Originally posted by Padraig
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River of Music: 12 hrs Non-stop Music: Sunday 30 October
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Originally posted by Eine Alpensinfonie View PostThese are not contradictory statements.
In the end, I suppose it depends whether one is being asked to tolerate something which is an unwelcome, permanent state of affairs (in which case I'm all for keeping up the pressure ) or whether it's something that's one off, which after all one doesn't have to tolerate at all.
I want playlists to study in advance. I told the controller a few weeks back that 'people want playlists in advance'. This River will not, I presume, have playlists in advance (unless they're very quick about it). What I would do is tune in, have a listen, and if it doesn't make satisfying listening go away and do something else.It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.
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Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View PostBut how then will you know what you're catching up with?
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Originally posted by french frank View PostNot completely, no, but in the context of a description of what was to come, one described it as 'refreshing', the other saw it as negative.
In the end, I suppose it depends whether one is being asked to tolerate something which is an unwelcome, permanent state of affairs (in which case I'm all for keeping up the pressure ) or whether it's something that's one off, which after all one doesn't have to tolerate at all.
I want playlists to study in advance. I told the controller a few weeks back that 'people want playlists in advance'. This River will not, I presume, have playlists in advance (unless they're very quick about it). What I would do is tune in, have a listen, and if it doesn't make satisfying listening go away and do something else.
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Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View PostThen you're very lucky, iimss, Daniel. I fall into the category of people who, when listening "blind" to something they haven't been exposed to before, find themselves comparing the music to what they are already familiar with. I do this all the time, particularly with 18th century music - ah, is this Haydn or Mozart? - for instance. My other "problem" consists in wanting to know something about the composer - when and in what circumstances did s/he write this piece of music, etc etc - since this always helps thicken the plot, so to speak.
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Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View PostMr GG, if I read him correctly, seems to welcome this approach on the Cageian principle that the only option when faced with new music is to listen without preconceptions of any kind. One problem with that is that some kinds of music carry underlying preconceptions are part of the package. There is also the problem of the preconception that is needed to rid oneself of the spoiler.
70 handpicked pieces that reflect the diversity of styles championed by the Third Programme over its 70 year history.
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Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View PostMr GG, if I read him correctly, seems to welcome this approach on the Cageian principle that the only option when faced with new music is to listen without preconceptions of any kind. One problem with that is that some kinds of music carry underlying preconceptions are part of the package. There is also the problem of the preconception that is needed to rid oneself of the spoiler.
What I would see this as is an 'experiment'. If it doesn't work for most people, it could be considered a 'failure'. Is that such a big deal? If listeners positively resent being stripped of their preconceptions they will probably consider it a failure.
I would rather equate it to doing a crossword puzzle or quiz without cheating (don't turn over the page to check an answer if you're stuck): you have to fall back on your own resources.It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.
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Originally posted by soileduk View PostWhenever I refresh the web page for the River of Music the little red window at top right that shows the piece "now playing" reads "THE HORROR!".
[The attributions seem to be getting more and more asynchronous with what is playing.]
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Originally posted by Bryn View PostWhen I switched back to the River's home page it did very briefly flash up "THE HORROR!" but literally just for a split second, then it displayed the title of the relevant item being played. As I just emailed them, "All a bit CFM so far. I do hope it gets rather more BBC Radio 3 as the day progresses."
[The attributions seem to be getting more and more asynchronous with what is playing.]
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