2013 Survey of Classical Music on Radio 3 = The Results - Part 1

[kea]

some amusing comments under the article e.g.

I do listen to Radio 3 but switch it off every time they have a recording by the BBC Scottish or BBC Welsh Symphony orchestras: which now is most of the time. The BBC are doing what they have set themselves the task to do and that is undermine the English in any way they can in pursuit of their socialist ideology and support for the left.

Enlightening... I'd always thought America had a monopoly on prickly old codgers calling everything socialism.

(Of course there is the Daily Mail but I'm pretty sure that is secretly intended to be satirical >.>)

[Serial_Apologist]

Enlightening... I'd always thought America had a monopoly on prickly old codgers calling everything socialism.

(Of course there is the Daily Mail but I'm pretty sure that is secretly intended to be satirical >.>)

In that case The Wail has managed to sustain that illusion for A Very Long Time. But you will be too young (as at 68 am I) to remember "Hurrah for the Blackshirts!".

[antongould]

I wasn't really meaning CD sales (isn't that what the Classical Charts are about ? ) - I just meant the daily playlists of R3 compared to CFM. If one were to "do a suffolkcoastal" of CFM would the result be similar to R3. Not a profound thought I know, I'm just curious.

Hardly statistically sound mercs but as it's you - looking at Breakfast on R3 and the CFM equivalent this morning, the former looks distinctly more "classical" - CFM after opening with Pachelbel we have also 2 John Williams, 633 Squadron, J Strauss and a fair bit of similar stuff.........

[Suffolkcoastal]

To be honest there's very little in it, both are very similar, CFM does have film music, but the rest is the same mixture of the familiar with a sprinkling of the less familiar, but nothing challenging. I just don't think I've got the time to do a CFM survey as well (I spend about 4-6 hours a week doing the R3 one), though CFM clearly wins hands down on the playlists, they are at least accurate and much easier to use.

[mercia]

I just don't think I've got the time to do a CFM survey as well

please I wasn't remotely suggesting that you (or anyone) should - I'm sure having to listen to CFM for more than an hour would be mental torture

[antongould]

please I wasn't remotely suggesting that you (or anyone) should - I'm sure having to listen to CFM for more than an hour would be mental torture

Based on yesterday's playlist I feel it would even for me.........

[Suffolkcoastal]

Actually pn having a good look at their website, as long as CFM maintain their current standards of promptly putting up their playlists in a complete and accurate manner, one could do it without ever having to listen to the station and it wouldn't be too much extra effort. With the R3 website there are frequently gaps and missing bits of or full playlists so I have to spend plenty of time using iplayer, and having to trawl through Breakfast. Inessential Classics and Out of Tune is mental torture in plenty.

CFM only keep there playlists up for two weeks at a time, so unless they emailed me the playlists for most of January it would be too late to start for this year, however, if they wanted more proof of R3 copying them then I could produce a comparison at least on total composer figures and some of the warhorses.

[antongould]

Actually pn having a good look at their website, as long as CFM maintain their current standards of promptly putting up their playlists in a complete and accurate manner, one could do it without ever having to listen to the station and it wouldn't be too much extra effort. With the R3 website there are frequently gaps and missing bits of or full playlists so I have to spend plenty of time using iplayer, and having to trawl through Breakfast. Inessential Classics and Out of Tune is mental torture in plenty.

CFM only keep there playlists up for two weeks at a time, so unless they emailed me the playlists for most of January it would be too late to start for this year, however, if they wanted more proof of R3 copying them then I could produce a comparison at least on total composer figures and some of the warhorses.

What I think I noticed sc on my quick visit was that you could buy and/or download from itunes every(?) item on the playlist does this suggest some "bias" in the selections?