Essential Classics - The Continuing Debate

[Bryn]

... Not keen on Mary Anne Hobbs being given airtime to play what she plays on 6 Music already - unless it's a quid pro quo: you nab some of our listeners and we'll nab some of yours

Just taken a look at her playlist. It's not too encouraging, is it.

[Nick Armstrong]

Mary Anne Hobbs being given airtime

Who... what... where... when...?

[french frank]

Who... what... where... when...?

Saturday Classics some while back? A mix of classical and 6M-style http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04dqbf8 (Episode 1).

What you can see is that if you Google the programmes, they're posted on various non-BBC sites (Facebook) &c. The points to investigate are whether this brings listeners to Radio 3 to listen to Mary Anne Hobbs (presumably yes); and whether they are encouraged in fact (not 'potentially') to listen to more classical music, perhaps of a kind that is beyond MAH's selection/experience.

As to the second, I don't know. I pose the question.

[Nick Armstrong]

Thanks ff. Never 'eard of 'er.

[zola]

Possibly - it depends what comes on throughout the week. The Emerson [only heard the Playlister snatch] reminded me bit of the frantic busyness of M. Torke (of whom one seems to hear rather less now?). The other piece was Copland. But it is only Monday.

I'm not aiming to be a cheerleader for this slot but at least the Copland piece played was not a "usual suspect". Tomorrow is going to be Debussy and Poulenc apparently.

[antongould]

I'm not aiming to be a cheerleader for this slot but at least the Copland piece played was not a "usual suspect". Tomorrow is going to be Debussy and Poulenc apparently.

.....and I would think there will be RVW. He was, I thought, much more interesting to listen to than Lady
P. Not hard I know.......

[Nick Armstrong]

EC came good again today - or rather I timed my run serendipitously well. After the pleasures of Richter's 'Waldszenen' last week on a relatively spring-like morning, today the first snow of the winter, lying all around through the parks in London... and as I turned into the first one on the bike, Shostakovich 11 started: that brooding first movement the perfect soundtrack!

[antongould]

EC came good again today - or rather I timed my run serendipitously well. After the pleasures of Richter's 'Waldszenen' last week on a relatively spring-like morning, today the first snow of the winter, lying all around through the parks in London... and as I turned into the first one on the bike, Shostakovich 11 started: that brooding first movement the perfect soundtrack!

....and the mildly discussed guest put RVW in a French sandwich ......but of course you will still be in bed.....

[Nick Armstrong]

....and the mildly discussed guest put RVW in a French sandwich ......but of course you will still be in bed.....

Working remotely, antonio, working remotely - concentrating furiously on my emails... as I was throughout the weekend, having been on duty. Having to have the jacket on the office chair is a thing of the past, a great boon of the 21st century!

Maconie's choices look rather good.

[Barbirollians]

Working remotely, antonio, working remotely - concentrating furiously on my emails... as I was throughout the weekend, having been on duty. Having to have the jacket on the office chair is a thing of the past, a great boon of the 21st century!

The non boon about working from home is that one's home becomes not a place of relaxation and sanctuary but a place of work . I sit in my study looking yearningly at the park out of the window .

[Nick Armstrong]

The non boon about working from home is that one's home becomes not a place of relaxation and sanctuary but a place of work . I sit in my study looking yearningly at the park out of the window .

It's true but in my line of work, the ability to deal with things efficiently with minimal disturbance vastly outweighs that, for me - I find it aids relaxation rather than the contrary.

[EdgeleyRob]

Working from home here too,get so much more done here away from the politics,mither and constant 'can you spare me 10 minutes?' of the office

[mercia]

wikipedia on this week's guest

Maconie has also presented musical specialities for BBC Radio 4 and the new-style "populist" BBC Radio 3 and has appeared on television and in films

[antongould]

wikipedia on this week's guest

Maconie has also presented musical specialities for BBC Radio 4 and the new-style "populist" BBC Radio 3 and has appeared on television and in films

"Populist" that will please ff!!!!!

He, unless I have lost track of time, only got 15 minutes today.

[teamsaint]

"Populist" that will please ff!!!!!

He, unless I have lost track of time, only got 15 minutes today.

That is how long he normally natters away between records, at least when he is with lard !
His banter is ok, but only SO good.....