I look hopefully in the Radio Times at the Friday 7.30 pm slot on BBC4..........and am disappointed to find a general absence of 'classical' music. Couldn't the BBC, given its range of channels, dedicate just one weekly programme to it?
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Originally posted by ardcarp View PostI look hopefully in the Radio Times at the Friday 7.30 pm slot on BBC4..........and am disappointed to find a general absence of 'classical' music. Couldn't the BBC, given its range of channels, dedicate just one weekly programme to it?"The sound is the handwriting of the conductor" - Bernard Haitink
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Originally posted by ardcarp View PostI look hopefully in the Radio Times at the Friday 7.30 pm slot on BBC4..........and am disappointed to find a general absence of 'classical' music. Couldn't the BBC, given its range of channels, dedicate just one weekly programme to it?
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We've had the brilliant "Composers in their own words" programmes on the last two Sundays. Let's face it, classical's always going to get just the token attention on TV nowadays. It's just the way it is, because general popular culture is geared towards stuff that you don't have to think too hard about, that doesn't challenge the intellect, that doesn't last more than 4 minutes.
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Originally posted by maestro267 View PostWe've had the brilliant "Composers in their own words" programmes on the last two Sundays. Let's face it, classical's always going to get just the token attention on TV nowadays. It's just the way it is, because general popular culture is geared towards stuff that you don't have to think too hard about, that doesn't challenge the intellect, that doesn't last more than 4 minutes.
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Originally posted by maestro267 View PostIt's just the way it is, because general popular culture is geared towards stuff that you don't have to think too hard about, that doesn't challenge the intellect, that doesn't last more than 4 minutes.
Some might think that the BBC doesn't really try hard enough to earn its money-on-a-plate …It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.
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BBC4 must save a lot by churning out endless repeats (railways and canals seem to figure largely), so, if only to fulfil some vaguely Reithian dream, surely a small corner for classical music could be found?
Agreed that composers In Their Own Words is great. Mrs Ardcarp was ecstatic about Britten's rehearsal in the episode I missed and will now catch up on.
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Originally posted by hafod View PostThe BBC has five orchestras which grace - to a greater or lesser extent - radio 3. Proms apart, it is a disgrace that they all but shun BBC 4. What is to stop them transmitting their own concerts late at night? Most people have recorders they can set."The sound is the handwriting of the conductor" - Bernard Haitink
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