The Eternal Breakfast Debate in a New Place

[Black Swan]

...not to mention a piece I'd never heard before, and which I found rather haunting: Spurn Point Elegy by Anthony Hedges, which PT introduced with his own evocative (and apparently unscripted) description of Spurn Point. Generally an enjoyably diverse choice of music today, although I for one could have done without the excerpt from Will Todd's Mass in Blue, which seems to be gaining purchase amongst choral societies because they misguidedly believe that it makes them appear cool.

I totally agree not a bad program but also agree I am not dying to hear more of the Mass in Blue.

[Northender]

Artiste de la semaine: M. Rieu?
Ma réponse ' Ah, mon Dieu'!

[teamsaint]

You may come to rieu the day you suggested this, ER.

very sophisticated.
Not a titter for my rieu based pun...

[Charlie]

I thought that as a Friend of Radio 3, I ought to enter into the The Eternal Breakfast Debate in a New Place, although my partner and I have very different opinions about the Breakfast 'Show'. Charlie prefers 'Through the Night', so when Petroc, or Sara, or somebody else at the weekend introduces themselves, I turn down the volume. On weekdays, we breakfast early, so by half past six in the morning, breakfast is long over, and there is much else to do. Radio 3 obviously wants listeners, there is no point to R3 without listeners, but how is it going to get them?

[Nick Armstrong]

Not a titter for my rieu based pun...

Perhaps everyone was too helpless with laughter to be able to type?

[teamsaint]

Perhaps everyone was too helpless with laughter to be able to type?

well I certainly was....

or did you just remove the appreciate posts in a fit of moderator jealousy........ it has happened before...

[Nick Armstrong]

well I certainly was....

or did you just remove the appreciate posts in a fit of moderator jealousy........ it has happened before...

Not at my hand! Can hardly believe it of my fellows...

[teamsaint]

Not at my hand! Can hardly believe it of my fellows...

there are more of them? that explains much.

[Bax-of-Delights]

The reported tweets which seem to be more employed by certain of the Breakfast presenters - Clemency Burton Hill amongst them - reached a new low today with her apparent recommendation of a tweet from one buffoon who had just listened to one of the movements from Gorecki's Symphony of Sorrowful Songs.

"A perfect accompaniment to the sunshine and bacon rolls" she merrily reported.

On An Overgrown Path (a website I thoroughly recommend) makes this pithy comment about such social media as Twitter (quoting a Zen master):
Think three times before speaking and then choose to speak only in one out of ten of those instances.

Would that the burbling and babbling twitterati - and the lovers thereof on R3 - heeded this advice.

[Northender]

CB-H also announced a DOUBLE WHAMMY of piano pieces and a FANTASTIC upcoming concert. I wonder if her Dad was listening, and if so what he made of it all.

[Thropplenoggin]

The reported tweets which seem to be more employed by certain of the Breakfast presenters - Clemency Burton Hill amongst them - reached a new low today with her apparent recommendation of a tweet from one buffoon who had just listened to one of the movements from Gorecki's Symphony of Sorrowful Songs.

"A perfect accompaniment to the sunshine and bacon rolls" she merrily reported.

Later, the phone-in chap was explaining his request - Biber's Rosary Sonatas - and, of course, was invited to explain why he found them so moving. He had clearly chosen 'The Scourging of the Pillar' episode but had been encouraged to choose a less "gloomy" movement. (And on a Sunday, too!) Ergo, the listener's requests are now chosen by the presenters. Utterly banal.

Ah, Clemency! Ah, humanity!

[cloughie]

Later, the phone-in chap was explaining his request - Biber's Rosary Sonatas - and, of course, was invited to explain why he found them so moving. He had clearly chosen 'The Scourging of the Pillar' episode but had been encouraged to choose a less "gloomy" movement. (And on a Sunday, too!) Ergo, the listener's requests are now chosen by the presenters. Utterly banal.

Ah, Clemency! Ah, humanity!

I think now there is a good case for the presenters being chosen by the listeners.

[Bax-of-Delights]

The superlatives also proliferate in the gruesome adverts for upcoming concerts, voiced by the same woman I think as does the Masterchef voice-over (the one that sounds as if she has just eaten a large cup-cake). Singers are GLITTERING, painists are PHENOMENAL etc etc etc

If I knew how to insert a vomit smiley it would be right here:

[Frances_iom]

The superlatives also proliferate in the gruesome adverts for upcoming concerts,...:

I find I now seldom listem to R3 except for the evening concert + a couple of other regular slots - however even the concert is now marred by highly intrusive adverts that usually delay the start - don't get me on about the wreck of many lunch time 'concerts' (aka patchworks of some recordings we found lying around) introduced by that arch wielder of unthinking superlatives + instant turn off

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

The superlatives also proliferate in the gruesome adverts for upcoming concerts, voiced by the same woman I think as does the Masterchef voice-over (the one that sounds as if she has just eaten a large cup-cake). Singers are GLITTERING, painists are PHENOMENAL etc etc etc

If I knew how to insert a vomit smiley it would be right here:

At your service, Delightful one!