River of Music: 12 hrs Non-stop Music: Sunday 30 October

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  • kernelbogey
    Full Member
    • Nov 2010
    • 5736

    16:35 Our producers worked hard to make sure that all the pieces in River of Music flow in an easy, continuous stream. They've done all sorts of clever things to make sure that key signatures, textures and themes just *work* - have you noticed?
    - RC/SW blog

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    • Eine Alpensinfonie
      Host
      • Nov 2010
      • 20570

      OK. CONSPIRACY THEORY.


      Radio 3 is receiving a lot of flak for it's over verbose presentation, reminiscent of the till cashiers at Tesco being over-chummy with one another, whilst ignoring the customers.

      How can Radio 3 listeners be made to like the way the presenters present?

      By taking away the very thing they moan about, but not putting anything helpful and convenient in its place.

      The musical menu will remain identical to that of a Radio 3 Breakfast/Essential Classics/In Tune/Saturday Classics programme, but without the chat, texts, tweets and infantile quizzes. Remember, it must not, under any circumstances, resemble Through the Night, which relies on having listeners with an attention span of more than a few minutes at a time.

      There will be no information whatever, unless the listeners want to faff around on their internet devices.

      So the whole gimmick has people saying they prefer the "normal" presentation. The BBC can then say "We told you so."

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      • gradus
        Full Member
        • Nov 2010
        • 5604

        I've enjoyed the change from the usual Sunday fare. There is a playlist and I've heard things previously unknown to me, so what's the beef?
        I'm hoping the planners had the foresight to include Chas and Dave's 'Ain't No Pleasin' You'.

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        • french frank
          Administrator/Moderator
          • Feb 2007
          • 30250

          Originally posted by Beef Oven! View Post
          I don’t think it’s about ability, more about preference. But who’s saying we should listen to this hour after, hour?
          As I said, individual preference. No one's saying anyone should listen to it hour after hour. Just that at a few minutes before 2pm you said you had been 'tuned in' since about ten. So I'm nonplussed by your preference rather than ability, though it seems to me both must be in play.
          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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          • Richard Tarleton

            Originally posted by gradus View Post
            I've enjoyed the change from the usual Sunday fare. There is a playlist and I've heard things previously unknown to me, so what's the beef?
            I'm hoping the planners had the foresight to include Chas and Dave's 'Ain't No Pleasin' You'.
            And something by our new Nobel laureate - Watching the River Flow?

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            • Bax-of-Delights
              Full Member
              • Nov 2010
              • 745

              Originally posted by gradus View Post
              I've enjoyed the change from the usual Sunday fare. There is a playlist and I've heard things previously unknown to me, so what's the beef?
              I'm hoping the planners had the foresight to include Chas and Dave's 'Ain't No Pleasin' You'.
              Or the same combo's "Rabbit"
              "With your incessant talkin'
              Yer becoming a pest"
              O Wort, du Wort, das mir Fehlt!

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              • Flay
                Full Member
                • Mar 2007
                • 5795

                From the blog:

                15:36 David Munrow, who directed this performance, had a sideline as the host of Radio 3's Pied Piper series – one of the only music programmes aimed squarely at younger listeners
                1) An admission that R3 is failing the young.
                2) "one of the only musical programmes." Does that make sense?

                I hope people here are also commenting on the R3 social media sites
                Pacta sunt servanda !!!

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                • Beef Oven!
                  Ex-member
                  • Sep 2013
                  • 18147

                  Originally posted by french frank View Post
                  As I said, individual preference. No one's saying anyone should listen to it hour after hour. Just that at a few minutes before 2pm you said you had been 'tuned in' since about ten. So I'm nonplussed by your preference rather than ability, though it seems to me both must be in play.
                  Bloke turns his radio on, on a Sunday morning and listens-in until he goes out at two. Not a telly person and it made a change from listening from my collection. Not much to be surprised or confused about, I'd say.

                  Turned it back on a short while ago and following a glorious Altenberg lieder, turned it off. Now listening to Tangerine Dream's 1975 album Ricochet.

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                  • kernelbogey
                    Full Member
                    • Nov 2010
                    • 5736

                    Now, all of Schubert D960 - what a pleasant surprise!

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                    • Alison
                      Full Member
                      • Nov 2010
                      • 6455

                      Originally posted by kernelbogey View Post
                      Now, all of Schubert D960 - what a pleasant surprise!


                      Quite enjoying not knowing who's playing...

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                      • Frances_iom
                        Full Member
                        • Mar 2007
                        • 2411

                        how do you locate the playlist ? eg for this morning - I followed Brynn's link but just got the usual bbc junk intro - no playlist - do I need javascript,, flash or what ?

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                        • french frank
                          Administrator/Moderator
                          • Feb 2007
                          • 30250

                          Originally posted by Frances_iom View Post
                          how do you locate the playlist ? eg for this morning - I followed Brynn's link but just got the usual bbc junk intro - no playlist - do I need javascript,, flash or what ?
                          This is Part 2

                          A sequence of 70 pieces of music, in celebration of Radio 3's 70th anniversary.


                          If you can't see it for some reason, it's probably something to do with your security measures!
                          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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                          • kernelbogey
                            Full Member
                            • Nov 2010
                            • 5736

                            Originally posted by Frances_iom View Post
                            how do you locate the playlist ? eg for this morning - I followed Brynn's link but just got the usual bbc junk intro - no playlist - do I need javascript,, flash or what ?
                            Go here

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                            • MrGongGong
                              Full Member
                              • Nov 2010
                              • 18357

                              Originally posted by Frances_iom View Post
                              how do you locate the playlist ? eg for this morning - I followed Brynn's link but just got the usual bbc junk intro - no playlist - do I need javascript,, flash or what ?
                              I think the whole thing would be so much better (for THIS day) if there was no playlist at all
                              If people were then really inspired then they will have to use their ears and curiosity to find out what music was being played.

                              It would also be a bit of a change from the urge to categorise, list and possess.

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                              • Frances_iom
                                Full Member
                                • Mar 2007
                                • 2411

                                the link doesn't work for me - where is it actually based - I presume as per FF my security settings prevent access - I have to allow specific references from a page so looks as tho the BBC is playing traceing games and actually hosting the playlist away from its usual page
                                I do get to see some of comments - wallpaper is all that they want - R3 is dead

                                however it now indicates the the old BBC statement that they had to have station id every hour is not true - also I presume marketing has the day off

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