Ravel Day

[Beef Oven!]

When is the Weinberg day ?

edit: He's serious

Don't hold your breath!

[Vile Consort]

I'm holding my breath for Julius Reubke day. Not many works, but they can easily be padded out with Bill Oddy telling us where the best place is to go bird-watching, Marcus de Sautoy on the Birch/Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture, Mary Beard on farting the second century BC, and listeners' tweets about their favourite positions in which to listen to great romantic organ works.

I really can't wait.

[EdgeleyRob]

edit: He's serious

Don't hold your breath!

I won't.

[kea]

When is the Weinberg day ?

Do believe he's scheduled in between Eliane Radigue Day and Carl Stamitz Day, but I'll have to check the programme.

[Beef Oven!]

Do believe he's scheduled in between Eliane Radigue Day and Carl Stamitz Day, but I'll have to check the programme.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

When did Radio 3 lose the ability to celebrate composers as though they actually had a corporate brain? When I compare the excellent Tchaikovsky/Stravinsky week with the more recent saturation-fests and now this lets-just-slot-a-composer-into-the-usual-unimaginative-schedule, I wonder what went wrong. I wonder whether any BBC insiders can assist?

[cloughie]

When did Radio 3 lose the ability to celebrate composers as though they actually had a corporate brain? When I compare the excellent Tchaikovsky/Stravinsky week with the more recent saturation-fests and now this lets-just-slot-a-composer-into-the-usual-unimaginative-schedule, I wonder what went wrong. I wonder whether any BBC insiders can assist?

I'd settle for a Ravel Day which had different recordings of the complete Daphnis and Chloe - one per hour throughout the day.

[Beef Oven!]

I'd settle for a Ravel Day which had different recordings of the complete Daphnis and Chloe - one per hour throughout the day.

You would. I probably would too. But I think it's better to have an across the board airing of his works for new and curious listeners, lest we disappear up our own ear-channel.

[Stan Drews]

Dipped in to Rob's offering yesterday and thought that the "Event" had started - Sonatine + the sodding Alborada again. [Off topic] Thanks, though, for the Kodaly Psalmus Hungaricus . The first time I heard the Fricsay (in German) I was quite impressed; this time, less so. Does anyone know a better version than the Kertesz (v. hard to better imho)?

[Demetrius]

So part 5 of Composer of the Week was never produced? Or will it lurk in the BBC cellars until a possible repeat around 2032 presents the opportunity to listen to it?

[Bryn]

So part 5 of Composer of the Week was never produced? Or will it lurk in the BBC cellars until a possible repeat around 2032 presents the opportunity to listen to it?

They are already repeats, so I guess it's just hard luck on those who missed the original broadcast of part 5.

[cloughie]

You would. I probably would too. But I think it's better to have an across the board airing of his works for new and curious listeners, lest we disappear up our own ear-channel.

OK but let's assume they've already heard the B work and give it a miss.

[Beef Oven!]

OK but let's assume they've already heard the B work and give it a miss.

Everyone loves Bolero, it's the ace up the sleeve of any Ravel programmer.

[cloughie]

Everyone loves Bolero, it's the ace up the sleeve of any Ravel programmer.

Correction Everyone loves Bolero except cloughie - It's official!

[Beef Oven!]

Correction Everyone loves Bolero except cloughie - It's official!

You saying' you don't like ice-skating!?