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Essential Classics - The Continuing Debate
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Originally posted by Ferretfancy View PostPart of the answer to this morning's brain teaser was Eric Coates's By A Sleepy Lagoon, which he then played in its entirety. Geoffrey Robertson was waiting in the wings for his interview, I an surprised that Rob didn't play the piece as an introduction!
Hmm. Already I see the flaw in my argument ...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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Originally posted by french frank View PostPleasant listening or not, it's hard to see why Scott Joplin and Novello's We'll Gather Lilacs have a place in a programme called Essential Classics."...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Listened to some of the interview today, by way of research. At the end, I am sure RC said "Thank you for talking at me".
Perhaps that was in my mind. These interviews really are better when the guest knows something about music, and preferably has a normal sized ego.
(no swearing at all on the bit heard, which was strangely disappointing.)I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.
I am not a number, I am a free man.
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Originally posted by french frank View Post... it's hard to see why Scott Joplin ... [has] a place in a programme called Essential Classics.
Hmm. Already I see the flaw in my argument ...
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Originally posted by teamsaint View PostListened to some of the interview today, by way of research. At the end, I am sure RC said "Thank you for talking at me".
Perhaps that was in my mind. These interviews really are better when the guest knows something about music, and preferably has a normal sized ego.
(no swearing at all on the bit heard, which was strangely disappointing.)
I was not impressed by his 'knowledge of music'. He could make comments about the pieces he chose e.g. being taken to hear Sutherland and Pavarotti when he was younger. But I didn't find that particularly illuminating in itself.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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Anna
I haven't heard Monday or Tuesday's broadcasts, but I see in today's Telegraph Gillian Reynolds writes thus:
Poor Rob Cowan on Essential Classics (Radio 3, Monday and yesterday) was left quivering by some “bad” language employed by his guest Geoffrey Robertson QC when describing three colourful past cases, variously defending a T-shirt inscription, the Sex Pistols and rapper Ice T. All the words, of course, are on the legal record and each significant one, this listener had no doubt, was being quoted for maximum “listen to me” effect. Cowan kept apologising if anyone had taken offence. Robertson promptly pledged not to use the word “pleb”
It strikes me that Rob's Guest is a bit of an attention-seeking t***** but perhaps it pushes the ratings up??
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Originally posted by Anna View PostI haven't heard Monday or Tuesday's broadcasts, but I see in today's Telegraph Gillian Reynolds writes thus:
Poor Rob Cowan on Essential Classics (Radio 3, Monday and yesterday) was left quivering by some “bad” language employed by his guest Geoffrey Robertson QC when describing three colourful past cases, variously defending a T-shirt inscription, the Sex Pistols and rapper Ice T. All the words, of course, are on the legal record and each significant one, this listener had no doubt, was being quoted for maximum “listen to me” effect. Cowan kept apologising if anyone had taken offence. Robertson promptly pledged not to use the word “pleb”
It strikes me that Rob's Guest is a bit of an attention-seeking t***** but perhaps it pushes the ratings up??
The headline 'When bad language makes brilliant radio' was NOT referring to Essential Clasics, be it said, but to the poem by Tony Harrison. I don't know if Rob was actually 'quivering' but he was tittering rather nervously.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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Originally posted by Anna View PostI haven't heard Monday or Tuesday's broadcasts, but I see in today's Telegraph Gillian Reynolds writes thus:
Poor Rob Cowan on Essential Classics (Radio 3, Monday and yesterday) was left quivering by some “bad” language employed by his guest Geoffrey Robertson QC when describing three colourful past cases, variously defending a T-shirt inscription, the Sex Pistols and rapper Ice T. All the words, of course, are on the legal record and each significant one, this listener had no doubt, was being quoted for maximum “listen to me” effect. Cowan kept apologising if anyone had taken offence. Robertson promptly pledged not to use the word “pleb”
It strikes me that Rob's Guest is a bit of an attention-seeking t*****"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Originally posted by french frank View PostI see yesterday's EC also had a 'content which might offend' warning.
I was not impressed by his 'knowledge of music'. He could make comments about the pieces he chose e.g. being taken to hear Sutherland and Pavarotti when he was younger. But I didn't find that particularly illuminating in itself.
Won't bother tomorrow though !I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.
I am not a number, I am a free man.
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Thropplenoggin
Originally posted by Anna View PostI haven't heard Monday or Tuesday's broadcasts, but I see in today's Telegraph Gillian Reynolds writes thus:
Poor Rob Cowan on Essential Classics (Radio 3, Monday and yesterday) was left quivering by some “bad” language employed by his guest Geoffrey Robertson QC when describing three colourful past cases, variously defending a T-shirt inscription, the Sex Pistols and rapper Ice T. All the words, of course, are on the legal record and each significant one, this listener had no doubt, was being quoted for maximum “listen to me” effect. Cowan kept apologising if anyone had taken offence. Robertson promptly pledged not to use the word “pleb”
It strikes me that Rob's Guest is a bit of an attention-seeking t***** but perhaps it pushes the ratings up??
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Thropplenoggin
Delightful to hear French phonemes shattering apart on Rob Cowan's tongue, as he regaled us with the details of the César Franck piece.
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