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  • Anna

    Actually, it seems a pretty good week of works. Tuesday there is Peter Warlock, who I really don't know at all. Something next week, looking at the RT listings, to get enthused about, although maybe a bit too heavy on the Messiaen?

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    • mercia
      Full Member
      • Nov 2010
      • 8920

      the whole of Respighi's Gli uccelli suite this morning
      one movement would have been quite sufficient (IMO)

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      • salymap
        Late member
        • Nov 2010
        • 5969

        Originally posted by mercia View Post
        the whole of Respighi's Gli uccelli suite this morning
        one movement would have been quite sufficient (IMO)

        Afraid I don't agree mercia. I've put it on 'What are you listening to now' as I was delighted to listen to a COMPLETE 20 min work and imo a good choice for early in the day.

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        • mercia
          Full Member
          • Nov 2010
          • 8920

          Originally posted by salymap View Post
          a good choice for early in the day.
          well done Clemency, you can stay

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          • Dave2002
            Full Member
            • Dec 2010
            • 18021

            Then she introduced "Tonight" from West Side Story as by Natalie Wood. I thought NW didn't sing, but maybe her vocal chords were faked by Marni Nixon - or did I get that wrong?

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            • mercia
              Full Member
              • Nov 2010
              • 8920

              wikipedia says Nixon also sang bits of Rita Moreno's part

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              • rauschwerk
                Full Member
                • Nov 2010
                • 1481

                It seems increasingly clear to me that the 'your call' feature is to give them an excuse to play stuff they were going to play anyway. This morning it was Rhapsody in Blue!!!! again!!!!!!

                Why don't we ring in en masse, ask for (say) Webern's 5 Orchestral Pieces and see if any of our calls are responded to? I suppose, though, that if they agreed they would play only the one that lasts for six bars!

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                • EdgeleyRob
                  Guest
                  • Nov 2010
                  • 12180

                  Originally posted by mercia View Post
                  the whole of Respighi's Gli uccelli suite this morning
                  one movement would have been quite sufficient (IMO)

                  They will be calling it the full works concert next (CFM)

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                  • Frances_iom
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                    • Mar 2007
                    • 2413

                    Originally posted by rauschwerk View Post
                    It seems increasingly clear to me that the 'your call' feature is to give them an excuse to play stuff they were going to play anyway. This morning it was Rhapsody in Blue!!!! again!!!!!!
                    it's just a gimmick - the powers that be have no interest whatsover of any 'true' dialogue with listeners - what you see + hear is just another example of the pepsification of culture - mass marketed for infantalised consumers

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                    • Serial_Apologist
                      Full Member
                      • Dec 2010
                      • 37691

                      Originally posted by rauschwerk View Post
                      It seems increasingly clear to me that the 'your call' feature is to give them an excuse to play stuff they were going to play anyway. This morning it was Rhapsody in Blue!!!! again!!!!!!

                      Why don't we ring in en masse, ask for (say) Webern's 5 Orchestral Pieces and see if any of our calls are responded to? I suppose, though, that if they agreed they would play only the one that lasts for six bars!


                      Very good, rausch!

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                      • barber olly

                        Originally posted by rauschwerk View Post
                        It seems increasingly clear to me that the 'your call' feature is to give them an excuse to play stuff they were going to play anyway. This morning it was Rhapsody in Blue!!!! again!!!!!!

                        Why don't we ring in en masse, ask for (say) Webern's 5 Orchestral Pieces and see if any of our calls are responded to? I suppose, though, that if they agreed they would play only the one that lasts for six bars!
                        Exactly, why encurage them to play short pieces, now why do we ring in en masse requesting Mahler 3 or Shostakovich 7, insisting that nothing other than the full work will do, as that is how we know them. Mmm Mahler 3, no Petroc babble for 96 minutes!

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                        • amcluesent
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                          • Sep 2011
                          • 100

                          Now that Chiles and Bleakely have been dropped from "Daybreak" (a televisual programme for the lower orders) after the rating's slumped, perhaps a similar purge can be expected at 3beebies?

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                          • Don Petter

                            Originally posted by amcluesent View Post
                            Now that Chiles and Bleakely have been dropped from "Daybreak" (a televisual programme for the lower orders) after the rating's slumped, perhaps a similar purge can be expected at 3beebies?
                            More likely they'll recruit Chiles if he's now free.

                            At least we wouldn't have to look at him, though his voice is bad enough.

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                            • Serial_Apologist
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                              • Dec 2010
                              • 37691

                              Chiles play... would go rather well with 3beebies...

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                              • rauschwerk
                                Full Member
                                • Nov 2010
                                • 1481

                                This morning I ate my harsh words! The chap who phoned in asked for - and got - all of Dukas's La Péri, including the fanfare. Praise where praise is due.

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