The Eternal Breakfast Debate in a New Place

[Andrew Slater]

The playlist can't make up its mind whose Karelia Suite - Ballade, op 11 was played. When I first looked it said Carl Nielsen, Ballade from Karelia Suite, Op. 11. Just googling to find out what Nielsen's op 11 was (Humoreske-Bagateller for solo piano). Back to check the playlist and it was Sibelius's Karelia Suite, for orchestra. Must have made a mistake - but I had the old tab still open. Definitely said Nielsen. Back to check a third time. No, composer was the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. Wait a few minutes and check again. Definitely Sibelius. They all look a bit like Carl Nielsen, though.

I suppose it explains why Georgia Mann announced it as Nielsen (and corrected herself afterwards) - the announcers must be reading their script from the same source as the playlists.

[underthecountertenor]

And now, Saturday morning, we have Tom McKinney blazing his way through Record Review. Hurry back to your rightful home Andrew McGregor. You are greatly missed. And you never gabble.

I thought he was fine. Knowledgeable, engaged and engaging.

[teamsaint]

I thought he was fine. Knowledgeable, engaged and engaging.

I agree. He’s a good and distinctive addition to the R3 team, and doing full programmes such as RR Will help him to improve further.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

I thought he was fine. Knowledgeable, engaged and engaging.

I agree. He’s a good and distinctive addition to the R3 team, and doing full programmes such as RR Will help him to improve further.

[Pulcinella]

And another for him on RR here.
A refreshing change from AMcG imho!

[french frank]

I suppose it explains why Georgia Mann announced it as Nielsen (and corrected herself afterwards) - the announcers must be reading their script from the same source as the playlists.

My thought too. Presenters are given information, and if production staff give them wrong information (some) presenters don't have enough knowledge to correct mistakes. Karelia Suite by Nielsen, fair enough. And the knowledgeable CBH credited Arthur Butterworth with being composer, and being killed in WW1, of a work by George Butterworth (well enough known, one would have thought). But most of the R3 presenters under the age of 50 are pretty clueless. I'm not persuaded that classical music plays a large part - to the extent that they've gained a broad knowledge - in their (musical) lives.

[Stanfordian]

The playlist can't make up its mind whose Karelia Suite - Ballade, op 11 was played. When I first looked it said Carl Nielsen, Ballade from Karelia Suite, Op. 11. Just googling to find out what Nielsen's op 11 was (Humoreske-Bagateller for solo piano). Back to check the playlist and it was Sibelius's Karelia Suite, for orchestra. Must have made a mistake - but I had the old tab still open. Definitely said Nielsen. Back to check a third time. No, composer was the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. Wait a few minutes and check again. Definitely Sibelius. They all look a bit like Carl Nielsen, though.

Maybe it's the handiwork an intern; likely a relative of a BBC knob.

[LMcD]

Maybe it's the handiwork an intern; likely a relative of a BBC knob.

Perhaps it's that chap from 'W1A' to whom everything was 'cool'. The playlists are about as reliable as the Radio Times (which I recently stopped buying after Heaven know how many years - I can't say I've missed it).

[DaisyDog]

Bravo! My thoughts exactly. Well said ff.

[LMcD]

Norman Lumsden, who was a member of the English Opera Group and the original Quince in Britten's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', was born 102 years ago today. But, as Martin Handley reminded us, he became much more famous years later as 'J R Hartley' in the Yellow Pages TV commercial. What more fitting way to mark his birthday than with Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong singing 'Gone Fishin'?
(It's dead educational, is 'Breakfast'!)

[cloughie]

Norman Lumsden, who was a member of the English Opera Group and the original Quince in Britten's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', was born 102 years ago today. But, as Martin Handley reminded us, he became much more famous years later as 'J R Hartley' in the Yellow Pages TV commercial. What more fitting way to mark his birthday than with Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong singing 'Gone Fishin'?
(It's dead educational, is 'Breakfast'!)

I have nothing against Bing and Louis - great duo, good song but he could of course have stuck to something classical and played 'Old Joe has gone fishing' from Peter Grimes! You won't hear the Britten on R1 2 or 6 breakfast programmes!

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

I have nothing against Bing and Louis - great duo, good song but he could of course have stuck to something classical and played 'Old Joe has gone fishing' from Peter Grimes!

Or even:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2uDb_phZB0

[cloughie]

Or even:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2uDb_phZB0

R3 should have taken the bait! I guess they didn't trawl the repertoire!

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

- you're on top form this morning, cloughie!


(Whaddyamean "too early in the morning"? That's breakfast chez ferney!)

[french frank]

Norman Lumsden, who was a member of the English Opera Group and the original Quince in Britten's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', was born 102 years ago today.

Who'd've thought of looking for a recording - if not of the man himself (according to Wiki described by Britten as "that rare British product, a true bass"), at least of someone else singing one of his roles (and he was the original Superintendent Budd in Albert … Herring ) ? Too early in the morning for Britten, I suppose.