RC once more

[Paulie55]

I know I am treading in dangerous and taboo waters here but it appears Rob Cowan's voice is often at the lowest end of the volume spectrum.
At times, he is so quiet and nonchalant that he must be on auto-pilot. While we are at it, let's also not forget Petroc Trelawney, who still lets his
voice trail off into inaudibility at the end of introductions.
Music-wise, we are now getting many of the Hall of Fame extracts from Classic FM..........the process of ClassicFM...ing Radio 3 is almost complete.

[french frank]

Yes, but did you hear how he pronounced TÁrrega? Almost shouted the first syllable.

Well done, Richard Tarleton

[Richard Tarleton]

Aha! Missed that!

Perhaps he can have a word with Sarah Walker

[ahinton]

Yes, but did you hear how he pronounced TÁrrega? Almost shouted the first syllable.

Just to distinguish him from Max Reger, one might suppose...

[french frank]

Just to distinguish him from Max Reger, one might suppose...

I don't think FranSisco Tárrega could be mistaken for Max Reger, ahinton. And I'm sure Richard wouldn't insist on θ for s.

[Serial_Apologist]

I don't think FranSisco Tárrega could be mistaken for Max Reger, ahinton. And I'm sure Richard wouldn't insist on s for θ.

Max Reger certainly couldn't be confused with the 'Cisco Kid either!

[Stanfordian]

I know I am treading in dangerous and taboo waters here but it appears Rob Cowan's voice is often at the lowest end of the volume spectrum.
At times, he is so quiet and nonchalant that he must be on auto-pilot. While we are at it, let's also not forget Petroc Trelawney, who still lets his
voice trail off into inaudibility at the end of introductions.
Music-wise, we are now getting many of the Hall of Fame extracts from Classic FM..........the process of ClassicFM...ing Radio 3 is almost complete.

The best speakers (actors) accentuate their words endings. Just listen to Richard Burton and Judy Dench!

[Pianorak]

Rob Cowan's voice is often at the lowest end of the volume spectrum.
At times, he is so quiet and nonchalant that he must be on auto-pilot. . .

The same could be said of Jenny Murray. Have no complaints about Petroc.

[DracoM]

Jenny Murray has almost no consonants at all. 'Goo -hmoring'?

[Richard Tarleton]

And I'm sure Richard wouldn't insist on θ for s.

Not on R3 anyway
Tárrega himself was from Castellón, sandwiched between Catalonia/Catalunya [maintaining strict impartiality here ] and Valencia - I daresay he'd have been Fran-thisco at home, whether he also knew Valencian (or Catalan for that matter) I have no idea - nice little biog. article here

[Barbirollians]

I should have thought the chances of Reger being played on Essential Classics was rather slim .

[Nick Armstrong]

Yes, but did you hear how he pronounced TÁrrega? Almost shouted the first syllable.

Well done, Richard Tarleton

I happened to hear that! (during the 4 minutes of morning R3 I happened to catch this week ....)

[Richard Tarleton]

I happened to hear that! (during the 4 minutes of morning R3 I happened to catch this week ....)

He's been pronouncing it correctly since 27 August - now he realises how much better it sounds, he's really been going for it

Sadly his colleague Sarah Walker has yet to get the message.

[Nick Armstrong]

He's been pronouncing it correctly since 27 August

[eighthobstruction]