In Tune

[Crowcatcher]

28th have been listening from 17:00 to 18:00 today and Suzi Klein's contibution is absolutely dire, especially in requesting suggestions for next week's Essential Classics - can't believe that they would choose such dire stuff for introducing classical music to a new listener - Scarlatti on the piano and a dire, ancient recording of orchetral Schubert!!!!!!

[Padraig]

I heard To Lizbie Brown today. I was reading it the other day. I didn't know it was a song. That Hardy lad - he did good things.

[Frances_iom]

... Still, the upside is that in a few years' time the R3 audience won't have a clue what's being played to them.

isn't that the plan for the short term - aural wallpaper selected from a small playlist augmented by whatever this months sponsor wishes to plug, will be R2.5 (R3 will be dead) - some may look back as the teenage tweeter with the useful dad as the golden years of radio

[french frank]

Interesting - I just popped round the corner to my local Italian restaurant for some supper, and, being Italians, they were playing - Classic FM. I came in to the third movement of Mzt Symph. 41. Since I was more focused on the food (spezzatino di pollo cacciatore, or Hunt the Chicken), the only thing that caused a bit of pain was the mention of a Mercedes Benz, and the possibility of winning an iPad though some link with Sky. Otherwise, it came over as a fairly gentle voice, announcing a piece of music, and then a piece of wallpaper. It didn't positively annoy me in that situation, even if it didn't enthuse me.

I find it hard to understand why people who enjoy Breakfast, and wouldn't dream of listening to CFM 'because of the adverts', can possibly put up with the clatter of chat and, tweets, and texts, and invitations to 'get in touch', and people getting in touch. It is far noisier and more distracting than Classic FM's presentation; and since people are (apparently) too busy to register what the music is, I don't understand why these listeners don't find CFM preferable. But then, a far larger number do find it preferable.

[Honoured Guest]

In Tune comedy classic today (from memory, not verbatim):

SEAN RAFFERTY: Congratulations, Yuja Wang, on your residency with the LSO for the next four years!

YUJA WANG: Two weeks.

SR: (wondering if the Chinese-Canadian word for "four years" is "tu wix") Eh?

YW: Four concerts.

SR: (blustering on, unperturbedly) Well, some commentators have had the cheek and rudeness to comment on your incredibly short mini-dresses, so we won't mention that! What do you think when people comment about your incredibly short mini-dresses?

YW: I like to wear what I look good in.

[french frank]

In Tune comedy classic today (from memory, not verbatim):

SEAN RAFFERTY: Congratulations, Yuja Wang, on your residency with the LSO for the next four years!

YUJA WANG: Two weeks.

SR: (wondering if the Chinese-Canadian word for "four years" is "tu wix") Eh?

YW: Four concerts.

SR: (blustering on, unperturbedly) Well, some commentators have had the cheek and rudeness to comment on your incredibly short mini-dresses, so we won't mention that! What do you think when people comment about your incredibly short mini-dresses?

YW: I like to wear what I look good in.

[Barbirollians]

There is no way that Sean Rafferty could ever present a programme called Mainly for Pleasure .

[Flosshilde]

I find it hard to understand why people who enjoy Breakfast, and wouldn't dream of listening to CFM 'because of the adverts', can possibly put up with the clatter of chat and, tweets, and texts, and invitations to 'get in touch', and people getting in touch. It is far noisier and more distracting than Classic FM's presentation;

But a lot less noisy & distracting than CFM's adverts.

(spezzatino di pollo cacciatore, or Hunt the Chicken),

I hope you found some

[Old Grumpy]

As has been said before - CFM can be good in the evenings and at weekends, when there are far fewer adverts. I must sample CB's programme sometime, trouble is Sunday evenings are my time to find my inner lout on BBC2*.

OG

* Top Gear's on

[Flay]

Talking about Homeward Bound, its theme brings back memories: Respighi Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite 2 No. 4 Bergamasque. Beautiful!

[Bax-of-Delights]

In Tune comedy classic today (from memory, not verbatim):

SEAN RAFFERTY: Congratulations, Yuja Wang, on your residency with the LSO for the next four years!

YUJA WANG: Two weeks.

SR: (wondering if the Chinese-Canadian word for "four years" is "tu wix") Eh?

YW: Four concerts.

SR: (blustering on, unperturbedly) Well, some commentators have had the cheek and rudeness to comment on your incredibly short mini-dresses, so we won't mention that! What do you think when people comment about your incredibly short mini-dresses?

YW: I like to wear what I look good in.

Oh yes, SR was getting himself all a-lather about the length of Ms.Wang's skirt in those frightful "pop-ins" that SR makes on Afternoon on 3. If Ms.Klein and the garrulous one (KD) giggled on about what side so-and-so dressed you'd have good grounds for complaint but SR can behave like an old lecher and think its all relevant to music making.

[french frank]

But a lot less noisy & distracting than CFM's adverts.

I didn't think so. In any case, the adverts don't take up 20% of the programme.

[teamsaint]

I didn't think so. In any case, the adverts don't take up 20% of the programme.

Plus if you need a hernia repair, you won't get a handy phone number to call on R3. I found this a useful service.

Unless clemmy has added this to the mix of course....

[Flosshilde]

* Top Gear's on

When I heard that James May was to be Breakfast's guest this week (a repeated guest slot) my eyebrows went into orbit. I was rather surprised - & had to revise my prejudices - when he enthused about Scarlatti this morning.

[Flosshilde]

I didn't think so.

You obviously haven't heard them - extremely shouty, & I think they probably turn up the volume, as is done for TV adverts