Worst BaL ever?

[Barbirollians]

Lucy Parham's BAL on Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Concerto in which she dismissed Richter/Wislocki without playing any of it . What was particularly ironic is that she had recorded the work for the Classic FM label and her recording was panned in Gramophone and elsewhere .

[Nick Armstrong]

... in which Caliban too finds that abbreviations can baffle

Your powers of recollection are undimmed by the Ch. Champarel, I'm very pleased to see!

[Thropplenoggin]

Lucy Parham's BAL on Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Concerto in which she dismissed Richter/Wislocki without playing any of it . What was particularly ironic is that she had recorded the work for the Classic FM label and her recording was panned in Gramophone and elsewhere .

Thanks for bringing things back on topic. This made me chuckle.

[PJPJ]

.......

I do wonder, though, whether this was some whittled down Podcast version and whether the original broadcast (Nov 6 2010, it would seem) was longer. However, this has not been the case with other BaL podcasts that Caliban has kindly made available to me.

Anyway, can anyone think of a worse BaL?

I have not found the podcasts useful as the musical examples are no longer able to reinforce the words as they did during the original broadcast.

[Barbirollians]

I think Roy Goodman's Beethoven violin Concerto BAL from last year should be a candidate too and whichever twit did the Debussy String Quartet a few years back and did not mention the Quartetto Italiano at all !

[teamsaint]

It's one of those days when I think: work is going to be the easy bit today !!! (I often get that feeling from the AA thread!)

You have defeated me, Don! (Fortunately we've just had a great win in a case at work, so I'll still get paid! )

keeping it off topic, you must let us know if you are starring in any of those day time TV ads for legal services that I have heard about...( I am usually too busy working to watch, naturally !!)

[vinteuil]

keeping it off topic, you must let us know if you are starring in any of those day time TV ads for legal services that I have heard about...( I am usually too busy working to watch, naturally !!)

... Caliban doesn't advertise. If you need to ask how much it will cost - you can't afford him...

[teamsaint]

... Caliban doesn't advertise. If you need to ask how much it will cost - you can't afford him...

I only use the no win no fee type... (I'm sure he's worth the outlay if need be !!)
be nice to spot him on the telly though !!

[mathias broucek]

[QUOTE=PJPJ;227826]I have not found the podcasts useful as the musical examples are no longer able to reinforce the words as they did during the original broadcast./QUOTE]

Quite right. I thought my ears were playing up until I realised that the "breathtaking diminuendo" (or whatever) had been missed-out!

The low point was when they missed the last couple of chords from the end of Sibelius 5

[Nick Armstrong]

... Caliban doesn't advertise. If you need to ask how much it will cost - you can't afford him...

My clerk, Mr Vin Tool, has said it all !

[cloughie]

keeping it off topic, you must let us know if you are starring in any of those day time TV ads for legal services that I have heard about...( I am usually too busy working to watch, naturally !!)

Why ts do you want a free Parker Pen?

[teamsaint]

Why ts do you want a free Parker Pen?

you seem to have an inside track on these things Cloughie....free pen?!