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The Eternal Breakfast Debate in a New Place
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Originally posted by kernelbogey View PostReally unsure about the Debussy arranged by Son Lux from the film Everthing Everywhere All At Once. If Shari is right that we are going to hear a a lot of it if the fillm wins its Oscar I think it could quickly become tedious.
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Originally posted by kernelbogey View PostReally unsure about the Debussy arranged by Son Lux from the film Everthing Everywhere All At Once. If Shari is right that we are going to hear a a lot of it if the fillm wins its Oscar I think it could quickly become tedious.
I did enjoy the Trenet and Brel in CC this morning however.
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Originally posted by cloughie View PostYes - a bit messed about - I’m not sure that Debussy should be any more adapted than the excellent Tomita’s disc.
I did enjoy the Trenet and Brel in CC this morning however.
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Originally posted by Pulcinella View PostWe might not be a very Christian country any longer, but surely someone at R3 knows that Wachet auf is an Advent cantata, not a Lenten one, delightful as the first movement is.
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Originally posted by antongould View PostKate’s response “ interesting – do you think the cantatas should only be played at specific times of year? I reckon (as Bach did!) his tunes are up for grabs at any time”
And doesn't her use of 'tunes' say it all?
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That quoted response is typical of what I've seen over the years from Government spokesmen, etc. an attempt to settle a matter with a witty soundbite.
Of course, it is well-known that Bach's church cantatas were intended for use within a Lutheran act of worship on specific Sundays, though many of them contain music available elsewhere, including some of the 'Brandenburg' concerti. Once people could buy recordings of them they were free to play them at any time , and not necessarily in any religious context. I don't know if they are still given in Lutheran churches but I expect most people who know a few of them or more have gotten to know them at home in recordings.
So I think it's OK to play a Bach cantata on the Radio 'out of season'. But as with the notorious Government spokesman who appeared not to know what 'mysogyny' was, I think Kate is mistaking Bach's use of his music in other contexts to suggest that he would have welcomed this.
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