On the hyperbole front you missed "fantastic " , "brilliant " and "iconic" . Please can the latter only be used in connection with Greek or Russian icons or , if you prefer, eikons.
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Originally posted by Heldenleben View PostOn the hyperbole front you missed "fantastic " , "brilliant " and "iconic" . Please can the latter only be used in connection with Greek or Russian icons or , if you prefer, eikons.O Wort, du Wort, das mir Fehlt!
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Originally posted by Heldenleben View PostOn the hyperbole front you missed "fantastic " , "brilliant " and "iconic" . Please can the latter only be used in connection with Greek or Russian icons or , if you prefer, eikons.
Not that, in general, I'm not (or wasn't) equally exasperated by the inference that everything Radio 3 broadcast to its audience was amazingly fabulous, and some presenters seemingly have to speak in clichés because they never have anything original to say.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 PostNo one yet offered 'awesome'? All this apart, are presenters not allowed to praise a piece of music or performance? And if they are, what epithets would be suitable?
Mighty. Finest. Fantastic.
But served up a total dud.O Wort, du Wort, das mir Fehlt!
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Originally posted by Bax-of-Delights View PostdiscriminatingIt 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 Barbirollians View PostI think my original title should be restored ! The forum's view appears to be this is dumbed down Classic FM stuff and even worse after the revamp than before - where is the continuing debate ?
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Originally posted by french frank View PostAll this apart, are presenters not allowed to praise a piece of music or performance? And if they are, what epithets would be suitable?
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Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View Post"Forceful", "Revelatory", "Galvanising", "Deeply felt", "Clarity", "The music's coherence and sense of direction was well brought out", "A piece well chosen and executed for the times we are living through", etc etc?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 PostI think he can only be on holiday as the commissioning brief definitely said he would be continuing but the BBC would welcome suggestions for the second presenter to form a 'diverse' team. So a woman then, and preferably younger than Rob to be really diverse. But R3 had the final say. Any indications of a younger woman to partner Sean on In Tune?
Rob Cowan takes listeners through the morning with the best in classical music. 9.30 Rob explores potential companion pieces for Brahms' Academic Festival Overture. 10.10 Time Traveller. A quirky slice of cultural history. 10.50 As part of the BBC Opera Season, leading British mezzo Christine Rice talks about her cultural influences and inspirations.
Strangely, the RT listing for In Tune on that (or the following) day provides no information as to the presenter, whereas the listing for the previous Friday mentions Sean Rafferty:
A lively mix of music, chat and arts news, with guests including conductor Peter Oundjian, as he embarks on his final season at the helm of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and impersonator-turned-pianist Alistair McGowan, who performs live. Including 5.00, 6.00 News.
and from 7pm:
A specially curated playlist, featuring favourites together with lesser-known gems, with a few surprises thrown in for good measure.
The following, from the Radio Times website for Sunday 1st October, for Sunday Morning might also be of interest, as the programme's been mentioned higher up the thread:
Sarah Walker joins Sunday Morning with a varied selection of music, including Prokofiev's Classical Symphony, opus 25, and Vivaldi's Flute Concerto The Goldfinch. There's also lighter fare from Sidney Torch and Percy Grainger, and a focus on the great guitarist Julian Bream. At 11.15, she introduces a new feature, Sarah's Sunday Escape, with dream-like music to take one's mind off the pressures of the day, and this week it is the Rose Adagio from Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty.Last edited by Andrew Slater; 21-09-17, 18:20.
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So it is settling into a new 'formula' with the Time Traveller - not sure what this was but I'd got the possibly false impression that something to do with a 'traditional sailor's hornpipe' was the music for that when I was checking iPlayer for something else. It reminded me of La Bottine Souriante who used to be a favourite and which I particularly disliked.
Sarah's Sunday Escape does sound like the usual attempt to 'personalise' the programme for a reason I simply can't grasp. All these features strike me as twee and slightly stodgy middle-aged items.
The 7pm thing must be the In Tune Mixtape item, also announced. Proof of pudding.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 Richard Tarleton View PostOne movement of the Waldstein? Surely in a 3 hour programme they can manage a complete Beethoven piano sonata.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 PostSo it is settling into a new 'formula' with the Time Traveller - not sure what this was but I'd got the possibly false impression that something to do with a 'traditional sailor's hornpipe' was the music for that when I was checking iPlayer for something else. It reminded me of La Bottine Souriante who used to be a favourite and which I particularly disliked.
Less obvious* - I'm very keen on less obvious.
Violon Guérisseur - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iuw9...=RDkqcMMS045yA
La Bibournoise live - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh_3...=RDkqcMMS045yA
(*Contemporary, rangy, a tad idiosyncratic and often overlooked)Last edited by Lat-Literal; 21-09-17, 20:47.
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Originally posted by Barbirollians View PostI think my original title should be restored ! The forum's view appears to be this is dumbed down Classic FM stuff and even worse after the revamp than before - where is the continuing debate ?
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