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Essential Classics - The Continuing Debate
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Originally posted by Stanfordian View PostI listened in yesterday and my abiding memory is one trail after another for the forthcoming Alfred Brendel 'Private Passions'.
How many new listeners did that blanket advertising(aversion therapy in my case) achieve and how many regulars did it annoy/irritate, and is that a good trade-off? Ironically I didn't hear the broadcast in the end; a combination of cabin fever, a weather window, and the need for a pint of milk took me out late morning and I didn't return in time. I do wonder how much of that 'accident' was subconscious reaction to the trailers since normally I listen most weeks....
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Richard Tarleton
I didn't hear it myself but a friend listening the other day tells me that Golliwog's Cakewalk has been overcome with political correctness and is now simply "Cakewalk" on R3 - this may even have been on Breakfast.
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Originally posted by Bryn View PostUmm, http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09kcz51 . I will certainly be listening.
Yup. Me too.
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Originally posted by Richard Tarleton View PostI didn't hear it myself but a friend listening the other day tells me that Golliwog's Cakewalk has been overcome with political correctness and is now simply "Cakewalk" on R3 - this may even have been on Breakfast.
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Originally posted by underthecountertenor View PostI have to say that these conversations with Harrison Birtwistle this week are rather good.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 underthecountertenor View PostI have to say that these conversations with Harrison Birtwistle this week are rather good.Last edited by Stanfordian; 04-01-18, 12:17.
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Originally posted by Stanfordian View PostIf the programme is having guests talking about music this is the ideal person it should be having.
Composers, conductors, musicians, administrators etc should be the guests 100% of the time. Celebs (if we must have 'em - can't stand them myself) should be consigned to Private Passions.
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Originally posted by Sir Velo View Post
Composers, conductors, musicians, administrators etc should be the guests 100% of the time. Celebs (if we must have 'em - can't stand them myself) should be consigned to Private Passions.
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Originally posted by underthecountertenor View PostPrivate Passions (which I confess I usually rather enjoy) had a rare appearance by a musician last Sunday, in the form of Alfred Brendel. I found it a joy from start to finish.
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Originally posted by Sir Velo View PostCelebs (if we must have 'em - can't stand them myself) should be consigned to Private Passions.Originally posted by Eine Alpensinfonie View PostNo, Desert Island Discs.
Too often it seems to become well-known people talking knowledgeably about themselves and then choosing The Dance of the Cygnets.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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