BBC Young Musician on Four

[Stunsworth]

If you live in a rural area like this, there is no alternative

Freesat?

[Richard Tarleton]

Freesat?

Have you seen the list of channels they offer? One or two missing I think.

[vinteuil]

Have you seen the list of channels they offer? One or two missing I think.

... looks pretty good to me. What would you be missing?

[ardcarp]

Do we have to wait for the brass final before we get back on topic???

[Mr Pee]

... looks pretty good to me. What would you be missing?

Well, at a very quick glance, both Sky Arts Channels for a start, and Sky Atlantic, none of which I would wish to be without. Apart from all the other Sky stuff, I'm sure there are others, but I really can't be bothered trawling through the list.

I agree with Richard Tarleton:- this is getting really boring. I simply commented that I had "Sky plussed" Young Musician, and lo and behold, Mr GG took that as an opportunity to indulge in yet another irrelevant jibe. It really is becoming extremely tedious.



Getting back to the subject of the thread, if I may, I had a go at watching YM earlier, but gave up very quickly I'm afraid. The whole presentational style really got on my wick.

I will try again, particularly with the woodwind and brass semi-finals, but I don't know whether I'll be able to stick with it for a whole 90 minutes. I lasted about 10 this afternoon.....

It is a shame to see such a previously well produced and seriously intentioned programme being spoiled in this way.

[Richard Tarleton]

... looks pretty good to me. What would you be missing?

Sorry V, broke off for supper and a glass or two - see Mr Pee's below. There are also numerous foreign channels available, all regional variations of BBC (useful if you live in Wales and don't like rugby ) - in other words, choice.

[french frank]

Maybe for mrP's benefit I should confine my contributions to a detailed Schenkerian Analysis of the music played then .........................................

Yes, that's quite a good idea, actually, MrGG. I'm sure others would find that more interesting too

[vinteuil]

Sorry V, broke off for supper and a glass or two - see Mr Pee's below. There are also numerous foreign channels available, all regional variations of BBC (useful if you live in Wales and don't like rugby ) - in other words, choice.

... I quite welcome it - I sigh with relief - when, looking through my Radio Times, I come across an evening where "there's nothing worth watching". It's only then that I find the discipline to get down to some serious reading or music. I suspect if I had one of these packages providing endless goodies on the telewele I wd spend far too much time glued to the screen!

There is not enough time in the day for all the normal things I want to do PLUS extra telly.

[Richard Tarleton]

[QUOTE=vinteuil;150819 It's only then that I find the discipline to get down to some serious reading or music. [/QUOTE]

Indeed I do those too - and I practise the guitar in the evenings (sometimes while Mrs T is trying to watch the tv...). But there's a lot more choice on Sky. People object to it for wholly irrelevant reasons. Today I could have (had I noticed it was on) recorded a performance of Iphigenie en Tauride in HD....

[MrGongGong]

People object to it for wholly irrelevant reasons. ..

irrelevant to whom ?

and is "Sky plussed" a verb ?
come on mrP you never miss an opportunity to praise the wonder that is Sky
what's good for the goose etc etc


and specially for mr P this would be worth reading ?

http://www.jpehs.co.uk/publications/a-nice-sub-acid-feeling-schenker-heidegger-and-elgar’s-first-symphony/

(actually its very good)

[Resurrection Man]

Oh, Jesus

Agreed. Can't stand the woman.

[Resurrection Man]

And of course - I've just remembered! Young Clemency's dad started the whole Young Musician thing off on BBC television. I wonder what he thinks of it now that his youngest has taken over his role

Remember?

Does that make her 'elitist'?

[teamsaint]

it makes her wide open to the charge of being the beneficiary of nepotism.

Pretty unusual in the media world

[Resurrection Man]

An interesting article on the independence of CB-H.

Well spotted. It just makes the whole thing so dismally depressing. 'Thing' being classical music. I'm sure that it went on in 'the Good Old Days' (whenever they were) but it didn't seem so rampant then.

But then I'm feeling a bit maudlin as the only greengrocer in the town has just closed after 20 years of trading. Malvern District Council....you are killing the town. Sorry..bit off-topic.

[Resurrection Man]

I should make it clear, perhaps, that that's what I was referring to as 'promotional material', plus the Breakfast tweets ...

I'm impressed. Last year the Daily Mail named her as number 8 in Britain's top 50 most powerful posh people under 30. ("Bewilderingly multi-talented, the St Paul’s Girls’ School old girl is also an actress, violinist, presenter on The Culture Show and journalist. There’s nothing she can’t do." )
Yes, she's published a novel too. Her mother, agent Gillian Hill ...

Ah..definitely 'elitist'. Someone call Trenton.