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  • Flay
    Full Member
    • Mar 2007
    • 5795

    I'm enjoying Skelly's choice of music this morning. Nothing silly or raucous, and sensible commentary to accompany it.
    Pacta sunt servanda !!!

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    • antongould
      Full Member
      • Nov 2010
      • 8785

      Originally posted by Flay View Post
      I'm enjoying Skelly's choice of music this morning. Nothing silly or raucous, and sensible commentary to accompany it.
      .... but then Winifred Atwell ......

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      • Don Petter

        She did record the Grieg with the LPO ...

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        • Nick Armstrong
          Host
          • Nov 2010
          • 26538

          Originally posted by Flay View Post
          I'm enjoying Skelly's choice of music this morning. Nothing silly or raucous, and sensible commentary to accompany it.
          Absolutely - Monday's programme has been the listening in the kitchen all week so far at odd times. The choice is markedly better than non-Skelly days I think e.g. finishing with Ligeti's Concert Romanesc with Nott and the BPO - fascinating discovery....
          "...the isle is full of noises,
          Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
          Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
          Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."

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          • Stanfordian
            Full Member
            • Dec 2010
            • 9314

            Originally posted by Caliban View Post
            Absolutely - Monday's programme has been the listening in the kitchen all week so far at odd times. The choice is markedly better than non-Skelly days I think e.g. finishing with Ligeti's Concert Romanesc with Nott and the BPO - fascinating discovery....
            Hiya Caliban,

            Ligeti's 'Concert Romanesc' a fine work in popular style to comply with the demands of the Soviet Authorities. When he was able to he soon changed to a more personal style.

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            • Nick Armstrong
              Host
              • Nov 2010
              • 26538

              "Must be true, it's in the Daily Mail"



              I like the style of IS's brief 'look at the papers'
              "...the isle is full of noises,
              Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
              Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
              Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."

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              • antongould
                Full Member
                • Nov 2010
                • 8785

                Originally posted by Caliban View Post
                "Must be true, it's in the Daily Mail"



                I like the style of IS's brief 'look at the papers'
                I feel he has been a joy all week - has he said why he is here for a full week ... ???

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                • underthecountertenor
                  Full Member
                  • Apr 2011
                  • 1584

                  Originally posted by antongould View Post
                  I feel he has been a joy all week - has he said why he is here for a full week ... ???
                  Petroc has been in Australia, and CBH is presumably frying other fish. She was presenting the cinema showing of Lucia from the ROH on Monday evening.

                  Incidentally, Homer nodded earlier in the week when IS translated 'nicht schnell' as 'not slow' (which led to at least one tweet from @mrstrellisnorthwales).

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                  • antongould
                    Full Member
                    • Nov 2010
                    • 8785

                    Rather delightful Silvestri and Bournemouth SO encore story this morning - I'm sure HS was listening .....

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                    • Nick Armstrong
                      Host
                      • Nov 2010
                      • 26538

                      Originally posted by antongould View Post
                      Rather delightful Silvestri and Bournemouth SO encore story this morning - I'm sure HS was listening .....
                      Would you care to give a précis? Or guidance as to approx. how long after Saturday sparrow-fart it occurred?

                      Still about two-thirds through the Skelly breakfast from Thursday 28 April - that week's fun five programmes gradually being listened to on the kitchen computer (though in this one, some ghastly Glass and Grace Williams had to be fast-forwarded to preserve sanity).

                      "...the isle is full of noises,
                      Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
                      Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
                      Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."

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                      • antongould
                        Full Member
                        • Nov 2010
                        • 8785

                        Originally posted by Caliban View Post
                        Would you care to give a précis? Or guidance as to approx. how long after Saturday sparrow-fart it occurred?

                        Still about two-thirds through the Skelly breakfast from Thursday 28 April - that week's fun five programmes gradually being listened to on the kitchen computer (though in this one, some ghastly Glass and Grace Williams had to be fast-forwarded to preserve sanity).


                        IIRC a listener from Nottingham - well it would be wouldn't it - had been to a Bournemouth SO concert when at the end of long applause Silvestri had returned, presumably to "do" an encore. With great solemnity he prepared the orchestra and they played the final chord of the last piece in the programme Enescu's Romanian Rhapsody ....

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                        • underthecountertenor
                          Full Member
                          • Apr 2011
                          • 1584

                          I note that Breakfast has a new presenter this weekend: Elizabeth Alker, whose previous experience has been as a DJ on 6Music. I note that she has 'liked' a comment on her Facebook page reading: 'Will you be taking requests for Joy Division etc? The Radio 3 grumpy old listeners association will love that!'
                          So, let us all welcome her with a completely open mind.....

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                          • french frank
                            Administrator/Moderator
                            • Feb 2007
                            • 30302

                            Originally posted by underthecountertenor View Post
                            I note that Breakfast has a new presenter this weekend: Elizabeth Alker, whose previous experience has been as a DJ on 6Music. I note that she has 'liked' a comment on her Facebook page reading: 'Will you be taking requests for Joy Division etc? The Radio 3 grumpy old listeners association will love that!'
                            So, let us all welcome her with a completely open mind.....
                            Oh, dear. I am actually rather irritated by this regular cross-culture with 6 Music presenters (though I've never heard of this one) on Radio 3 presenting classical music alongside their own musical favourites . If some had their way they'd all move in on Radio 3 and anyone with any knowledge of classical music would be asked to move on.
                            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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                            • vinteuil
                              Full Member
                              • Nov 2010
                              • 12843

                              Elizabeth Alker.

                              I feel old. And will probably be a tad grumpy -

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                              • mercia
                                Full Member
                                • Nov 2010
                                • 8920

                                point of information - do all the radio stations now broadcast from Manchester ?

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