The Eternal Breakfast Debate in a New Place

[LMcD]

On the contrary, you are part of an articulate, informed and intelligent community here, a large number of whom feel exactly the way you do.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

It’s the Mantovani Show .......

Binge listening?

[oddoneout]

Why are those involved in the Classical Century strand being referred to as 'centurions'? Did someone panic when they realised that 'centenarians' might give the wrong idea and just reached for the next 100 related word they could think of?
Sorry this is EC strictly speaking.

[LMcD]

It’s the Mantovani Show .......

What is? Are we talking about Breakfast, Essential Classics or the Century whatsit thingy?

[LeMartinPecheur]

What is? Are we talking about Breakfast, Essential Classics or the Century whatsit thingy?

Big presence on Breakfast today. It's his 113th birthday today - clearly one to mark!

[cloughie]

What is? Are we talking about Breakfast, Essential Classics or the Century whatsit thingy?

Tuned in this morning and was pleased to hear Sibelius Oceanides but I did not agree with SK that had I not known it was Sibelius may have mistaken it for Debussy. Well it isn’t Debussian and for me unmistakenly Sibelius! As to what to follow it wth? Sib 5 would go down superbly well and still leave the best part of two hours for the bleeding chunks and other tittle tattle!

Following the above, may we’ll have La Mer but will it be Mantovani conducting Trenet or Debussy!

[french frank]

Binge listening?

Stop it, ferney! So much going on, I haven't kept up with it all. Mantovani, you say?

[LMcD]

Tuned in this morning and was pleased to hear Sibelius Oceanides but I did not agree with SK that had I not known it was Sibelius may have mistaken it for Debussy. Well it isn’t Debussian and for me unmistakenly Sibelius! As to what to follow it wth? Sib 5 would go down superbly well and still leave the best part of two hours for the bleeding chunks and other tittle tattle!

Following the above, may we’ll have La Mer but will it be Mantovani conducting Trenet or Debussy!

I'm no expert, but for me the way Sibelius writes for woodwind is unmistakable. Am I right in thinking that The Oceanides was originally going to be called 'Naiads' or something along those lines? As for a follow-on piece, I'm always looking for excuses to sing the praises of that wonderful Frank Bridge work 'The Sea', which I've come to prefer to 'La Mer'.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

I thought the pathetic follow-on game was on Essential Classics (replacing the playing a tune backwards game).

[Old Grumpy]

I thought the pathetic follow-on game was on Essential Classics (replacing the playing a tune backwards game).

It is, but this thread could perhaps be renamed "the eternal Classic Essential Breakfast" thread

OG

[antongould]

I thought the pathetic follow-on game was on Essential Classics (replacing the playing a tune backwards game).

As OG says EA it is and you’ll be delighted to hear they now play 3 or 4 of bbm’s choices .....

[kernelbogey]

From another thread:

Petroc hasn't had the best of mornings, has he?

I've just started giving Breakfast a chance after a very long gap. I try to tune out the speech and just enjoy the music. But announcng the Brahms as Parry penetrated my fog.

[underthecountertenor]

From another thread:

I've just started giving Breakfast a chance after a very long gap. I try to tune out the speech and just enjoy the music. But announcng the Brahms as Parry penetrated my fog.

Seems to have been a rare minute or so of brain freeze on PT's part, and he was clearly mortified as he made a succession of corrections. I certainly don't believe he actually thought he'd played Parry as opposed to Brahms. He's probably in need of the couple of weeks' holiday he's apparently got coming up....

[antongould]

“Morning all! Another less than lovely morning in London but I have musical loveliness on @BBCRadio3 this morning in the form of a vintage recording of Chopin by Cortot and all of Bach's Cantata BWV130 before 7. Plus Mozart arranging Handel. Join us!” A tweet from Wor Georgia ....... all of it note ......

[LMcD]

“Morning all! Another less than lovely morning in London but I have musical loveliness on @BBCRadio3 this morning in the form of a vintage recording of Chopin by Cortot and all of Bach's Cantata BWV130 before 7. Plus Mozart arranging Handel. Join us!” A tweet from Wor Georgia ....... all of it note ......

...and a Rhapsody by Atterberg plus pieces by Derek Bourgeois (arr.) and Alan Abbott. What's not to like? I like Georgia's style.
(The weather has been pretty grotty here on the Suffolk coast, but is now attempting to brighten up).