Classical Collection -now just an extension of Breakfast

[Suffolkcoastal]

The schedules on the R3 webpages continue to be a source of amusement, it seems that hardly a day goes past without another error. I notice that next week for example R3 has invented two new composers Vlanicky (should of course be Vranicky or Wranitsky) and Debuzzy, although both are spelt correctly on the full schedule. I suppose this is just a continuing example of R3's current lack of professionalism.

On the Breakfast side looking at the schedules from the last couple of days I see that the 'Dance of the Hours' was on both Saturday's and this morning's Breakfast!

[Frances_iom]

On the Breakfast side looking at the schedules from the last couple of days I see that the 'Dance of the Hours' was on both Saturday's and this morning's Breakfast!

wasn't it also on Fri - the Sherman's "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh" camp letter is usaully one truely comic rendition

[Suffolkcoastal]

It just gets worse with the website, have a look at this coming Sunday's 2pm request programme and underneath the Shostakovich 'chunk' from the 2nd Violin Concerto is a note to Chi-Chi from a member of the production staff. Someone at R3 needs to get a grip with the website/schedules urgently as it is becoming a shambles.

[Frances_iom]

I.. underneath the Shostakovich 'chunk' from the 2nd Violin Concerto is a note to Chi-Chi from a member of the production staff. Someone at R3 needs to get a grip with the website/schedules urgently as it is becoming a shambles.

in case it is pulled

NB. Chi-chi - unfortunately the CD is unavailable so I've sent a copy - no liner notes but I've scripted for you

now what does this say about the research ? and who is actually responsible for this rash of 'interactive' bits and pieces

[Panjandrum]

in case it is pulled

now what does this say about the research ? and who is actually responsible for this rash of 'interactive' bits and pieces

Good to see Chi-Chi knows her Shostakovich!

To paraphrase the old Carlsberg adverts, if Radio 3 did NHS operations they'd leave the scalpel in the patient.

[Nick Armstrong]

Breakfast had to keep to its strict schedule of CFM favourites and chart advertisement.

As did Classical Collection... ... Maybe it seemed particularly banal in the wake of Robert Tear's death, but the programming on both Breakfast and CC this morning was particularly lazy and boring... Chabrier's 'Espana', Tchaikovsky's 'March slave' , Rossini 'William Tell Overture', Ripya-Corsetsoff 'Capriccio Espagnol' ... Terrible selection I thought, even the Stravinsky 'Tango' is dull...

Grump grump grump.

[Suffolkcoastal]

Stravinsky's Tango is along with The Firebird are the most frequently performed Stravinsky these days on R3. Lazy and boring just about sums up a fair proportion of R3 programming at the moment I think.

[Don Petter]

As did Classical Collection... ... Maybe it seemed particularly banal in the wake of Robert Tear's death, but the programming on both Breakfast and CC this morning was particularly lazy and boring... Chabrier's 'Espana', Tchaikovsky's 'March slave' , Rossini 'William Tell Overture', Ripya-Corsetsoff 'Capriccio Espagnol' ... Terrible selection I thought, even the Stravinsky 'Tango' is dull...

Grump grump grump.

I won't particularly echo the grumps, as I've really given up with anything between 7am and noon on R3, but on starting the car this morning and hearing Vltava, I reached down to see what was on R3, assuming the radio had been left on CFM. It hadn't!

[Norfolk Born]

There was a time when I would listen to most, if not all, of 'Breakfast'. Then I'd wait until 9.00 a.m. when the interactivity died down. Then I wouldn't tune in before the start of 'Classical Collection'. Now, increasingly, I check the contents of the latter in the Radio Times and discover that there's absolutely nothing I particularly want to hear.
So that's one listener lost for the morning, and probably the rest of the day...not that anybody 'in authority' is that bothered. It should bother me, I guess, but the trend now seems so relentless that it's easier to just listen to Radio 4 and/or play CDs - or even listen to old audio cassette tapes, as I'm doing at present.

[Stillhomewardbound]

Britten's Sea Interludes this morning ... yet again.

[Norfolk Born]

Perhaps they're going to replace the shipping forecast as part of the ongoing programme of cuts. 'Humber, Thames: Calm Sunday morning, full moon, severe storm tomorrow evening'.

[Bax-of-Delights]

The Breakfast "selection" was the usual tedious and repetitive stuff - a Brandenburg chunk, a Dvorak dance, a Britten Sea Interlude....

Jeez - how DULL can they make it? Does Rob go home after the programme, counting his 30 pieces of silver and wondering if this is as good as it gets?

[salymap]

Did my ears deceive me or did we have a little quiz on CC today? Afraid I was doing washing, making toast etc so missed the fact that there were four pieces, what was the connection.? I heard, I think Ferrier, singing the Keel Row, some Dvorak or Smetana and that was all. Has this happened before ? Gosh.

[Thespian]

This is left over from the "Hilarious" Red nose day special. They thought it was such a good idea that every thursday we get a "connections" quiz.

I don't mind it but it does seem out of place on CC (more of a breakfast idea imo)

[salymap]

Which shows how often I tune in to this programme. Thanks Thespian.