Tearjerker, Downtown Symphony, Piano Flow, Happy Harmonies and other Saturday padding

[AuntDaisy]

Thanks - I'd missed that

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Could there be light at the end of the tunnel? Is Saturday's 2 hours of drivel no more???

Sadly, not even today.
The Alkerythm is still with us from 7 until 9.

[Bax-of-Delights]

Sadly, not even today.
The Alkerythm is still with us from 7 until 9.

And the words of the day to be repeated as frequently as possible are “amazing” “magical” and “gorgeous”.

[AuntDaisy]

And the words of the day to be repeated as frequently as possible are “amazing” “magical” and “gorgeous”.

I switched off before counting! Royal coverage drove me from R4, then "breakfast croissant" French singing from R3.

[antongould]

Sadly, not even today.
The Alkerythm is still with us from 7 until 9.

Oh excellent she was sorely missed ........

[antongould]

Oh excellent she was sorely missed ........

..... and she played Paul Simon I see - OMG as they say .......

[LMcD]

..... and she played Paul Simon I see - OMG as they say .......

Who won?

[antongould]

Who won?

Haven’t listened yet ......

[hmvman]

I'm so glad I'm not up early enough on Saturdays....

[cloughie]

Haven’t listened yet ......

Was Garfunkel involved?

[antongould]

Was Garfunkel involved?

I would presume so .......

[oddoneout]

Oh dear. Woken too early, in discomfort, and in need of distraction I turned the radio on, forgetting today was Saturday... The latest iteration of Dumbtime was the last thing I needed and did not improve a difficult start to the day.
How long is this pointless (worse, counterproductive) experiment going to last, does anyone know?

[AuntDaisy]

Oh dear. Woken too early, in discomfort, and in need of distraction I turned the radio on, forgetting today was Saturday... The latest iteration of Dumbtime was the last thing I needed and did not improve a difficult start to the day.
How long is this pointless (worse, counterproductive) experiment going to last, does anyone know?

Yes, I woke up just after 5 this morning and gave in - sadly, I can see this utter drivel going on indefinitely.

Here's what we missed this morning.
Available to listen to via more enlightened European broadcasters, e.g. Swedish radio
https://sverigesradio.se/avsnitt/1693173 (press the big Play button and brush up your Swedish)

05:01 Fredrik Pacius; Overture from the Hunt of King Charles (1852); Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor)
05:08 Joseph Haydn; Sonata in G minor H.16.44 for piano; Kristian Bezuidenhout (fortepiano)
05:19 Johann Caspar Kerll; Exsulta satis - Offertorium for countertenor, tenor, two violins, viola and bc; Hassler Consort
05:29 Franz Xaver Sterkel; Duet No 3 for 2 violas; Milan Telecky (viola), Zuzana Jarabakova (viola)
05:37 Christoph Graupner; Flute Concerto in F, GWV 323; Bolette Roed (recorder), Arte dei Suonatori
05:47 Hugo Wolf; Italian Serenade; Ljubljanski Godalni Quartet
05:55 Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari; Suite Concertino in F major for bassoon...(Op.16) (1933); Christopher Millard (bassoon), CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (conductor)
06:16 Erik Gustaf Geijer; Sonata for Piano (four hands) in F minor; Stefan Bojsten (piano duo), Anders Kilstrom (piano duo)
06:37 Felix Mendelssohn; Sextet for piano and strings in D major, Op 110; Wu Han (piano), Philip Setzer (violin), Nokuthula Ngwenyama (viola), Cynthia Phelps (viola), Carter Brey (cello), Michael Wais (bass)

Around ~45:56 in, it sounds as if a music stand falls over during the Graupner. I almost feel I'm there...

[vinteuil]

How long is this pointless (worse, counterproductive) experiment going to last, does anyone know?

... Laufey Jonsdottir who does the 6-7 'Happy Harmonies' slot said that this was the first of twelve...

Bring on 17 July, I say! - but wait... who knows? What comes after the twelve weeks...





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[Frances_iom]

It will certainly continue - I can only assume that the BBC is exploiting some legal loophole that avoids paying streaming fees if the music had been broadcast otherwise I can't see other than possibly a small saving by not broadcasting Through the Night - they seem to have found a slot that only offends insomniac classical music listeners who I suspect are just a small very unimportant band of listeners wheras the intended 'yoof' market is flavour of the moment - after all think where the director came from - selling junk drink to the young via intensive advertising

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