Saturday Classics

[Richard Tarleton]

I've had Saturday Classics with Alison Balsom on. She's better than Gareth Malone was. It's still a few bits of this and a few bits of that but she's not patronising. Not something to deliberately switch on I'm afraid.

Not having heard her speak before I was surprised by her voice - quite Sloaney. The cadenza from Bach B'berg 5 a bit like an electric guitarist ripping it up at a rock concert, apparently. Really?

[Dame Fanny Moody]

Vengerov Beethoven

God, isn't this slow? I'm sure people will still be listening to it in 100 years time - it takes that to get to the end!

[Chris Newman]

Hello, Dame Fanny.

How nice to see you around again!! Where have you been hiding? Somewhere nice and sunny I hope. Welcome back.

bws Chris (I was formerlymodestchristoff on the old boards).

[Dame Fanny Moody]

Dear Chris,

Thank you so much - delighted to be back in the land of the undead.

[Dame Fanny Moody]

Vengerov Beethoven

P.S. But it was slow, wasn't it, or was it just my blood pressure?