellini]

It must be Spring, Fred's being naughty ...

[Don Petter]

Like a well-known brand of Scottish chicken and vegetable soup?

[Freddie Campbell]

...Never tried it! (Have tried haggis)

[kernelbogey]

Invariably, Bolero.

[Flosshilde]

Like a well-known brand of Scottish chicken and vegetable soup?

I'm afraid any leakage has to be put down to age.

(I don't think soup needs to be clarified ?)

[vinteuil]

Invariably, Bolero.

yes, Bolero - unless I'm in a quite particular mood.

Other rapid turn-offs for me include - Respighi - Weill - Ella Fitzgerald - Einaudi and similar noodlings -

but above all - the Archers feem-toon ...

[Flosshilde]

...Thought you were always turned on Floss?

Just when you're about, Freddie

[Bryn]

Invariably, Bolero.

What, this?

[MrGongGong]

that, Bryn is a work of Genius