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Yesterday 30 September: Bel Mooney, who bravely and movingly had published a piece in the Guardian in 1976 about the stillbirth of her son - then still a more or less taboo subject, with very little help available to the bereaved mother. It led to the formation of the Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society. This Private Passions was on top form, as she spoke so coherently and affectingly about her story, and about her marriage to Jonathan Dimbleby and its ending. Highly recommended.
She quoted I don't know whom: 'Live as well as you dare'. I wrote it down.Comment
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Sydney Smith in a letter to a depressed Lady Georgiana Morpeth.Originally posted by kernelbogey View PostComment
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The quote is from a wonderful letter by Sydney Smith [1771-1845] :Originally posted by kernelbogey View Post
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Thanks Vints and LMcD.
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Dare I ask if anyone has listened to Private Passions with the Prince of Wales...?Last edited by Prommer; 30-12-18, 19:34.Comment
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I did and I enjoyed his choices, especially the Russian Creed.Originally posted by Prommer View PostComment
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A pleasant programme but slightly off MB's usual path, I felt.Originally posted by Prommer View Post
Where usually he's encouraging his guests to chart their career path in some detail, that wasn't really on in this case (perhaps the fact that the PoW still hasn't really started his first job was a factor?
). And of course MB may have been much restricted by ground rules laid down in advance. This forced more very general discussion of arts, artistic influences, esp QE the QM, and about his specific reasons for his musical choices, which inevitably forced him into some general, not entirely coherent 'waffle' about why he liked them.
That's not a criticism: nobody can talk well about this, unless perhaps they can reel off factual, analytical stuff about how the music is organised and that really is the main reason they like it (which makes for a pretty dry, cerebral approach).I keep hitting the Escape key, but I'm still here!Comment
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I agree with "pretty".Originally posted by LeMartinPecheur View Post[FONT=Comic Sans MS][I][B]Numquam Satis![/B][/I][/FONT]Comment
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fhg: I'm not knocking such analytical approaches in their place (esp. on R3!), but they aren't the conscious reasons why most of MB's programme guests love their choices. That's all I mean.Originally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte View PostI keep hitting the Escape key, but I'm still here!Comment
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- and, I agree that it can (and often does) result in arid commentary. 
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I think your comments are spot on. I supposed HRH deserves some credit for picking both Wagner and the (for me) much more palatable 'Sadie The Shaker'.Originally posted by LeMartinPecheur View PostA pleasant programme but slightly off MB's usual path, I felt.
Where usually he's encouraging his guests to chart their career path in some detail, that wasn't really on in this case (perhaps the fact that the PoW still hasn't really started his first job was a factor?). And of course MB may have been much restricted by ground rules laid down in advance. This forced more very general discussion of arts, artistic influences, esp QE the QM, and about his specific reasons for his musical choices, which inevitably forced him into some general, not entirely coherent 'waffle' about why he liked them.
That's not a criticism: nobody can talk well about this, unless perhaps they can reel off factual, analytical stuff about how the music is organised and that really is the main reason they like it (which makes for a pretty dry, cerebral approach).Comment
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Does the boy not love Elgar ....... ????? if so where was the Great Man ...... ?Originally posted by LMcD View PostComment
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Well, as a German amateur cellist, he naturally plumped for Haydn (the far greater man) and C major.Originally posted by antongould View Post
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