Baroque Off!

[Flosshilde]

• Beastly Baroque: Simon Russell Beale stars in five hilarious sketches, bringing the Baroque to life from Monday 11 March

When they declare that something is 'hilarious' it usually isn't

[Flosshilde]

I'm listening to the Sunday Feature now on the ideas that shaped the Baroque, which is all about the architecture, and reminds me how much I hate that while I love the music.

What is it that you hate about baroque architecture?

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

and worst of all, they'll spend the entire four weeks trailing, re-trailing and trailing again every cringeworthy moment of it.

The worst of these trailers is the smug tone of voice, as though they are selling you Fairy Liquid or Pedigree Chum.

[Nick Armstrong]

Apparently, we're in for another wretched themed month on Radio 3. Nothing wrong with a theme, whatsoever, but when New Radio 3 goes out to parrot their glories on these occasions they reach such abysmally low levels of crassness; and worst of all, they'll spend the entire four weeks trailing, re-trailing and trailing again every cringeworthy moment of it.

The trailers are indeed crass and bothersome. But it's far from an 'immersion' month... I personally could do with a sight more baroque this week, to save hearing some of the trite non-baroque stuff that still seemed to infest 'Breakfast'.

More baroque I say!! It would have saved us from that stupid Gounod 'Marionettes' thing a few days after it cropped up on CotW, and the two bites of silly operetta music that I've heard today, the second of which got the radio switched off.

More baroque please, Radio 3!!

(The Egarr / AAM Handel organ concerto was a delight!!)

[Sir Velo]

More baroque please, Radio 3!!

(The Egarr / AAM Handel organ concerto was a delight!!)

Why don't you tweet Sara. I'm sure she'd be delighted to play more if you told her you listen while cycling across Hyde Park to work while towing your kiddies on a bike trailer, while they listen as well. She might even give you a "shout out".

[Nick Armstrong]

Why don't you tweet Sara. I'm sure she'd be delighted to play more if you told her you listen while cycling across Hyde Park to work while towing your kiddies on a bike trailer, while they listen as well. She might even give you a "shout out".

I shall consider your suggestions, Sir Velo, with the degree of seriousness they deserve!

[aeolium]

More baroque please, Radio 3!!

I agree. Before this season, it wasn't that common to hear baroque music in the two main daily concert programmes on R3, Lunchtime Concert and Po3. Like some others, I would like to hear less of the usual suspects (or at least less familiar music from those suspects, e.g. Handel trio sonatas).

[Nick Armstrong]

I agree. Before this season, it wasn't that common to hear baroque music in the two main daily concert programmes on R3, Lunchtime Concert and Po3. Like some others, I would like to hear less of the usual suspects (or at least less familiar music from those suspects, e.g. Handel trio sonatas).

Spot on. It's cost me money though. I've had to invest in the Egarr/AAM Handel organ concertos

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

..yes more baroque please .... i am finding all the Handel very unwearying ...

[salymap]

The worst of these trailers is the smug tone of voice, as though they are selling you Fairy Liquid or Pedigree Chum.

Please don't make me laugh, it makes me cough

[Resurrection Man]

(The Egarr / AAM Handel organ concerto was a delight!!)

In which programme was this played, please?

[Nick Armstrong]

1 hour 49 mins into Breakfast this morning

George Frideric Handel
Organ Concerto in F Major Op.4 No.5

Performer: Academy of Ancient Music Performer: Richard Egarr, organ and direction

HARMONIA MUNDI HMU 807446, Tr.17-20

[Anna]

More baroque I say!! It would have saved us from that stupid Gounod 'Marionettes' thing a few days after it cropped up on CotW, and the two bites of silly operetta music that I've heard today, the second of which got the radio switched off.
More baroque please, Radio 3!!

And, it saves us from the almost daily Buckeroos and Hoe-Downs! I admit I've enjoyed what I've heard so far, whether I'll feel the same at the end of March ...... I would like less of the Fab Four and more of the lesser known but perhaps, hopefully, we'll get that as the month progresses?

[Nick Armstrong]

And, it saves us from the almost daily Buckeroos and Hoe-Downs!

Oh God, yes...

Mind you, a bit of Porgy was trotted out this morning...

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

in a dreadful 'light' orchestral arrangement too .... waiting room at the dentists muzak yuk