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The Eternal Breakfast Debate in a New Place
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Originally posted by kernelbogey View PostI can't speak about Saturday Breakfast as I never listen to it.
Monday to Friday, Petroc runs an amiable show. It's streets ahead of the far-off days when it was loaded with tweets. Something has softened and for me there is a sense of a Breakfast community of listeners.
Far out ahead, for me, is Sunday Breakfast with Martin Handley. He has one of the best presenter-personas on Radio Three, and is above all a musician.
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Originally posted by underthecountertenor View PostA shame that the impressionist sounded nothing like Petroc (although he informed us that that was who he was ‘doing’). And, like most of the rest of the show, it failed to raise a single laugh from me. 16 writers for a 28 minute show? I’d expect a slightly better hit rate for that.
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Originally posted by underthecountertenor View PostHandley used to be very good. He’s become self-indulgent, reminiscing about his time at ENO and elsewhere, with an unhealthy dose of name-dropping. He talks far too much, and spends a remarkable amount of time reading out drivel from listeners. This has reached a peak since lockdown with the cringeworthy ‘music that makes you smile’ feature, which seems to account for every other piece of music played and has inevitably resulted In a festival of bland. He even emailed Bernard Haitink to ask him for the music that makes him smile - a toe-curling moment.
I’m inclined to agree... The ‘smile’ mantra is wearing, and the anecdotes about named birds in his garden However MH remains the only palatable Breakfast presenter in this manor, his programmes (downloaded to iPad) are still listened to at odd moments here (with the ‘forward 20s’ button very useful to avoid the cloying bits). The selection of music is usually good and relatively free of lazy choices.
(Didn’t find the Trelawney skit on Dead Ringers amusing but that goes for that show in general imvho)(Just noticed we agree about that too, utct )
"...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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Originally posted by Caliban View Post
I’m inclined to agree... The ‘smile’ mantra is wearing, and the anecdotes about named birds in his garden However MH remains the only palatable Breakfast presenter in this manor, his programmes (downloaded to iPad) are still listened to at odd moments here (with the ‘forward 20s’ button very useful to avoid the cloying bits). The selection of music is usually good and relatively free of lazy choices.....
The bells and 'Sounds of the earth' features offer a distinctiveness from the weekday programme. IMV the presenters working from home has brought another degree of intimacy to their work,
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Originally posted by Quarky View PostLouise Talma
Seven Episodes for flute, viola and piano
What a refreshing change to hear this item from a "minor" composer. . A change from trotting out the old favourites: Mozart Clarinet Quintet, Brandenburg Concerto, Holberg Suite....
Hopefully I'm not in a minority ( yes I know I am).
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Count Boso
Originally posted by Quarky View PostLouise Talma
Seven Episodes for flute, viola and piano
What a refreshing change to hear this item from a "minor" composer. . A change from trotting out the old favourites: Mozart Clarinet Quintet, Brandenburg Concerto, Holberg Suite....
Hopefully I'm not in a minority ( yes I know I am).
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Originally posted by LMcD View PostWas this piece in A minor?
Serioully though, as should be immediately apparent to listeners:
She created rows so that she was able to compose serially within a diatonic sound world. Her row can be understood as three four note segments of the circle of fifths....Last edited by Quarky; 01-07-20, 10:47.
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Originally posted by Count Boso View PostYou MAY be in a minority among those who regularly listen to the programme because they find it very enjoyable - or at least worth a listen. I don't think you would be in a minority among those who no longer listen because they don't enjoy the mix of 'old favourites' and barely or not at all 'classical' (an already broad category); and for whom the presence of even a competent presenter doesn't compensate for unappealing musical choices and irritating speech content.
I find PT and his selections useful in the morning to persuade my half-functioning brain and body to make the transition between drowsing in bed to getting up and "shaking a leg"....
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Count Boso
Originally posted by Quarky View PostI find PT and his selections useful in the morning to persuade my half-functioning brain and body to make the transition between drowsing in bed to getting up and "shaking a leg"....
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