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  • antongould
    Full Member
    • Nov 2010
    • 8778

    Originally posted by french frank View Post
    It did with me because I had an email from Arthur last year about the premiere of his 7th Symphony!!

    Get you ff, did Bruckner email you about his 7th this year!

    It may sadly prove that the current level of knowledge at R3 is about mine - Butterworth died in WW1 being as good as it gets.......

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    • Anna

      Caught just a bit of Breakfast this morning - something about a ball of soft dough and Tweet if you know the difference between a Bap and a Roll ..... ? I suppose it amuses some, I think the answer is that it's a load of Bagels.

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      • french frank
        Administrator/Moderator
        • Feb 2007
        • 30235

        Originally posted by antongould View Post
        It may sadly prove that the current level of knowledge at R3 is about mine - Butterworth died in WW1 being as good as it gets.......
        Well, one does get the feeling that it's less crucial to get the facts right if the audience doesn't know one way or the other. But OTOH I don't suppose anyone would positively OBJECT to be be given accurate information, would they?

        I'm tempted to wonder whether it was ... deliberate sabotage

        (I do not have Bruckner's email address, so was unable to congratulate him)
        It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.

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        • antongould
          Full Member
          • Nov 2010
          • 8778

          Originally posted by french frank View Post
          Well, one does get the feeling that it's less crucial to get the facts right if the audience doesn't know one way or the other. But OTOH I don't suppose anyone would positively OBJECT to be be given accurate information, would they?

          I'm tempted to wonder whether it was ... deliberate sabotage

          (I do not have Bruckner's email address, so was unable to congratulate him)
          Don't get me wrong I feel R3 even Breakfast should do a lot better........was a correction ever broadcast?

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          • french frank
            Administrator/Moderator
            • Feb 2007
            • 30235

            Originally posted by antongould View Post
            Don't get me wrong I feel R3 even Breakfast should do a lot better........was a correction ever broadcast?
            Not on the programme - it was one of my occasional listens all the way through. Again 30 minutes of talk to 2 hours of music. Which I suppose is better than the other way round.
            It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.

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            • french frank
              Administrator/Moderator
              • Feb 2007
              • 30235

              Some more statistics: there were 25 pieces in 120 minutes - or 4.8 minutes each on average. The longest was the movement from Mozart's Clarinet Quintet at a fraction under 9 minutes. Prokofiev's Overture on Hebrew Themes was almost the same length. The Bach cantata BWV170 was 7 minutes.

              I have several ideas I think I will suggest that will make this a much better programme. I shall do so tomorrow and see what answer I get
              It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.

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              • cloughie
                Full Member
                • Dec 2011
                • 22114

                Originally posted by Anna View Post
                Caught just a bit of Breakfast this morning - something about a ball of soft dough and Tweet if you know the difference between a Bap and a Roll ..... ? I suppose it amuses some, I think the answer is that it's a load of Bagels.
                Was it linked to a recording of a Welsh MVC singing 'Bread of Heaven'?

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                • Old Grumpy
                  Full Member
                  • Jan 2011
                  • 3596

                  Originally posted by cloughie View Post
                  Was it linked to a recording of a Welsh MVC singing 'Bread of Heaven'?


                  No, but reference was made to emails rolling in...

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                  • cloughie
                    Full Member
                    • Dec 2011
                    • 22114

                    Originally posted by Old Grumpy View Post


                    No, but reference was made to emails rolling in...
                    Next week - Mouldy Old Dough?

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                    • antongould
                      Full Member
                      • Nov 2010
                      • 8778

                      Originally posted by french frank View Post
                      Some more statistics: there were 25 pieces in 120 minutes - or 4.8 minutes each on average. The longest was the movement from Mozart's Clarinet Quintet at a fraction under 9 minutes. Prokofiev's Overture on Hebrew Themes was almost the same length. The Bach cantata BWV170 was 7 minutes.

                      I have several ideas I think I will suggest that will make this a much better programme. I shall do so tomorrow and see what answer I get
                      Who will you make your suggestions to?

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                      • Suffolkcoastal
                        Full Member
                        • Nov 2010
                        • 3290

                        Breakfast and playlists/websites continue the seemingly never ending 'cock-ups'. Last week's Thursday Breakfast either disappeared from the iPlayer along with the playlist within a few hours of the programme or was never available and remained so until yesterday when it was then promptly replaced by this week's iplayer episode and playlist, so the whole thing is up twice. What a shambolic mess!

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                        • clive heath

                          It's definitely not because she has the same initials as myself (and my mother always wanted the hyphen) but I have not found anything to particularly dislike about CB-H's tenure of the hot seat, indeed quite a lot to enjoy, tweets etc notwithstanding. There have been no "Buckaroo" moments just an acceptance that there will be some "pop"s. Apart from these, I have found the selections, e.g. Busoni incorporating "Greensleeves", a whole Michael Haydn Symphony to be interesting. Am I alone?

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                          • muzzer
                            Full Member
                            • Nov 2013
                            • 1190

                            I think she's settled in well, I am happy to retract what I said about her tripping over her words. The format still sucks though.

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                            • Bax-of-Delights
                              Full Member
                              • Nov 2010
                              • 745

                              Originally posted by clive heath View Post
                              It's definitely not because she has the same initials as myself (and my mother always wanted the hyphen) but I have not found anything to particularly dislike about CB-H's tenure of the hot seat, indeed quite a lot to enjoy, tweets etc notwithstanding. There have been no "Buckaroo" moments just an acceptance that there will be some "pop"s. Apart from these, I have found the selections, e.g. Busoni incorporating "Greensleeves", a whole Michael Haydn Symphony to be interesting. Am I alone?
                              Buckaroo Holiday popped up earlier this week.
                              O Wort, du Wort, das mir Fehlt!

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                              • Black Swan

                                I agree she is ok. But the silly requests for Tweets, etc. which is part of the format is inane. I turned off today when the discussions were on whether non-christians and atheists could celebrate Christmas. Christmas has for years been a commercial holiday. But I am sure they received some interesting Tweets and Texts. Does anyone know anything about tomorrows presenter for Breakfast?

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