Simon Rattle launches east London music academy

[cloughie]

Unfortunately, the other lot probably see classical music as elitist.

They probably don't see or hear classical music at all! I wonder how Ed Balls' piano lessons are going?

[Bryn]

They probably don't see or hear classical music at all! I wonder how Ed Balls' piano lessons are going?

From NME:

Speaking of his musical tastes at large, Corbyn continued: “I’ve got to ’fess up here: I’m not very musical but I love music. When I’m at home late in the evening I have Classic FM on or I have Radio 3 on or I put some music on of other sorts. I listen to a whole range of things. I do love much classical music; I’ve got a bit of a soft spot for Mahler, actually. I think this is going to get groans all round the room as I speak now, but I also like folk music, I like listening to some jazz, I like listening to world music as well. Because, essentially, music is very interesting history.”

[cloughie]

From NME:

Interesting, then Jeremy is old enough to have been exposed to classical music at school and he also had his teen years in the 60s which might have exposed him to good all round musical experiences!

[Bryn]

Interesting, then Jeremy is old enough to have been exposed to classical music at school and he also had his teen years in the 60s which might have exposed him to good all round musical experiences!

From Wikipedia, but not challenged:

Corbyn was educated at Castle House School, an independent preparatory school near Newport, Shropshire, before attending Adams' Grammar School as a day student.

[ardcarp]

Speaking of his musical tastes at large, Corbyn continued: “I’ve got to ’fess up here: I’m not very musical but I love music. When I’m at home late in the evening I have Classic FM on or I have Radio 3 on or I put some music on of other sorts. I listen to a whole range of things. I do love much classical music; I’ve got a bit of a soft spot for Mahler, actually. I think this is going to get groans all round the room as I speak now, but I also like folk music, I like listening to some jazz, I like listening to world music as well. Because, essentially, music is very interesting history.”

Good for Jeremy...but sorry he had to apologise for enjoying classical music.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Good for Jeremy...but sorry he had to apologise for enjoying classical music.

Wasn't he apologising for liking "folk Music" in that quotation?

[french frank]

Wasn't he apologising for liking "folk Music" in that quotation?

That's what the punctuation would indicate.

[ardcarp]

Well, he needn't apologise for that either!

[MrGongGong]

Because, essentially, music is very interesting history.

"essentially" it bloody well isn't
FFS

[oddoneout]

They probably don't see or hear classical music at all! I wonder how Ed Balls' piano lessons are going?

Well he played at the(fringes of) Leeds Piano Competition.....

[french frank]

"essentially" it bloody well isn't
FFS

In your humble opinion?

[MrGongGong]

In your humble opinion?

Of course
But what on earth does he mean by that anyway ?

It's not the only thing he is very confused about though, is it?

[french frank]

But what on earth does he mean by that anyway ?

Well, as you say, music is not divorced from everything else in the world. The history of music reflects a developing society/civilisation. Some people find history interesting.

Dunno what he meant, though

[Richard Barrett]

Unfortunately, the other lot probably see classical music as elitist.

The leader of "the other lot", whatever his musical preferences, has said he would give all children the opportunity to learn a musical instrument.

[MrGongGong]

Well, as you say, music is not divorced from everything else in the world. The history of music reflects a developing society/civilisation. Some people find history interesting.

Dunno what he meant, though

Yes, history IS interesting
but music isn't "essentially" that

Bet he hasn't read Dahlhaus