Stop bashing Britain, BBC !

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

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... good point!

And as since 1066 our monarchs have been variously Norman, French, Welsh, Scots, Dutch, and German - but never English -

They were Vikings and Saxons before that. Perhaps Boudicca was the last British monarch, though I'm not sure about the Scottish lineage.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Bloody mammals, comin' 'ere with their teats and udders and glands ... and that birthing method; it ain't natural, I tell yer!!!!!!

(A spokesperson for the Reptile Unity Movement)

The Silurian bias on this Forum is despicable! Why don't we hear more Eocene Music mentioned here? I shall complain to the Chief Host!

[vinteuil]

Bloody mammals, comin' 'ere with their teats and udders and glands ... and that birthing method; it ain't natural, I tell yer!!!!!!

... I think the rot set in when those lipids started forming themselves in to protocells. And don't get me started on them upstart unicellular organisms!


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[cloughie]

Rejoinder

M'Lud :

The country's never going to get out of its present mess if we don't compromise. So … I suppose it would be OK to programme the occasional piece by some foreigner chap or chapess, as long as he or she came from one of the few countries we're still friends with, but I think the conductor of the BRITISH Broadcasting Corporation's No. 1 orchestra should, as a rule, be BRITISH. One of very few exceptions would have been the late Andre Previn, who proved his love of this country by training to become a conductor of a London bus. And Bernard Haitink would be acceptable because, like most Dutch people, he speaks better English than many native Brits.

You flaw your own argument by making exceptions, but then AP and Uncle Bernie were never BBCSO bosses. I am more annoyed with Chief Conductors of British orchestras and they do not embrace British music - Abbado topped that list at the LSO - yes a great conductor and I love most of his recordings but I would have been fascinated to know what he would have done with eg Elgar 1, Tintagel or RVW 2!

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

... I think the rot set in when those lipids started forming themselves in to protocells. And don't get me started on them upstart unicellular organisms!

Well, now you're just being silly!

[MrGongGong]

The English started bashing the British in 442! An end to this foreign muck! Only Music by Scots and Welsh composers on the BBC, if you please!

and at 432 ?

None of this European pitch inflation

[cloughie]

and at 432 ?

None of this European pitch inflation

At 432 they were probably waiting for 4.33

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

and at 432 ?
None of this European pitch inflation

A?

[Serial_Apologist]

and at 432 ?

None of this European pitch inflation

You mean the ill-tempered scale...

[LMcD]

At 432 they were probably waiting for 4.33

'The rest is silence'.

I think we need to address the vexed issue of 'British' composers, conductors and performers who hailed from places that were once part of the UK but are now in Eire.
Commonwealth composers and performers could be given Pre-Permanent Settlement status if they can name every British Last Night Of The Proms conductors since … oh, let's say 1909.
A special sub-committee is looking into the case of Georg Friedrich Ha(e)ndel, who might qualify on grounds of residence.
Edward German might pose a problem.

[cloughie]

'The rest is silence'.

I think we need to address the vexed issue of 'British' composers, conductors and performers who hailed from places that were once part of the UK but are now in Eire.
Commonwealth composers and performers could be given Pre-Permanent Settlement status if they can name every British Last Night Of The Proms conductors since … oh, let's say 1909.
A special sub-committee is looking into the case of Georg Friedrich Ha(e)ndel, who might qualify on grounds of residence.
Edward German might pose a problem.

How many of us could really back stopping you from doing this?

[MrGongGong]

'The rest is silence'.

I think we need to address the vexed issue of 'British' composers, conductors and performers who hailed from places that were once part of the UK but are now in Eire.
Commonwealth composers and performers could be given Pre-Permanent Settlement status if they can name every British Last Night Of The Proms conductors since … oh, let's say 1909.
A special sub-committee is looking into the case of Georg Friedrich Ha(e)ndel, who might qualify on grounds of residence.
Edward German might pose a problem.

I hear that R3 is no longer going to broadcast any Jazz featuring Dave Holland or Mervyn Africa

[vinteuil]

I hear that R3 is no longer going to broadcast any Jazz featuring Dave Holland or Mervyn Africa

... and the Early Music Show is promoting the contenance angloise - and will be banning any use of the tierce de Picardie.

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[Serial_Apologist]

I hear that R3 is no longer going to broadcast any Jazz featuring Dave Holland or Mervyn Africa

My god! where will this stop? - everyone employs Martin France!

[oddoneout]

'The rest is silence'.

I think we need to address the vexed issue of 'British' composers, conductors and performers who hailed from places that were once part of the UK but are now in Eire.
Commonwealth composers and performers could be given Pre-Permanent Settlement status if they can name every British Last Night Of The Proms conductors since … oh, let's say 1909.
A special sub-committee is looking into the case of Georg Friedrich Ha(e)ndel, who might qualify on grounds of residence.
Edward German might pose a problem.

Longer than anyone else according to a certain gentleman on Breakfast this morning talking about revisions to 'Lascia la spina' to wit 1707, 1737, 1957. More like Post-Permanent Settlement...