The Eternal Breakfast Debate in a New Place

[salymap]

Another BBC journalists' 24 hour strike today. Rob off, Ian Skelly presenting Breakfast.

[Colonel Danby]

I'm listening to Ian Skelly presenting Breakfast as I write, and he's very good, rather than just reading the news: more power to his elbow! Regarding to the news, I think we could have a lot less of it on Radio Three, if I want to hear of death and destruction I can always turn on the Today programme on Radio Four.

[mercia]

a quiz

b/b/b/b/b ?

this is why I never win the lottery

[antongould]

Probably more correct than you get in the Lottery!

[mercia]

Schubert Impromptu on brekkie. I think this one annoys me 'cos I tried to learn it once but never got up to speed
ironic comment from Ian Skelly at the end, to the effect Schubert wrote over 1200 works but died at the age of 31. How many of those 1200 do we get to hear.

[salymap]

I know that feeling about not getting up to speed with a piece of music. I started on Mozart K457and K475,
sonata and something [?} I cringe when I hear how it should be played. Ouch.

[Black Swan]

I really enjoyed Ian this morning. I didn't realize there was another strike but as my previous post confirm, I don't miss RC. I agree about reading the news. I can find out that information myself.

John

[french frank]

what about a quiz?

I feel I should respond to the quiz, as a lot of work has probably gone into it:

c)
c)
a)
a)
and, to vary the pattern as I really haven't an idea, b).

[barber olly]

I'm listening to Ian Skelly presenting Breakfast as I write, and he's very good, rather than just reading the news: more power to his elbow! Regarding to the news, I think we could have a lot less of it on Radio Three, if I want to hear of death and destruction I can always turn on the Today programme on Radio Four.

Of course he's good - in the pre-Breakfast days he and Penny were purveyors of proper length works. Rather ironic that the brief era of Petroc Trelawny prior to their return of something more conducive and gentler, was so short-lived, now what do we look forward to - PT at Breakfast time.

[antongould]

I feel I should respond to the quiz, as a lot of work has probably gone into it:

No not really that much ff once I learnt to copy and paste as text! Bill Gates did the rest!

[old khayyam]

a
b
c
c
dont know

[Serial_Apologist]

In no way trying to take over Suffolkcoastal's mantle I have analysed the Breakfast Monday to Friday playlists for 21 days of Breakfast in July. The results are, to me at least, interesting - so as it's been a long week what about a quiz?

What was the average length of the pieces played
a) 5.25 mins
b) 6.34 mins
c) 6.90 mins

How many composers featured
a) 156
b) 191
c) 213

Who was the most played composer

a) J S Bach
b) Chopin
c) Mozart

How many pieces were played more than once
a) 2
b) 5
c) 10

Which composer was not played in July
a) Wagner
b) Bruckner
c) Nielsen

My answer to the final question would have to be Bruckner, on the grounds that any single piece by him would alone have extended the average duration way beyond 6.90 minutes.

[Suffolkcoastal]

Not quite S-A, quite a number of short choral pieces by Bruckner have turned up this year, which account for over half the Bruckner played.

[antongould]

Not quite S-A, quite a number of short choral pieces by Bruckner have turned up this year, which account for over half the Bruckner played.

I would have thought the motets were ideal Breakfast fare.

[Suffolkcoastal]

I would have thought the motets were ideal Breakfast fare.

They are and have occurred several times this year though not so much in the 3 months.