'Our Lady of Paris'

[jean]

A fascinating programme.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01rft8t/Music_Feature_Our_Lady_of_Paris/

[amateur51]

A fascinating programme.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...Lady_of_Paris/

I clicked on that link jean only to find myself face-to-face with another Miss Marple looky-likey - sans chapeau on this occasion

[Nick Armstrong]

I clicked on that link jean only to find myself face-to-face with another Miss Marple looky-likey - sans chapeau on this occasion

Naughty!
This prog is recorded for weekend-siesta listening

[amateur51]

Naughty!
This prog is recorded for weekend-siesta listening

Naughty maybe, but tell me I'm wrong!

Dame Simone on glittering form I'm sure amongst all those French campanologistes

[Nick Armstrong]

The word 'wrong' did not escape my keyboard, you will have observed, and it was no accident....

[Simon]

A fascinating programme.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...Lady_of_Paris/

Indeed, Jean - and many thanks for that link.

I knew where the word tenor originated, but I'd no idea that motet came from "mot". Nor did I know that polyphony began at Notre Dame with the cathedral canons.

I'm not sure that the Parisian builders were the most technically gifted in the world in the latter half of the C12th: there are a few buildings on England that (IMO) could provide justification for a challenge to that statement!

It's always good to hear Charpentier: a shame there wasn't more. Similarly Berlioz.

Well worth hearing for an interesting, if (necessarily and understandably) superficial summary of French music.

[ardcarp]

Whilst I sort of enjoyed the programme and SRB's usual bonhommie, I thought the content rather disorganised and unfocused. The Leonin/Perotin stuff was more or less lifted from his TV series...then blink and he's talking about Berlioz. He got side-tracked into general Parisian life (inevitable accordion at the end) and by composers...and organs...that had nothing to do with ND. Latry's musical contribution was a scale showing off his septieme mutation stop. Couldn't we have had a blast of his improvisatory genius in that great pile?

All in all, nice idea for a programme, but a cut-and-paste job was all we got.

[kernelbogey]

I think I'll give this a whirl... but no rush as it says it's 'available until 1 January 2099'. Oh good.

Also rather remarkable is the length and intelligence of the blurb for the programme on the iPlayer site. Would all R3 programmes were announced thus.

[ardcarp]

Do give us your verdict, kb. Anytime within the next 86 years will do

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

I think I'll give this a whirl... but no rush as it says it's 'available until 1 January 2099'. Oh good.

Knowing me, this means I'll listen to it at 11:00 pm, 31st December 2098!