The Eternal Breakfast Debate in a New Place

[Stanfordian]

Haitink will perhaps have been even less amused by the fact that the second movement (only) of his 'Emperor' with Perahia was played, with a fadeout in the middle of the transition to the finale. The second time I've heard this happen in recent weeks.

Once wonders if they care!

[Kernow Malc]

I've stopped listening to the Breakfast show now, as I can't stand the constant trailers, repetitive corporate messages and other drivel (same goes for Essential Classics -and actually pretty much everything I used to listen to on Radio 3) can someone post here if there is a sudden improvement so I can go back?

[alycidon]

I could not agree more with you, malc.

[Serial_Apologist]

I've stopped listening to the Breakfast show now, as I can't stand the constant trailers, repetitive corporate messages and other drivel (same goes for Essential Classics -and actually pretty much everything I used to listen to on Radio 3) can someone post here if there is a sudden improvement so I can go back?

I think the answer, unfortunately, is that many of the rest of us have given up on these programmes for the very reasons you give, KM; any comments I have to make are invariably comments on what others have described.

[oddoneout]

I've stopped listening to the Breakfast show now, as I can't stand the constant trailers, repetitive corporate messages and other drivel (same goes for Essential Classics -and actually pretty much everything I used to listen to on Radio 3) can someone post here if there is a sudden improvement so I can go back?

I'm a morning schedule listener, but even so I don't think I'm alone in my dislike of these, with the mute switch being more frequently employed than I think is acceptable. Ironically, refugees from CFM aren't necessarily as tolerant of them as perhaps those in charge assume. I have read and heard many comments to the effect that it doesn't matter whether it's 'non-commercial' - hearing the same thing repeated several times in a few hours over several days has the same effect as endless PPI/insurance/whatever adverts.

[cloughie]

I've stopped listening to the Breakfast show now, as I can't stand the constant trailers, repetitive corporate messages and other drivel (same goes for Essential Classics -and actually pretty much everything I used to listen to on Radio 3) can someone post here if there is a sudden improvement so I can go back?

You don’t actually say which part of the Duchy you are from or maybe you are a Cousin Jack living elasewhere, whichever - welcome to the boards!

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Haitink will perhaps have been even less amused by the fact that the second movement (only) of his 'Emperor' with Perahia was played, with a fadeout in the middle of the transition to the finale. The second time I've heard this happen in recent weeks.

I call them morons. They would call me a snob, but I really don’t care what morons think of me.

[Edgy 2]

I've stopped listening to the Breakfast show now, as I can't stand the constant trailers, repetitive corporate messages and other drivel (same goes for Essential Classics -and actually pretty much everything I used to listen to on Radio 3) can someone post here if there is a sudden improvement so I can go back?

I can’t remember the last time I listened to Radio 3 pre noon and can’t reallly envisage going back,there’s more than enough stuff to listen to to fill the void.

[Nick Armstrong]

I can’t remember the last time I listened to Radio 3 pre noon and can’t reallly envisage going back,there’s more than enough stuff to listen to to fill the void.

With you there, Edgy. The exception is that I download all the Martin Handley weekend breakfast programmes, and have them on (via the iPad) at odd moments, skipping through the odd trailer and the old news. I still think his programmes deliver a lot of interesting music, fine for 'kitchen listening'... The MH programmes are enough to last a week or two - I've yet to 'run out'

[antongould]

With you there, Edgy. The exception is that I download all the Martin Handley weekend breakfast programmes, and have them on (via the iPad) at odd moments, skipping through the odd trailer and the old news. I still think his programmes deliver a lot of interesting music, fine for 'kitchen listening'... The MH programmes are enough to last a week or two - I've yet to 'run out'

Hate to disagree with #MyLearnedFriend, and others, but Handley doesn’t impress me - I hear
Same trailers including pretty merciless plugging of his own appearances
Much the same musical selections
Use of the terrible “shout out”
Sickly interface with Sarah Walker

I prefer the Squire ......

[oddoneout]

Hate to disagree with #MyLearnedFriend, and others, but Handley doesn’t impress me - I hear
Same trailers including pretty merciless plugging of his own appearances
Much the same musical selections
Use of the terrible “shout out”
Sickly interface with Sarah Walker

I prefer the Squire ......

I like MH's voice but it seems to me that the 'morning schedule virus' is creeping is beginning to affect his presenting(that originally came out as precenting - now there's a thought...). How much of that is contamination and how much is 'required' I don't know.

[Bryn]

I like MH's voice but it seems to me that the 'morning schedule virus' is creeping is beginning to affect his presenting(that originally came out as precenting - now there's a thought...). How much of that is contamination and how much is 'required' I don't know.

'House style', I would suspect.

[underthecountertenor]

Hate to disagree with #MyLearnedFriend, and others, but Handley doesn’t impress me - I hear
Same trailers including pretty merciless plugging of his own appearances
Much the same musical selections
Use of the terrible “shout out”
Sickly interface with Sarah Walker

I prefer the Squire ......

I entirely agree.

[Nick Armstrong]

Sickly interface with Sarah Walker

I'd agree with you on that. There is always the boon of the 'skip 20 seconds' button when listening on the iPad app. so if I'm within listening/tapping distance, it all gets eliminated.

I would differ about the musical selections - at least, in terms of what I remember from weekday programmes. My latest helping of Handley kedgeree was tasty enough for me:

William Walton
Scapino
Conductor: André Previn. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.

Thomas Arne
The Morning
Singer: Emma Kirkby. Ensemble: The Parley of Instruments. Conductor: Roy Goodman.

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Trio in C minor, Op 1 No 3 (4th mvt)
Ensemble: Hungarian Trio.

Kurt Weill
Das Berliner Requiem (extract)
Choir: Choeur de la Chapelle Royale de Paris. Singer: Alexandre Laiter. Singer: Peter Kooij. Ensemble: Ensemble Musique Oblique. Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe.

Roger Quilter
A Children's Overture Op. 17
Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.


Not at all the sort of selection I recall from morning programmes in the recent (i.e. pre-retirement ) past - not a note of *uckaroo Holiday, for instance, or anything like it

[Richard Tarleton]

Probably the wrong place to mention it, but Sarah Walker let herself down badly on Sunday reading out a (?) tweet from someone who'd rushed into the kitchen thinking his washing machine was malfunctioning, only to find it was the castanets in the Boccherini Fandango. Did she really find that funny? Who, amongst R3's grown-up listenership, does she imagine would have done?