What's your earliest memory of R3/Third Programme

[Ein Heldenleben]

Michael --?-- presented the same, or possibly differently named, programme on Sunday mornings. The name of the programme and his surname both escape me. He had a very good radio voice and style.

Michael Oliver ? Music Weekly ? What a beautiful voice he had - drenched in honey...

[Ein Heldenleben]

How about The Arts Worldwide presented by Patricia Hughes and Patrick Barker ? It always seemed to feature stories about Rolf Liebermann , the Intendant of Hamburg State Opera . I always wondered what an Intendant did.

Sounds Interesting - what a great programme. Derek Jewell - a fantastic voice and intelligent man.

[kernelbogey]

Michael Oliver ? Music Weekly ? What a beautiful voice he had - drenched in honey...

Yes, thanks.

[Bella Kemp]

Early in more than one way: Pavane of the Sons of the Morning from Vaughan Williams' Job. The music with which Radio 3 began each day. I always tried to wake up on time just to hear this steal upon the silence (or, at least, the weird scratches and ghostly squeaks that occupied the empty airwaves till the day's broadcasting began).

[kernelbogey]

Early in more than one way: Pavane of the Sons of the Morning from Vaughan Williams' Job. The music with which Radio 3 began each day. I always tried to wake up on time just to hear this steal upon the silence (or, at least, the weird scratches and ghostly squeaks that occupied the empty airwaves till the day's broadcasting began).

Oh gosh - thanks for reviving that memory, Bella! I loved that music!

[LMcD]

Oh gosh - thanks for reviving that memory, Bella! I loved that music!

In those days, you could ring BBC Enquiries - who immediately identified the piece for me. Another piece of Vaughan Williams - part of the first movement of the 6th symphony - swam into my consciousness my way courtesy of the excellent 1970s TV drama 'A Family At War'.

[kernelbogey]

In those days, you could ring BBC Enquiries - who immediately identified the piece for me....

Oh no Sir, them days is no more.

(This was actually said to a friend of mine, almost fifty years ago, by the guard on the Brighton Belle, to whom he had complained that pressing the bell marked 'Ring for Service' had not produced any result,)

[BBMmk2]

I’ve been listening to BBC Radio 3, for as long as I can remember!

[Nick Armstrong]

Oh no Sir, them days is no more.

(This was actually said to a friend of mine, almost fifty years ago, by the guard on the Brighton Belle, to whom he had complained that pressing the bell marked 'Ring for Service' had not produced any result,)

[edashtav]

I’ve been listening to BBC Radio 3, for as long as I can remember!

I can't forget what I heard from May 1960 because I rarely listened without making a recording on my new reel to reel tape-recorder and I kept lists of those works. In the next three years, I listened to 44 pieces by Beethoven (Violin Concerto and Choral Symphony come to mind), 38 by Stravinsky (Symphony in 3 Movements stands out), 36 by Mozart (late symphonies by Haydn Orchestra : pre-HIP?), 34 by Willie Walton (Viola Concerto and the "new" Symphony), and 30 by Berlioz (King Lear sticks in my memory).

Down among the small fry, the Third Programme awakened my interest in Pfitzner [Palestrina], Berwald [Symphonies], Szymanowski [ a memorable talk by Panufnik], and Silvestri's interpretation of Enescu's 1st Symphony with my home Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra was stunning in the flesh, and became my most treasured off-air recording.

[kernelbogey]

...my home Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra was stunning in the flesh, and became my most treasured off-air recording.

The BSO - the first orchestra I heard live (under Charlie Groves). Unforgettable experience.

[Serial_Apologist]

Szymanowski [ a memorable talk by Panufnik]

O boy, two Polish composers with practically nothing stylistically in common - how I would have liked to have heard that talk!

[edashtav]

O boy, two Polish composers with practically nothing stylistically in common - how I would have liked to have heard that talk!

Unfortunately, I erased my tape.
Did the BBC do likewise?
Does a script exist?

[Serial_Apologist]

Unfortunately, I erased my tape.
Did the BBC do likewise?
Does a script exist?

Hmmm.........

[gurnemanz]

At the time of mortgage, kids etc with less money for free spending on LPs/CDs I recorded lots off air from R3 onto cassette tape. TDK did very well out of me. I have well over a hundred, still there in the garage, which I haven't paid attention to for ages. I should go and take a proper look. There might be some gems in there.