Radio 4 (and non Radio 3) Music related programmes

[Cockney Sparrow]

I came across a programme on Radio4 -"Voices of....."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07vfgnl/episodes/player

Three programmes - Annie Briggs (folk singer), Marta Sebestyen

and Ian Partridge:

A portrait of the English lyric tenor Ian Partridge, in his own words and recordings.
It's not difficult to identify something classically, characteristically English about the lyric tenor Ian Partridge - his reticence and modesty, his boy chorister background and acclaimed performances of composers such as Roger Quilter, Benjamin Britten and Prince Albert.
He still lives in the same part of south London where he was born nearly 80 years ago and he spent over fifty years in a musical partnership with his sister, the pianist Jennifer Partridge. But the refined, passionate quality of Ian's voice has been a passport into other worlds - touring internationally, collaborating with celebrated composers and recording definitive interpretations of, for example, Schubert's Die schöne Müllerin, Schumann's Dichterliebe and Ralph Vaughan Williams' On Wenlock Edge.
Ian reflects on a lifetime in music that began lying under the family piano as his mother played popular songs of the 1930s and 40s and led ultimately to being appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
Produced by Alan Hall
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4.

The Partridge was the first on 17 September - there is no indication how long the programme will remain available on iPlayer, so perhaps for a longer period (I'm not sure).


Apologies if its been mentioned elsewhere. I thought I would start a more general thread for such programmes.

p.s. - I see the Sebastyen programme is mentioned in another thread -

http://www.for3.org/forums/showthread.php?15787-Marta-Sebestyen-on-Radio-4

[rauschwerk]

I highly recommend the Ian Partridge programme, and not only because he is a singer I particularly admire. It's around for another four days.

[jean]

Stephen Hough's Desert Island Discs, on now.

[Serial_Apologist]

Stephen Hough's Desert Island Discs, on now.

I was enjoying what he had to say and play, until when he came to Geronotius...

[Lat-Literal]

Very interesting episode of Soul Music (BBC R4/R4E):

Mozart's Clarinet Quintet and quite a lot of brain science -

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00yyh92

I wonder how they find their contributors?

It's "Simple Gifts" next week and, yes, I do have a story.

I should have been consulted.

[Bryn]

The Today programme really let itself down yesterday. At the end of an otherwise well presented item on the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster, John Humphrys described Karl Jenkins as "perhaps Wales's greatest living composer". Even with the limiting "perhaps" this has to be a low point in the aspirant cellist's musical criticism.

[Beef Oven!]

The Today programme really let itself down yesterday. At the end of an otherwise well presented item on the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster, John Humphrys described Karl Jenkins was described as "perhaps Wales's greatest living composer". Even with the limiting "perhaps" this has to be a low point in the aspirant cellist's musical criticism.

Depends what criteria John Humphrys is using for this pointless accolade. There is no doubt that Sir Karl William Pamp Jenkins CBE, owns a large music buying and listening constituency for the bundles of sham-classical music that he has produced over the last twenty five or so years. It’s like Soft Machine never happened.

[ahinton]

The Today programme really let itself down yesterday. At the end of an otherwise well presented item on the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster, John Humphrys described Karl Jenkins was described as "perhaps Wales's greatest living composer". Even with the limiting "perhaps" this has to be a low point in the aspirant cellist's musical criticism.

I heard that too - and the addition of "Sir" before his name grated even more, if that were possible. The extract from whatever it was of his that was relayed gave the sheer emptiness of the game away in any case. Soft Machine? Soft in the head, more like! Apart from chwerthin yr holl ffordd i'r banc, of course.

And he's from Swansea, too (Jenkins, I mean - not Humphrys)...

[ahinton]

Depends what criteria John Humphrys is using for this pointless accolade. There is no doubt that Sir Karl William Pamp Jenkins CBE, owns a large music buying and listening constituency for the bundles of sham-classical music that he has produced over the last twenty five or so years.

Sadly, he does indeed, though presumably his "greatness" as a composer would be recognised only by those for whom the acquisition of such a constituency represents it.

But he's very good at what he does; I'll hand him that...

[Beef Oven!]

But he's very good at what he does

So are Boney-M

[Lat-Literal]

Who is Wales's best composer - Mathias, Hoddinott, Williams or Jones?

I only have one of the four in my reinvigorated CD collection.

Saturday Live - a programme I generally try to avoid - had Alexander Armstrong talking oboe and crossover album.

He has a very good way with speech - and he also did "Fields of Gold".

[Bryn]

John Humphrys was treating with Wales's greatest living composer. That composer may well hail from Abertawe but he's not Karl Jenkins.

As to Soft Machine, I much prefer what they did before he joined.

[Lat-Literal]

John Humphrys was treating with Wales's greatest living composer. That composer may well hail from Abertawe but he's not Karl Jenkins.

As to Soft Machine, I much prefer what they did before he joined.

Ah!

I didn't get that point.

If he can choose Karl Jenkins, I can offer Euros Childs.

He's from Freshwater East (not Freshwater West which is in a different part of Pembrokeshire entirely).

[Beef Oven!]

Who is Wales's best composer - Mathias, Hoddinott, Williams or Jones?

I only have one of the four in my reinvigorated CD collection.

Saturday Live - a programme I generally try to avoid - had Alexander Armstrong talking oboe and crossover album.

He has a very good way with speech - and he also did "Fields of Gold".

I don’t know about best but in terms of whose music I enjoy most, I wouldn’t like to pick, but I’d add Swansea’s finest, Richard Barrett

[Beef Oven!]

As to Soft Machine, I much prefer what they did before he joined.

So do I, but not everyone here would agree and the stuff he did with Soft Machine is pretty damn fine, to say the least!