The inimitable Stephen Plaistow

[Nick Armstrong]

Back on CD Review, 10:20 - 11: 15 tomorrow, talking about Scriabin, Medtner, Chopin, &c.

Unmissable

I love Mr Plaistow's contributions: R3 at its finest

[Alison]

Sorry, but its Stephen Johnson, not Plaistow, who is the ultimate arbiter of musical truth. :)

[Nick Armstrong]

Sorry, but its Stephen Johnson, not Plaistow, who is the ultimate arbiter of musical truth. :)

Possibly but I've gone right off SJ's voice. SP is a joy to listen to. His spot about Schumann piano music some months back I think I have listened to 3 or 4 times

[amateur51]

Possibly but I've gone right off SJ's voice. SP is a joy to listen to. His spot about Schumann piano music some months back I think I have listened to 3 or 4 times

I tend to agree Mr C but we must not speak too ill lest we stir up his depression

Looking forward to Mr P tomorrow - tho' the fact that he's 'Play-stow' and not 'Plar-stow' is always a surprise

[Nick Armstrong]

Looking forward to Mr P tomorrow - tho' the fact that he's 'Play-stow' and not 'Plar-stow' is always a surprise

Let's wait for Roger Hainault and Sebastian Cockfosters to sign for Radio 3....

Not to mention Emmanuel Theydon-Bois

[amateur51]

Let's wait for Roger Hainault and Sebastian Cockfosters to sign for Radio 3....

Not to mention Emmanuel Theydon-Bois

My fave Underground station is Upney

Can't wait for Katie D to start getting her tonsils around Roger & Sebastian & Emmanuel, Calibs

[BBMmk2]

Thank you for this Caliban! I do rather like Scriabin's piano as well!!

[Alison]

I was being waspish earlier. I have come to loathe Stephen Johnson and fully endorse Mr Caliban's original post !

[cloughie]

My fave Underground station is Upney

Can't wait for Katie D to start getting her tonsils around Roger & Sebastian & Emmanuel, Calibs

Don't know about the tube but a couple of years ago when riding on the West Somerset railway I thought that Stogumber takes some beating as a station name.

[antongould]

Heard this - enjoyed it and widened my knowledge of Caliban's Medtner........

What with the Grauniad telling the liberal world that Roger Allam is "....the best Vanya since Michael Redgrave" does this mean we have to recognise Rumpole as a man of taste?

[Nick Armstrong]

Heard this - enjoyed it and widened my knowledge of Caliban's Medtner........

What with the Grauniad telling the liberal world that Roger Allam is "....the best Vanya since Michael Redgrave" does this mean we have to recognise Rumpole as a man of taste?

I knew you lot would start to catch up one day!!



(I've recorded that section of the programme, for concentrated listening at the right moment - I hope during an Easter Sunday or Monday lie-in )

[amateur51]

I knew you lot would start to catch up one day!!



(I've recorded that section of the programme, for concentrated listening at the right moment - I hope during an Easter Sunday or Monday lie-in )

A grand idea, the Sunday morning lie-in with CD Review on the iPlayer .... where's the 'coffee & croissants' or 'scrambled eggs on toasted bagel' icon?!?

[vinteuil]

... sadly, I've never really been able to do this "lie-in" thing I hear so much praised. My inbuilt clock wakes me up at 5 o'clock, every day, did when I was a workin' man, seven days a week, weekend included: same now that I'm a genn'lman of leisure. By six o'clock it's the orange juice, slices of toast with Mme V's marmalade, and with honey, and two decent cups of serious coffee; by seven ready to face the day.

I like the idea of a lie-in : it's just that my body doesn't seem designed for it

[Nick Armstrong]

... sadly, I've never really been able to do this "lie-in" thing I hear so much praised. My inbuilt clock wakes me up at 5 o'clock, every day, did when I was a workin' man, seven days a week, weekend included: same now that I'm a genn'lman of leisure. By six o'clock it's the orange juice, slices of toast with Mme V's marmalade, and with honey, and two decent cups of serious coffee; by seven ready to face the day.

I like the idea of a lie-in : it's just that my body doesn't seem designed for it

Interesting, isn't it. I'm completely different. My body clock tells me that my natural sleep hours are 2/3am - 10/11am. I adopt those hours gratefully every weekend if possible, whereas the working week is a constant struggle to bring the hours 90m - 2 hours earlier

If I have to get up at 5am (for a plane or a train) it knocks me sideways for a couple of days. Fortunately it doesn't happen often.

[vinteuil]

I love Mr Plaistow's contributions: R3 at its finest

I agree - and even tho' today's subject (Medtner etc) was not my home territory, I was entranced. I love Mr Plaistow's feline qualities - very much Shakespeare's Sonnet XCIV ["They that have power to hurt, and will do none..." ] - he is a cat with claws retracted - but you know - that shd he choose to deal a blow - it wd be deadly...