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The Duke of Edinburgh and Radio 3
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Richard Tarleton
Originally posted by VodkaDilc View PostHe does not come from a family noted for its cultural interests.
Anyone got any evidence?
Royal Variety Performance.
They seem to like it. It would be equally possible, surely, for them to support other areas of, erm, artistic endeavour. One thinks of successive American presidents welcoming classical artists to the White House - Segovia, Horovitz and lots more.
An instructive comparison is perhaps with King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain who do have a genuine and active interest in the arts. I remember Ian Gibson, biographer of Lorca and Spanish resident, talking amusingly about the annual gathering of authors that Juan Carlos attends and where he chats easily with everyone. If one must have kings, Juan Carlos is a model of modern kingship.
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Originally posted by Richard Tarleton View PostOne thinks of successive American presidents welcoming classical artists to the White House - Segovia, Horovitz and lots more.
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Sorry to name drop, ( Well, not really! ) but Prince Charles said to me that he liked going to Command Performances because he got the chance to meet attractive actresses. This was before the divorce. He also asked if my CD player sometimes made funny clicking noises. I felt like saying " Not if you get a good one", but didn't have the cheek. Of course, he can't indulge his musical tastes by popping up to Oxford Street to HMV's, although I imagine he buys online these days. When the royals want to buy something like a TV they have to have a man from Harrods come round, bringing samples to choose from.
All in all, I think that they are perfectly nice people living in a trap. The mere fact that when the Queen visited her husband in hospital; it was said by one commentator that it was unusual for her to do so, speaks volumes about their lives.
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Richard Tarleton
Originally posted by Sydney Grew View PostCan't let that pass. They (Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy) broke into applause at the wrong places during Casals's Schubert. Which proves it was all done for show without any understanding or real interest.
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scottycelt
Originally posted by Brassbandmaestro View PostI did hear that the DofE is a Radio3 listenrer! Not sure iof he is a member of FoR3 though!! I hope he makes a full recovery very soon and is back to his normal self!!
Originally posted by Flosshilde View PostBut she is! The Royal Family are irredeemably suburban middle class, 1950s style.
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Britten and Royal Family
There was an article by John Bridcut in BBC Music Mag April 2011 called "Britten's Royal Family", which describes how supportive the Queen and Queen Mother were of Benjamin Britten in his final years. Quite revealing if you've bought into the 'suburban 1950s' image of the royal family.
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"I do not approve of anything that tampers with natural ignorance. Ignorance is like a delicate exotic fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone. The whole theory of modern education is radically unsound. Fortunately in England, at any rate, education produces no effect whatsoever. If it did, it would prove a serious danger to the upper classes, and probably lead to acts of violence in Grosvenor Square."
Lady Bracknell The importance of Being Earnest
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Originally posted by JFLL View PostThere was an article by John Bridcut in BBC Music Mag April 2011 called "Britten's Royal Family", which describes how supportive the Queen and Queen Mother were of Benjamin Britten in his final years. Quite revealing if you've bought into the 'suburban 1950s' image of the royal family.
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Originally posted by Richard Tarleton View PostJust three words.
Royal Variety Performance.
They seem to like it. It would be equally possible, surely, for them to support other areas of, erm, artistic endeavour. One thinks of successive American presidents welcoming classical artists to the White House - Segovia, Horovitz and lots more.
An instructive comparison is perhaps with King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain who do have a genuine and active interest in the arts. I remember Ian Gibson, biographer of Lorca and Spanish resident, talking amusingly about the annual gathering of authors that Juan Carlos attends and where he chats easily with everyone. If one must have kings, Juan Carlos is a model of modern kingship.
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If you google on "Music in Country Churches" you'll find info about one of the charitable causes of which Prince Charles is patron and which he supports by attending as many concerts as he can. I remember going to one of these concerts some years ago at St Mary's, Chipping Norton (no idea if any of the Chipping Norton set were there too!) The concert itself turned out to be not as billed because the orchestra that was due to play (I think it was the London Mozart Players) had got stuck in Prague and couldn't make it there in time. Fortunately the pianist who was down to play a concerto with them had made his own way there, and was able to give us a solo recital instead. Everybody, including Prince Charles, applauded his efforts with an extra degree of warmth in the circumstances!
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